The sun., 1894-12-16

HrookIyn's swell Horse~sn Not entity OF
the CharRes rrefsrrea Asalnst ItIn,.

HrookIyn's Swell Hsrrezsn Not entity OF
the Charges Preferred Against His.
There is a pretty row In the fold OF the swell
Riding and Driving Club Of Brooklyn, growing
out Of charges made against Francis D.. better
known as Frank. Beard whose horses showed
so we'll at the recent exhibition Of the National
Horse Show Association in this city. Mr.. Beard
was accused of sharp practice in connection
with some Of his entries to the Brooklyn horse
show last spring, and his accuser, Timothy l..
Woodruff, had him up before the Executive
Committee Of the Riding and Driving Club, Of
which both are members. The hearing was =
few evenings ago and both sides were repre-
sented by counsel.
Mr.. Beard was accused by Mr.. Woodruff Of
raising the height Of one Of his horses by the
use Of high toe-and-heel caulks and with doc
toring the curb chain so that his horse would
be harder TO manage in driving competition in
which gentlemen drove their own and then
their opponents horses. There was also some
talk about Mr.. Beard having entered the horse
Monarch at the Brooklyn show last spring, al
though he did not own him. ,,,
following statement from Mr. Beard at his Of
!" i do not know what reply to make to this. 1t
the hoard OF Diseetors' after hearing my my de.
fence, voted unanimous acquittal. The charges
were preferred on strength OF n statement made
by Timothy Woodrufr's coachman who declared
that he saw my man rough the curb chain on
FShys started to dTys The esm Th. Sss n
driving my horses and his. RoughlnR. chain
make a heavy. headed horse or a puiier man.
ageable, tender mouthed horse unmanageable.
/ had driven and tried to fix my horses 80
that they could not be driven by my COM
is heavy headed and a puler, and always drive
him with roughed curb In the show ring and
often outde The trouble really WAS that t
have my horse measured in the shoes in which
% hesrRTs By Rd%srd
its close the directors voted unanimously that
iish the result to the club. The hearing wa. in
many respects amusing. Mr.. Woodruff, when
to TRs ts
many prizes. suppose II was thought that Il
charges were made against me would get mad
do anything Of the kind"
and Driving Club, said:
The Board Of Directors. In Justice to Mr..
lied me TO make a statement OF the result OF an
investigation lately held. since the horse show
Of the club. held u last May, criticism has been
clone for the competition !ciass 10 for mares
and geldings not under is hands inches. Critl-
change which his coachman ia said to have
made in the curb chain of the wheeler in his
tandem team in the competition (class 40) for
best gentleman driver between posts, after Mr..
Beard had himself driven the team. and before
his competitor. Mr.. Fahys. drove it. After a
mittee, ,tthese matters were fully and thoroughly
investigated by the Board OF Directors at q
meeting held on Saturday last, and the Board
then unanimously reached the conclusion that
the charges were completely disproved. There
was no difference about the facts in the case Of
Cyclone and in the case OF the curb chain upon
the wheeler OF the tandem team the alleged facts
upon which the criticism had been based were
conclusively shown not to have existed"
M. Beard 10 quite the life of the Ocean Park
way, his turnOufs SURPRISING in style and make
up those Of any other gentleman across the big
bridge. He and younger brother bought the
horse St.Anthony last summer. and now own that
crack cross-country animal. They also gave
SS. 500 for the good threc-year-old colt Lazza-
rome. by Spendthrft, out OF Spnaway. They
race In the name OF the Erie Stables.