New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-06
PUNISHED FOR BRINGING"
The Trottimg Board of ReUieSo
Passes on Many Cases.

/ The board of review of the National Trotting
Association met yesterday at the Murray Hill
Hotel TO consider protests, fraudulent entries
and fines and suspensions of members. Many
prominent horsemen were present. It is thought
that the sessions will continue nearly week.
The board consists of P. P. Johnston, Lex
/ ington, KY. president of the association; w. II.
Gocher, Hartford, Conn, secretary; Charles
Dana Palmer. Lowell Mass; w. Perry Taylor,
Buffalo: William Russell Allen. St Louis, and
II. K. Deyereux, Cleveland.
The board, after celebrating for more than an
hour last night in executive session. rendered
fifteen decisions on cases that were heard dur
ing the day. Six members as a result were ex-
PEELED from the association and four well known
trotters and PAGERS were disqualified. The dis
qualification. however can be removed on the
payment Of 500 in each case Two applications
by members for removal of expulsion were de-
MED and charges we're ordered 10 be brought
against another member for driving ringer
at a meeting when he aware of the fact.
The board last night announced that it had
146 cases to he heard at it's meeting on this
occasion and the work it is believed. will not
be finished before Friday The most important
of the cases to be tried. and in which much inter
est is manifested by horseInen. is that Of James
Buffers stable of well known trotters and
PAGERS which figured conspicuously in the cam
paigns of 1902 and 1908.
This case for some reason has been put off
nearly two years, but It will positively be
brought up before the board by Thursday after
noon or Friday morning at the latest. Mr. But
Ter is expected to be present at the hearing
Pending the decision $4,000 has been tied up.
On statements made by T. 3. Dempsey, of
Springboro, Penn, and Frederick Barth, Harry
Montgomery and S. Booer, of Kittanning, Penn,
the board expelled J. Casey, of Bradford. Penn,
from the association and also directed that
charges be preferred against Harry Meister, OF
Rimersburg, Penn. Casey, according to the
compliments, entered horse at the meeting
of the Rimersburg Driving Association in Sep
TENDER last under the name of surprise Whlch
was alleged to be a ringer. After II had won
the race in the 2:22 class in which 1t was en-
tered it was discovered that the trotter was
Dick Berry, and that il was changed by the
use of chemicals from a bay to chestnut gelo-
ing.
Another case which resulted in two members
being expelled was that in which q complaint
was made by G. 3. Lewis, of OsWego, n y
against William Moore and j. HOOKER wilson,
of Frederick Md. These two members were
looking after Ruby Electric, a PAGER with a rec
ord of 2:1514 owned by DR.. MacComber- AT a
meeting in Bath. n. z, in September, IT is al
legged. Wilson entered the horse under the name
of Blanche K, without the knowledge OF DR.
7 w Carnes, Of Carroll. Ohio; S. Theodore
Schaeffer and c. w. McCrea of Lancaster,
Penn. were also expelled on complaint of 7
3 Barton. of Columbus, Ohio. The men acted
as timekeepers at the Fairfield County AgrdcuI-
tural Society meeting at Lancaster. Penn from
October 10 to IA inclusive 1t was said they
n1isrepresented the time made by the trotters
and PAGERS in three different classes