The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-04
GOLD CUP INQUIRY FALLS FLAT
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tiaate waiter NRyheg SECESSION eHas.
The SESSION ~ ths bpasd NJ feviev ~ he
National Ifottina Aaspr iHfiun eame IN IN end
N the Murray HHI Hotsl yesterday. ne bic
business n ths dsT heiaG ihs hnai hsndhas
n Inc famous Memphis Grid $40 eass The
result wa ~ all intsnta and pufpoaea = vlndl-
Cation " Finer y smsthera, vim he'd beea
charged by the Memphis Trot,ina Aassrta-
ton with haVina tempered With ths mafe n
Dill0n, which Waa bsaten ~ ths smatheFs
hofas Major DeIHar Tor the Grid cup ~ Menu
phls Octobef "A. ispf
Murray Hove, as serretary NJ the NV DO
funct Memphis TFotlnG Aaaociatlon. WA
supposed to appear asalhssMf Smathers yes
tsrday to haht the case b. an issfls. Nc did
not show up on time, however, and after two
papers he'd been submitted ~ counsel Tor Nr.
amathera Major johnson announced that thu
proceedings were dismissed without preiu-
dice"
Following this u vas announced thaf The
hoard " reyisv would take np tho matter
On ~ own account and aft II thoroughly
The INVESTIGATION 10 be prosecuted by tho
board ~ review viii be held m June I IN
Lexington, Ky " this meeting all the
parties Interested will be present and the
trottinR maanat"a viii do their best 10 clear
up what they consider q blot on the good
reputation ~ the turf
The meeting Of the board yesterday was
announced for 10 O'Clock In the morning.
and apparently 80 understood. Mr. Smathers.
with John \ Wise and j. J.. Adams.
was prompt In getting into the board
room. Major johnson announced that the
board was ready to proceed with the case.
and Mr.. adams asked permission to intro
duce a statement from SIR. smathers and an
afidavit OF Importance from Orlando d Ham
mond, son Of a former Circuit Judge In Menu
phis. Both we're accepted.
Mr.. declared in his anidavit
that he heard &. X. q. Billings owner OF Lou
Dillon. make a remark after the race that
would seem TO indicate that Mr.. Billings did
not attribute the defeat Of his mare to any
mishandling, The Hammond AFFIDAVIT was.
Witnessed the race between Lou DILLON and
phis, on the isth day Of October. 1904. / iormtily
resided In Memphis and ~practlscd law there. ~
was standing near the Judges stand when Mr..
billings. the owner Of Lou Dillon. came from the
il was inmsdi sIisIg. amer r0a Inc OF ra @e s and ss s'ansi
friends OF Mr.: Billings crowded ground him to
!s Sxer rs Ss sl% s sss i Been = ss sRasT Ne standing %ea,ss, near ;sr
Mr., Billings. but was naturally interested and
dlstncuy heatd the remark above recited;
cannot swear That these are the precise words. but
the statement was the mare had been under tho
| never though, OF the matter again until 4, was
wildly recalled TO mt by the publication that this
sui, had been brought ! did not volunteer this
was present abou, the time OF the publication con.
s ssfapins m ,e1s Ssss the sns mater n, came up for discussion
dld not know al the time that anybody Interested
Ia he the G sSSp Sss p ssS hearing MI; a asa. , a Sa %'; sc % ssS
most willingly.
The Henry A. Wise mentioned is a son Of
John \. " Use, one OF Mr.. Smathers's la yers.
se9tetives OF Mrr. Howe were called Tor. They
failure Hn "e' sppfb% Bring " ev;ideS SSnns TO s Snsa; IN he
charges cannot prevent the board from
s IA; ing, steps T. sIft thit matter to the bo,,pm
missed without prsjHdiee,
MT, adams said that tho Smathers party
would, welcome the opportunity and would
be able TO refute all the charges brought,
Major johnson said that tho matter should
pe gone about quickly because this was of
Mir Howe arrived at io;?, o'clock after all
he, SS@ s ssonsht f9 1ns Gsss rn had 6r leit' and sSid
Mr., cloonan Of Parker, Hatch 4 sheehan,
counsel for the Memphis Trottins AssOcla.
~ tho board had waited until II O'Clock 1t
would have taken no action in the promises,
for an INJUNCTION issued by the Supreme
But at ovso O'Clock one OF Smathers's counsel
stated that an Injunction was anticipated,
and so the board concluded, appa rently, TO
anticipate the Injunction. for they met. at
10 O'Clock instead OF, II. and promptly. dis
missed tho matter, But that action Will not
prevent a trial Of this case before u court and
Jury.
Murray Howe got a copy Of the statements
and also Of an order that all evidence and
witnesses In connection Herewith would be
heard at an adjourned meeting TO he held
~ the ph1nix Hotel. Lexington. Ky, on
June !,
The only other business transacted was
the dropping OF. charges against tho owner
2 koyalinr, q horse offered at the fasig.
Q statement in the programme that tho
horse never had started In q race, he could
not have won, The owner said his book
keeper had made the statement and that he
hSd trisd 70 correct ms imprcssion' The
been informed 80 that he could make public
William G. dooher OF Hartford, secretary.
and l., ], Powers Of Springfield, treasurer,
OF the association, wero reelected, and tho
meeting adjourned.