The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-10
II u AR MANY CASES.
Board of Review of the National Trotting
Association.

Association.
New York, Dec 9.-The board of re-
view of the National Trotting associa-
ton resumed it's deliberations to-day
in the Murray Hill hotel. The first
case was the application for release
from the suspension imposed by the
Middletown Park Driving association
of Middletown, N. Y, on August II
last, on w. A. Baggs Of Springfield,
Mass, when he was ruled off the race
course for alleged ringing" and the
trotters Robina and COstina were put
under the ban of the association. C.
B. w. Edwards, who appeared in the
case, said that the applicant, Mr..
Baggs, had nothing to do with the mat
ter, as it was he (Mr. Edwards) who
had been affected. In a letter from
Secretary Gibbs of the Orange county
circuit which was read, Mr.. Edwards
was accused of false representations in
the entire proceeding. Mr. Edwards
claimed that he was being treated I'M
justly in the matter, contending that
his agreement to trot the PAGERS was
legitimate and was recognized as such
by the Orange county circuit.
p. S. Cherrier of Ticonderoga, N. Y,
one of four parties interested in the
case of the appeal from the decision
Of the judges in the 1926 class trotted
at Malone, n. Y, on September 26 last
under the auspices of the Franklin Ag-
ricultural society, said he was not dis
posed to say anything by way of at
tack on the Judges who ruled that one
of the contesting PAGERS was pulled and
became sulky on the turf. The case
will probably be decided In executive
session.
F. w. Hard of White Plains, N Y,
on whom $50 penalty was imposed in
October for using improper language
to the judges, asked the board to order
that the fine be refunded to him. He
said that the only offensive remark he
remembered of using was that he
would never make a sharper" The
case will also be decided in executive
session.
The board in handing down its first
batch of decisions ruled that j. F. Bar
rett of Deering, Me-, who had been ac-
cused by the York Agricultural society
Of Biddeford, Me-, of having bought
pool tickets while engaged in the ca
pacity of judge, was guilty as charged
His name will be printed in the be
book among the list of the members
| expelled.
The application of Waldo T. Pierce
| Of Boston for release of himself and
| the PAGER Alcidalia from suspension
| ~, than Capfapobar
| granted.
The appeal Of r. E. Westlake of
| Scranton, Pa, from the decision of the
| judges of the Dallas Union Agricultu
raj association of Dallas, rendered ir
| the 2:37 class, was denied. In this case
| the judges decided that Westlake start
ed without waiting for the official sig
| nal.
A. F. Bowden of Hartford, Conn
against whom charge of ringing
had been preferred by the National
| Trotting association, was expelled
| The PAGER Leah Hickson, formerly
Jean Bruce, was also expelled. The
| board decided that the father of Tho
expelled trainer William H. Bowden
was innocent Of the charge of compile.
| ity and dismissed his case.
The decision Of the judges acting UNI
| der the auspices of the Gentlemen's
| Driving club of Baltimore, who sus
pended ]. S. Murray of Chester, N. Y.
| and May Is last, was sustained
The case against c. E. Warren, &C
cused Of international ringing" wa!
| continued until the spring session o.
| the association.
The application for reinstatement
made by D. E. Boyes of Orwigsburg
| Pa, which had been hanging fire sine,
December 1894, was denied for the sec
| ond time.
A similar fate befel DR.. ]. E. Spain
| of Catskill n. Y, who was suspended
in August last.
The case of jeremiah Murphy of thi
city, charged with ringing" was con
tinued for further evidence. Murph!
admitted his guilt and then threw him
| self on the mercy of the board. TIL
board decided to continue the case o
the alleged poisoning Of the trOtter Ell
sic S, until the spring meeting.