The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-10
REGULATORS or THE TURF
The Famous 1empest Case Responsibility
Decisions Rendered.


spent in executive session. considering the
evidence received on tho many important
| casys that have been heard so far.
Before retiring behind closed doors. how
| ever few cases were heard. among them
that Of the tinging Of the well known trotting
mare Tempest. whose record IS 2:lo. This
fleet tro.tcr was bought by II. c. Potter OF New
| York some wears ago in California. and
taken to lio Jancro. He brought the
mare back from Brazil to New York in
| 1891. and placed her in tho charge OF ELL
Wright OF Plattsburgh N. Y. who was expelled
| from the tracks OF the National Trottin9 Horse
Association for wrongdoing. Potter knew
thu, Wright was under the ban. hut ho claims
| that lie had no intention OF racing Tempest.
| and thought she would be perfectly safe In his
charge. potter's wife died about Tint time
| and he paid no attention to Tempest for sew
| eral months. Then lie Learned that Wright
| had gone una ringing" tour with her. and
| had started her in the slow classes ut several
| places and was finally cocnered nj syracuse.
Starting Judge William Johnston of this city
| recognizing Wright rs an old offender Tho
mare was cntere as Lady Leicester. and the
| owners name was printed on the programme
| as Tom Leicester. Albany. y. V
Tho idea OF entering Tempest in the three
minute class made some OF tho horsemen who
listened to the case yesterday smile broadly.
as the California representative was capable
OF beating .15 three times. Judge Johnston
had Wright taken out Of the sulky and substi-
| tuted another driver. Tempest winning easily.
The purse OF $3.50 was withheld II then
| trans pired that Tom Leicester. tho ostcnsihlo
owner Of Tempest. was only hcr rubber. and
that Wright did all tho business. The rascals
fed from Syracuse. and next turned w in
Cleveland where she was started in the 2:45
0ln Ia n,lr nj =
falo Tempest won tho race but Sec
rotary William i. FasiE Of the Cleveland
Driving Park. who had an entry in the
race in question. identified the marc as
the animal that had been stopped at Syracuse.
Wright was arrested and held in $500 bail to
appear for trial on II charge OF ringing. which
Maturity Wight iump"i his bail, Went Vest
Will her bei9re Mr. Potter. who VAS % ths
his breadwnner ut Liltle Rock. Ark. by the
time Mr.. Potter reached that place Wright.
Tempest was brought back to New York. and
now in tie stable Of Isaac Fe lon near
ment Of his mare. as She is a valuable animal
capable of winning on the Grand or any other
circuit: r r. v,.no,, o,1o,,.. u,
appeared for Uriah Bitter. owner. and John
McDaniels. driver. ofthe horse John Strohm. in
Judge Col. Edwards of Newark last summer
for an alleged ATTEMPT to throw rnco Mr.
case was first heard. that Col. Edwards i'm:
posed the fine out 1t personal animus. and
sa eSnnts GhsrSS If o e M
also with an attempt to arrange fake trot for
$500, between the local Gclding Paragon
CYPRESS t2:l71D at the same place. Charles
ssG Que Of tip Of CypFsss
h inr tie match. and to- DAY toI EdwsrGs
rsee said 5 s o ns M" hany
thought that the runshment inflicted on
Attorney kennedy were both present yoster-
day. and the f9 OF submitted .aHl1dsSils from
case .; the g.dinE H. H W. as A ttSt Sy
pears that the Judges and tho Lancaster pub
the officials from the stand
nell. owned at Pottstown. Pa. the Board calls
for further evidence Of his identity or they will
5nSs BY S Ssaa o fsSH s VI sea
and driver were all expelled. had his tenn
RHsaI hyuktSs iHi "y Mo
had the mare Pose W, perrine through the
George Tough OF Parma. Mich. who was
mixed up in the heIetn race at
sSs nj 81
tcmpora i y reinsta ate The case against
Oscar Guyetto Of Burlington, w., and the
parties having Complied with the order Of the
Bo"rd. G;W. Tanning Of Esllsville. Ont. ex-
Resa ont H T fst
OF suspension by the Buffalo Driving Park for
ION. payment Of entrance money vas denied
ment. as was also Mart Demarest Of Paterson.
Pa Tie case OF Bessie alias Old Maid, alias
Mose " WAS Ss thn next
alas cdont y Moon
away back in 1885. and again brought UP with
nof ' srt at II. pase
into a snarl at. White Plains last summer
the fast horse Vonsy. and who refused 70 let
George y; harris. the former owner OF Black
hs asny
as was also Mr.. Harris. The Board further
directs that the first money won By Black Dan
summary. DR.. Olmstead. as already told in
THE SYN. is going to tai the National Assooia-
In the evening Hamilton Busbey. one OF the
Judges when the stallion Leicester trottrd at
bad and ho had 10 refresh it BY refereIce to
his statement sent some time ago to secre-
tary Morse. Mr.. Bnsbey took an easy chair
and lolleI in it. J Mr. David Bonner who is a
member OF the Board Of Review. remarked
somewhat testify:
Its customary for persons giving testimony
before this Board to stand.
Then Mr. Busbey rose and gave his view OF
tia race. He grew quite excited. His evil
dence conilicted with that OF the starting
Judge. Wood Martin as regards the, instruc
] sSn h. BS"pey S % h af
le told Mr. Wo9d Martin not 70 drop the
first quarter pole. He did not see
watching the horses. At this point. Mr.
6: n. s!.arns stelned into the breach and
tion Of whore the Judges got their authority to
waive distance under the RULES in existence
to Disagree with MIR. Stearns on number OF
points, and the learned lawyer from Lhiropeo
Eurns Esrksr who siaim h fourth money in
the witness few questions about a parallel
case cited by, Mr; Hlshey rs, taking, place nc
Lexington. Mr.. Busbey lost his head and said
thar he dij not prolosc to answer any imper,