The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-22
BALDWIN rs ANGRY.
The Californian VIII Remain at Morris
Park Until His Horses are
RejRstdted.

NEW YORK, n. Y. Oct. 21-E. ]. Bald
win to-day prepared letter to the stew
ards of the Morris Park meeting, request
ing them to reconsider their action in re-
fusing to accept further entries from his
stable.
He is very much worked up over the
ruling of the stewards. He says that he
had intended to go West shortly, but now
he will stay here until the Morris Park
officials either reinstate his horses or else
name the specific charges upon which they
dec line to accept his entries.
He intimated strongly tonight that he
would spend lot of money in the employ
ment of the ablest lawyers that he could
get before he would allow the matter to
remain In Its present shape. He stated,
however, that before proceeding to ex-
IRENE measures, he would use every effort
in his power to obtain a rehearing of the
case. In his letter, Mr.. Baldwin says:
IL have given over twenty-five years OF
my life to the breeding and running OF
present perfection of the Santa Anita
Stable. This has been done purely out OF
nv love for horses and racing and without
any thought of profit.
During all of that time l have never
been aware of a suspicion on the part OF
any one of wrongdoing on my part. AS is
the case with all owners of racing stables,
l have unfortunately had unprincipled
people around my stables. Uncertain as
people sometimes are, horses are more so.
compliant was made to me on Saturday
| by the stewards that the running of Rey
| Ell Santa Anita at the Brooklyn track was
not satisfactory. l was asked by them
whether l had told my trainer to run the
horse.
IT Il AL
! New York to my trainer on the morning
of the race to get the horse ready to run,
! as | was not going to run Rey del Car
reres When reached the track went to
| the paddock, where they were rubbing
Rey ell Santa Anita down.
'Mv trainer told me then that he did not
think the horse was in frst-class con
dition TO run that day, and that | had bet
! ter not bet any money on him. | told him
he was too late, as had already sent in a
com mission on him, and | thought he
| so fal outclassed the other horses entered
! that he would WIN.
The horn sounded Just then before
! had walked twenty steps away, and it was
! too late to withdraw him, even if l had
wished to do so, as the horse was Their
under the control of the Judges. | have
witnesses to all these facts.
81 made the remark to my trainer tina
| If he had telegraphed me the horses con
dition | would not have run him, as
! make it q rule never to run any horse
unless | think him in first-class condition
Il have this proposition to make to the
stewards for the purpose of satisfying
them beyond question of the uncer
tainty of horse racing. l will place
Rey ell Santa Anita in charge of any
proper person designated by them
to be subjected to such trials a:
they may see fit to impose upon him, anc
l will gladly abide by the result. Thi.
proposition includes Arapahoe as well, anc
I should be but too we'll pleased should the
stewards accept and act upon this sug
gestion.
az cannot help but think that the actor
of the stewards on Saturday vas hasty ant
premature"