The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-24
SUSPENSION OF WHEELMEN.
The DECISION OF THE NATIONAL
RACING BOARD OF THE
L. A. w.
ASBURY PARK MAY BE SELECTED
AS THE PLACE FOR THE NEXT
MEET.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-After an investiga.
ton lasting two months the National Rae
ing Board of the L. A. W. has handed
down its decision in the case of the riders
who refused 10 ride in the International
races at Madison-square Garden last No
vember unless Referee I. z. Prian retired.
The decision of the board is as follows:
The present Racing Board feels that it would
be unjust 10 go out OF Office leaving any i'm.
portant cases unsettled for successors to assume
the burden OF. The Madison-square Garden
protest, filed by the referee, F. P. Prian, has
been made the subject Of Il thorough investiga.
ton. The case, briefly, rests on the dissatisfac
ton of a few racing men and a trainer, who
secured the cooperation of other racing men to
demand the removal OF the referee or they
would cease TO race.
Overlooking entirely the fact that each and
every decision of Il referee contrary to the
rules is subject 10 d reversal under protes t.
which should be protection enough, the pro-
gramme as arranged was carried out When
the time arrives that such proceedings are oil
common occurrence, it viii be time to cease 10
encourage racing.
Tie following suspensions are placed on the
men involved in said affairs:
Henry Leeming, trainer, is suspended from
all track privileges for SIX months, and we call
the attention OF racing men and track pro-
moterS to the penalties attached TO permitting
Mr.. Leeming any trainers prerogative during
the period OF this suspension, as contained in
rule 81 OF the track rules. G. F. CAME,
Washington: Nat Butler, Cambridgeport,
Mass; Charles ". Murphy Brooklyn: E.
y. NcDufee West Everett, Mass; joseph Y.
Chudge, Fred +. Goodman, W. A. Barbeau, T.
a. Belle, \. c. Green, J. W. Hefferman,
"Abbie' Mcintyre, OF this city; Z Hodgson,
Newark, y. J.; Charles T. Earle, Brooklyn, and
W. L. Domer, Jersey City, are suspended for
three months and Monte" Scott OF Plainfield,
Nj, and NJ. F. Citizens OF Chicago for two
months; A. ]. Ciolet OF Chicago and E F
Leonard OF Buffalo are declared in class B for
riding violation races.
The following men are declared profess
SIGNALS: J. P. Gum, Salt Lake City; H. L.
Dickinson, Audubon; a. Nelson, W. W. Ma
lone Atlantic; J. r. Crab, Anita, Iowa
r. Taylor, Salem, Or; A. L. Ray, Scots
burg; II. L. Vail Madison, Ind; A. NJ.
Price, Client, and [. S. Cox Jr.. Louis
vile.
AsBURY PARK, \. J.. Feb. OFF the
racing board will sanction it the next an
nual meet OF the /. A. w. will be held here
from July to Il, This was decided upon
last night at meeting of the committee
"PIolHttu bN Lut NdllOlldl Assembly. Inc
third week in July is the second choice.
A committee of three was appointed to
wait upon Chairman Gideon of the racing
board and get his views on the question.
There Will be four days racing, when the
national and State championships will be
decided. The rest of the time will be de-
voted to entertainment.
Arrangements have been made to widen
the track to an uniform width of twenty
five feet and enlarge the grand stand and
bleachers until they can accommodate
10000 people.
The alterations at the track, which also
includes better banking at the turns, will
be done under tht direction of A. A. Tim
norman and Harry Wheeler, both mem
bers of the Asbury Park WheeImen.
At meeting of local bicycle club next
week committees will be appointed on rail
road transportation, entertainment, adj
vertising, etc. The wheemen do not an
tlcipate any trouble in securing satisfactory
railroad rates. The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
Company announced to the citizens COM
mittee Of Asbury Park a short time ago
that they could be depended upon to do
their share in the matter of TRANSFORMATION.