The record-union., 1897-12-13
IMPORTANT TO HORSEMEA.
RACING BODIES MUST PAY FU-
TURITY STAKES.
Sacramentans Win a Case Against
the Woodland Trotting
Association.

A dispatch from New York states
that the National Trotting Association
has rendered a decision in the case IN
which Buckman & Carragher OF TINS
city are the plaintiffs and the Woodland
Trotting Association the defendant Ihe
case was dealt with in a summary
manner on Saturday. The dlspatch
reads:
THE association opened a stake race
in 1888 to be trotted in 1897, but after
the last installment of entrance money
had been paid in by nominators 1t was
found that the stake would turn out
a losing venture for the association,
and it was declared off just before the
day appointed for the race.
"Horsernen who had made payments
and whose colts were eligible to start
claimed that the fund in the hands OF
the association belonged TO them, but
the California officials refused to do
more than return the amount of en-
trance fee to each of these, setting up
the claim that the balance belonged to
the Woodland association.
when the Pacific District Board of
Appeals decided in favor of the horse
men the case was carried to the Board
of Review President Johnston and his
associates promptly affirmed the ruling
of the Pacific District Board, ordering
the suspension of the Woodland as
sociation until the money is paid over"
The facts of the case are substantial
ly as follows:
In 1894 the Yolo County Agricultural
District Association offered a futurity
trotting stake to come off this year.
iy.+x- ina or,
which first payments were made, and
five owners paid up in full, the pay
ments amounting in all to $50.
For reasons of their own, the Di-
rectors last July returned to the five
owners who had made final payments
their entrance money and declared the
stake off.
Four of the five accepted the money
and the colts were put out Of training.
NIessrs Buckman &, Carragher propri-
etors of the River View Stock Farm,
near this city, declined to accept the
check sent them, however. They de-
MED the right of the association to
annm a futurity stake in that sum-
mary manne~, and informed them that
their entry, F'raulein Dexter, would be
on hand on the date named for the
would claim the stake.
AT the late meeting in Woodland. on
the date for which the race had been
announced F'raulien Dexter appeared
on the track, the Judges We're notified
that she was ready to go for the stake
and her driver weighed-in in the pres
ence of witnesses.
The judges said there was to be no
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once but the filly was sent over the
course. The demand of her owners for
the money that had been paid in was
refused. and they promptly took steps
to lay the whole matter before the
Pacific Coast Board of Appeals.
That body took action on the 21st of
September, and after a full hearing of
the evidence sustained Messrs. Buck
man & Carragher's contention.
The board decided, however. that as
the Secretary Of the association had
failed to notify the other owners of
the fact that Messrs Buckman & Car
ragher had declined to accept their en-
trance money, resulted as a hardship
upon them. and that each of those who
had paid their entrance in full was
entitled to share pro rata in the money
The Woodland Association subse-
quently sent Buckman & Carragher a
check for SO, the amount of their en-
trance money. which was cashed at one
Of the banks Of this city. But it seems
that after the check had been mailed
the association countermanded the or
der by notifying the bank not to honor
the check. The notice either came too
late, or was overlooked. for Buckman
& Carragher got the money
They had claimed the bulk of the
$500 stake. but agreed to accept their
entrance money and $500. The matter
is TO again come before the Pacific
Board of Appeals tomorrow in San
Francisco.