Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-23
SUSPENSIONS AND Explosions.
4 Decision of the Board of Review of In
terest to Horsemen.

terest to Horsemen.
AT the spring meeting of the Capital Turf
Club in 1888 three drivers were ruled off
two by vote of the Club, and one by the
judges in the stand. At a subsequent
meeting of the Club, the action taken in
suspending the parties was revoked by a
vote of the members. Christopher Green,
President of the Club, declared that this
latter action was contrary to rule, and ex-
pressed his determination of carrying the
matter to the highest trotting authorities.
1t was held by some of the members that
Rule %, Section l, did not cover cases
wherein parties were suspended or expelled
| by the Club, and that where the Club i'm
posed the penalty, at meeting after the
race it had authority to revoke its action
| subsequently if it was believed occasion
| justified so doing; even if it did not have
authority to recall the decision of the
| judges.
The rule reads as follows: Appeals
NAV be taken to the associate member in
cases of suspension imposed by order of
the judges of a race, or of an officer act
ing for the member, but members shall
not remove or modify any fine imposed by
the judges of Il race, nor review any order
of expulsion" Mr.. Green has received the
following letter from James Grant, Presi-
dent of the Board of Review:
DAVENPORT, Iowa, May g. 1884.
Christopher Green. Esq, Sac. Cdi.-DEAR SIR .
Your letter to me as President of the Board was
received and acted upon by the Board of Review
at Chicago yesterday. Mr.. Vail secretary of
the National TrOtting AsSociatonI had, before
your letter was received, prepared case for the
construction of Rule -, Sec. l. The Board of
Review construed that rule to mean that, the
judges haVing,once made an order of expulsion,
could not review it, and that the remedy of a
party expelled was to apply to the Board of Re
view. This construction of the rule differed
from Mr.. Wallis and he was directed to publish
the expelled parties.
do not think Mr. Vail deserves the censure
of your letter for delaying action. Your Secre-
tary. in his letter stated that another paper
would be forwarded TO him sOOn and it was not
sent He waited a long time for that paper
When he did act, he interpreted the rule as he
advised your secretary, and if he was wrong, or
had doubt rs to the correct Interpretation
it was his duty to wait for an Interpretation by
the Board of Review. Besides, Mr. Wallis labOrs
have so much increased that he is compelled to
| omit answers to letters received which are not
imperative. The Board of Review has given
him another clerk.
I trust that neither you nor any other citizen
of California viii seriously entertain so poor an
opinion of the Board to suppose that their
action in any case Will be controlled by desire
SlllpiN 70 plcttsC people, anu MAXI lIelT JUG
ments popular We mean to base all our de
cisions upon the very right of the cause before
us and to obtain popular favor because they are
right.
The President and Secretary are not in the
same place. | am most Of my time at Grant )
Springs, and shall leave for that place tonight.
| If you desire any further action or information.
address me at that place. ! shall eudeavor to
attend your next State Fair. and shall be glad
| to see you there Your obedient servant
JAMES GRANT.