The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06
California Jockey Club
Officials Punish
Offenders.
D. Hall, Ferrell and Adkins
Are Adduced Guilty
of Fraud.
James Davis, the Well-Known Book
maker, Is Charged With Laying
Against the Horses Pulled
and Is Also Ruled OF.

For some days since the inception OF
the racing season now in progress at
Oakland track there have been muir
murings % discomfort and insinuations
cast about by owners that their horses
had been pulled or had received bad
rides.
Where there is smoke there is bound
to be some fire, and some Of these poor
rides have not passed unnoticed by the
officials at Oakland. Competent and re-
liable men were engaged to watch the
movements of certain riders whose
names We're brought under suspicion.
as we'll as some bOOkmakers known to
be on friendly terms with these riders.
The denOuement came last night.
The stewards OF the New California
/ Jockey Clue met last evening and ruled
/ off the turf BoOkmaker Jim Davis,
/ and jockeys d. Han, Ferrell and Ad-
| Nns The foil ruling is herewith given:
RULING OF THE STEWARDS.
'At a meeting Of the board of stew
ards OF the New California Jockey
/ Club. held at % Kearny street Decem-
Der 3. the following rulings were
! made: James Davis, bOOkmaker, is
ruled off the turf. The stewards are
/ in possession of information to the ef
feet that Davis and Danny Lynch
have been in cOllusiOn with Jockeys d.
Hall. FerreIl and NJ. Adkins to have
horses pulled and TO lay against them
/ in a book conducted by said Davis.
Jockeys Hall. Adkins and Ferrell are
also ruled off. The said d. ]. Lynch
| having already been ruled of by the
/ Western Jockey Club. it is Beyond the
power OF the stewards to infiict any
further punishment upon him.
Not since the days of the Little Pete
scandal, when Jockeys ChOrn, Helm
richs and Chevalier were debarred all
privileges Of the turf, has such a
bOmbsheH been exploded and such
sensation created When scandal bobs
to the surface it looks as If the name
of Danny Lynch would not down,
whether guilty or innocent. Shortly be-
fore the season opened Frisco" Lind,
who trained the horses owned by
Lynch until both were ruled on the
turf in Chicago. purchased a saloon
and lOdging-hOuse in Emeryville not
many blocks from the track. Accord
ing to the evidence produced last night.
Hall made his first misstep by engag-
ing quarters there.
HALLS BAD RIDE ON BRAGG
M. 2. de Almond holds contract on
Hall and Barney Schreiber has second
call on his services. ID" is a capable
rider and soon became popular with
turfgoers Among other rides charged
up against Hall. the one on Bragg.
which ran a disgraceful race. on No
vember %, is the worst. On this occa-
sion. it is claimed, Davis took great
liberties with the horse. Hall was
carded TO pilot Divina in the handicap
yesterday and the officials were early III
receipt of information to the effect that
Hall intended to pull the horse. Book
| maker Davis took all kinds of wagers
on the mare until Martin was substi-
tuted for Hall. Then he rubbed out his
prices and stood pat Divina was beat
| en-. however, Notwithstanding the
change, owing to poor racing luck,
and Davis sheets show he won more
than S37O0 on the race.
Much information and facts possessed
by the stewards was not d1Vulged-
From advices received by the judges
at Oakland Ferrell was down to pull
Bay Wonder. from the stable OF his
employer. ]. F. Newman. which started
favorite in a sprint on November 80
DON DoMo IS PULLED.
Notwithstanding that Ferrell made
a wide turn into the stretch, claiming
the three-year-old ran out, Bay Won
der won by a narrow margin from
horses he OutcIassed. In the race won
by Cascine on December the judges
again had word that Ferren would not
try TO win with Don DomO. The gray
streak ran third.
Adkins was developed by Dell Foun-
tain. the Idaho hOrseman. Last sum
rner Fountain sold the boys contract to
Tiehenor & Newgass of Chicago aRd he
was to ride for that firm next season
From information in possession OF
the stewards, Adkins pulled Rollick
on Tuesday. December I. when Milton
Jones horse was beaten by Father
Wentker, ridden by Hall. ROllick was
started back the next day, and. with
Martin in the saddle. finished first On
the same day he rode John A Scott
contrary to orders. when the chestnut
was beaten by Iridius. The stewards
have evidence in this case also that he
knew what he was doing in disObey-
ing stable instructions. The exhibi-
ton Adkins furnished on Meehanus
December did not help his case
Bookmaker jim Davis is a mem
Der of the Metropolitan Turf Associa-
ton and is considered one of the keen
est pencilers in the business. He Is
a Californian and is well known on
tracks throughout the country
1t is a sad religion that is never strong
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