The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-04
SPORTS
AFFECT MINNESOTA MEN
Forty-fve Cases Are Decided by the
Board Of Appeals Of American
Trotting Association.

Nearly forty-five of the one hundred
cases TO De decided by the board of APP
peals of the American Trotting associa-
zion, which is meeting at Chicago, have
peen decided. The cases noted below
were disposed Of: "a
Case No. 24s6--M. X. Swartz, Brainerd. MINI.
ana bay mare Coseta; application for removal OF
record. NO evidence has been filed to support
=! .ne .application The original report of the race
is irregular and the applicat ton itself shows that
lRe time made was not such to constitute a
record under the rules. 80 -
Ordered that the titae of the bay mare Coseta
az. at bramerd, Mimi. Oct. 10, 1900 be declared a
bar and not record. s.-t.' sri. .n.. a..s..
Case No. 2,511--J. B. Gray, Des Moines, and
american Irotting Association, Chicago. vs.. J .
&. Scott, Minneapolis; A. H. Powers Eibbinp
Mimi, and black mare Lucy p Protested first
money ana demand for return Of illegal Win
nings in 2:3o pace. Hamline, Sept 3, 1902.
Inc records and evidence clearly show that the
black mare which was started under the name
OF Lucy r. IN the $50 pace at Hamlinc Mimi
Sept 5, 1909, is the identical mare which was
startedg under the name of Merriam Marsh. in
the a x;S5 pacing class at Waterloo, Iowa, Aug
{, 1900, and as no recording fee for change OF
name has been paid, said mare was ineligible to
start and win money in said race. The evidence
further shows that the owner and controller Of
the mare paid no attention to the demands made
for nation, or for payment of a recording
fee until finding that would be brought
against them before the board of appeals at the
meeting: that notwitl. st anding said notice the
hare was afterward started without paying the
recording fee for change of name under the name
OF Lucy p. at subsequent meetings and notably
at Pekin. Ill. Z, 49,. -
Ordered, That the protest be sustained and J.
G. Scott of Minneapolis, A.. H. Powers of Hib-
bling and the black mare Lucy p. (pacer), for
merly Merriam Marsh, be suspended until the
winnings at Hamline in the 2:3O pace Sept. g.
1902, are returned for redistribution
Case 2,542-L S. Hogeboom, Minneapolis, and
brown horse Gale VS.. Indiana state board Of ag
riculture, Indianapoi Protested collection. The
evidence shows that the entry of the brown
horse Gale was not made by the owner, by his
authority or by any one in charge of the horse
and it is ordered that the protest be sustained
the money returned t" the protestant the sus-
pension against the brown horse Gale dismissed
and that against Mrs. N. Barnes of Minneapolis
continued. ,
Case 2,4es-R. A. Higgins, Milwaukee, Wis,
and brown gelding c. w. B., VS.. Minnesota state
agricultural society. Hamline, MINI. Protested
collection. Suspension for unpaid entrance fol-
lows a horse regardless of change Of ownership.
The recourse of the protestant, If any, is on the
person who sold the horse. Ordered, That the
protest be overruled and money paid to the
defendant.
Case ,569--V. Simpson, Winona, and chest
nut horse Giovanni, Jr.. Minnesota state agri-
cultural society, Hamline. Protested collection
The evidence and papers filed clearly show an
attempted sale to W. G. Wilson, which was not
consummate ted acknowledged by him. Even
If the sale had been contaminated, the nomina tor
of the horse would still have been liable fo.
the original. entry. Ordered, That the protest
he ,overruled and money paid to defendant.