Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-16
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The sensssionAl case considered by the
Board Of Review Of the Sssionsl Tro.iins
A.sociasi IN at its reeen: meeting in View
York Was shat Of G. II Nelson aEd bis
great horse, and the announcement tina.
the tail breeder from Maine and the cham
pion trot,ing stallion OF the world were IN
der the ban Of sxpalsio, MAS something Of
q surpyise. When last spring Nelson
abandoned the course sd5p,ed BY Noble,
the owner Of AIcryon, ia Hzhtirg the Ma
tionsl sssocistion in the co irts. AM Sub
miitsd bis csse to inyesiixaiioa, is was felt
probable that he would be lenienly
treated Whea the matter came up AZ the
recsn. meeting be m t3e full s,atsns n.
and prsciicsiiy threw himself on the niercT
OF the Board. Is world seem thst this wss
case where justice might hare been tsni-
pered little, out che Board seems 10 have
'sit that nothing short Of the * rene peo-
ally would meet the esse. Had Nelson
fought the association in the courts 10 the
ia.t ditch he could have Jared DO worse
than he has There can be no doubt that
b. fore he threw himself into the hands OF
fis judges he had some sort Of assurance
hat leniency would be extended. and il
this be 20 there has been a breach of faith
some shere
Nelson. in biz confession, declares that
Doble approached him with oVertures to
prssrrsnge the raee, which he at first
rsi,ctsd But a. race day approached Net
20 became sppFs hrf sive az to the result
Noble, whom he had engaged 10 drive,
~ uld rot d so. and John Span refused to
drive Nelson, sta,iog 'hst be bad received
$500 rot to do go Nelson had thus to-
b oil ard na laclaFsa hat fripnI
of his agreed with re- presentatiye Of Noble
10 give Alcryon the fr.t money should Mel
son win The race, and he further admits that
the money won by Nelson was Transferred
to Noble, besides which the diplomatic
owner Of AlcryOn go. the so 800 going 10
the second borse. In short. Noble got 81, 500
and Nelson got the glory that has gro~ni
dim ia the light of truth. Nelson further
declares that he did not bet dollar on his
horse, ard that the sole motive OF the sr
rangement with Noble was to promote Mel
sons chances Of victory but that it is now
his opinion that Alcryon could not hsye
won 8 single hea. from Nels that day
lnde ed there is very little doubt that Nelson
was alcryon'- master on that occasion, and
III It Mr.. Noble played decidedly success
full game of bluff on the Maine man.
On this evidence 1t seems that the Board
determined that Nelson and his horse
should be expelled, and unless there is
some reconsideration aud modification of
the peralty the turf career of the man and
The horse whose campaign was the most
brilliant series of record breaking feats of
1890 is ended, for the American Trot'ing
Association properly recognizes expulsions
for fraud.
man very thoroughly master of turf
law expressed the opinion to The Horse
man the other day that the Board of Re
view had, under its bylaws, no juristic
ton in this celebrated case. The Board
certainly does not seem to have
had original Jurisdiction, and Mystic
Park was not a member when thu
race was trottsd. The Board Of
Review is resliy an appellate court, the
function of which would seem to be pass
.ag upon eases originating with members
of the association, rather than tsking tn
as in this case. There does not
seem to be anything in the rules and by
laws Of the association claiming iuriseic
tor over races trot,od over pon-ass1ciatioD
tracks, unless the second section of the
charter De given broad application. This
declares one of the objects of the associa-
ton to be the prevention, detection and
punishment Of frauds on the American trot-
ting turf. The result Of Mobiles contest
vi h the association in the courts will no
doubt settle the question rs to jurisdiction,
and will be awaited with keen interest.