The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-23
IS RULED OFF FOR LIFE
Jockey Burns Experience at Salt
Lake.
HAD THE SAME DOSE HERE
In Defiance of the Judges He Jumped
the Horse Over the Fence and
Galloped Through the
Crowd.

The heterogeneous aggregation of
has-beens that made up the merrygo-
round at Ranchero park recently and
which created more or less amusement
among some of the patrons of the turf
in this city is in Salt Lake. The skates
are making fame for themselves down
in Zion. Especially well is Jockey
Burns doing these days. He was ruled
off for life by the Judges at Ranchero
and his mount Hymn. The horses
owners were also ruled off. They all
received the same dose in Salt Lake.
The account of it given by the Herald
will be interesting reading for those
whose pleasure it was to attend the
last day of the Ranchero meet
Jockey Burns, who was fined $25 at
the Agricultural Park track on Tues
day for pulling Dina Watts in race,
created greater sensation yesterday.
In defiance of the judges, who were
about to order him to get off Dan Con-
ley's bay mare Hymn and permit an
other jockey to ride her, he jumped the
horse over the fence and balloped her
pell-mell through the crowd and out of
the gates. Though the animal was
found later on, Burns did not turn up
again.
AS a result of his defiance. Burns was
expelled from the American associat ion
tracks and Dan Conley, the owner of
Hymn, was fined 500. which must be
paid before he can race his horses
again. This is the penalty for attempt
ing to job race. for it had been ar
ranged that Hymn should be held back,
permitting Bill Howard to win. The
judges made. their discovery just in
time to save the public money.
Bluebell, Blue Sign, Bill Howard and
Hymn were entered to run the second
race of the day. the five-eighths mile
running, with purse of $780, Burns,
who had been fined S25 for pulling Dina
Watts, came out as the rider of Hymn,
the favorite with the general public.
Burns had not paid his fine, but was
permitted to ride because he has the
right, under the rules, to keep his en-
gagements even without paying.
The horsemen and the track gam
blers did not have their money down on
him. They had picked Bill Howard,
the sorrel gelding ridden by Jockey
Dingley. A tip had gone around to all
of them to put their money on Bill
Howard, and they had purchased stacks
of tickets. 1t was believed by the
judges that Jockey Burns and Dan
Conley, the owner, held Bill Howard
tickets.
The odds given by Bookmaker Maley
showed that he knew something of the
affair and was not to be caught. He
made Bill Howard a favorite at l to 6,
which is almost the highest odds he
has demanded at this meet. On Hymn,
who would naturally have been the IA
yorite, he asked only to and he bet
2 to l that both Blue Bell and Blue Sign
would lose.
When the horses came to the track
the judges called them up and ex-
planned to the Jockeys that there would
be severe punishment for any crooked
work. They rode on an eighth of a
mile above the stand to start. but be-
fore they got off the judges again or
dered them back. They sent for Shorty
Evans to ride Hymn in place of Burns.
Bring that horse up here" called out
one of the judges, as Burns rode up
and one of the attendants went out to
catch Hymn by the bride, because she
is rather wild.
Don't touch this horse yelled Burns,
who saw that he was to be taken off.
Keep away from her. No one can
touch her. I'm not going to get down.
I've got money on this horse, ana I'm
going to protect it. I know just as
much about betting as you do"
Do you mean to intimate that the
judges have money on the racer" asked
one of the judges.
1 don't know If you have or not,
yelled Burns, and he rode up on the
track.
The people in the grand stand and
about the betting ring were astonished
and they stood up or rushed to the
fence
Mr.. Marshal, arrest that man and
put him away" cried one of the judges.
That made Burns desperate. He
knew that to save his money and keep
the horse from being ridden by an
other jockey he would have to take
her off the track.
There was a big crowd around the
gate when the racers came from the
stables, and a bar four feet high
blocked the way, but Burns was nervy.
He rushed his horse and jumped the
railing. Then he dashed at fast
gallop through the crowd to the south
east gate of the park.
Don't let him out" called the judges,
and policemen and marshals ran to the
gate, but Burns was too fast. One-half
the gate was closed, so he squeezed out
the other and ran out into the
street. Bets We're declared Off and the
race was run with the three remaining
horses.
As a result of his defiance, which the
judges believed was under instructions
from Dan Conley the owner of Hymn,
Burns was expelled from association
tracks, and Conley was fined 500.
Burns has practically ruined himself as
a jockey, for he can only be reinstated
by the same three judges when acting
as judges at a. race meet, AS they
may never again get together, he may
never be reinstated
Conley, too is in bad fix, for the
Salt Lake association is already hold
ing his two horses, Hymn and Bernice,
for debt of $37.75. This, with 500
more, he is unable to pay, so that he
may lose one of the animals.