The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-11
EXPELLED FROM THE TURF.
Monroe Salisbury, Owner Of Aiix, 1
Trouble at Fleetwood Park.

Monroe Salisbury, Owner of Affx, In
Trouble at Fleetwood Park.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10-The California
tur fman, Monroe Salisbury, was today ex-
PEELED from the trotting turf by John d.
Barry, Henry Hughes and John Egbert,
judges of the postponed 2:16 race, which
brought the grand trottIng circuit in New
York TO a close. The offense for which
this severe measure was melted out as
punishment was Mr.. Salisbury's alleged
removal of the trotting mare Expressive
from the Fleetwood track without
the permission of the judges. Expressive
started in the 2:16-class race which was
begun on Friday last, two heats being
trotted before darkness cams on to cause
postponement. The mare was heavily
backed as favorite her chance TO win
was regarded as extremely good, although
Strontia won the first heat and Judge Aus
tin beat her in the second. When she was
taken away from the track on Saturday
night her hackers were left in the lurch, as
the bets stood Just the same as if the mare
was on hand to trot 1t out. Thou
sands of dollars were thus lost
without giving the bettors
show for their money. 1t was too wet to
call the race up on Saturday, and an effort
was made to bring about q compromise
among the horsemen concerned, by which
the money may be divided and the race
declared off. Everybody agreed to this
except the owner of Judge Austin, who
felt confident of winning the race. The
race was carried over until today. The
owner of Expressive had an engagement for
his mare in Terre Haute this week and he
wanted to get away from New York at once.
He therefore shipped Expressive along
with his other horses, and she did not re-
spond to the Harvesting bell for the unfin-
ished race. The judges declared her
ruled out for non-appearance, and after
the conclusion of the contest they took
the spectators breath away by announc-
ing that Monroe Salisbury stood expelled
from all national association tracks. the
claim being made that Salisbury openly
defied the rules of the turf as we'll as the
judges of the meeting by taking his mare
from the track when she was legally
in the hands of the officials. 1t was
reported yesterday that Henry Hughes
had admitted that he had consented TO
Salisbury's withdrawal of Expressive after
the postponement Saturday evening. This
Hughes denies. The race was won by
Judge Austin. who fairly out-tro,ted Rose
Leaf and the others in both heats, making
a new record of 2:l24.
Salisbury controls the prospective queen
OF the turf. Alix, 2:o5Il who is to trot at
Terre Haute this week. lie also owns
AEOte, 2:09is; Directly. 2:l0l&, and many
other famous trotters and PAGERS.
TEERE HAUTE. Ind. Sept l0.-There
was much exeitement among the big
groups OF horsemen here this evening.
when it was learned that Monroe Sails
bury had been expelled from the tracks OF
the National Trotting Association. The
noted driver, McHenry. who repre-
scented Mr. Salisbury ut Fleet
wood, says that Secretary Mason
assured him on Friday that the
judges had expressed a feeling that it
would be all right to ship Expressive to
TsrFe Haute. Ga the strength Of this as
saranee, the FLY Vas shipped. Noted
hcrssmen like c. J. HamIin are indignant
over the action Of the fleetwood judges,
and declare that &r. Salisbury shall be at
least temporarily reinstated-