The sun., 1906-12-07
MEN EXPELLED.
AND SPEAR SUFFER
Nv GOLD CUP SCANDAL.

DriN er Thomas Tells the Story Of the Syracuse
Mixup-Admits Usins IJurfd Language
! and Makes Due Apol0gy--Judwe white
head Makes strong Plea for Clemency.
For their part in the scandal resulting in
| the defeat OF Lou Dillon for the Memphis
| gold cup Ed Sanders and George Spear
were expelled by the board Of review OF the
| National Trotting Horse Association ester
] day.
| There was an honest man on the gridiron at
| the long session yesterday at tho Murray
! Hill Hotel. He was Al Thomas Of Benso n.
/ Neb. charged with losng q his temper and using
sulphurous language to the judges at tho
/ Syracuse Grand Circuit meeting. Ringers,
| suppressers Of time. gyps and betting sharps.
not to mention hbellers. have occupied the
prisoners bench at the board OF review in
auisition. But to have 9 man before them
] only charged with losing his temper was a
surprise to the Judges. Major johnson
| chuckled, Secretary Goohers auburn hair
| turned pink. the new members, johnson OF
Maine and Brown Of Tennessee. gasped in
amazement. while John II. Shuts stroked his
patriarchal gray hairs and seemed FACED.
| In the first heat OF the $4,000 stake at
| Charter Oak last summer. q poultry farmer
| held the distance flag. He dropped It and
| shut out Mainsheet, the favorite. There
4 was evidence that the Barred Plymouth Rock
| man had his back turned 20 the horses when he
! dropped the distance flag. George Hayt was
a Judge, and Al Thomas. driver OF Mainsheet,
| made a protest. but there was nothing doing.
| Now, at Syracuse q week later Mainsheet
| won the second heat of the 200 trot after
| troublesome journey. The Judges. George
Hayt OF Bingha mton. Isaac II. Munro and H.
| A. Meyer OF Syracuse. set back Msinsheet
to last place. Thomas made an appeal to
draw his horse. which Hayt refused. This
riled Thomas and he told Hayt he was being
Disseminated against. Thomas. 1t must be
admitted. used a big big d. with other ouss
words. lie likewise consigned the judges and
track 10 Tophet
Hence the ruling of OF Thomas. After
thirty years as a driver without rebuke
from the judges Thomas felt sore Still ne
| would not have asked for reinstatement
asked him to have the stigma removed from
board Of review as a suppliant for clemency.
trotters before him at the Madison Square
Garden sales and is known TO thousands.
came that he described his anger at the judges
Thomas came nearly to the swearing point
10 begin the hearing Secretary Gocher
read affidavit: OF the Judges and OF Robert
SdSs SeT5GH S 70 q n. eject b.t hs Sonas shs
used naughty talk to them and had dehed
Then appeared Thomas. a subdued and
chRstened Thomas. mild as new milk.
In the first heat 1 drew eleventh position
!
Il got of IN front by good score IN the second
heat. Golddust Maid, Ed Geers driving, hav-
Nsinsheet was going great gums and knew
he was 2:O4 trotter. | cut across the track
from the outside and and lay lay next next to Jack Curry
SAY, it was blistering race. Curry
began to shout, Don't take the poler and hit
lead q sSof tks Res pole % WITH shS asn6ee
track made BY the automobiles in crossing
into the in6eld Here Msinsheet and Tuna
seSsnth beior. na @ Ssssn to ro
squarely again. Then came up on the out
m M. wse shs ssS
done. ! got the pole again and won the heat
Jack Curry and Ed Geers made charges
SfloHsd al @ t5s % protest % and .et I Main sheet 6ScE
n tSe t stand and asked d: leave to draw Msnsheet
Whyr Because Il .,i was a best two in three
rRs Es Il tS Ss fST o% SsG
fast record ahead for Mainsheet and the try
ing might spoil the horse. Judge Hayt re-
account Of that, Hartford mixup didn't
/ ' spoke ss sorter ItrT rsshiy to the judges.
Secretary Gerber then read formal apology
tional tEom Trottins t' Horse HssocIatioH. Judge
4: N. Whtshead then spoke in behalf OF
4an said the judge % should SSt SS tps be Hn
known on the raoetrack. For an honest man
to have a hasty temper was not a crime and
clemency might. in this instance, be well be
David Bonner, George W. Archer OF Roches-
ter and ii. {. Churchill were among the on
we all feel :" said Mr. Bonner. that Billings
RsT 6 % o on
loss. it Is an outrage that SInathers should
hfys sestsd 80 long %ndsT TuGh grsys
to be false. smathers l. hardly the man not to
The board expelled spear and md I'd Sander.
for their share in the Lou Dillon charges.
Thomas's application for reinstatement was
T.Fi Mesgher. counsel for c. X. @. Billings.
There was a rumor that Billings may sue the
National Trotting Horse Association FOR
ad Se b1 % srTsT 9s How. WITH
Smathers. The decisions were:
George spear city temporary Ssinss.te%.n'
torced fyt from A this his tme @ forward.
Jeremiah Murphy, city, expelled In 1897 is rein
DIT. r. B. Blair, waynesburg. Pa. J. B. Pollock
ay Say SeidiSs Al Russell formerly Riley s. isi =
Dr. Blair and horse expelled. Pollock and Reynolds
J. r Rcnn.dy. ReIins slnabolne Canada and
bay Indian Pappoose, formerly Julia A: .:l7l4.
": LIires London: ohio: Elmer lime Lob Johnson; Dc,
pended D%t gnti fee: Ss are paid; - o..
Mount Airy, N. c., and bay gelding Carnegie.
Horse having been Identified as Carl Brown, 2:iS15.
said horse and Pace arc expelled
, A. H.. Drury. Athol, Mass. rs NJ; J. Tetrsult.
Gree nneld, Mass, and bay gelding Mack. Horse
having been Identified as Shady Burns. 21s14,
TetI allt and horse expelled.
Alcck Hunter, Ottler, Ont. vs.. d. SENEGAL, Que
bee, and chestnut marc Ottawa Belle Proved
TO be Ninety one, 21el4, and horse expelled.
George n. HArriss appeal from Judges decision
at Iockport, Pa. was not sustained.
George W. Spear Is also expelled for tsmperinE
with horses.
I'd Sanders is also expelled
Case against Milllard Sanders Is continued
T. Fred Johnston and ID. f. Lynch, 50. John.
| " B.. are expelled for suppressing time In race
between Belfry Chimes and Black Diamond. az
81. John. in July.
W. Y, Benson, Fall River Richard Callahan.
! Philadelphia n. ". ROsemire. Poughkeepsie uhe
; singer, nned $500 for driving while under suspeD
sion.
{. NJ Holland. Ed NJ King and ". T Parker
Judges at the Woonsocket. h. l.. meeting. were
suspended for one year for declaring OF race
against the rules,
James FoRarty. London. Ontario had his appIca
ton for removal Of expulsion denied.
A. l.. Thomas Benson. Ncb.. application for
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