The evening world., 1908-10-09
BEL MONT DENIES
BLACKLISTING BOY
WHO DIDN'T "TIP.i
Continued from First Page)

write my discharge. but stopped and
tore up the paper. Then he said:
IL am going to rurn out several
horses and will have to let YOU and
another boy GO Then he said Johnny
I'm sorry. but II l gave you a discharge
Mr.. Belmont would kick me of the
race track"
Mr.. Rand under' ook to explain how
John Fret came to be In Bells stable,
and Trainer McCormick's statement TO
him about giving him a discharge. He
handed up letter OF Oct. 10, addressed
to Mrs F're!t by Belmont. Mrs. Freit
declared she could not remember re-
ceiving It. Mr.. Rand got permission 10
read it. however. 1t said:
IL. v. Bell has asked me to have
Your boy transferred TO his stable.
Please tell John to report at once 10
Mr.; Bells stable at sheeoshead Pay Pay,
with Mrs. Freit's testimony.
Mr.. Rand moved that the complaint be
dismissed on the ground that 1t CHARGED
that the posting" OF Fret was libel.
lshed only in the Jockey Clubs Racing
Calendar. exclusively for members of
the Club. and therefore privileged.
Justice Amend denied a motion to
dismiss tie complaint. saying he, pre-
mine.
Henry A. Buck. publisher Of the Rae
ing Calendar. was the first witness for
the derense. He testified that tt" pub
which paid his salary, and 80 per cent
of The circulation was among members.
He admitted on crosse animation that
outsiders might buy the kacing Caien-
"a l. fror, neUsdenlers.
John J. Ilyland. trainer for Belmont
deed Frcit's story th,t he had whipped
him. but admitted that on onc occasion
when the boy was exercising a horse
horse up, he struck him. He said that
Freit was disohedient and had nor done
his work properly.
Belmont on the Stand.
August Belmont followed Trainer Hy-
land on the witness stand. In response
TO first question as to whether he was
a racing man. he replied:
Il am a banker, and have been for
twenty years. For my own pleasure /
have maintained a racing stable"
Mr.. Belmont said the boys story that
he shook him because he did not tip his
He said he did not post" Freit in
the Racing Calendar OF Sept. G, 1904.
personally, but that 1t was done BY
OF the Jockey Clrb. He was not
actuated by malco, and inserted 1t to
comply with tie rules of the club
81 felt that Johnny's was so flagra Mt
case that the boy ought to be posted"
| he said.
"Did YOU know that others besides
racing men and members of the jockey
| Club read the Racing Calendar" asked
Mr.. Goldzber.
all read the Calendar. II has very
limited circulation. but I don't know
| how many copies
Not Born and Bred.
Trainer Hyland said that Freit wen
down 10 Janslca while he worked fol
Belmont and asked for job but tina
ne was asked II he had his discharg,
from Belmont, and when he replied II
the negative was told to 20 back ant
serve out his time,
Were you a partner of Belmont p
Mr.. Goldz!er asked.
II only wish ! was" was the earnes
reply.
Hyiand said that when Belmont solc
his stable he told Hyland to find EN-
ployment for the employees saying
Find places for the white boys witt
white people and for the colored boy
To the question Are you friendly
with Mr.. Belmont" the trainer re
I'm friendly, but not too friendly"
Are you member of the locke,
Club?"
Can a Jockey Join the club?"
ITO be n member OF the Jockey Clul
you have got to he a gentleman, bori
! and bred, and there wouldn't be mucl
| Of chance for a Jockey to join"