Daily globe., 1879-05-19

two prominent owners, one driver and sus-
pended several other we'll known drivers for
crookedness in what is known as the Edwin
Forrest race at Utica, N. Y, in Jnly last. The
facts in the case in brief are these: Edwin
Forrest, Edward, Woodford Mambrino, Tram
poline, Deck Wright, Dick Moore, and other
horses were entered in the 2:24 class through
the grand central circuit. In the race at
Cleveland it was made evident that none of
the Others had any business in race with
Edwin Forrest, and he accordingly was a
strong favorite in the POOLS At Utica, Forrest
lost the race after five heats. The first he won
easily in 2:18. In the second he was distanced.
It was claimed that there was combination in
the interest of the pool-box to defeat him, and
| the heat was declared no heat; Glidden was
| taken from the sulky behind Edwin Forrest as
| party to the combination, and Morrill, Hig-
bic was put up in his place. The race went on
and Edward won three straight heats
The result was so clearly q fraud, produced
through corrupt combination in tho
interests of the pool-box, that
association felt compelled to probe the matter
to the bottom. It has done its work with de-
liberation, and to the credit Of its members be
it said, with frmness at least, and it is hoped
with impartiality. The disgraced owners and
drivers are: r. @. Pate of st. Louis, well
brin0, one of the contestants in the race,
Lucille, and other steppers ; E. D. Hadduck,
who at that time owned Forrest: and Edward
Pyle, driver of Edward, the winner of the race,
were expelled. Gus Glidden, and Morrill, Hig-
bic, who drove Forest; Jack Bowen, the driver
of Trampoline; and Biggs, driver of Deck
Wright, were suspended until next December,
| and the case continued until the same time fol
further investigation.
The continuing of the case means that the
board hope to secure further evidence touch
ing upon the culpability Of the suspended
drivers, and it is limited that at least one
of the parties has signifed his readiness now
to tell the whole story of the dirty business.
| 1t is to be hoped this is the case, or at least
that the board may be able to get at the true in.
wardness," " and that when obtained if the proof
shall warrant the same hrmness may be shown
as in the cases of Pate, Hadduck and Pyle,
and that the now suspended drivers, or such al
are conclusively proven guilty of assisting in
the swindle, may be forever debarred from tht
trotting tracks of the country, under the con
troll of the national association. The Ameri
can people love turf sports. A large pro
portion take occasion to visit al
important events occurring in their immediat,
vicinity, and many travel hundreds and thou
sands of miles to crafty their love of th
sport. 1t is essentially gentleman's spor
where honestly conducted. Of late years
through the prominent influence exerted by th
Pates, the Higbee's and owners and drivers o
that class, the impression has been steadil
bility to secure a fair contest, but that all i'm
portant races were trotted, and run, too, in tn
interest of the pool box. The write
is convinced flom his own persona
!, observation, that other races than tn
Edwin Forrest race at Utica, in tn
r great central circuit last season, were threw
, through the same influences for the pool DO:
4 betters. The manipulators of the swindle wer
: a rapacious gang, and they played their hand
to the uttermost limit, and generally, we hav
good reason to believe, to win. That the sam
influences weuld have been prominent, in fac
l the controlling power in the betting at the in
! portant meetings this season, had the boar
, failed to make an example of some of th
: parties to the combination, there can be n
doubt. What the inevitable result G
a continuance of such control woul
be it needs prophet to for
TELL the decline of the turf as a gentleman
!, sport. The action of the board of review fh,
:, given the swindling conspirators bad 81
J.. back, and if followed up vigorously will r
: leive the turf of the stigma cast upon it
= these men, and once more bring honest men
n the front.
4 All the parties expelled and suspended, e
n cept Mr.. Hadduck, were getting ready for th
a seasons camgaign, with large stables of horse
n none of which can be trotted under their owl
q ership management. This will prove
!. serious loss to them financially, but what
5 their loss is gained by the public and turf i
n terests generally.