The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-08-05
seven HORSEMEN
ARE SUSPENDED
Sensation Ruling Follows Al
legged Pulling of Mounts at
Windsor Meeting

number of turfmeh well known in
California figured in the investiga-
tions that resulted in a sensational
ruling by Judges Charles F. Price and
Francis Nelson, who officiated at the
recent Windsor meeting. The inquiry
continued until few days ago and
was followed by the suspension of
Jockeys Pease. Palms, j. Henry and
p. Kelleher; George Kelley, a valet;
Coley Thompson, a clocker, and owner
P. T. Chinn.
The cases of Pease and Palms led
up to the ruling against Chinn, who
raced big string on California tracks
two seasons ago. The rides the boy
gave Wooldane July Is, and Caper
Sauce, July %. were responsible for
his troubles. 1t is reported the judges
felt that Pease deliberately pulled
Caper Sauce and allowed Mill on the
Floss to assume winning lead. Evil
dence was produced which showed that
Musgrave. who rode Mill on the
Floss, was offered $3.50 if he would
win. Musgrave at first denied the
charge, but later said it was Aaron
Hester, his own valet, who told him of
the offer. The latter said it was Coley
Thompson, a clocker, who made the
proposition.
Thompson was supposed to be act
ing for Joe Yeager. the plunger, but
feager denied that he ever promised
Musgrave anything, either directly or
indirectly. Pease said he was told to
wait with Caper Sauce as Mill on the
Floss had lost her speed At the re-
quest of J.. W. Schorr the Judges gave
Pease another hearing and he was
asked If he had ever been approached
to pull a horse He replied that at
Hamilton. W. A Burttschell had asked
him TO place Cooney K. This brought
Burttschell into the matter. and in the
course of his examination he said
that he had been approached at
Windsor the day that he won with
Fort Worth and Cooney K and that
he was asked to place the latter and
permit Stafford to win, and that P. T.
Chinn would have Redwine placed and
permit Fort Worth to win.
Jockey Goldstein, who rode Teddy
Bear in a maiden race. told A. G.
Weston, his employer, that he had
been offered $500 to permit Elmeta
Hamilton to win and afterward re-
peated the same story. to Ed Moore, a
clocker. Goldstein said he was first
offered 800 by j. Henry and that
afterwarj, while on the way to the
post. Henry said that S. a. Clopton
would give him $500 If he would pull
Jockey Palms rode Moncreif SO
badly that he was suspended before
he dismounted- He denied that he
pulled the horse, but said that George
Kelley, valet for Jockey Henry, offered
him 800 to pull to Redwine.
Chinn AMI Clopton strongly denied
the charges against them.
The cases Were passed on to the
Canadian racing. association for final
action.
The suspension of Kelleher grew
out of a steeplechase race in which he
rode DR.. Heard. Usage was supposed
to have been a good thing but was
beaten. The event was won by DR..
Koch. Kelleher claimed he was in
structed to ride a waiting race but
Trainer George Cochran refuted the
statement. saying he told the jockey
TO go to the front as in previous
race.
]. NJ Crane, who raced his stable al
Salt Lake city. took a trip east and
was at Empire City a few days ago
Jockey Ramsey, who was developed
by Red" Walker, has returned to his
home in Texas. The mother. OF the
boy asked Walker to cancel the con
tract, as she did not care to have him
ride any more. Walker cancelled the
papers with the condition that Ramsey
aIoes not ride again, and all racing as
sociations and fairs have been notified