The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-18
Review Board Is Drastic in
Treatment of Those Con-
yicted of Ringing"
TWO NEW WORKERS ARE
CONVICTED AND PUNISHED
Cases Indicate Lax Management
at Some of the Harness
Horse Meets.
BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune

BY Leased Wire to The Tribune
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE review
board of the National Trotting associa
ton, which met recently at Murray
Hill hotel. dropped number of horse
mon and horses under the charge of
ringing and curiously enough, two
hailed from the Empire state. c. n.
Van Wicklc of Waterloo was told to
take long rest from harness racing
because Secretary Gocher discovered
him racing Susie Hal PAGER with al
mark of 2;l2h, as green horse namedd
| Lady of the Lake, out of her class and
under change of name at three differ
ent places.
A. Davis from Sandy Creek started
after easy money by racing Diamond
Wilkes, PA. under the name of Albert
D.. no record, but he had hardly sue
ceeded III making oats money when
landed, and the board retired both man
and horse for several years TO come.
a well.known Canadian horsemaD,
Daniel Lambert of Glenside, bought a
bay geldiug named Pick Pocket aud
had no record showed speed and beat
those of his neighbors, but this pleasure
did not last long, AS he soon found out
that Pick Pocket was none other than
Harry B., record 2:25ia.
Mr.. Lambert spent time and money
To be sure what his fast horse was, and
when satisfied that he had bought a
I "rnger' he sent to Secretary Gocher
a check of all his winnings, and $50
more as the regulation fec for change
of name. This being strictly in com.
pliance with the rules. he was told
that he can drive Harry B. as much as
he wished, provided he does not do so
; in slower classes than 2:25n.
! Have you ever known of any half
mile track meetings where time was
, not suppressed7' asked Frank Lang of
Barton, VT. the man who brought
ont the world s champion pacing race
mare, Ecstatic, 2:0l&. bang's inquiry
woke up the entire board and made the
spectators stretch their necks.
Lang Loses Cash.
President Johnston s quick reply was
to ask IL Lang had seen any, 10 which
the well-known trainer answered with
a mild smile. eyes. we see it at all
times, and it is not unusual to see own.
J ers or drivers rush to the stand al.
most after each heat and FIX mp things
as far as time is concerned.
ii
with the remark that il he noticed sup
preston of time and did not bring the
matter 10 the board he, Lang, would be
considered a party TO it.
| Lang lost his case. He was brought
before the board by DR.. j. II. Gains
, of Newport, VT, who had been q
frequent figure at Murray Hill hotel
in recent years, with the accusation
that under rule Al, section l., kiugsey
, Girl raced III the 2;30 tTot at Sher
brook, Quebec, bv Lang, was not en-.
titled to her winnings, and that FIRST
, money should go to Gains S mare, Mary
c., that finished second.
davits that Lang had gone to the
Judge s stand previous 10 the race al;
Sherbrook and asked the judges for
their opinion. and was told TO race
Kiugsey Girl. The decision, however,
was that Lang and the marc should
stand suspended until the fine of Sl0C
is paid, and the mares winnings re
distributed among the rigbtful winners.
Holcomb Gets Redress.
The decision was rendered in the case
of f. a. Holcomb. Los Angeles, Cal.
VS.. Driving Park association of Canton,
/. q. The complainant entered -four
horses at the Canton meeting, but
later found that the Fairmont. w Va
. Racing association, which gave meet
inducements in the form of free trans
portation, free feed. straw and stalls
+, etc. The entrant notified the Ohio peo
+, pie of his intention TO shift, and did
|; shift.
The board decided that the Canton
r association must pay $9i.50 TO the Los
Angeles borscman.
Frank b. Shrcvc of Lancaster. Pa,
went before the board with two cases,
and left on even terms He and his
{ chestnut gelding, Dan c., were sus-
t pended by the Hanover county, Pa.
association. aud asked relief, which
was granted as he had made settle.
, ment. He then asked the board for re
, lief of fine of $50 which the National
association had imposed upon him for
: driving. in 1909, when under suspen-
sion but the answer was TO pay OF stay
I away.
c. Balding Of Pennington, n. j.,
, raced his chestnut gelding, Peanut Boy,
p successfully last summer, winning first
moneys at Mount Holly and Trenton,
u hut some bad losers framed the claim
. that the Peanut horse was not what it
= was represented 10 he. Luckily il so
. happened that tho Celding had split
, car since colthood, and was easy to
he identified, but not until Mr., Bald
, ing had to trace him to n Chicago man
named Hunter, and through him to the
central part of Illinois, in order TO
identify him.
He was also sblo to prove that his
horse was sired by son of Nutpickcr.
so the board ordered that he was en-.
titled TO all the moneys he won.
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