, 1880-08-15

"a %oNAOUS DLIlS1ONs
The dispatches from Rochester failed to give
al the facts relating to the s::l race Tuesday
won by Monroe Chief, but they have since come
TO hand. and, rs the matter is liable to come bo
lore the Board Of Review at its next meeting
Tor hnaf adjudication, it may be vol to give it
thorough airing at the present time. Tht
bulk OF the pool-selllnK on the rnet
WAS for second place, Moose being
strongly supported by tho lucal betting fratcrni'
ty, and Voltaire by the horsemcn. It is trcc!,
charged that one OF the Judges Of the day, it
connection with an e1-poolseller. had bet con-
siderable money On Moose. and was deter.
mined to give him all the aid possible In attain-
ing second place. He won the first heat in 2:19aa
which seemed to insure him the coveted posi-
ton, as Monroe Chief took the second and third
heats. In the fourth, however, Toltatro clearly
led him to the wire but in the face OF this palpa-
Bile evidence the Judges decided the heat dead
between FoltAire aud Monroe Chief, tho an-
nounce1nent bciug greeted with u storm OF
hisses- The incident Is thus described by the
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle OF Wedues-
day;
the fourth heat in the 2: II class below the crowd
differed decidedly with tho Judges when they de-
cided 1t dead heat The fncts or the case
first heat been driven slower than any of the
other horses. Then he won two heats, with the
odds Of position strongly against him. Moose,
having taken the FIRST heat, ,und being aRoches-.
ter farorit ut all times. WAS heavily packcd for
second plAce by Rochester men. When. in view
OF these facts, the Chief trotted ut tho rear all
through the fourth heat, the Judges became sus-
picious,-the more SO when Voltairc took the
heat by the length OF his neck, shutting Moose
,; out Ct second plncc in the Tace =, Ths judges
substantially charged him with pulling his
horse. He denied it, sayin. that the horse had
ah shoe in The nd bd 1c by
on the track. Wise Or unwise rs the decision
might have been in view of these facts, 1t WIS
certainly most unfortunate announcement
that the Judges made when they hung out the
bulletin, Dead Hcnt' Crawford the driver Of
.Voltuire, protested against tho decision, aud
will appeal to the Board Of Appeals OF tho Na-
tional 1rotting Association.
- Fourth hcat-Pools had become n.Intnor con-
sideration in this clnss. The fayorit WIS CON
cedesl by all to be the winning horse, for nobody
could be found who would bet against Monroe
Chief. Whether this was wise Or not remaiued
to he seen. Monroe Chief was to tuke the hcut,
so said he betting men; aud nobody gnnsaid ,
taire little il tho lead aud considerably SO be-
lore the first turn was rounded. Strange to
relate. Emmons had taken full and positive pos
session OF second place, while the favOrit was
doing poorly with au unpromisfng third, Shcri
dan fourth. Lucy fifth, and Moose sixth. At tho
QuarteF-and, 1n Iact- a1 the way around to
point less than 100 yards from the third rurn--
these positions were entirely unchanged. Then
En.nons broke and forfeited his see'nd place to
Monroe Chief, who was doing better With all
his might the Chief struggled 10 gain his
custcmcd lead. But the driver OF Votaire APP
piled the whip to him Justify, and, us they ncared
the finish, 1t became evident that, for this heat
ut least, the 'slate' was broken all to bits.
Nolsaire took the heat, amidst the widest
cheers Of his hackers. by about the length Of his
neck, with Monroe Chief second Sheridan third,
Lucy fourth, Moose fifth, Capt. Em,nons
sixth, having broken badly on the stretch. 1t
was claimed by tho driver Of Monroo CHEZ that
the horse had thrown shoe, and that he did not
pull him in, us charged, and as discussed by tho
judges ut length. The Judges declared It tiualiy
ii dead heat, and the crowd Missed and jccred,
1aire!' There we're agly looks and ugly words
as the crowd rcAd tho announcement Of the
judges decision. The time made was 35h, LII,
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