The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-11
ROUNDING UP RINGERS.
B0B KSEEBs rs BARRED ON N. r a.
TROTTTNG TRACKS.

Beard or Review Gives q Resuke 70 the Assert
can Association FER Rc,nstatipG the Out-
lawea Horsensas-UpWA ard OF rwenty Cases
Results In OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Inds To-day
Through Its Board Of Review the National
Trotting Association yesterday administered q
severe rebuko to Its Western noighbor and
rival, the American Trotting Association OF
Chicago, for the recent action Of that organise
sion In reinstatinR the notorious Bob Kneobs.
It will DO remembered that President W. p.
Gams of the American Association granted .
temporary reinstatement to Kneebs soon after
he was released from prison in Germany and
returned to his home at Sioux City. Although
this action raised q storm OF protest from the
turf papers, It was ratified and confirmed BY tho
American Board Of Appeals, the Western turf
tribunal making his reinstatement permanent.
Under tho relations existing between the two
trotting associations, reinstatement In one or
dinarily means reinstatement In both, but by
unanimous vote the National Board OF Review
yesterday repudiatod the action Of the Amer
tcan Board OF Appeals by adopting tho following
resolution:
In view Of the fact that Robert 7. Kneebs and o. o.
Hefner were principals in the disreputabis case IN
this country. and that Kneeba was found guilty by
the turf tribunals Of Germany after fair and patient
sria. and that the Justice of that conviction and the
fact that Hefner n~adlguilty knowledge fthe numer-
Gus frauds connected with the case have been reliably
escertained by Investigations In this country, Il 10 re-
solved that this association will not do business with
otthor Of these mon.
As nearly every trotting track Of any note
east Of tho Allegheny Mountains 10 o member Of
the National Association. Kneebs will have to
confne his future operations to tho West whore
che American Association has jurisdiction over
most Of tho tracks outside Of the Grand Circuit.
Nn,rlv otr,tlor actiop pvao fokap In the ,,aan 80
o. Edgar Metcalfe, the smooth westerner. who
was before the board on Wednesday TO testify
about tho ringing tour OF Berthe R. 2:12k, in
Franco. A prominent Western horseman. who
happened TO be present when Bill Mckinney
cold Berthe r. out In Missouri last year. stated
to the board yesterday that Metcalfe was tho
mysterious stranger who bought the marc, but,
In Wow Of the story told in his own defence by
the tall young man who crossed the Atlantic to
become o witness. the turf court stopped short
Of expulsion. and passed the following resolu-
tion In relation to his case:
@. Z. Metcalfe. having been expelled from the trot
cling turf In France. and having by his own state.
ments before this board proved that he has been
habitunlly connected with Questionable transactions
degrading to the trotting-horso interests, Il 10 resolved
shat this association win not do any business with
him.
This means that Metcalfe's entries will not DO
eSn 80 VIII tuO "
]. A.. but the ruling will not Interfere with the
future turf career Of the Illinois horseman. as
heneeforth TO race in England. where he has got
himself and his horses placed in good standing.
asfnsr. bo SSGaS Me saa1 sa and the their ep PARTNERS IN
brance had brought about turf legislation there
which virtually %excludes American horses from
competition in the races. HorBemen on this
eide lay much Of the blame to incompetent work
en the part Of the export inspectors, who let all
The board took q parting shot at Ira Ryerson
yesterday, when judgment was passed on the
Goshen. The finding Of the board was that
nothing more serious than muscle soreness
sonable doubt no poison was administered. It
was found from the testimony OF the medical
experts that II Ryerson's representations had
pound of strychnine. which would produce death
IN q very short time. Finally, the board decided
for its circulation." The guilty. party having
action was taken In the matter.
There was q wholesale ruling of Of men and
day, Nearly all Of tho oases came from Pennsyl-
yania. New York. and New England, and n mo
}SUauai'i been ene snr GeptHioSs " bnoSFht hf aass t and
started under new names in tho slow classes.
Perhaps the most Elar,ng case OF all was tina q
his horse Glendale. 2:24h. but started him at
one. having no such record. Horse and man no.
ceived the extrome penalty Of expulsion, 1t aP:
pearing from the evidence that Bates knew all
William CarmscE Of cleveland and r. E.
a asiss 0f pi raidin Of Co. eioc %sss raasd f Fl, for fo c thG 9Sc
Western PAGER Maud Pollard. 9:i7ia, who was
fast enough to win in her, proper class, and
I Eftef whining hSa a9T q race Iss' in a. the ssG Grand Circuit Hn at
Boston the mare was identified and stopped
christ Of Townsend, Mass, started the horse
Oscar J.. ,2:2st. in the 800 class as Glenny. al
GLASS By trolling In 2:2ih. Ali concerned were
Expelled along with the horse, -
sylyrHHia fairS,i + p; Jenkips, W; j; Perkins
2:2s, masqueradIng as Banquet. 2. ;. Robert.
# %o W9re ss1Irb wHS stopped 0rJ ed m In New England %oG sls viii
Both were expelled.
Mr.; Gilchriss came in for a SECOND decree o
2:29. as Joe Wilkes. Or. CHI. Yale and Or. F
n tre Ds''S Sen "a Wan fSr s,sst.n M Bo sseSiV s:a IT. e a
was expelled for ringing MsssO. 2:2sT az A !
Barton nn "nd w. et x. Re. e M 81 as1eton. p Pa ~; w or
i S Ssrss e1 Capt : n %ss ssEaa a:i54 sG and w wsas t snps fGsi
Charles ". Wolfe 81 Pastten. Pa, was expelle;;
" W SSef,sa B. h'? Cameron %n'oH who s;2 Trained &c = :
Mystic Psrks Boston; last season, 60
s%Sl ilEes s Mise 5e sagl g., f SiS @hi sdsE ii was q. s.p aSSs
Up at Kingston. \. Y. Rocket was identile,
ding. Both horse and man wero expelled. Tn
Mell.known PAGER Learrone. 2:l6, by, Genera
Hancock, was expelled for ringing in Texa
under the anne Little Fred, in Missouri a
Richard W., and in New England under stil
Shrewsbury, Mass, and 4. M. Dean. Worcester
we're suspended pending the return OF tn
horses unlawful winnings. amounting to 81, 00(
The noted Western driver, William ,Brann
ran nf IannaF1 Rose fame EnQ aYnallAh IN
SsrsstsntIy driivinog whiiiis pn 4 spsnSn sinJ
Fe is now located at Windsor. Ontario. J. !
the same offence. John Johnson OF Claremoni
Nh. was expelled for ringing John, 2:26t, a
Hartford. Conn, WAS ruled of for ringing Rocl
town, 2:23, as Tom Mo3dy.> s; b; Worthingto
Lebanon, y. H., and the horse Mountain Pinl
2:l5S. alias Daisy Dell and Mascot, were q
The case of Col. Robert g. stoner, tho Kei
lucky breeder who was expelled for defying tn
authority OF the judges, and subsequently r.
instated temporarily by President Johnston