Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-05

| fraud in trotting races decided over tracks
under the control of the national associa-
| ton.
The docket contained 100 cases. and the
board will be busy for two more days
going through the matters hand. In
the morning and afternoon the cases that
| We're ready for consideration We're heard.
and at 4 o'clock in the afternoon decision
was announced on a large number of these
The board issued an order eXpeiling from
the privileges of the trotting turf II. y.
Pennock of Minerva. Ohio, who was found
guilty of ringing the PAGER The Scrapper
t2:20i2) as Harry H., and the PAGER Dan s
(2.22t,D as Dan d. on Illinois and Ohio race
tracks. In the charges made by Amos
Heaslp of WiIiamsport. Ontario and F.
j. Dams of Niagara Falls. n. Y, against
Philip Groben of Buffalo and L. NJ Ormsby
of Smiths Mills, N. Y, to the effect that
Groben and Ormsby had fraudulently raced
as Alice the mare Susie S (2:ll14). an order
of expulsion was issued against Groben and
the mare and the charge against Ormsby
was dismissed, the evidence not being suf-
hcient to prove that OrmSby was aware
of the imposition. The identity of the mare
known as Susie S. is still in doubt, it being
alleged that she formerly raced as
Silver Queen. Louis p. Grainer of Bath
on-the- Hudson and II. NJ. Palmer. alias z.
H. Millvill. owner of the roam gelding p.
A. M. Il PAGER were expelled for ring
ing the horse as Red Fox in races at
Cairo. Balston Spa and Johnstown, n. Y.
| on evidence collected by the National Trot
ting Association. The board had a case
against G. w. Holmes in the same fraud.
but the evidence did not prove Holmes to
be connected with the horse 1t was proved
Of the men expelled that they also raced
the horse in Massachusetts as Frank T.
The applications for reinst atement to the
privileges of the turf by John Hannah. ex-
PEELED for racing the horse Judge Holt as
Hornet at Johnstown, and Fred ]. Came
ron, alias 3. F. Cameron of Cambridge
were denied. James O'Brien, alias James
Reed made a similar application, and said
that he was compelled by men who en-
ployed him to train and drive the horse
Dandy O. to ring the animal DR.. d.
and then to imRsrsonate James Reed the
ostensible owner, in collecting money won.
His petition met the same fate the 9TH
erS.
A rather unusual point was raised by
Harry h. DevereauX of Cleveland Ohio. in
his application for decision on the point
whether his horse John McKerron. had
record, and if his performance in matinee
| races should constitute bar against him.
Mr.. Devereaux, who Is d leading spirit in
the League of Amateur Drivers, contended
that no admission was charged to the races
at which his horse won. and that though
he won cup. nominally the cup. cha-
lenge trophy, remained the property of the
PiedvilIe Driving Club at Cleveland. The
problem proved knotty one, and no dec
sion has been rendered yet.
Many more cases remain to be heard,
among them some very unusual ones. OF
these a conspicuous instance is the alleged
ringing of the mare Kathleen t2:13SD
Fannie L. at Westfield. Mass. According
to the testimony, the man who managed
the mare mortgaged his home and bet all
the proceeds Ga her in the first race she
started for under the new name She tan
gled up in her hopples and was distanced.
Her owner raised more money and bet on
her again in another race, when. after she
won a heat, she was recognized and dis
qualified. Her owner, having become bank
rupt over her. now is threatened with eX-
pulsion from the turf.