New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-04
REVIEWING RACING CHARGES.
THE BOARD OF THE NATIONAL TRoTTISG Asso;
CATION CONTINUES IT'S SESSION.


CATION CONTINUES ITS SESSION.
The Board Of Review OF the National Trotting Asso-
citation was In session at the Murray Hi Hotel about oil
day Yesterday. President =. p. Johnston, OF LcxingJ on,
Ky, called the meeting TO order at 10 a. m, the rest
Of the board being made up Of David Bonner, George NJ.
Stearns, George ". Archer. q. VI. F0gg and +. l..
COombs. The first ease called was that Of r. J. Mid
dagh, OF Patterson, Penn, who was accused OF having
entered and trottcd the bay mare Lady Caporel under
the assumed name Of Lady Upton. Mlddagh, In his
defence, denied any intention to defraud. He said that
he had bought the mare from a man named Doty at
Minneapolis. lie knew nothing about the mares
previou, name or record. lie named his purchase
Lady Upton. When he discovered the mares true
name and record he offered 10 make full amends.
The driver. \. J. Libby. of Gardiner. Me-, made an
application for the removal Of his expulsion, which
prevents him from driving on any OF the tracks Of the
National Association. Libby's expulsion was caused
by his having driven the stallion Go Long on several
tracks near Boston under several names. LlbDy PLEADED
previous good character.
The case of e. II. Nelson was next called. ii was
alleged that the bay mare Nedusa, belonging to
Nelson. had been run in races while her owner was
under the ban of eA pulSion. ". T. Redmond. Tor the
defence, said tha, he was the actual owner Of Meduss,
and that the mare had been his property since 1857,
two years before Nelson was expelled.
After \. b. COmming, had given his reasons for .
reinstatement, the case u Isaac II. BOuton ". \. I.
nNNApHF va dH''i Nv h'hbi' wv"
race between Independence Day and sergeant at Nor
walk in October, 1859. MIR. BOutOn protested against
the purse going 10 Independence Day, saying that That
horse had paced. and was not entitled to the stakes.
Frank r. Morrill,, of tli, city, has brought A suit
against the Interstate Fair Association Of Trenton,
y. j., for an entrance fee Of $50. Morrill's horse
EGbcrt was disqualified for having been run under
various names. The association refused 10 refund tho
entrance fee. hence the suit.
The seventh case WIS that OF 4. Lukens. a trader
at Mount Holly. lie applied for a r%eopening Of Ills
case. Lukens was expelled in December, 1o'e, for
trotting the black marc Old Maid under the name OF
Rose W. Perrin, at Point Breeze, Penn. II. NJ. White
head appeared and said that Lukens had beer pun
ished enough, and he thought that the suspension
should be removed. Lukens' defence wa Ignorance
Of racing laws and poverty.
3 p. m. President Johnson again called the meet
Ing to order. The entire afternoon was devoted TO
one case, and enough testimony was taken 10 I'LL a
volume. The case was that ~ the bay stallion Earle.
Augustus sharp. one Of Loui-yille's millionaiIc>, owned
the horse. and Henry Simon, was the driver. sinons
va, to purchase the horse for 10000 providing that
he could I'm one year give the animal a record Of = 20.
lie did not do il, the mare went lame. aud was re-
turned to Mr.. sharp. IN l--- At Louisville. on No
vember | and .. Earle was sent for a record, and made
the mile in 22f34. lie wa .afterwarr entered in
A - class at Lexington. and hence the trouble.
Simons said that EarIe's = 2f34 was no recori.
until a late hour last night. ". scott smith,, of Flem.
ington. y. j.. was charged with entering Little Bo,Pcep.
alias Jessie West. out Of her class. The mare has q
record of > :33. but wa, entered in the = 40 and = so
classes. smiths offence comes under Rule Ii, sec
lion ,.
b. +. Rogers. OF Lawrence, Mass, and Z. /. More
cross. Of Manchester. Ne. y. 4. II. Nelson. 81 Water
Vile. Me-. and J. q. Whittier. Of Canbridgeport, Mass,
were the contestants in the case of the bay geldihg
Colonel Osgood, who was entered in races at Boston
and SacO.
Smith. OF Pennington. Y. j., with using llne'cht
Language. The testimony showed that both horsemen
had used language Of the West character Inc
trouble arose over the performance OF the horse Harry
Strideway. Mar
fin brought by J. Il. WO0lsey. II Newark. 'llarle, ba
Sini. G. \. Rindell and Daniel ID. buch. Inc ho'r"
will probably finish its laborS at To-Day > -"