Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-02
JUDGES SUSPEND
WELL-KNOWN TRAINERS

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 2.-Charles
E Durnell and J. j. McCafferty. two we'll
known trainers of race horses, have been
suspended by the judges of the Ascot PARK
track for one year. the former Tor using
training plates while racing on horses IN
his care and McCafferty for using stimu-
lating drugs on his horse, The Huguenot.
The rulings read follows:
&C E. Durnell is suspended for one year
for the improper plating of his horse Alder
man Bait in connection with his races over
the Ascot Park track on December 70 20
and 20. and for other QUESTIONABLE trahsde-
lions In connection with the turf.
u J. McCafferty is suspended for one
year for the use of stimulating drugs upon
his horse The Huguenot in race run over
the Ascot Park track on February ~ 1910.
This is the elimination of the feud pc
tween these two horsemen that has existed
for nearly year. Neither one has iett a
stone unturned to injure the reputation OF
the other and the two cases upon which
the Judges acted were direct charges from
each other. The judges deemed them both
guilty.
In the case of McCafferty he ran his horse
The Huguenot in a selling race. Inc morse
was bought by Durneil for $500 immediate
ly after the race. Durnell at once applied
to the judges to have the horse examined
by veterinary, charging the horse hao
been "doped" by McCafferty. Three vet
Urinary surgeons were employed, two by
DurneI and one by the association Inelr
reports We're unanimous that drugs hau
been used. Fortunately for McCaHerty, tne
rule regarding the doping of horses was
modified two weeks ago by the PACING coast
Jockey Club, making 1t discretionary with
the iudges in regard to the punishment TO
be imposed.
McCafferty Retaliates.
Immediately after Durnell had played his
trump card against McCafferty the latter
brought the affidavit of a blacksmith that
the horse Alderman Bait, which had been
suspended for inconsistency by the judges
some two months prior, had been run IN
training shoes instead of racing plates. as
the rules prescribe. The judges believed
the Offense sufficiently grave to justify the
penalty imposed.
The blow was an unexpected one to both
horsemen. but the consensus of opinion is
that each got what he deserved. In their
desire to injure each other they stopped to
things which were inimical to the best In
terests of the turf, and Judge Hamilton and
the other racing officials are to be COM
mended for teaching these two men
needed lesson. Neither will be permitted to
race or train horses on any track under the
control or Jurisdiction of the Pacific Jockey
Club for one year. and, as the eastern jockey
clubs work in harmony with the Pacific
coast organization, they will be barred there
also.
For nearly twenty hours the board of d.
rectors took evidence and considered the
charges brought against J. w. Brooks,
manager of the Los Angeles track. by the
seif-formed committee of horsemen-J. j.
McCafferty, Frank Van Meter C. T. Boots,
F. T. Wood and H. Fry Mcdaniel.
The charges were: First, that Mr.. Brooks
ordered the track to be flooded the night
before the Bear Catcher race; second. that
Mr.. Brooks interfered with an official Of
the track in the performance of his duties
third. that Mr.. Brooks posted notice on the
bulletin board which insulted the aorsemen
at the track: fourth, that Mr.. Brooks was
In collision with~C. G. McCafferty when the
latter tried to claim Durbar out of race.
Brooks Deemed Indiscreet.
To every charge Mr.. Brooks put in de-
NAL and brought proof In every instance to
offset the accusations. While the official
ruling In the case has not yet been given
out, 1t contains complete exoneration of
Brooks on all charges excepting In the mat
ter of collision with c. c. McCafferty in a
selling race. for which his actions were
deemed indiscreet by the governing board in
not having the said McCafferty's checks
properly placed to his credit on the books
of the association.
Brooks Will probably ask redress from the
association. and IL not forthcoming he may
prefer charges against his accusers for def
amation of character In the courts The
board of directors OF the association how
ever, may mete out punishment to the ac-
cuSing hoEsemen BETTING the case