The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-08
CASE OF AN OLD RINGER.
1AR TARTAR ONCE MORE EXPELLED
BY THE BD1RD OF REVIEH.


racet Has Been Mnsauernding Since 1890
and Authorities seem PowerIess TO stop
Inn -Horsemen Say Rules Are Defective
other Decisions of the Turf Court.
Members NJ the Board Of Review OF the N. T.
A nut in more than eight hours work In execu-
i've srss on at the Murray Hill Hotel yester-
I,v The millionaras and solid business men
Who make up the turf tribunal spent
almost the entire day hearing and weigh
ing testimony In lot Of petty cases
where the amount OF money involved was often
not more than S25 A few important rulings
we're made. but the great mass OF cases passed
mon we're those involving disputed entrance
ices applications for changing the names OF
horses and OF old offenders for re-instatem mt.
One Of the decisions handed down after the
hoard adjourned last night concerned the no.
torious outlawel PAGER Tar Tnrter. by American
Boy This bay gelding gained a'record OF 2:22x
At New Castle. Ind, In 1895. He was then a
prom sing young horse. good enough to win In
his class but tho parties who controlled him
the following year found II impossible to go
straight They took him to Illinois and started
him 10 dozen races un Ter the name of Little
Joker. He gained record OF 2:13S at SPRING
ded After the damage had been done tho
tur, authorities got wind OF the affair and ex-
This was In 1897 Last year the outlawed
.acer migrated to Pennsylvania and continued
onerations there under the name Of Eorval NJ.
After taking hand In ten races the horse was
stopped at bloomsbury and again ruled OF.
along with his owners ant driver.
Nothing dauntsd by the empty rulings OF the
Board OF Review they openel the campaign OF
@ In ,s ter hs sar',n n,. ~ ymas
10y and was getting away win the money
when some me recognized him IA Tar Tartar
He was hastily Withdrawn after having won
new HELD Of operations Where he went or
Se' " M. u mHSs ne to s the ua'G 'i y.t
James 4. pi"rce AMI II. 7 NcGeer OF Auburn
wsfs the parties who. controlled him in his
artoa-ance TO oirer any defence YESTERDAY. ana
the IAN Of exyu ion was once more proclaimed
Pro ably no other harness horse was ever
NOR persis'-nty used as a ringer and few
nave been moe su"cess'ul The case ocGa-
stoned much comment among tuttmen WIN
Intended t e meettng Of the board all OF which
was to the effect that the existing rnl.s
srread practice OF ringing Tar Tartar
away with thoHsan $ OF dol'ars In purses which
lightfuly blong 20 bora file gre"n horses
Owners one surer damage. Members o,
rulea are not amended to meet tho reaure-
men,- Of the tim"s and ringers abound every
Another rnsHs e ode came to Ugh. yes.
,eTt conce i?lns ,hs by rasewS Nigh HSw r
san a. jane D9 ss Of conn We're
the defendant. They bought Night Hawk in
lineage. 50 they .nih, v, AMI started
horse was protested A. Holyoke. Mass, an /
was subsequently Identified Tho board de;
hs horse sss and ccHnas the cas- as 70 n
bg.rs. Al Of them set IN the usual Plea
gTSgnSce,S: e ths denity Of me an mai
I'll" .s Sa'f Fl a Ts! B. tHsT hat the ;'ssaP
bay in color. bu, ha had been dyed
n some manner .cr-. making h h,@ a., A..
slcs.i job OF DYING horse TINT I ever saw"
said keamer with trace OF admiration In his
zone No decision was reached In the case. as
Secretary Gorher has not discovered VINO the
guilty parties we're.
As to make I! appear that ths board had
came up from Parl~ 10 which II seemed to APP
pear that tn, American tro,tins mare Kate
Khaomont 2l2t. hhs been masq ng
%ts@,lc More viii S s heard Of ,hi. case to- to,
rs Williams. a Boston driver who was eI-
dr F ,Sr rHTTn n ,hr 9g Ss Na
EGgand circuit applied Tor reinsta ement
c1ed to rroys mp ali,i He lid this 10 the sat
10 the same town wi; h lakewood when the son
o. Aberdeen started under the name Of Tony.
W, VI. Hs sted o' BROOKLYN APPEARED "a de-
iendant in a case winch he had virtually
brought against himself for the ruip pose o,
getting an official ruling. The facts Of the
case were these: Halsted drove h's black
mare Cinder Acyone t. record al 2:lnA IN
race at Troy last year. but through tn.
mistake OF soms one In the judges
stand the books sent to Secretary
Gocher at Hartford showed the time OF the
mile 10 hav" been 2:le. This clerical error APP
patenuy made the b.scE mare ineligible TO
start in The 20 rla-s IIa s'ed raced her at
called the a't"u ion ~ ~erretary g cher 70 the
matter AMI asked that ofllr al 10 pr.irr charges
against him for starting the mare out Of her
class
Gocher asked the board to fine the Brooklyn
hor--m n for alleged Vio a'tOn OF the rules,
!ias,el talked sharp to Gochrr and reprovsd
lin tor int mat NJ that h. had done any wrong.
His view ~ the matter WIS that the time
tctuaily taken and announced by the official, OF
the race coast u'"d he true record OF the mare
md that 'l"rcHl mistake in setting down
the time n the Judges hooks could not pos
s!rly Affect III" matter. Gocher. on tie other
hand, cont"hiel thar the record as II ap-
reafe on tn" hooks was the tru" one until II
vas or cred changed by the BOARD ~ Review
III that i III" rue" said Haisted with some
l1rce then man might have to retire hi
hors" In the middle of the camraRn and 'os'
I"fhtr- whole seasons racing In order e.
"alt Tor an official hearing to correct the error
believe the tru" policy Shoul be TO let him &c
on AMI race, Try tn case afterwarl. Then II
'Thnscrb NJ the record. no damage Is done"
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