New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-05
TROTT[NG CASES ENDED
World's Record for Wed1lling Not
4UOUed by Board.

The board of review Of the National Trotting
Association concluded its labors yesterday at the
Murray Hill Hotel by cleaning UP number of
small cases Chief interest centred in the case
brought by the association itself against +. !.
Richardson. of Coldwater. Mich. and the bay
Axto formerly Brown Axe. The evidence showed
that the mare entered and started in a trotting
race under the Of Axto really Brown
Axe, an eight nne-year-old Axto. so
called. won the in 254. and shortly thereafter
her owner sent out notices to horsemen and others
interested Of the wonderful performance Of his
Weanlins Axto foaled In March, and hanging up
a record of 254 in October.
This would have constituted a worlds record for
weanlingS but evidence presented, both in the
form OF aff1davits and pictures. the board of re-
view decided that the weanlng, which was actually
warmed up on the Ottawa track just previous to
the race, was not the who went in and won
and Secretary Goshen instructed by the boa I'd
to bring & against Richardson for attempting
fraud to the prejudice of trotting interests, by
publishing the performance of a mature mare as
that Of a weanling.
DR.. Rowel, of Buffalo. brought case against
the Niagara County Agricultural Society of Lock
port. N. Y IN which he appealed from the Judges
decision in the 2:19 pace Of that held on Sep
TENDER g. DR.. Rowelrs horse, in the first heat was
dstanced but the driver convinced the Judges that
the horse threw shoe and got permission to start
in the second heat which ne won and later the
race Then 1t found that the horse had not
thrown shoe. and the horse and driver ruled
out. DR.. Rowell took the appeal, claiming that
the horse having been allowed to re-enter in the
second heat, the subsequent heats and the race
could not be taken away. The board denied the
appeal
Lewis NJ. Siever, Of William stown. Vt bro1J zht
a case against the Pine Tree Stables of Lewiston
Ne. protesting the entries of FL Gallo and Brown
cite in race at the latter town. on the ground
that they were from the same stable but the evil
dence presented before the board showed that
Brownette had changed hands. and not Of
the same stable FL Gallo at the time of the race
under protest, SO the protest not allowed
S, Theodore Shafe-. Lancaster. Ohio: c. ".
McRae, Lancaster, Ohio, and J. w. earns Car
roll, Ohio, who expelled In December 1906
for suppressng time, when acting timers were
reinstated
James Fogarty, Buffalo reinstated until the
next meeting OF the board of review, and " B.
Powell of Girard Penn who expelled in 1904
for starting Jim Kennedy under the name of
King Wilkes, was denied an appeal for rein
statement.
The following applied for releases from fines
previously imposed and denied, the sfines
still standing: A. H. Bragg. Fairfield, Ne; Frank
R Hayden Lewiston Me-: William Y. McNIuIen.
Fall River, Mass, and Grant steffee. Akron. Ohio
Fines imposed on the following for driv-
ing in races on members grounds while under sus-
pension: Sidney Kenney, Philadelphia. 800; v. f.
williams, Danbury. Conn, so; Fred Isbell, New
Bedford, Mass. $50
The board adjourned at 4 o'clock, subject to the
call of the president, which is expected about May
l 1909