Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-07
TROTTING JUDGES SHOW MERCY
Many Reinstatements and Some
 Elections by Board of Review.

D. w. Cummins, one of the busiest dealers in draught horses and mules from points in the west and who has sales stables at Chicago and Buff iaio, was taken back to the light harness racing fold by the board of review of the National Trotting as- sociation at the meeting in the Murray Hill hotel yesterday. It was temporary reinstatement from his expulsion five years ago for driving and winning with the chestnut geld ing Dick M. in the 2:30 class at Warren, O., in August, 1902. It was seven heat race, Dick M. talk ing the fourth in 2:20A, sixth in 2:24% and seventh in 2:20h. There was a protest and Cummins with the horse was expelled at the next meeting of the board of re- view.
 Meantime Dick M. had been traced by Secretary Gocher as the bay gelding Dave Hughes, 2:15A. which had disappeared from the east just before the Warren meeting. He asserted that the bay had been bleached to aid in pulling of the trick. Dave Hughes had been raced in fast class. but outside the money, dropping out of sight after an un- successful start in the 2:12 class at Syracuse on July 25.
 Cummins had H. E. Bell of Mans field, O.. a lawyer who as a young man drove against the late w. B. Fasig on the Ohio half mile tracks and who has since been an active promoter for the sport of 1t of trot- ting meetings. He put up a good plea, but did not plead the baby act for his client. The race took place when Cummins lived at Shelby, O.. and when he was rather a wild young man with no regular busi- ness. On the day in question Cum mins was told Dick NJ. was an Illi- nois horse and as he had his gleams well lit up he drove for dare, as it were. Since then Cummins has made a fortune in legitimate busi- ness. The purse Dick NJ. won has long ago been paid back and he had applied for reinstatement so that he can re-enter racing as the owner of a stable.
 T do not appear to palliate Cum mins's act, although there may have been some extenuating circum- stances" concluded Bell. My place here is to tell you that this man has by industry and honesty attained a high place in the business world of the west. 1 ask for a remission of the penalty and assure this board that if Cummins is readmitted to the trotting turf he will be an honor 10 it."
 After the temporary reinstate. ment had been granted Bell said in conversation that 1t would so please Cummins that he would forget the hard knocks to his business by the prohibition movement in Ohio and Kentucky. He had a large trade in draught horses with brewers and distillers who are no longer in the market.
 Reinstatements were granted to ]. B. Thorp. Richmond. Va; James R. Mahaffey, Wilmington, Del. D. E.. Lynch and T. Fred Johnston, st John, x. B.: J. F. Kennedy, Prince Albert. Canada; H. P. James, ames- vile. Va. and Pliny T. Burnham. Gouverneur. N. Y.
 Jacob Erratt of Moose Jaw. Saskat- chevan. Canada. was elected to hll the place on the Pacific board caused by the resignation of A. B. Sprock- els Of San Francisco. William II. Gocher was reelected secretary of the National Trotting association for tvo years, which vill round out his term to IS years. and l.. J. Pow CTS of Springfield. Eho has held the office since 1878. vas reelected treasurer. The board then ad- iourned.