New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
HARNESS RACING.
THE BOARD OF REVIEW sUsPENDs THE
LOUISVILLE ASSOCIATION-NEW-
YORK SESSIONS ENDED.

The Board Of Review OF the National Trotting
Association ended Its labors yesterday afternoon
at the Murray Hill Hotel and adjourned to meet
again in Chicago next spring One OF the last
acts OF the turf tribunal was to elect new men,
Der Of the Board from California The man chosen
was ]. F. Fitzpatrick we'll known horseman OF
the sunny slope.
AS on all but one of the previous days OF the
meeting the members OF the Board spent most OF
their time yesterday considering unimportant cases
Ono OF their decisions however. Is likely to create
big stir in the trotting horse world, as it con-
the officials OF of the leading driving
clubs in the Great Western Circuit. In 1898. the
Judges OF the Louisville meeting fined three well
known drivers for laying up heats In the race Tor
the S. 900 Douglas Purse. w. w. Foote. the driver
Of the sensational young trotter John Nolan C2;VSl
was fined 500; George W. Saunders, the driver
of Matte Patterson, 2:Os10. was fined $780, and
Fred Reyes the driver of Cavacalla (21O. was fined
$50 A few days afterward the Louisville officials
decided to remit all these penalties, and they were
not collected.
This acton was in direct violation Of the Nation
al Trotting Association CODE which provides that
the judges OF a race have no power to remit or
modify fines once imposed. When the record books
and accounts Of the Louisville association came
TO Hartford after the meeting Secretary Gocher
brought 10 the attention Of the Board OF Review
the fact that the Kentucky organization was IN
default The Board accordingly ordered that Pres
ident ]. j. Douglas and Secretary Frank Kenney
report the fines against Foote, Saunders and Reyes
and remit the amount OF the same TO the treasurer
OF the National Trotting Association. This order
ignored by the Louisville officials who went
and held their meeting In 1899 without reporting
or collecting the fines When the case came up
| for review yesterday tho Board imposed a fine OF
$3.50 against President Douglas. Secretary Kenney
and all the other officers Of The Louisville associa-
| ton. Then to make the decision more binding.
they suspended the association and all its officers
until the fine shall be paid and until the fines
against Foote, Saunders and Reyes shall be report
ed and paid. This action will put the Louisville
association out of business unless the ruling Of the
| Board Is complied with.
| Another fine Of 500 levied against the Louis
VILE association yesterday for violating Section
| OF Rule 81, which provides that no person under
| suspension shall be permitted 20 drive on q Ma
tional track. 1t appears that the noted reInsman
| Andy Mcdowell who drove Allx to her champion
record OF 2:o3R suspended for unpaid entrance
| fees at the New-York Grand Circuit meeting last
| association was informed OF the penalty imposed
TO drive in race at Louisville few weeks after
ward: The Board charged up so more against
| The man who drove, Alix Azote. Directly and
other star troters and PAGERS is in hot water in
Board OF Appeals OF the American Trottlng Asso-
| citation in Chicago this week Mcdowell was fined
further held for the return of $500 unlawfully
| by the trotting mare Fanny Putnam while In his
| stable. AS there is reciprocal arrangement be-
| tween the National Trotting Association and the
American Trottng Association, whereby each asso-
citation recognizes and collects fines imposed by the
other, Mcdowell will have to settle with the West
ern turf tribunal before he drive again any
| OF the prominent tracks. The facts OF the Fanny
Putnam case show a hard state Of affairs for Nc
Dowell
The mare sent to him by her owner In Cali
fornna to train and campaign on shares last year.
| She represented to be without public rec
ord, and Mcdowell accordingly entered her extern
sively in races for 400 trotters He started her at
Denver, Dubuque, Independence and other Western
meetings in $685. winning $500. After the season was
| over some one discovered that Fanny Putnam had
gained record of 2:39 in at Victoria, B. c..
| before she was sent to Mcdowell 10 campaign.
| Her trainer made the common mistake OF entering
| her everywhere I'm his own name, and falling TO
state that she belonged TO another horseman. II
| he had stated her owners name In entering her
| the owner alone would have had to answer for
| starting her out OF her class, and Mcdowell would
| have come off with gut fine or suspension or the
having entered her In his own name, the Board
could do nothing less than hold him Tor the money
he had