The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-20
BROOKS WILL NOT Be
BUFFALOED, He SAYS
Manager of Ascot Park Track
Has Something Up His
Sleeve.
CHARGES AGAINST HIM
NOT YET PREFERRED
Seems TO Know Where He Is at
Regarding COIlusion
Statements.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Feb. 19-Concern-
Ing the statements published that certain
horsemen now racing at Ascot park would
prefer formal charges of collusion against
him and certain horsemcn before the
board OF directors. james w. Brooks,
manager of Ascot, said today.
Anvil Chorus Starts Again.
Charges have not been preferred
against me before the board Of directors.
and ! don't think any will be preferred.
Should such charges rs arc said to be In
preparation be He'd. I shall make n state
ment covering the entire question, but
until then l will not 20 Into details; / will
say, however, that the entire trouble arose
over the efforts OF a certain clique OF
horSemcn TO get rid of Handicapped Ed
ward Jasper | have upheld Jasper and
VIII continue to do so, because ] know he
ls honest and a capable Handicapped and
has been doing splendid work at Ascot.
The trouble had Its inception in disa-
Sreement between G, F.. Burncll and j. j.
McCafferty, and other owners have taken
sides In the matter.
Brooks Comes Out Strong.
Any statement that races were made
the best OF It in the weights Is absolutely
false. This is all ] will say today
Col y, W. Hamilton. presiding Judge at
Ascot, would make no statement, but said
he probably would be In a position TO say
something later on the subject Of the trou-
ole between certain horsemen and Of
fclals
Durnell Not to Be Found,
c. E, Burnell. the owner OF large sta
ble now racing at Ascot could not be seen
today.
The board OF directors of Ascot did not
meet today. but expect to hold session
tomorrow, when II Is probable the entire
matter Will be gone over and some action
taken.
Cause of Excitement.
The story arousing the excitement
among the horsemen charging promi-
nent horscowner and race track mana
ger with fraud. collusion and unfair con-
duct and alleged that this had occurred
continuously since the opening day.
Among the charges arc that certain
owner has been cheating with his horses
by having races specially arranged for
HIM and then ''squaring' matters with nm
official by presenting the official after each
cover OF which was placed a 500 bill.
Used Training Shoes.
This, it is alleged, always had the effect
of allnyng any criticism. 1T Is also
claimed that ono OF the owners was ac-
customsd TO use training shoes on some of
fectually, Later he would remove the
training shoes and replace them with rae |
Ing shoes. allowing the horses 10 win with |
ease over practically the same fields in |
Instances are cited by the complaining !
horsemen where this is alleged TO have oc-
CURED
Favored Bear Catcher.
II is also charged that the track condi-
ton was ordered changed by a certain Of
Gcial in favor of Bear Catcher. the horse
which won the race with HaudZarra and
here several weeks ago This !
was done on the order of an official OF the |
track, II is asserted, who had previously |
laid n large wager OF Bear Catcher, and
who gave the order to have the track con-
dition changed TO make IT such as most
favored Bear Catcher
Officials Have Stables
Many other charges are made in more or
lass detail. IL is alleged that there has for
some time existed much nl-feeling be-
tween certain officials OF the track. In
which there have been several clashes of
authority, and once an official drew a re-
volver on another and threatened TO shoot
him Charges are also made that an Of
ficial of the track has an interest in one
Of the racing stables and lends his ohlcial
Influence to favor the stable in the races
The charges are accompanied by half n
dozen affdavits by the complaining horse
men.