The San Francisco call., 1897-10-29
JOHN BRENOCK, the WeKnown Turfman, Who Makes Serious
Charges Concerning Methods Hawthorne Track


ing would be conducted as he wished, or
not all, at the same time drawing revol-
yer of mammoth proportions. That did
not furry the others, but a stormy time
followed. From that on stories of the af-
fair differ. 1t i said that Brenock in turn
drew a revolver and made the old mas
ter" weaken to such an extent that he
dropped his weapon on the floor and o.
fered to talk business. At any rate BreD Dock
and the Burkes lett the room soon after
under great excitement and did not re-
turn. During their absence Corrigan him.
self, it is said, elected a new board OF
directors.
Corrigan started for San Francisco some
days ago. 70 be present at The opening of
the winter season at lngleslde. Before
leaving be had time 10 say: II am tired
with the way racing matters have worked,
and the business of keeping matters
straight and the debts paid of the Chicago
Racing Association have made me weary,
a. instead of aid-fnancial or otherwise
from my partners, John Brenock and
James c. Burke, L have only at their
hands been harassed. Here for two
weeks 1 have been in Chicago trying TO
get things fixed up when l ought to have
been elsewhere attending TO personal busi-
ness. The start of our disagreement came
in the fall of 1894 Then Brenock and
Burke came to me and asked if the Chi
cago Racing Association could loan them
$4,000 Acquiesci cling, I signed a check
fJr the amount, and with the money
Brenock took up the note given by the
trio for some cattle deal and released cer-
ticates OF stock owned by them of the
Chicago Racing Association held by o.
w. Allerton as collateral, be being the In
dorser of their notes. About eighteen
months ago l urged a settlement of the
$29. 600 still due on our books over this
transaction, and here our falling out
came. The story is long one, and pos
sibly not interesting. The pubic knows
W hat drift affairs have taken. John
Burke ana John BTenock allied them
selves with the Harlem people, and some
months ago brought action for the ap-
pointmenI of receiver for the Chicago
Racing Association. Later the stock
holders brought suit for $73, 600 against
Brenock and the Burkes. Neither Of these
suits have come TO trial.
''The association to-day owes no money,
simply because this year I have paid the
interest on the 100000 Trude mortgage.
taxes and running expenses, not only my
share, but that of the others. Here (show-
ing a paper is a statement of $410O so paid
out by me. The note paid by our $50, O0O
was signed by John Burke, James c.
Burke and John Brenock. The latter S
name was on the bottom, hut it is not
there now. Lately l made known my
Willingness to have the property sold 10
the highest bidder, but my partners
would not hear to this. Mr.. Brenock in a
communication said that he had no
money to pay his share of our indebt ed
ness. Still, have heard that he could
think of ever again conducting racing, and
having all the work 10 do, still split the
profits with partners that acted as mine
have. Now the entire responsibility is OFF
my hands"
John Brenock was seen to-day by CALI
correspondent, to whom he said: "Tne
last trial balance of the books OF the asso-
citation was m ade on August 81, 1895. In
cluded in the balance as shown in Mr.
Corrigan's account is a credit made on the
books about August 2 1894. of over $72. 600
which he claims to have expended in the
interest OF the Chicago Racing Associa-
ton, but for which he does not and canno,
show vouchers or receipts for, and which
his partners question his ever having paid
at all, as his account has always been
overdrawn from the inception o. the asso