, 1879-04-27
SPORTING.


THE TURF.
TIE MICHIGAN CASE.
rn,nrse Of last Sunday was the first paper
=, -. ronntr: to mike public the news OF the re-
.n,t.t.ment ~ by President Wootey, OF the National
E"a.;,,;oo. Of William McGuigan, the man who
s.sso small Hopes in his celebzated campaign OF
~. ro;s reinstatement docs not as many sup
and The matter, but simply removes the
psatt;es imposed three years ago. subject to the
plsa-o,al Of the Doard Of Review. which meets in
st{. cifv May II. at that meeting tie rcsnstate-
.,en, will undoubtedly be confirmed, aud It should
=. THE circumstances under which both Nc
"-;n,n and Small Hopcs were first expelled were
asn,;,r md there seem to be no doubt that in the
p ~ eacb great injustice WIS done, As the
,rt1, doubtless DC thoroughly reviewed at the
s.~,;ro meeting, THE TRIBUNE has gathered all
~. f,efs and presents them for the benefit OF its
.s.ders as the history OF Small Hopes aud Nc
ra;c, n,cyious to their celebrated trip in 1875 is
not trown to tho general public
In 1s4 the horse was the property OF ]. c. Deyo,
!. res3dept Of jackson, Mich, and in the fall OF
.h,t rear started In free-for all race at Toledo.
n rhe other contestants being Tom Dritton. Harry
e,,chell. and Gen. Sherman, NIL OF whom had
.s.ords better than 2:20, while Small Hopes WAS
80, eligible 10 o:40 races. After heat or two
~ heeu won in about 2: ::35 slower time began to
bemadc, Us tnc uas "@e eot1 0ao tns aaeA ~ pooa
rondItion. The result was that Small Hopes won
.~o.ao. .' o:4o4, $40. Feeling eore at their de-
a.1e' s.-t,;n n,r,ies Interested IN tho hcatcr
tea tone the matter before the Board Of Anneals
~ = complaint thar time was suppressed. and, on
sr.prrtc statement OF the case. succeeded in hav-
;arthe horse expelled. Mr. Don J. Robinson.
nrr ~. known turfman, and secretary Of the Jack
snn trsck. began investigating the matter on be-
bsIf Of the Small Hopes party. and soon discovered
~. u rord hy ayits Of ncr;ectly resnonsibie
tae1 ng ,ere nresenI and lined every heat IN tie
He wen. 10 FIX Msn noness Inc no1nu hnt
ana ~. va d;sronrtcsY Nothing dnnnteti by this.
soes".tanaed anothcr meeting. nut with no better
success, =, ano '"o @'r' 'NsN4~1 ."'@A
g11sa i ~ bo1v Small Homes came tn be exne11ed
~~isar iu's - atcCn;ran -
N9N IT, .n.ina of 1s75 he .nnrchascd II, n1tchoan
In tee 1pd M.ne,ess the animai being M at thai
horse caea 1ron, +ho ,,r1.iaaos at;nnsi
nme n1ee'a,;on tSacks for non.payment Of entrance
fees amounting 18 S9 A. gS Rapids he won
tHo ~ 49, na man Win eaid thar II en,cr-1 at f}a
plsaes,uc Gnnd haven mrerino Mnne1ess conid
xin big money McGuigan explained that the
ho1se esnststeI te fore trort;no At Gran5 Hsren
70 be e ~ ld +e,aa ~ n-e
IN bis m name ne Gig not t See n, ne ma'e no%
ese1 auu, usva assoc1atio, s4s,;rg ia focts erJ
1ae tha+ he Mon1d mn hc on hnnd 10 tror TIC
S,1 tbiua be learned was that Grind Haven had
suspended t5s horse ana expelled McGnSan: why
ny ~ hnow vac certsin, tar ~ ~
eest Of ahat "a oenaanaea % ane onense, Ma'co was
Ampy su6 nol - ~ 4 atnsa Is1. 4
10 tos ooasu " appsAs w. MSnt atG1tsa9isau' 1sh WY
f1cfan ner ana The exnn1son was conrmed It Was
WINE snaa.ns uausa an,s @ a tnI'
.ae oppos!9astS ~ seGu'e osaal nopes psIsen19u
stsel 70 MN. nt.nous stopp'nE " ~ cons,oels as
accepleu u. anu slaTieu out on tne toor WHICH
maze Inc morse anu man noto11nns rom one eha e
o. 1ne coonus 10 Tue 9'nes. Dupuquc @ ~ was INC
a!st ssopp1nE p1acs, aao nst. ene hase ~4s ea.es
ca ID 1on1 su" ctAases. a1e WIZ 1tee " Ias taGes
win ease. out waen aoout 10 oe s1sEten 1ol Inc
lon1ta protest "as enasteq aEa11st eman uopes.
