The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-05
TROTTING TROUBLES.

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW OF THE
NATIONAL TRoTfINa Observation-Disclosures
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Board of Review of the National Trotting
Association continued its open session at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel yesterday until noon. when execu-
tive session was held. The latter continued until
halfpast ten last night. when several unimportant
decisions were rendered.
During the open session Edward Pyle, one Of the
unfortunates In the edwin Forrest Utica fraud"
before the Board asking that the penalty Of
pulsion imposed upon him be modified or removed.
Pyle said that his crime was aggravated than
that proven against the six others in the same race
He felt that justice required that he should
be treated the same as the others. The idea
OF sending him to the wall and releasing the others
upon by the Board. II he had done more
merited, but he wasn't the instigator OF the
fraud. No man could say. that. II all con-
plain; but where the others equally guilty
they should receive the same punishment. He
could not sit tamely on the back shelf while the
others were enjoying their freedom. Public opin-
ion, Pyle thought, made the Board take up the For
rest yet other races just as dishonest had been
s via. s Ss ans @ be .hss
parties in the Forrest case were more innocent
than he. but they had not been severely handled
Some Of them had even continued the job down the
line - Hartford, yet had escaped. Pyle could
name some drivers who we're always ready aud will
ing to combine together for u fraudulent purpose
and always first at the stall looking for their
division the spoils Referred to executive session
James H. Goldsmith. the driver Of Alley in the
withdraw his case for the without prejudice
The Board allowed him to do so. Goldsmith was
expelled by the Beacon Park on the ground that he
did not drive Alley to win
DECISIONS
757. George Nelson. jamaica L. I-Appcation for
removal of expusion.-Temporary reinstatement
ordered until the next meeting OF the Board.
7S2. w. b. Wright Bridport. vt.-Application for
OF a on Ss o the
Board.
sO3. s. W. Jones. Brattleboro. vt.-Application
s26, Ed. Corrigan, Kansas City, Mo-, VS.. Detroit
Horse Fair ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for removal Of
suspenson.-The Board refused to grant the appli-
1854 F. N. Fancher Tyre. N. Y.-Application for
OF p Dy 'Se BOARD
ordered that the temporary reinstatement be con-
tinued until the next meeting.
ishment imposed by the Board upon tEis driver,
1t is officially stated, was not because he
now owned by Mr.. william H. Vanderbilt,
in peculiar manner throughout certain sections Of
do dol The Board ordered McGuigan temporarily
relieved of al responsibility until the next meeting
of the Board
92O. John Wood, lion, N. Y.-This drivers tempo
rary relief Of expulsion granted ut previous meet
ing. continued to the next meeting Of the Board.
49,. NJ w. Olcott, New York.-Supension removed.
$780, George W. Brown. Chicago, nl-Tcmporary
reinstatement from expulsion ordered continued
until the next meeting OF the Board.
939. William s. Mclaughlin. Romeo, Mch.-Ap-
plication for removal OF penalty OF expulsion re-
jected by the Board
940 X. j. Morrison. Christiana, DEL, Galen
Driving Park. ely de- n. Y.-Penalty of suspension
removed az applied for.
The Board will continue in executive session to-
day.
The next meeting of the National Trotting Con-
gress viii be held in this city in February. 1850.