Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-12-03
BOARD OF REYIEW
OF National Trottire Association
Dealing With Cases.
Tho Clinton Dynamite Vaiks 1t Mouth
Of HaIePstltV RiVaf Explode.
And Five Man Are Now Known to Have
Been Killed.

New YORK Dec, 2-Tbe board OF re-
view ef the National Trotting Association
resumed snnusl session this morning at the
Murray II II Hotel W. Fl. Clark, Bur-
Ii ilgton. Vt, vas csllsd up to explain the
.lisss ringing of black mare Mamie C.,
2 29A BY her owner Mr. Clark said the
charges were inspired By slot Of men ~hase
horses he had beaten in the races through
out Vermont. He had not been shown
under What names Minnie C" sailed but
Mr.. CLARK wss asked to explain other
irregularities. HIS statement was appsr-
entity satisfactory. Decision was reserved.
Two years ago. Steele & Chspin, Ess'
Saginaw. Mich, ard A. j. Libby, then dry
z DDS desler Of Gardiner, Maine, sept
the iroster 80 Long" with record better
than 2 20. on ringing tour through Mss'
ssehuseits Libby drove him and YOU the
race in Lynn, Mas so Long travelled
under the nsme Of "Jsm Msek" Chspin
and Smell were ex .elled. but Steele was
exempted, he claiming that he knew moth
ipg Of the sfair. A year ago Libby WAS
re-inststed 90 condition that he would repay
TO Mr.. Steele. $425, the amount Of win
nings. Libby has turned money over to
the Board, but today made protest against
paying it to Steele, ssying Steele was just
as guilty 90 he, and should be made to as
sumo bis portion Of the payment. The
decision 10 reserved.
PAGER "Pilgrim," 2l6. masqueraded
through the South and West as Mountain
Boy" q green horse with q record when
occasion r, q aired it. Pilgrim" swept
every thing before him until detected in
Mexico. Mo. where he Was entered ia the
slow class. The owner, Frank Rogers.
Ridgeway, Pa. driver, S A Ferguson,
ST Msr,'s, Ohio, snd horse were
expelled by the board on May 20,
1891. Mr.. Rogers confessed that
hls horse vas 3 ringer, but Ferguson
claimed tn b. Innocent Of the fact. Thi.
morning Ferguson came bef IRE the board
aud ssked to be released from his sentence
OF expulsion. Rogers sent an sfii
stating that Ferguson was innocent Late
this afternoon the board re-inststed Fergu'
son, and also John E Wslsh OF New Jer-
sey. Who wss expelled At Trenton, n j,
July 8, 1890 for ringing with Maggie W.,
formerly Fame.
The sppncstion Of A J Libby Of GArdi-
rer, Me-, to be released from paving S425
fne aud to refupd the winuiDgs WAS de
MED. TIE case Of W. II. Clark Of Bnr-
was held for further investigation,
Ton case of DR. Styles, owner Of the
famous trotter Tsmpls Bar, vas opened.
DR. Ssyies ard bis horse and driver. Geo
W. Spears, expelled for alleged flAgsant
abuse Of privileges AID violation Of the
rules at Cleveland, Ohio, lsst August 1t
was charged that Temple Bar wa. pulled
oy Spears by order Of Ssyles, the purpose
L -, cn,,lf n h |
estimation Of the idgec, have been won in
three srs'ght heats.
Secretary Morse read n statement of The
case in which IL WAS hinted tha. Other men |
we're interested in the job. The men re-
ferred TO were Frank l.. Herdic, poo'
.pller, John +. Madden, horse owner, and |
W Hopps.
Driver Spears bad put in an sDswer slleg |
ing thst he vas "lsying up" in the fist tao
he ats add in the third hest was badly inter
fsred With. Iu answer to the charges Dr.. |
Ssyles denied fraud, Said he instructed |
Spears to lay up for The Arst few hesis and |
offered him 800 to win the race BY his
expulsion be Lost money, a. Temple Bar
was great purse winner.
Ex Congressman John 8. Wise sppesred |
for DR. Ssyies and made sweeping denial
Of The chsrges President Edwards Of the
Driving Park Association, pre-
siding Judge at the Cleveland meeting, de |
ciared that il he ever saw = Job in bis 20
years experience, this was one He said
Sresrs told him sitter the race thst he did
pull the horse In first three heats.
Secretsry Fasig, Cleveland Association,
told the story of the race which made il |
LOOK bad for the accused. He said there
was rot man on the ground. that was not |
that the race WAS job, b. r. |
Lory. bookseller testified that tSo orders
of $1,000 we're played in his box BY John
z Madden, sg.ipst Temple Bar, ad it |
vas rumored thst Madden and Hoppe
had given Spears $500 to lose the race.
The impression that DR.. Sayles tried to
give out was that Spears tried to phil the
horss on his own ecc0uat- Investigation |
into the case OF Driver Spears was post
poned until n Il spring on account OF his
illness. The board this evening went into |
executive session. The result was 9 con-
ciu-ion to postpone the decision in the case
until next spripR. when further testimony
will be taken. In the Tom Hamilton case
the board decided to grant an appeal to
Frank l. Herdic, George r. Davis, II, r
Brewster and W. II. II. Achuf for rein |