The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-05
THE CHARLEY P. AFFAIR.
PARTIES TO THE RINGING TO UR
RULED OFF ny THE TURF CO URT.

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Owner Fitzgerald and Driver Ramsay Re-
tnstnted-Ciarencs r. Clark ana u. q.
wnlcott Suspended-House and varwiE
Expeiled-Two Others Also In the Tolls.
The Board of Review of the National Trotting
Association yesterday handed down the ruling
in tho much-talked-of Charley p. case. The
turf court decided FIRST Of all to r~einstate the
present owner Of the gray PAGER, John f. Fitz-
gerald, together with the driver. John Ramsay,
conditional upon tho return of tho unlawful
winnings Of Charley p. while in their hands.
This was merely accepting the offer of Owner
Fitzgerald, who appeared before the Board last
Wednesday and volunteered to turn over tho
full amount won by him prior to his discovery
that the PAGER had q past. Clarence s.
Clark of Boston. who was the real owner
of the horse before he passed into
the hands OF Fitzgerald, according to the find
ing of tho Board. was suspended from all tracks,
members OF the National Trotting Association,
until he returns the Unlawful winnings. II
will be remembered that Charley p" pulled
down purses and stakes amounting to nearly
$4,000 while Clark and his agent. J. G. Wal
colt, campnigned the horse. Walcott was in
cluded In the order of suspension issued against
Clark.
John p. Sanboru of Sunield. Conn. and Ell
mira, n. Y, and one Charles Weber Of Phila-
delphia were ordered to appear before the
Board at the May meeting at Chicago and show
cause why they should not DO expelled for com
plicity in the masqueradine tour. 1t is charged
that Sanborn was instrumental in bringing
Charley p. on from Ohio to New England, and
It is further charged that Weber fraudulently
identified Charley p. rs n green horse at
Dover, n. ii. in his maiden" race. A.
NJ. House OF Wyoming. o.. and Rudolph
Varwig. alias Charles Peabody, Carthage. o..
were expelled. the Board finding that they were
the original movers in the enterprise of
shipping George g., alias Charley F., tothe East
to TO cumpaigned under false colors. An oti-
cial of the n; T. a. said last night that the case
ID not yet ended.
"lt will be prosecuted" said he. until every
body who had guilty knowledge OF the identity
Of the horse is ruled of the trotting turf for
Charles Dana Palmer and Secretary Gochor
have done some clever detective work in tracing
the identity Of the gray Celding and in bringing
OF Review in this and other ringing cases tried
Mt the present session will. 1t is believed, be u
check to the operations OF the turf pirates on
all Eastern tracks.
Another notable case decided yesterday was
that Of the \. I. A. VS.. A. A; Heromx and 9TH
trolied u horse called Baby Boy that was trained
and raced through New England und ,r the
was found by tho Board that Heroux had put
up a Job at the Lawrence track, Of which he
M y ID the ! var pro Ists1 n, whereby ,S r BABY Boy. alias
- $50 w. So lNf h'RN VI SWIM
the public, Heroux PLAYING tho pool
drivers as to which horse should
win. For this he was expelled. Il. II. Camp OF
Apalachin. y. Y. and +. Dougherty. Lawrence,
Mass, who were interested In the ringing tour,
suffered n similar fate. T. b.. Cook, the we'll
known Binghamton trainer. who brought out
Bravado, 2:lOLs. and A. 5. Cook were sus-
pended for being concerned in the affair until
the unlawful winnings OF Baby Boy shall be re-
turned. w. Ward or Andoyer. Mass. was in
ciuded in this order.
III the matter OF Frank Hayden's case against
the New England Breeders Association. for
starting the second heat of q race while Hay
den 5 entry was in the barn. the decision OF the
Board WAS against the claim OF the Boston
rcinsman. Secretary Jewett OF the Breeders
Association accepted Hayden's challenge of the
previous day to appear before the Board and
defend his action in the matter. and told his
version of the case. Although the ruling wns
against Hayden. the Board decided. after hear
Ing Secretary Jewett's testimony. that the
Breeders Association must return the entrance
money of Ludlun of Goshen. y. V. whose horse
had also been left In the stable in the heat In
question.
In a number Of other ringing cases from New
England the following owners and drivers were
expelled: Edward w. Spear and Ralph w. Nav
nard Of Worcester. for ringing Tim Z. as Ned
:: Philander Powell and Augustus Powell of
Maine. for ringing II horse called Miller Ward
IS Philhder p: DR.. Erskine of New Hampshire,
for ringing the pacing mare Duchess O'Neill.
2:l2i4. under the namc of Lady Goshen.