New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-08
THE BELLEFLOWER CASE DROPPED.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW CONTINUE
THE POINT BREEZE EXPULSION CASE

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW CoNrlNrFS
THE POINT BREEZE EXPULSION CASE.
The morning session of the National Trotting AS
sociaton's Board Of Review began about 10 Il. H.
YESTERDAY with the further evidence on the Beethoven
case This was left on Tuesday evening with the
understanding that J. c. Sibey one Of the owners
OF the FLY, should have time to bring rebgtuhg
evidence. but General Alexander c. HARRISON OF
Hartford, Conn. who started the race under dis
cussion was called to testify he gave evidence as TO
the position OF Beefower at the finish OF The heat
General HARRISON deposed that he noticed when the
heat was finished that Bellehower was Just outside
The 1OOyard distance post and 50 marked his cara
but when the hagnan brought In his report That
all were inside he merged his opinion Ia that OF MS
associates. At this stage Mr. >ibey said he would
be glad to have the case dropped, he on his part.
giving Mr. Goldsmith order on the National ASso-
citation for ule amount in dispute. This the board
agreed to- and Mr.. McCully withdrew the case
The next case, though not extremely important,
brings Uncle Bn' Daily into view owner
of trotters He appeared TO ask for relief from fine
imposed for alleged trottng Of his Ida Jefferson
out of her class. His defence was simple; 1t WAS that
he had called Mr.. Morse, secretary Of the n. I.
A. 10 find what lda's record Mr.. Morse said
2:57 and so he felt quite safe In entering her in
so class, Then ne wanted relief from the suspension
Imposed by the New Britain Conn, Driving Asocia-
ton for non-payment OF entry money on thee horses.
Mr. DAILY says that some one must have put up
i,b. on him. for he never owned the horses named,
never heard OF them and in fact did not believe such
horses were In existence. These cases were referred
TO executive session
d. c. de WITT a lawyer from TOwanda Penn, APP
pcared as COUNSEL for Captain W. STANLEY, j. a. Ly
man and Rel HOLSTER, all Of Bnghamton, " y,
who were expelled at Point Breeze. Philadelphia,
PENN, OH october H. In connection with the death
OF the PAGER Grover s. In the fourth heat Of the
~. nd I fta
driver Of the dead PAGER and Rel HOLSTER the
heaviest buyer of field tickets against Grover This
horse was installed favore, he had paced In Nl4 Ii
the week before at Baltimore, and therefore sold
2 to Oh soon after pools opened. Before the start
"A buyer giving his name j. d. the field and
above Growers price. In the first heat the mvoFlc
lost In slow time, aud Lyman warned by the judge
that suspicious rumors were afoat and he watched
Then he won a heat easily In 2I7 IA. bit was
no better favorte. The was Carried over to the
next day and before racing. few pools were sold
at Grover S23, field $13 whereas the natural betting
would have been 20 10 :. Grover won the next
heat again In II IL, but the betting against him
was hotter than ever, the field end running up as
high as s45. new field buyer. too had come to
the front under the name OF D. After Growers
death An the fourth heat this man brought 10 the
stand. lie gave his name as VI. G. Levan and In
this name he registered at the Bingham House but
he was quickly identified as Rel HOLSTER. a neigh
Dor OF Stanley. The circumstances taheh ai''geher
seemed TO justify the expulsion
Mr. de Witt said, by ahdavits from the parties De
nylng any dishonest intention, and from many prom
ncnt citizens bankers, ministers and judges, esufyine
10 individual good character, that they had been hardly
dealt with, were innocent and were punished Oh
circum stantia evidence, and evidence which sus
ceptiblc OF explanation. Mr.. de Witt made strong
point OF the statement that Grover s. suffered Will
Kidney and heart trouble causing the use of drugs OF
xNa those discovered m he
OF the dead PAGER He also said that connection
had been proved between STANLEY and the pool buy
ing. This case like the others, passed to execu
tive session just before the evening recess.
There was larger attendance at night, when the
famous Rebus tried. This came IN the
nature OF an application from the driver. Reuben
Rush and his employer. Jacob Livingston. OF Carlisle.
Ponp for the reinstatement Of Rush and the bay