The morning call., 1894-05-08
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.
Kneebes Denies That He SWindled
the Germans.
The Kentucky Spring Meeting Opens
With Fast Track and Beau
tiful Weather.

BERLIN May 7.-The first examination OF
Robert F. Kneebes, the American trotting horse
owner who was arrested Saturday after three
of his mares had been seized, and who Is
charged with winning races by fraudulent prac-
tices, took place to-day. Kneebes denied the
identity of the horses. The prosecutors are the
officers of the new Berlin TrOtting Club and the
Hamburg Trotting Club. They have had the
horses photOgra pbed The friends OF Kneebes,
among whom is the we-known sportsman
Woolener. have sent to the United States for
funds with which 10 defend the prisoner. Bail
for KueebeS, if it is accepted. VIII amount to
$4,000. 1t is believed the inquiry into the case
will last between three and five months.
Jnliette is the name Of another of the horses
said to belong TO hneebes now IN the hands OF
the authorities
NEW YORK, May THE position taken by
the New JERSEY club has aroused the strongest
kind of feeling among the horse owners and
trainers VINO are NOT In tie monopoly and who
are not AT all benefited by the new turn racing
affairs have taken, bur who on the contrary
are very seriously affected by ii.
Protests are being beard from every quarter
All the prominent sporting men and horse
owners unite in saying the club will have to
abandon its present assumption Of authority
over clubs and racetrackS.
The same fate Is predicted for the clauses in
the rules relating TO forfeits and The taxation
of the turfmen.
A meeting of horseowners and trainers and
those interested in racing was held al Coney
Island to-day, and the subject was only in
formally discussed.
big meeting will be held next Thursday at
Gravesend, when definite line of action to
protest against The obnoxious rules Will be de-
cided on.
LEXINGTON, Ky., May THE Kentucky AS
ISOLATION spring meeting opened to-day with
a good attendance. The weather was beautiful
and the track fast. Three thousand people at
tended The chief feature was he Distillers'
stakes worth S107O Ine winner
Six furlOngs. Gallatin won, Shuttle second,
La Joya third. Time, 1:1814.
Seven furlOngs, Miss Mamie won, Beatifc
second. Little Walter third. Time. 80.
DistilerS stake. all ages. $1,000. added, to
which 800 TO second. 500 TO third. one and
sixteenthS miles. LaZzarone won, Buckwa even
second, Darayella az to y third. Time,
:5234.
Nine-sixteenths of mile. Simon W won,
Bloodhound second, Black Knight third Time,
.5S14.
Halt mile, Prince won, Fertile second, Myrtle
third. Time, :5I34.
Seven furlongs, Interior won, jim Henry
SECOND. Harry Weldon lhird; Time, "a.
HAWTHORNE, y ay 7.-Half mile, Moderco
won, Lizzie n second, katrinka third. Time,
:54.
One mile, Pat Malloy won, Pretender second,
Wallace third. Time, ! so.
One mile, McLight won, Mockahi second,
Ethel third. Time, 49s4.
Seven furlongs, Enthusiast won. Tilsit
second. Gold Dust third. Time, ] "a
Six furlOngs. Joe Murphy won, sweet Alice
second, Monrovia third Time, 1:1934.
ST. LOUIS May THE sport al the fair
grounds to-day was very ordinary. The fields
were mostly small and the class of horses very
low. Twenty-Five hundred spectators enter
talned the books and broke about even on the
DAY.
Seven furlongs Adiuster won, Hiram Argo
second. Henry jenkins third. Time, 1:12A.
-Four and a half furlOngs. Belle Star won, In.
dian Girl second, Extravaganza third. Time,
:5S.
One mile. Guido won, Linda second, Bel.arius
third. Time, :4434
Six furlongs. Wekota won. Archbishop Sec
ond, Cass third. Time, 1:17A.
-Four and half furlongs, Prime Minister
won, Walter Tabert second. Juliet third.
Time, 57$4.
Seven turlongs. Madden won, Barefoot sec
on d, Sir Reel third. Time. :21.