The sun., 1900-12-07
ROUNDING UpTHE RINGERS.
va LEySsy'y SNOWY 10 WY On
HORsfs nv hoard or REVIEW,
asny Case, Heard and Espui''e" the Psn>
i.hm.pt Drivers Drsnnissn and JAM
ison Rated on the rurf for strihias .
,Iudne ssd usins ProfaHe Language.

Judae ssd usins Profsne Language.
william Brannigan of Thin, Ohio. came
all thr way from Florida 10 tell the Board OF
Reyiew of the National Trottna Association.
which is holding court at the Murray I'LL
Hotel all about his trouble with the Columbus
Driving Park Association during the October
meeting OF 1890. Brannigan was accused
~ not only using profane and insulting
language TO James Westwater, ono of the
Judges OF the meeting. hut OF asssultins him
iu the rotunda Of the Neil House at Columbus,
George ". Jamison Of Delaware. Ohio. who
drove Black Raven in race at the meeting
was accused Of similar offence against
the came Judge
Brannigan stated that he had started for
tho railway station at Columbus 10 meet a
party Of friends. but ran across them near the
Neil House. He heard sounds OF a disturb
snce in the hotel and together with his friends
he went In and saw. he alleged. Judge Vest
water hit Mr Jamison over the head with his
cane He says he told the judge he should
. he ashamed 10 hit an old man. and that West
water then raised the cane to hit him. as he
supposed and in eelf-defence he hit West
water with his fst, knocking him down
Incidentally breaking his nose and other
wise damaging him.
on the part OF the Judges Of the meeting
II 10 slleg d that both Brannisan, who drove
Wheaton Boy In a race. and Jamison made
ugly remarks about decisions which affected
them In their races. and had IL In for them. |"
They maintain that the friends whom Bran
nigan was TO meet were collected for the
purpose Of going to the hotel and doing up
Judge Westwater. Brannigan and Jamison
were expelled by the board. The men further
said. aside from the self defence plea OF Bran
IL kA..
the jurisdiction OF the racetrsck. but one Of
the rules Of the n. T. A. calls for the punish
ment by expulsion or otherwise. of any one
using insulting language or assaultins q
Judge at any time or place In connection
with anything pertaining to a meeting
Several of the drivers who are alleged to
have picked up few dollars here and there
at the smaller meetings by putting fast horses
IN SLOW classes were hauled over the Goals.
the verdict. one of the most popular places
with the ringing fraternity. according to
the eyidenSs L Testeeld Mass There we're ere
81. a, against {. S, ,Moshe,. Auburn. y. 3.
eelding Harry Gill, formerly the pacerJ NJ F.
with record of2li., charged with ringing
lat year 1t appears that y9hpson Psia bought tns
had Iqrchassd the horse from Harry Gill at
Iue NHlCdkO StOck 1dTus Ht uleu duu lOI 50
The other case identined with the above
was agslast AIlreS Lathrop;t Alias T Pierce.
y. :; {. Rose. Rochester y. a.; +, Z.
Stetson. Palmyra. n. y; and the bay geldns.
kepmore. formerly Ragan. formerly Harry
While Johns6n % had pet control l. Of the horse Il
appears in the evidence. that he went to
thrown out I o. mis- suiEy and laid up for "a long
time. He was compelled to remain 30 long
in that city, through his Injuries, that almost
acquainted with the horse So well was he
known, in fact. that the following year when
Wilder appeared and entered W . the horse In
once recognized as the one johnson had
raced there under the name Of kenmore.
He was moi. allowed 70 start. and two weeks
later he was brought up with jolt at Balt.
more where ,ts an attempt as made e. race
and and the Judges expelled both horse and driver.
bht he was Ma. na u
Secretary Gocher when he sppi'ed for
at Beltlmore at the time. but the officials Of
Sy or b hs wins fhs bcsd Vi o
the opinion that there was no twin In the case
sans sPS all the the wsre na%ea s.pss e a' in
Michael Finn and A. E. Pantz of Ilion, y.
Y, with the bay mare. Fanny I., formerly
srabie s .rcubis ' by trying i 70 make sure money,
Il Is alleged on c the y traek SS at Wessheid y
he could by mortgaSins his hoIse. and and took
stsrtnS ue % her 70 in % slow class % Under the name
her hobbies and wa. distanoed and Finn
race and won a heat. She showed so much
speed for the class. that the suspicion Of
Driver Jack Rombaygh we was ,e1,is excited he
The defence made by the accused parties
lear SO Finn. Pant and the mare were
expelled Cox, who sold the mare 70 Finn.
never having been fully raid reIlevined
Another batch OF alleged ringers In
VIII have a hard time 70 &c, back on The
sa: sa: ohr TbSns Miller ss ssS sohB S.sa6 sSSsSf
srys, Ohio. and ' the bay seldins nGs hat was was
@ were charsed with ,,riippsSnx,, eSSPedltions
70 be dismissed as he had been expelled for
aorse pe under re the name Of Harry ' 4. '"e '
Last oct IUer a chestnut PAGER named r. r.
p, appeared at the Worcester Mass meet
ing and was entered in race by + X. Bassatt
of Albany, in one OF the slow classes. and
Charles y. Rowan of Auburn, r. l.. was en-
gaged to drive him. The Judges became
-lsplcio = and called the men into the stand
TO Identify the animal. Robert Shafer OF
Albany, so the evidence before the board
goes. went into the stand aud ssd.the horse
was Just what be was represented TO be as he
had bred him. II came out, however. accord
ing To the sworn testimony in possess ion of the
association, that the horse was the bay PAGER
Prince IL, with a record oi 2l6 +. owned by
Il A. Lefehvre OF It. Rerni, Province OF Quebec
His bay coat had been painted a<beautiful
chestnut. bit failed to deceive. The Board
expelled Shaifer. Bassatt Lefeb re and the
horse. II was shown that Rowan. the driver.
knew nothing whatever aOo' the job, being
simply employed to do the driving.
Mr. Levy of New iiaven finds that he bought
'rouble when he got the mare Belle Mine
ron George + Cripps Of New Haven. and
q ID. Rltkcr of Indianapolis. There was a
'hargc Of ringing" against her, and he ep-
penred before tho board Yesterday with his
lawyer In the hope of getting the marc re-
leased. He contended that he was an in
nocent purchaser; that he never had raced
horse. nut wanted TO 70 into the game II
ne could &C.: his mare into good standing.
II is aliecel THAI Belle Mine is the PAGER Sur
prise, with t.cord Of 2iGi5 Rlrker. II In
said. took her on ringing" tour through
Massachusetts with more or less success.
uItil he reached Nestileld, where her identi-
0cation was req1pStei.
Two stable boys who were looking after