The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-23
IN The SPORTING WORLD.
NO SYMPATHY WITH DURNELL
AND M,CAFFERTY.
HermIs May start in the Carter Handicap
Probable Field for the Bennings
specIal-Joekey Miller Sign9 With q
Big StabIe-NelaOn May Tackle Herrera

s~pecIal-Joekey Miller sigma with q
Big Stable-Nelson May Tackle Herrera
The action OF the Pacific Coast Jockey Club
in ruling of {. +. Durnell and John j. Nc
Cafferty for life has caused a sensation In
the racing world. When these men were
suspended for one year by the oficlals OF
the Los Angeles track, II was generally be-
lieved that the cases were closed. The Los
Angeles stewards did not refer Durnell and
MoCafferty to the governing body In Call
fornia. so that action by the latter was not
looked for. McCafferty made no appeal.
but Durnell did. and In that way was respon-
sible for the blow that has just fallen. Mo-
Cafierty was punished at Los Angeles for
the alleged use Of stimulants In preparing The
Huguenot for a certain race. Durnell was
instrumental in showing McCafferty up. but
the latter turned about with an accusation
that resulted In the discovery that Durnell
had been using heavy bar plates on several
OF his horses when they were defeated, after
ward substituting aluminium racing plates
with which to help them wifi.
The protest OF Durnell to the Pacific Coast
Jockey Club was accompanied by a pile OF
afidavlts intended to prove the trainers
innocence. but the turf officials had gathered
enough evidence on the side to convince them
that Durnell should be more severely dealt
with and, therefore, ruled him of for life. AS
McCaferty's case became involved in the
controversy he. too. was banished. which
means that neither can race or train horses on
any recognized raoetrack in this country
or In England or France. 1t is doubtful II
MoCafierty and Durnell ask for licenses on
the tracks of the Jockey Club in the East
where they operated all last year. II they
should make such q request. with the Cali
fornia ruling still in effect. II would be met
by a prompt refusal. Usually when persons
are ruled of for life they remain outside OF
the boundaries OF racing for two or three
years and are then reinstated. 1t may turn
out that Durnell and McCafferty will get back
to racing after a while on some suoh basis.
The whole affair has brought to light m ore
forcibly the fact that the use Of stimulants
and the manipulation Of racing plates are
common practices on all tracks. yet offenders
are allowed to escape punishment, generally
because Of a lack Of evidence,
1T all depends who does these things. "
said a horseman yesterday. IF 1t Is the
trainer of an influential owner nothing lie
said, but II some poor chap with one or two
horses tries some little game Of this kind he
is grabbed up by the stewards and ruled on
1t Is common talk at some Of the tracks in
this country that horses are doped one day
to win and run without the pill another day
( o'lose. But just when a horse Is with or
without the drug is a puzzle to all but the few
shrewd guys that are In the know. The
Jockey iluD mere mas Dtcn ulttT lhtbc lVl-
lows with a sharp stick for the last two years.
and will exercise increased vigilance this
season, | am told, Durnell and McCafferty
have only themselves to blame for their
present trouble. They have been at logger
heads for a long time. but it was not until
they began to accuse each other OF fraud
that the turf authorities had something on
them. From all accounts their guilt has
been proved and they richly deserve the pun
ishment they have received"
1t il barely possible that Hermis will be
a starter in the Carter Handicap at Aquaduct
The race Ia worth SIC, 900 gross, and Hermis
is said to be in shap pc TO stand early training.
He has been driven to harness all winter and
appears to be perfectly sound. At seven
furlongs over a fast track Hermis, If really
At, would be a hard proposition for even the
great Roseben to beat, and for that reason
the trainer OF the Hermence horse Is thinking
seriously Of sending him TO the barrier. IL
looks now as il The field for the Carter would
be made up of Hermis. Roseben. Lord OF the
Vale. Rams Horn. Phil Finch. San Nicholas.
Graziallo, Southern Cross, Grenade. Bo-
hernia, Mount Henry. Whimsical, Race King.
Orly H.. Goldsmith and Disobedient.
Walter Miller, who rode more winners last
year than any other Jockey in this country.
has agreed to give second call on his services
this season TO the stable owned by Andrew
Miller, Frank Bishop and others. which will
be trained by Thomas Welsh. First call on
Miller Is controlled by w. A. Stanton. who
has had the boy at Los Angeles a greater
part of the winter and will race a small stable
here again this year. Stanton took hold Of
Miller when he was a green apprentice and
signed him for a term of years. Miller was
in great demand last fall, Welsh being among
those who tried to buy his contract from
Stanton outright. He is still able to ride at
about 90 pounds, and his form on the Coast
would seem to indicate that he will be able to
stand of all of the other riding stars in the
East once more.
Looking over the eligibles for the Bennlng s
Handicap TO be run next Monday. it is pos
sible that among the horses that will go to
the post will be Veronese. The Cure. Dis
obedient, Paul clifford. Arsenal. Marjoram,
Scarfell. Race King. Diamond. Vendor, Bo-
hernia, Pater, T.. s. Martin and others. YER
onese is the star of Father Bill Days stable.
and as the Sage OF Hartford has furnished
several winners of this race In the past. the
Henry OF Navarro colt is in some favor.
There Is plenty Of fight talk just now. While
Tom O'Rourke is trying to sign Nelson to meet
either MoGovern or Herrera at his Tuxedo
A. c.. word comes from Frisco that Herrera
has signed with the Pacific Coast A. c. OF Los
Angeles for a twenty round fight with Nelson,
the purse to be $50, 900 and the mill to take
place between May 7 and II. Nolan. man
ager of Nelson. wired the Pacific Coast A. G.
yesterday that if the club will post s. 200 as a
forfeit and would send in $500 for Nelson's
expenses from this city to the Coast. the Bat
tier would accept the proposition without de-
lay. The fact that O'Rourke did not seem
anxious to put up 81, 900 Of the proposed purse
for a Nelson cGovern or a Nelson Herrera
mill turned Nolan toward the Los Angeles
offer, and 1t looks like a fight there in prefer
ence to the East.
A man who has been at Birmingham for the
past two weeks. and who had a chance to look
the New York Americans over. called at the
clubs headquarters yesterday and RECALLED
the officials with a glowing account OF the
players under Grifith. They are working
hard and earnestly, said he, and Grin has
them all in perfect harmony. ] saw Newton
and Hahn, the left handed pitchers. warm up.
and | want to say that they will make good.
Chesbro is himself again, and will be a winner
from the start. OF the new pitchers Keefe and
Hughes are the best. and will be hard TO keep
on the bench, ! think Dougherty will be the
re OCULAR lefthelder. as he is In far better physi-
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