The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-06
BOARD OF REVIEW RULINGS.
MANY CASES HEARD ~ EXECC.
TIVE SESSION.
Decisions Of Judges During the Season
Occasionally Overruled and Money
RetiistrIbut ed-1Orsc May Not Change
Gait while Mixed Race Is In Progress.

The fourth day OF the meeting OF the Board
OF Review Of the National Tyotting Assoc
citation at the Murray Hill Hotel yesterday
was entirely given over 10 executive session
Mary cases were pass upon AID in several
eases the former rulings OF Judges In the
sand were reversed
The first case OF importance was an appeal
from the decision OF the judges at ST Glars
vile. Ohio. In the FIRST heat OF race the
driver OF sleepy Prince ran OF the track and
against a bank and finished behind the di--
lance dag The judges treated II a unavoid-
able and allowed the horse to start again.
Sleepy Prince then won the race. protest
was lodged by the owner Of the horse ranking
next in the summary and the decision OF the
board WAS The horse sleepy Prince not
having been interfered with finished behind
the distance flag and should have been dis
tanced IN the first heat. The money the
Judge. awarded 70 him il ordered to be re-
distributed 10 the horses entitled to IL And
il i ordered that the time given to Sleepy
Prince in such heats be cancelled
Antoine Vending Rockville. Ontario. and
Fred Porter. Montreal. ". Deoreiner Park
Company. Montreal. was an appeal from the
decision Of Judges in the free-for-all pace, Ct
Oct. T. 1902. The fncts briefly stated are
That sidney Pointer In the third heat ran n
long distance. In extenuntion the driver
pleaded that the driver OF Deveras. "A COM
p'tine horse. hit Sidney Pointer with his
whip and n n result the horse nearly ran away
with him The Judges punished no one.
neither the horse for running nor the culprit
who caused il The opinion of the bard
was. The evidence l. conflicting but IL Is
evident that the horse Sidney Pointer should
have been d,-tanc"d for running unless he
was interfered with as alleged And If the
interference did take place the guilty party
should have been punished Case con-
t,,,Na. -.
i instructed TO bring case against the driver
OF Deveras for using hi whip on competing
horse"
The case of &. :. Lyon vs. Hudson River
Driving Park, Poughkeepsir, was an appeal
from the decision of judges on Aug 5. iaO?
Lyon, who was the driver of Ma kline. stated
by the judges TO Little, Helen his mare was
the real winner The decision Of the Judges
S Sa., sustained In all the history, Of the
OF "a" judges in placing horses at the finish
Gin s Sn Fi" s oH "a SI5 MAJ As1
APPEAL from the Judges in free-for-all pace
and am sept .pao3 S hsS, Ta Grsn Sa, The mr.,
Wlliamson : driver was un seated al the first
turn, but the mar" Continued without driver
h i, finished first at the wire, on her gait The
tn" proper weight necessary in the sulky
ana gave aye the heat TO Bessie Williamson.
was awarded TO her The decision gave
Bessie Williamson second money. one OF
"" owners whose entry ranked below her in
n" award of the mcney appealed and the
decision was. Bessie Williamson cominp i'm
the third heat without the weight required
by the rules cannot win The race should
hay" been ended there hv awarding the heat
to Texas Queen. who flushed second The
money should have been distributed accord
iHgly
y. n Nichols, Pnrkville. vs. Nawburvh
IRVING Ptrk Association. was an appeal from
the decision OF Judges in the ?.i3 pace on
aug 20, l"o2 II appears that the horse
leo = lei m one heat inside the distance
nag, mat u Ice harness was stripped from him,
and when he rcgaincd his feet he was led
and the board affirmed the decision
I'll" Breeder, Nile Track Association. old
Orchard. Me. VI r Porter. manager, was
susp'nded for failing TO pay premiums
At Newhurvrort Mass on July 4. in n
iriNed race the blv gslding LYMAN was
sf"rt"d. The entry failed to state at which
gni the horse would perform as required
bnt u" started as "A trOtt"r and competed
IN IA" first and second h.uts al that q n
IN the q ird heat b" was II i'ted to a pa ce and
he Won that heat and subsequently the rac,,
az the pacing GAIT The strange part is that
no one present at the time entered "A protest
lLt"r an appeal was taken from tho decision
81 a." Judges IN paying him first money
~" board ruled Having elected 10 COM
pete rs q trottsr 10 should not have been per
mitt"d to st0rt at a different gait. and was
not competent 10 win NJ "A pace. The WINNINGS
or" ordered returned for redistribution and
horse ana owners are suspended until the
order is complied With