The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-06
TINE NELSON'S HACK ON THE TURF.
Reinststed by the Board or Review Yesters
day--Other Cases 60 Conc Up This Week.

| neNustate0 by tbe nOnr0 OF hcvlew Nsster
| day--Other Cases TO Conc Up This Week.
The Bonrd Of Review OF the National Trot
| ting Association hold their sc mi. annual meet
| ing to-day at the Murray Hill Hotel. The
Board will consist OF Messrs. p p. Johnston o
| Lexington. President: George NJ. Stearns o.
| Chicopee. Mass: David Bonner. New York
j. G. Sibley OF Franklin. Pa. and Frank Bower
OF Philadelphia. and possibly one member
from tho Pacific SLOPE
There was private session at which near
all the Board was present yesterday. and the
famous Nelson case was reopened In the
nature OF an application for the reinstate-
ment Of the fast Maine stallion and his
owner. That the pressure brought to bear on
the National Trotting Association in behalf OF
the expelled pair was strong. may be judged
from the following decision. which was arrived
at after considerable discussion:
Ordered. that the horse Nelson be rein
stated: but, inasmuch as tho conduct OF C. II.
Nelson has not been blameless. but open to
Just criticism. tho said {. II. Nelson be REIN
stated temporarily. during good behavior"
This means that tho trotcr ruled on with
his owner for the past two seasons. on account
OF fraud confessed by c. II. Nelson himself
now stands equally with the animals that have
raced honestly Tho Nelson matter has al
ready had II lot Of notoristy. and this latest de-
velopmert will stir 1t all up again.
Tho trotter has record OF 2:1O. and was
once tho champion stallion. He now holds
the best record over a halt. mile track by trot-
ting in 2:l !. last October at Trenton. n. ].
Tho rest Of the docket Is very light. Ono
OF the cases is that Of Tempest. Il marc
with record Of PIG. owned In this city. who.
while her owner was absent in Texas last
year. was taken on a ringing expedition by
owner were exyslled in consequences. The
owner alleges that the mare WAS taken with
tried at the last meeting. and continued for
further evidence to The, present, session. ~
iudges, Until February Of this Year the rule
made 1t imperative for the judges to act on the
report OF their distance nudge: but. In view OF
he often hsphazard manner in which these
distance Judges were selected and the fire.
driver who. getting u bad send. of. claimed
exemption from the penalty Of Just falling to
get inside the fiac. that i'm lucrative clause was
discretionary powers. The first case. that OF
Leicester s happened last year at Bufralo: be.
a long way outside the flag. but when this fact
was reported to the stand tho judges paid but
EXT to s staton nd IN d
again. The result WAS that Leicester took
fourth money. 500. which sum the owner OF
the Lay gelding Diamond nth horse in tho
The other case arises from thres-year stake
trotted at Lexington In October last. In which
Diroct4m. sabina. Car. and BeIlefowsr took
part, Bellonower mauo two bad breaks IN the
first half but. getting Strengthened out Mnr-
vim drove her from the half to the hundred yard
distance flag in 0:o5. Just getting inside MS
being tTotied Z. Tipten. the secretary; remep,
distance should De eighty yards. He started
az. at to bring the ilagnan In twenty Yards but
allowed to :, start again. John Gold;
I" Gar. the second horse. In tho second heat.
seeing that Bellsi!ower was we'll in the lead.
Goldsmith eased up his iilly and let Directum
and Gar chase her home. but when no saw
Belletiower giving it W. on the homestrctch.
he shook up his flly realizing that il Directum
won tho heat the race was over. His effort,
however; was too late. It'll but three moneys
Car end Belletiower. each with second and
fourth. divided second and third moneys.
while Snbina. with two thirds. got nothing.
Goldsmith at once protested the $500 awarded
to Belleflower. claiming that she was fairly
distanced. and the money was hung up. pend
ing the decision Of the Board.
The session will probably last two days