The sun., 1894-09-11
RULED SALISBURY OFF.
ExPREssTTE WAS REMOVED WHILE
HER RACE WAS PENDING.

Reputable Mes say that the Astute Csi
roruis. Hss Permission fror Judg
Hughes 20 ship the Mare TO Terre Bnut
Mr.. Huehes Desies This-A Lot q
Money Lost on the Msre-s-nsbury en-
Bert Know. Fieur~ on the Trottinl
Turr-A TsrsIe for the y. 4. to In
raveI-JudGo A.-tIu wins the Post
poned Race snd Trot- . Mile In eiie t-i
Judging from present Appearances the man
ayers Of the Fleetwood trottinR meeting hav,
become involved In muddle which may result
| in cutting series " streets and alleys through
tho Driving Club OF New York as well a,
| through the old track where the Grand Circuit
steppers have been holding forth for a week
past. Acting upon information which is dis
puted by at least two prominent horsemen, the
Judges of the meeting yesterday pronounced
| the extreme penalty of turf law against one OF
| the oldest, the most widely known. and reputa.
| BILE men on the trottlng turf expelling Monroe
salisbury for alleged insubordlnation and defi-
ance Of their authority.
1t is claimed that Mr.. Salisbury removed the
three ycar-old mare Expressive from the Fleet
wood track without permission from the officials,
in gross violation OF racing rules and ethics, In
asmuch rs she was in the hands OF the authorl-
ties as n prominent contestant In an unfinished
class race, which had TO be carried over from
Friday to Saturday, and then to to-day on
account of the rain last week. She was
backed by such astute players Us Orrin
HiCkOk, her former trainer. 10 win the race. and
her premature withdrawal meant the loss of
many thousands Of dollars to these hackers, the
rules not permitting the officials to declare bets
off In such eases. That II fragrant wrong has
been committed by some one is apparent to
everybody but the responsibility for the mares
failure to finish her race and give her hackers a
show for their money is difficult to locate
1t has now, however, come to square issue
of vcracity as between one of the judges and
two prominent local horsemeu and members Of
the Fleetwood Driving Club John p. Gibbs.
the well-known Fleetwood trainer says Henry
Hughes admitted last Sunday that he HughesD
had told Mr.. Salisbury that Expressive might
be withdrawn from the postponed race
and shipped to Terre Haute. Another we'll
known horseman who wishes to re-
main unknown also asserts that Hughes
made the same statement to him Sunday morn
ing at the club house. This is fatlv denied by
Mr.. Hughes. who says he neither consented to
Expressive's withdrawal nor admitted having
done so, and there you are.
With this conflict OF testimony brought TO
their knowledge. the judges. Messrs. Hughes.
Salisbury had not obtained permission to with
draw his mare. but had simply shipped her to
Terre Haute along with his other horses in d.
rect violation of his obligations to the associa-
tion,and they accordingly ruled him Off the turf
by way of punishment for the offe nee. The proc
lamation came like a thunderclap out OF a
clear sky to most OF the horsemen present,
who were slow to believe that an experienced
man Of Mr.. Salisbury's reputation would be
guilty Of such piece OF business as that charged
against him. The famous California turfman
Is as crafty and cunning as Orrn Hckok him
thing like trckery to get Expressive out 70 Of the
tie-up in New York, it is not generally be-
lieved by, Grand Circuit horsemen that he re-
moved the hlly without permission. implied
or expressed, from some one in authority. The
Judges yesterday halted and hesitated about
dealing squarely with the thus giving col
to the talk that they were the parties really at
fault; and until the last moment before the
paS e f si6o would be- 5ss
on the influential turfman. Those horse
no bsS ths s ten ths Mr.
were almost a unit in commencing the Judges
punishment that would unquestionahiy have
overtaken any one less prominent and infiuen-
II the evidence on which they acted was sound.
then the ruling WAS sound. This was the pre-
yailing opinion, but it was difficult to believe
and difcalt. " too. @ to o'eh believe W
that John ?. Gibbs would Sdlfully and
in regard to the latter's alleged adinis-
sion. There was strong effort made to
,ive. and thus protect her hackers at the ex-
pen.e OF other men who had played Judge Aus
m to win, but blunder OF this kind was hap
PLY ayerted by the intercession Of some we'll
posted outsiders, who steered the judges safely
past this danger point
% bar Mr.. Salisbury and his stable Of famous
lorses from taking part in all meetings, As the
edosa2ed BY the the American II Trottns % AssociS aSt
ion but applies merely TO National Ass9cia-
ices Of the American Association. hence Alix
md her stable companions may start there just
salisbury stable goes to Galesburg, ILL.,, another
american Association track, and indeed il is
irst week in October. when the Lexington races
re on. Long before that time II Is probable
resident y. p, Johnston Of the y. T. a. viii
4 the case before the Board Of Review.
Monroe Salisbury has been racing and raising
nd he has long been a prominent figure In the
ar West as railroad builder, miner. and op-
y, New York, To Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
Vhen mere boy, and set out to make his for
uns as . bun ghackcr',, :, and mule skin
cam in the old fighting days before the
mon Pacific Railroad was built, saved his
arnings, went into the freighting business Tor
himself, and finally became the most extensive
wner Of freight and stage lines in all the trans
lssouTi country lie owned over 5000 head
horses and more than that number Of oxen
arly ia the seventies; before the railroads had
uined the freghting business. II is said he was
hen worth s3,000.0OO, but going into railroad
uildng himself he lost the bulk OF his fortune
DOn Hfterward.
Mr.. salisbury became prominent as a horse
lan many years ago, and lac Is to-day generally
ecOgnized as the ablest turfman of them all
lie campaigned the famous stallion Director
~, in issl-2 with John A, Goldsmith AS his
rainer and driver. Later he brought out
'irect, 2:O5ls, son of Director. aud Direc-
lm, 2;O5li. another son Of his fayorite
rOtting sire and the greatest trOtting |
OIs the turf has Yet seen. When lac lost |
Dntrul Of Directeum at the close OF last season
g secured AliX, and with her beat the best |
tCing performance ever made 10y any trOtter |
p To date. Flying Jih, 2:0i; Azute, 2:OOls;
lennette, 2:Only; Doc Sperry, 2:OH; Directly. !
:lUA; Little Albert, 2;lO; Matte H., 2:llL;
ricket, 2:l0; Margaret =, 2:l2le, and san
edro, 2;lO3y, are some Of the many famous
impnignerS hc has brought tO the East of re-
mt years. No hUrseman ON the trotting turf
ears better reputation than the pleasAnton
lrfman Who now stands expelled from the
acks OF the entire Grand Circuit. The Sails
Gry horses are always out To win, and they are
agk ed bN the giFtuiI followers with lp |