New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-07
IT'S FINAL SESSIONS.
CLOSE OF TIE NATIONAL TROTTlNG Assn
CATIONS MEETING.
THE BOARD or REVIEW ExPELS c. II. Ni-l-9oN
AFTER HEARING HIS CONFESSION CoNOEkN-

THE RoARD or REVIEW ExPELs c. II. NELSON
AFTER HEARING HIS CONFESSION CONCERN
ING THE NELSON -ALORYON RACE
,ho poard of pcvie,v Of the National Trottns AsSo-
elation finished its labors at the Murray iI'''
terdav The meeting has been loas ana t'y'o"''
one The full board present YESTERDAY 'iD -.
made M A. follows: Major +. p. Johnson cIl'l' n@
George w. Archer George NJ ste"rn' "eorse >" i'-7
NJ NJ Morse David Bonner and F. L. 'Ojh'''
The Nelson Alcryon case occupied m"'' - ~"
.nd the decision of the board in eXpelhS - H. .i>o
N. oyner If the horse Nelson, will crt@e scied'i"i
In the tTOttlns world T. H. -'' ~. a.. j.,
Acryop were not molested, for the reason '"'' al "
function had been secured comPc!hs 'N' @,'o '"'''l
a. ucen his hands of man and horse AcN OF Is
W Ausp ~ stocl, COMPANY at Grand Rapids, MICA,
:, hitch Noble IS president. Noble secuIed the IN
,.,on A. HuaaIo and the case Is now penang III Tie
Supreme Court ,,.s - ,u,,., oo,,ossion
r II Nelson handed the Board written cohieSsion
an FAday The document in full Is SuUloihe0
In me matter of the Bach stallion race OF iooo'
o n.llrd and The alleged Improperly Connected ue,o-
with /, Charles IL: NeiSoh OF ",i I. f,ri":
~ raIe WAC appointed to occur on the TRACK oI tIc
Beacon PARK. near Boston Oh MolnesGaH' oep,ti' -
Is Ie89 for a pure OF SlO'OoO wiheh "ecoini,,S
tbe conditions was be awarded In fonr premium,
Consisting of $1,000 to the hIst or wlhs T-'ou ytN
The second al 800 the third and Tlooo TO te io, iI
horse IL was announced 10 b, tr0tng race I'll Iiic
heats best thIee hye, and to be soNerhed T i ''
rnjes of the National TWtting Association. NMiN 30
a heavy riiastOrm and continuous wet wca'RcI, tIo
race was postponed from day IA day untll M"u Sci
september b when il took place over what Wa 1cV ~
heavy track Ny stallion Nelson competed. W III
myself H. his driver and the race was decided ana 'n
premiums awarded by the judges acc'i"hs 10
The following summary 90.
beacon park sept 23.-w. p Batch Stake, slo'7oo
Nelson. b. h., by Young Role c. II. Nel,on.l / !
Alci,ou er. H., by Mcyone F. /. NGDle :,
rSt H Moai S S H. P Gy h Tand r?' j. carey
Granny, b. h. by rTi3ceps J.: r. 'ai i.g. -.
While The time in Which the several heats were pr
formed slower than the previous Ic'"u " r'n
of the TWO leading horses, II wa la IA ltn i''' Ti
slderine the unidVorib1e condition 0i th' ira H. .,
was manifest because IN race D.a"y,n "a"
horses in the free1?rali ca>9 over 'nc I,,.Ho l'r
during the afternoon their lIue wa H' ,n
than their previous records by - a'"I dlhgiF ' ,
stallion race. Among the owner Of The n"mln",Tu
horses and by the uriren pIc,eaI at ara .,ior fr
race il generally conceded tha me V''' ~ '"'
nr,l place would really occur between IN, >'i,"nt
Nelson and AlrNon owing g" th'f 'V,"-l',H I u"
if i, hut tar shoad STAT. jhat these two h"i~c~
had competed at Hartford. Conn. ~ an iMP'r@N ID.
about three weeks before. when Ncl'ol won lh I.@
heal in Ia II, but Wa, beaten by ArN"h ID th9
three succeeding heats. owing o. mlI"ht> ana 'a'
nSn"T ncapacit5 Of the horse he unfortunate
~c,ut Of thai race created WIN my aip ,t' - =
nv friends great desire that Ne-h -houI Win Inc
1ppr,,ac hing stallion for the credit and itoN y
mat would attend such victory And I.I'V
with beforehand or fouly ;nterfeVd with durlns the
Face 1t wa> under these circumstances lHu>, ,,"
approach he'd ly Frank L. -obe. the rcpu,cd pw"er ana
the controller OF ACrNOu, VINO mace nNcitu~ nI NE u"
prearrancc with him TO the performance 3Nd ~
suit of the race lie proposed. IN substance t. dlNld
with the winnings 81 our horses. with an a-flncut
that whichever Of the two became first winner ~ Two
heats should h ss'trd by the other To win the con
ending heat refused to enter into such arrange
ment. and t,;ld him thought my horse would Win TIE
race in three straight heats. The next day, ana
within two Lours Of the race, learned bN 'ttH ut'
Budd DOble. whom had previously engaged l."
dnyt II; no, IN oaid laIGS VIZ ur,o' n"
and the neAt day told that Ire had been paid 500
not to drive my horse. Finding my self az ne nm
unable 10 procure driver on whom was Willing -
RELY | decided 10 drive myself although wa - =
pounds hcsver than regulation weight This aud the
heavy track OF cDSt tied serious l4Ndl' APP
to INV horse. which not only gave me much concern.
Int caused much anxiety among my friends VINO Wci,
present. one ~ whom was friend with whom hd
mn 1rtant bufine,, dcan-,. and Who h'd gore me-
many favors. The friend Wa approached ~ an
associate Of iiid Noble. whose tslk hchalf Of No'"
so nfuencet his judgment that my friend prom ,ei
I'm case OF the race being awarded 10 Nelson. that
OF This ! informed after the race. In ms
promise ! knOw my friend Vas Influenced alone by
ard accidents. and thus 20 promote hi> chance, 10 VI"
tie race. which would benefit the horse By enanclne
lis rcpueition. and that would gTatifY me more
to pOsset> tie money involved. am sure nv IIrhG
had no bther motive. for neither Of Us had one ai
wsgcred the race in any form ciihrr dlI'ct" .%
uroln " Of my friend complied with. whereby >lld
Noble did obtain the mouct won by Nelson ~ INC
besides obtaining ne >crpnd premium WlTn a.
nlieJ y, The H.; lure rcCitod II is my firm h"I'i iil
Nelfon that rac" on n, m-ri,- and tlai va. r."
in fhe mower Alcrv 4" have '"airu MN 4H t'lIe
Of the three he''' '''' CIIHRLES H. NELSON.
This confession was subscribed to and sworn n be
iore George H. Bailey, at Waterville, Me-
Nv boards decree on thi- confession was A. follows
Ordered that G. II. Nelson. and the horse Nelson
no nXpcled
RE- board disposed Of many minor cases before ad
1OurnWcnt.