New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-03
THE TEMPLE BAR CASE.
SETTLING TRO1TING DISPUTES.
ACTION or THE NATIONAL AasoIArIoN's BOARD
OF REVIEW.

ACTION or THE NATIONAL As:oIArIoN's BOARD
OF REVIEW. .
The members of the Board Of Review OF the National
TrOtting Association were in session at the Murray
Hill Hotel all day yesterday. The board Is virtually
the court Of appeals Of the trottlng turf The famous
Temple Bar case took up all the afternoon. PAGER
named Puritan. with record of :16. owned by John
Mctirsdy of Ridgeway, PENN created some interest.
McGrady alias Frank Rogers. sent his horse through
the South and West Mopntan Boy, the driver being
5. A. Ferguson. At Mexico NO., it was discovered
that the horse was q "ringer' and both men were
expelled McGrady confessed. but Ferguson asked to
be reinstated. on the ground that he did not know
that the horse was not represented 1t was clear
that the driver was guilty OF no fraud and he was
reinstated
W. II. Clarke. OF Burlington VT. owns the black
mare Bessie c.. with record OF 30 IL. He was
protested for ringing" and making false entries.
He was asked to explain. and said that the charges
against him were mainly due TO Jealousy. The judges
asked for further time to investigate Besse's record
John Z. Walsh, OF Ewingville NJ j.. met at Chat
ham. Ontario George Robinson who sold him marc
named Phoebe. representing her q green horse.
He Immediately named her Fame and afterward
changed her name TO Maggie W. At the Interstate
Fair Association at Trenton, N. j.. ii discovered
that Maggie W. was ringers and she was expelled
on July o, 1880. Mr.. Walsh says that he himself
made the discovery, and that he informed the author
ties Of what lie had learned He was reinstated and
the fine was RENTED
The Temple Bar race, which caused so much dis
ousslon, occurred at Cleveland on August 3, in the
Grand Circuit meeting, Temple Bar had Just won
great victory in Detroit, and even greater things
were expected in Ohio The owner is DR.. NJ S.
sale, Of Morganied, Ky, and the driver was George
". Spear OF Minneapolis. Spear drove and lost the
first three heats, in spite Of the fact that he was
t,,d, .f&au hoat Inan
the judges took Spear out Of the sulky and substi
tuted "Gus" wilson. Wilson the next three
heats and the race. The judges promptly expelled
spear sale and the horse.
Secretary NJ. NJ Morse read statement OF the
case, in which it was limited that other were
interested in the job The who are limited at
are Frank L. Herdic the poolseer; John E. Madden,
hoTseowner, and W. Hops. Spear, the first driver
had put in answer, alleging that he was laying
up the first two heats, and in the third heat was
interfered with to such an extent that Temple Bar
broke and lost the heat
A reply was read from DR.. SALE denying that there
fraud. lie said he instructed Spear 10 lay up'
tho first four heats, but further offered him 800
to win the race. Ex-Congressman John 5. Wise ap
peared for Dr. sale, and made sweeping denial OF
the charges President William Edwards OF the
Cleveland Driving Park Association. the presiding
Judge at the Cleveland meeting, declared that if he
ever Job in his twenty years experience this
was one. lie asserted that Spear had told him after
the race that he had pulled the horse in the first
three heats. William b. Fasig, secretary Of the
Cleveland Association, told story Of the which
was damaging 10 the accused man. T.. r. Lowry
and Frank L. Herdic and their clerk, Samuel Chaser,
were called. Their testimony was not conclusive.
The board went into executive session shortly after
O'Clock and remained behind clio ed doors until mid
nlgh II expected that verdict could easily bo
reached In the Temple Bar case but 1t was Just the
reverse. The learned horsemen wanted more direct
testimony finn Spear and they laid over the case
until the May meeting. The Cleveland Association
representatives especially annoyed the delay.
The case OF the Tom Hamilton race In Baltimore last
June settled In short order, II. T.. Brewster,
W. II. II. Achnf, George F. Dawes and F. L. Herdlc.
all being relnstated. The delegates will be in session
to-day and probably tomorrow.