Nobody conia ldentl1y 1ne morse, n0weses, ano IN
honr uT re tne Horse was en- rnn:e fnr Kansas CITY
where other races were easily won. Then Omaha
Ing was becoming noted, and protests were thick.
BE won the free-!or-an from Randall, however, TO
keokuk, Ia., where he again slaughtered
under the name OF Lothair, but now that OF lap
land was assumed. Lothair had been entered at
Burlington, Ia, on the week that Lapland was
trottins at Wllkesbarre, and by this means ensp1-
zion ,yas arerted. From here he went to Wash
ngton, and thence TO Boston, b5 way OF New
Fork. Ioth2ir and Lapland had become too well
Bosen waa to @
race, and while one OF the party was writing the
entry the choice OF name came up. Il copy OF
he New YORK Hsrald lay On the table an ana ~ein Con
beaded '.The Wesrbrooko Tragedy" ''Cal1 him
Westbrookc, II suggested some one, and it was
lone
When the day for trottlng the race came there
vas fun. Small Hopes white legs had been col
,red to still further disguise him. There we're
I've starters in the race. four OF whom were ring
.rs and as every man was backing his horse quiet-
=. all thinking they had '~surc thing the bet
Eng was trcmcndoue- In the first heat the ringers
III laid bacE, but Yhen the Wora TOT tne second
vas given. Small HOPES and another one OF MS
lass tore away like scared dogs, and went to the
la}f- -nlie pole IN l;lo- Then the secret was ont,
Ind before the race was over Small hopes identity
vas discovered, me race declared OF; ana enttsnee
money returned to all the horses. ih1s ended tha
rip and With the subsequent sale or the noFsa 10
Commodore Vanderbilt the pnbl3c IS tamhaar.
4 PRIZE WRONGLY AWARDED.
ri,h,n+ ,vish;ncr In 11nnnon tle rnotiE.s or acer
- ~, - +het e~re1lent ran.r Tho Sn;r;t oF ~
55nIs - 11r Tn1pr1SF womb eli attention fo Whist
cnns;5e1s serions error made by that ionrna1'
Inst epriug certain manufactured OF sulkes and
certain other manufacturer OF harness onered TWO
'ukes aud t"o harnesses a. pf1zes 70 ing nolse OF
aosses fhal ehonlo 1rot Lac lAstst Mlte III na1ness
n race against other nofses curing tne season,
md the 1aetess thsee consscuu'e neats N tace
against horses dur1ng the season 1nese cono1t1ons
we're expected to bar Rarqs from any compefl-
1on Tor inc pr1zes as ne Aao oeen oaTIe9 from
All races escryWhe5e ano compeslGa 70 tfot
against time: AZ the CieTeNno, ,meetlng. aopeinl,
n the fIee-lor-atirace. IrotLed the 1eslest tnree
heats OF lne season IN taGo asa!nst
otneI horses O1e oi e. sne3e ncaes Was II @'19St.
Al Chico. Cal. Noy- % Aarus 1folteo LOT = putss
u 81 uuo against the paclns morse oMeetse.. anu
Fon IN $50, 2:E2, 2s2- boIn laese e 1aeEs "els
in the presence Of large numbers Of people, and