New-York tribune., 1906-12-07
TROTIING BOARD ACTS
Spear and Sanders Expelled Fol-
lo5cing Gold Cup Case.

The board of review of the National Trotting
Association resumed its annual session yester-
day at the Murray Hill Hotel a number Of
cases were heard during the day. including the
one against Al Thomas, the well known driver.
for refusing to start horse in the third heat
Of race at Syracuse on September II.
The Thomas case took up much time. and q
number OF witnesses went the stand among
them Mr.. Thomas himself. The apology which
he wrote was also offered in evidence. It was
as follows:
At the state fair in Syracuse in the State Of
New York, during the month of September or
the present year. offended the judges of race
by refusing TO start horse called Mainsheet In
the third heat of the race, after having driven
him the first two heats, losing the first and win
ming the second, of which l was wrongfully de-
prived by the decision of the judges on the
ground that / had committed a foul which
distinctly denied. ! know now, after serious
thought. that IL is my duty to submit to the
rulings OF the judges of a race, even when
know they are wrong (proper and efficient gov
eminent cannot otherwise he mantained). and
look to the board Of review to correct the error.
/, therefore apologize TO the judges of the
tional association, to the association itself. and
TO the public. for my failure to promote the in
terests OF the sport by conforming to the direc-
tiOns of the judges and starting my horse in the
third heat Of the race.
Before the board adjourned It not only took UP
a temporary reinstatement of George W. Spear,
the driver, from expulsion some years ago, but
again expelled him under Rule *. Section 2.
which relates TO the doping of horses. This case
made by the Board of Review on behalf Of
the National Trotting Association, on account
of Spears connection with the Smathers
Memphis Gold Cup incident Horsemen about
the Murray Hill Hotel were frank TO admit that
it is unlikely that. in trotting sense. Spear will
ever again recover his place.
The board also expelled, under Rule Is. ED"
Sanders. the stable attendant. who is Off
.davit presented in the Smathers case. stated
that he had administered dope to Lou Dillon the
Billings trotter. at the instgation of George W.
Spear The case against Millard Sanders was
continued.
The board denied the application OF A. L.
Thomas. of Benson. Neb.. for removal of expul-
sion. Thomas is the horseowner whose case was
on trial throughout considerable portion of the
day
It was said last night that the expulsion of A.
L. Thomas will, in all probability. be taken up
by the board at its next meeting in May, 1907,
and that there is considerable belief among
horSemen that he will be reinstated at that time
Among other decisions reached by the board
in the course OF a long executive session were
the following more important ones: Denial of
the application of James Fogarty, OF ontario
Canada, for removal of expulsion; granting OF
similar applications from A. L. Lehman, OF MIS-
sissippi, from L. L. Shattuck Titusville. Penn.
and from Frank II. Stone, Of West Hartford
Conn.
c. NJ Rowland of woonsoci1et. r. l.; E NJ.
King CharlestOwn, Mass, and w. T. Parker,
of Providence, were suspended for one year for
declaring off races contrary to rules
r. w. Rosemeyer. of Poughkeepsie, ". Y, who
was the driver mentioned in the Miller case
tried in open session, was fined for driving
while under suspension W. F. Benson and
Richard Callahan. of Philadelphia. were fined
similarly.
W. L. Ammon. T. A. Meyers and George
Campbell. three judges were expelled for mis-
representing time in the at the York,
Penn, meeting last fall. T Fred Johnson and
D. E. Lynch Of st. Johns, y. B., were expelled
for MISREPRESENTATION of time of.the horses Bel
fry Chimes and Black Diamond in race trot-
ted July 2. 1906
In the case of Alexander Hunter. ottawa,
Can against D SENEGAL, of Montreal. it was
shown that the chestnut mare Ottawa Belle was
none other than the chestnut mare 81 with a
record Of 2:2614, and the horse was ordered ex-
PEELED and her winnings distributed.