The New York herald., 1878-12-04
TURF TROUBLES.
MEETING OF The BOARD OF REVIEW or THE
NATIONAL TRoTrrNG AssocIATIoN-A BUSY
SESSION ANTICIPATED.

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW or THE
NATIONAL TRoTrISG AssocrATIoN-A BUSY
| SESSION ANTICIPATED.
The Board Of Review Of the National Trotting Asso
citation met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel last evening
The Board il composed of the chairmen Of the sew
eral district boards there being four Of the five pres
ent in addition to the ofic,o members. follows
President. Colonel Charles W. WooIlcy. ~ Cincinnati
Ohio. who occupied the chair: First Vice President,
Edwin Thorne. OF sTilbrook. ~ r.: Henry 5. Russell.
Of Milton. Mass, chairman Of the Eastern district:
George sturgcs OF Philadelphia Pa, chairman Of the
Atlantic district; william Edwards. Of Cleveland
Ohio chairman Of the Central district and Charles
L. Hunt. Of st. Louis. ,Io.. chairman Of the Western
district. Secretary Thomas J. Vail, OF Hartford,
Conn.,. was also present. Many turfmon interested
In the SIT down for review hand and
ranged for hearings At the earliest practicable oI
portnuity. secretary Vail read the docket which
gives promise of much work, rs IL contains
hundred cases.
ALLEGED PREMIUM wrrIii,rLp
First to be heard was the complaint ~ Charles
Nolan. ~ Reading. Pa against the Charter Oak Asso
citation, Of Hartford Conn. Mr. Nolan claims that he
entered the bay Hannah in the twenty four
class at tho August nccthIgn 1877 and his
entrance fee aud winning fourth money ID never
given him. Hc asks that order he made requiring
The premium to DO pDd AZ won. A letter from tho
SECRETARY Of the association read, holding that
their business waA done in fair and impartial man
ner and they desired 10 do justice 70 ALL decision
RIVAL ram AssocrAIioss.
The next case No. Isl, that oi h. B Hibbard. of
Jackson, Mich, against the Quincy Fair Association,
Quincy. ILL.,. which is an application for tic reno, ~
IT suspension Of Mr. Hibhard and the brown stallion
| Tekousha. Frank Van Ness driver and trainer
brought the before the Board II al pcars that
Van N,-ss who was In tho employ Of Mr. Hibbard.
entered the stallion Tekonsha in the thirty five
class vt tho Quincy meeting last scaann. Tho
conditions were thsts four horses should enter
and three 10 start When the day of
The race rolled around only two 81 tho
nvc entries wtr. ON the grounds and the race no.
ceseity declared on and another substituted that
the crowd In attendance might not bc disappointed.
The meeting OF tho Sc Louis Fair Association was
held at the time, and Van Sess took his stable
OF horses 10 the latter place instead of going TO
Quincy. Thia Mr.. B. W. Dickinson, retary of the
Quincy Fair Association. intimatss, as appears from
tho records in consequence of the 81 Louis
people offering Inducements OF pccunary nature 70
trainers to - there With their horses Van Ness bcin
among them. III one Ut his letters Mr. Diet
says
Van Ness entered hs stallion bat did not appear. his
stable being inkeu 10 - Louis. Charlie Gfcen was
offered S4Dto elsewhere but lie is not of e Mind to be
stood under red rag day Of the week and sold TO
the highest bidder. Wo fair men Vf business
aud do to have ything do with such
Van Ness. IL ho controls all the good horses in
| America
Van Ness claimed for Mr.. HiIbard hat inseni urh
ss the race was declared off the penalty inflicted on
owner aud horse should bt removed and asked tho
Board SO to order.
Nr'tnLn ~ ruE HOARD sprAEs.
l,etpr, The frftftc ~ Tic tstttiyo session
Jr. charles H. Hunt. ~ St. Louis. IL VI, int M
bers ot the Board desired 10 be heard regarding tb.
ntination thai the st. iDnls Fair Association paid
drivers 10 20 ~ that meeting With horses
Mr.. Hunt id;--"I think it my duty 10
say something about that scurriious letter Just