New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-04
SETTLING TROTTING DISPUTES.
THE TEMPLE BAR EXPULSION SUSTAINED BY
THE BOARD.

THE TEMPLE BAR EXPULSION SUSTAINED Ok
THE BOARD.
,rho wore some surprising developments at the meet.
ing OF the trotting horsemen in the Murray Hin mover
yesterday The Board OF Review OF the NaiOha' wv,
Association was at work early IN spite OF the fact thas
tho bodv did not adjourn until midnight on WEDNESDAY
r. p. Johnston in the chair and NJ NJ MOTE a'
secretary. When the Board adjourned on "eah'saS
night It was announced that no further aeuoh "ou 10
taken I'm the now Temple Bar case ana thse
rbar hearing had been postponed until the May meetng
The dissatisfaction which this discussion aroused e'uehS
caused the Board that It had been TOO eauAou' %
the first case brought up was the Ienpie bar IIsu,
After beinp I'm executive session for an hour the bOau
announced that Il had reconsldered its determination TO
ostnone action and that had decided to sustain the eN
pulsion by the Cleveland Driving Park Associato' ne
announcement created sensation among inc sssenpea
borsemen for 1t was totally unexpected The ruling means
the expulsion from the turf OF Dr. Sale the owner OIL
Tempe Bar; c. w. Spear the driver. ana tho
animal John s. Wise, Dr. Sales eouhsel,
characterized the action OF the board as outrageous anu
not according the evidence He added that MS cneh'
would Immediately bring suit against te oooro ior p'f
sonal damages. -,
The other cases were less important. r. H. Rigsbee
Of Durham, N. c., owns brown geldng named Tommy
NJ with record OF 81. Tommy was carted around inc
country simple Jake, and on June H. 1871 JAKE was
caught at Phoenxve Penn. Naturally Tommy or Jake
was pulled IN rather suddenly The driver A Merr1ed
RIgsbee the owner, and the geldng were all ruled on
Rlgsbee and Mortified applied for reinstatement. The
board reserved its decision.
Frank H., bay geldng with record OF ;34'ia was
another owned by Martin II. Demnhns
OF Arlington, On June the geldng troted at cam
bridge. n Y. under the Of Frank. DemmiDg was
church member, thought it better that the horss
should be run under the drivers name Perry L. Edred
Eldred and geding disqualified The board re-
served its decision.
A. II. Shepherd ard J. II. Morrow, OF washington.
made application for reinstatement for ringing Edtof
as Big jim. The application was denied
j. " Wilson, OF New York City, was the manager OF
the mare Jessie Fly He expelled at StrawsbuFg on
September 49, 1891, fer finding fault with the judges
Wilson pleaded had poked an umbrella az
his mare every time she down the homestretch He
explained that he was annoyed 'sasscd" everybody In
sight and prayed for forgiveness. Die cinated
temporarily. '.-'
W. T. Gheen, OF Antes For: Penn, the owner OF
Eclipse alias William G and the driver, w. X. Weldon
sane Of Mt Carmel PENN made application for renstate
ment Both men were expelled at Phoenixvlle, Penn.
on Juno 20 1891, trottng Eclipse under he name OF
William G. in classes to which he not eligible The
application denied.
$3.50 for refusing drive LnkwoOd Maid at Philadelphia
in May. lie ordered also to pay 5000 entrance fees
on Abbie ". and Mambreno Hanns Turner stands sus-
pended until This is paid.
j. J. Sehoeh, Of this city, who owns the. bay mare
Clochette, fined 800 for change OF name by the
wayerly Association. In the Rgsbee Rgsbes
remains expelled but the driver Merred was fenstated
All the important where witnesses were called have
now been exhausted and remaining kinks will be
quickly slaughtered out at todays session Of the board