The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-12
TURF COURT ADJOURNED.
Palmer oLETELAND REINsTATED
BY THE BOARD OF REVIEW.

whe were the Principals In the Oney RinEinR
Case t-Three Track Managers suspended
TOR Raiiure to Fay Rnrses-An Important
Rniinr Relative TO Horses That Arc Drawn.
At a late hour yesterday afternoon the Board
Of Review Of tho National Trotting Association
ended Its labors at the Murray Hill Hotel and
adjourned to meet again at Chicago next May.
Among tho notable decisions handed down was
granting good standing temporarily to tho local
trainer, Palmer Cleveland. 1t will be remem'
bsred that Cleveland was expelled at the meet
ing Of the board in 1896 for completely
In q ringing case at ono Of the minor meet
ings In Pennsylvania. Tho horse Oney. 2:19h,
owned by NJ. K. Sturgis, was taken quietly
out OF an uptown boarding stable and started rs
Adam In q race for 800 horses. Cleveland went
along as driver. He told an improbable story to
the Board last yoar, which did not help his
chances. Secretary Gochor said yesterday that
the temporary rcinstatemont Of the New York
reinsman was based upon evidence that Clevc-
land was rather the instrument than the prin.
cipal in tho affair.
One Of the most remarkable cases of alleged
ringing was carried over to the May term at
Chicago for final hearing. The case comes from
Canada and concerns the PAGER Cartoon alias
Charley B., who Is said to DO q horse Of Grand
Circuit calibre. The story is that John Young
Of Hamilton, Ont. bred him, and started him
S"o OF three 'n%os' .hon seiink lno morse 10
Woa,of " =. 'an nufs,o'
in several stake races as Cartoon, and
then brought him over into this State
and won three or four races with him last sum-
mer under the name Charley B. When the time
same to start In the stake races later in the sea-
son the PAGERS namo was shifted back to Car.
toon to I'LL these engagements. During the
campaign the horse made a record OF 2:12a,
= 1. IA 4
The Woodland, Cal, trotting association was
defendant In a case which was doalt with In
n summary fashion. Tho association onencd n
49, .sa. ~ 1000 - ~. .so,,os a. Ieo. ~.
after the last installment of entrance money had
been paid in by the nominotors It was found
that the stake would turn out a losing venture
for the association. and 1t was declared of just
before inc day appointed for the race The horse
men VINO nad MADE inc maj payment ana whose
colts were eligible to start, claimed that the
.Sna II sn " ~. nan %sv tne as soISs Ueaoasea 10
s nora but but the ro, oa,it tma sn Officials ., refused III. snt to do
49,. 49,. to eaon Oh h., t u scum, ,n0 w UP Inc cam .ha'
lion. When tho Pacific District Board Of Ap-
pealo decided in favor of tho horsemen. tho case
was carried to the Board of Review. President
Johnston and his associates promptly affirmed
the ruling OF the Pacific District Board. order
Ing the suspension OF the woodland Association
until the money is paid over.
T,o o,ho, ,rao,, n,,nonor u, .
w Ii 'tAvA managers "ere suspended
yesterday FOR failure to pay their purses. One
of these WAS the case of f.. A. Mallette. Iarch.
mon, ~ " ~ mn. 80 go H., S".aan
ulont ~. :, Wno was tne lessee 'asC season or
X "a Aiouh'aIn Jew living lark, OTanEepurg,
EcGuire NJ tbis citv Wbarja a Vanp on oohE
~ tsnrco Ui u n \ Gity; onariss ! app. manager OF
G Luz : ~, a.; thoh. miea WIN secretary
h Sto 2 at Hi 81 showing that he had paid
ms purses until ms ianas were exhausted. but
10 asaersS ~ ,oamidnnSS Feiua'heo unsettled nc was
= ~ Iao hIan
Az inc iasl olennlai congress OF the n. L. "A
rue MAS ahNptea which provides That any dri'
ver VINO PponCiy states that ne purposely lost a
ssarsse ssa "a o meg; suspenaea OF expelled. The
ISL anE uhqeT ne new pule was ieCied yester'
gay aEelnst ) I: II. beach, Brantford,C Conn.,. who.
IN wrlting 10 secretary Eocher. explained some
Sirctn,sIanse OF a race IN when no was engaged
oy stating that nc mad to pull his horses head off