The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-23
BAlRD'S LICENSE REVOKED.
JOCKEY CLUB STENARDS ACT
PROMPTLY on RIDERS CASE.

JOCKEY CLUB STENARDS ACT
PROMPTLY on RIDERS CASE.
Apprentice Allowance Procured Under
False Preterses" the Atated Cause
fer Banishment of Jockey whsso hide
On wssdsaw Caused Investigation
SARATOGA, Aug. ss..rhe stewards Of the
Jockey Club held meeting this evening after
the races and one Of the first matters that
came up for their consideration was the case
OF Jockey Baird, which was referred to them
Yesterday By the stewards ofYioiatine here.
Since tho boy was suspended the other day.
they have bssn 9etting evidence a. to the
connections Of the rider and Of those that held
the contract on hls-servIces. A result
the stewards handed out the following ruin 60;
Robert Nloholson Ia ruled OF the turf for
practices In eontrsvention Of the rules OF
racing. The Jockeys license granted Harry
W. Baird 10 revoked. apprentice allowance
having been procured under false pretenses.'
Nicholson IL the party that holds the con-
tract on the boy and also brought him East.
Lest winter he was training for Thomas Hat
held one Of the parties Implicated In tho case
Of Jockey Hicks At New Orleans three years
ago, when the boy. after lot Of persuasion.
confessed that he had ridden 70 lose under
threat from Hatfield and another party that
they would shoot him. Hatfield wss ruled on
but was afterward reinstatsd ana y stili
rsotng horses In the West. Nicholson has
always asserted that his association With
Hasdsld WAS anything but pleasant and that
he had cut loose from him. Just what hls
oflsnss was here has not been made public
The revoking Of tho boys nosnse seems
to be based on the fact that. be asked for
and received an apprentice allowance that
he was not entitled to: still tho chances were
that tho evidence submitted showed other
and graver reasons for his Punishment.
for that Ii what the taking away OF his license
means. 1t ia said that before the boy rode
at Lstouia last fall and scored his FIRST victory
on legitimate track. that he had been riding
In the bushes. 1t may be that the boy may
be able to clear up his part Of this deception.
but with the other matters hanging over his
head Il Is very doubtful II he will be seen In
the saddle again this year. The investigation
began after Door ride on Woodsaw.
All Idea Of starting Mohawk II. In the Fu-
turity was abandoned to-day and the colt. -
soon q able to be moved will be shipped back
TO the farm At Amsterdam where he was oreo.
HIS handlers report that there 10 some I'm.
provement In his condition to-day, but that
this does not mean that he win round to with
any great haste. On the contrary they have
grave doubts as to whether he will be seen at
the post again this yoar, and as for another
sss ny S. see sood and are
th.a push Viii shins s' and break him down CONF
Tho colts owner, John Sanford: and HI, his
accident that tskes the colt out Of the big
~ q xanisa r. for the oos bad shown
even better than his race and with the field
o ths ,oS sxs n g.. ssss they yo Shd
fss'a s;' .HS sI'n fosess who
scusA n ns Il. & ssnsrs q
s q. u q August Belmont. the father Of tie
rsss n hs q IL will
certain that il Wi b able 70 pay expenses and
.sn IL she ,0F ot snets ss
tslnty that Mohaxl II. x.. oSt q s.turdsy, :
s sm sst q The .fS SAs
foreetailed By Tom Ws.h, for J. ye .ts ga
g soon q he hesrd o. the msaaD q tne
%s men 0t th.s 4 Sis services we're not required
BY lis employers be was to take the mount
q sanes md s A one
s. in good hands. 10! Rfdfe1n e IN better
finsi Ssliop hero. Tho idea Wes 70 let him
Is .x.S i.st then ssss Yp ard cove. 4. re, ,s
i1.t h:if mile IN on IS. The ays failsnss 10
100 IS. he was essed up and the o.. fur Z.
oas' wsr' four made ,er a.. 4
Intended he should Gallop. This does not
~ sss :s: Ss; s; s Of run that there
tass Hs 4 vas the bs,s sh.. s.. Sssn :Soxn SsSe:
manner 1a:ss nv r HhioS this vss done Tat
tie place given up BY Mohawk H.. that is
u a. Bennett has secured n. ssrviess q
race Of Saturday The boy had been re;
f Phiiip J. bwys!s oandI assss Sus 4 none Of
them Seems to have a chance. hr. pwyer has
agreed to let Bsnnstt have The boy Th RI:
he viii have under him needs Just that sort
e s sss
sna sso Be- ssoS
w SS s ss' Sse 1e made here has BEEN st.
edged. and some very clever judges now rate
her chances - ssoopd e none. .
second In yesterday's steeplechase. has filed
to MT; Dan.her. n whose n.me Chara wind
81 tho stewards Of the NaMcnal Hunt and
iooSinS up the transfer Of the horse TO Dana
- on their own scocunt and ar, roy n that
hsyi9s t6s BIZ Of Ssle. xhiSh has !. thus t.t
Edward Go r. rhS tSrn eSs owned ths
s'' fsd ps VA ~ sSgst ;S
protest seem to think they have good case,
6ut refuse 70 dlscioee their evidence until
the matter comes up for ap oficisl hearing.
purchased yesterday for z reported price 81
$ISo 600, ran to-day IN the thiro race. but
ins Was Of course .dlsappolnting. for the lot
that led him to the nnish are at best but selling
On this one race = ne ran As L he Yves away
short Of being At top notch. Those that saw
above the ordinary and will make good be-
yond az question when zen, he ia At 70 run -.
Can't q. s. Brown In tho EuturitY had hia