Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-09
TROTTING BOARD DECISIONS
Record of Constantine Made at New.
ton, Ia, is Corrected.
RULING ON SIXTH HEAT RACE
IL ~ Mandatory I'm Case of No De.
CisfOn and Nebraska city Mas
L. Refused share of
Purse.
ULNG ON SIXTH HEAT RACE

Purse,
CHICAGO, Dec. s-The board Of appeals
Of the American Trotting association in
session here today made public the follow
Ing disposition Of cases brought before It:
Duvenick Case Prominent.
Missouri men and Missouri horses held
the center Of the stage Although 125
cases were considered and passed upon
and action on others deferred until the
May, 1911, meeting, greatest interest was
exhibited by horsemen in the "Duvenick
case" with California. Mo, as Its starting
point.
In brief, the trotting association. which
is making a searching inquiry into the
matter. charges that members OF the
Duvenick family controlled a string OF
horses raced during the season OF 1910 on
Illinois, Missouri and southwestern tracks.
These horses, the association declares,
were entered in races by men who did not
own them and handled in collision against
the rules Of the association.
In some instances, II is alleged that as
many as three OF the "Duvenick string
started in the same race, ostensibly as the
entries Of three different stables. The as
ISOLATION rules provides that where two
or more horses from the same stable start
in the same race, that condition shall be
plainly specified
The men involved in the case are H. L.
Duvenick, Thomas Duvenick, r. c. Duve-
nick and William Harrison, all OF Cali
fornia, Mo-; Theodore Christian, Center
town, Mo, and ]. F. Richards, st. Louis.
Mo. Secretary Knight of the board says
the names Of other men involved will be
brought out before the spring meeting.
Five Horses Involved.
Five horses, all OF which have been sus-
pended or declared ineligible, pending in
vestigation, are alleged to have been con-
trolled by the Duvenicks. These animals
are Nathan c., Raymond b., Lulu Allie,
Miss Columbo and Joe Mack. All were
big money winners in various race and
fair circuits last season.
No charge is made that the horses were
raced under other than their own names
and marks, the cases brought by the rae
ing association being based entirely on
the question Of ownership and alleged col
fusion in handling.
Five different cases, against the Duve-
nicky we're taken. The first concerned the
handling OF the horses Nathan G. and
Raymond B., by ]. f. Richards OF .st'
Louis. The second had to do with the
mare Lulu Allie and her management by
Theodore Christian of Centertown, Mo.
In the third, which involves the three
Duvenicks, Richards, Harrison and the
horses Miss Columbo and Joe Mack, II. Ia
Duveniok and Harrison were fined 500
each, the horses, with their owners ana
nominators. we're ordered suspended until
alleged illegal winnings at Cape Girardeau,
| Mo. Carlinville and Carrollton, ILL.,. are
returned.
The other cases against the Duvenicka
were brought by c. r. Webster Of Shreve-
mort La. in connection with the racd
meeting at Monroe, La, in october. H
L. Duvenick and william Harrison, with
the horses, Miss Colombo and Joe Mack
were specified. The board ordered that the
money won by the two horses at this meet"
ing be returned to the association for re-
distribution. according to the rules.
Further Action in spring.
Further action by the board OF appeals
in connection with the Duvenick case will
| be taken at the meeting next spring, when
II is expected that the history and owner
ship OF the horses involved will have been
clearly established.
Among the members OF the board OF
appeals who assisted in probing the matter
were: w. p. Ijams, president Terrs
| Haute, Ind; Thomas II. Gill, vice presi-
dent, Milwaukee,; N. ]. Colman. st. Louisi
J. c. Linneman, Lima, o.; G. II. Madden.
Mendoza, H.; F. T. Moran, Detroit; J. c.
Simpson, Des Moines, Ia, and W. II.
Knight, secretary, Chicago
Among the cases OF interest decided by
the board Of appeals at this meeting were:
Miss Elyria. owned by Dick Mcmahon OF
| Libertyville, Ill, and which was given
second money at the Minnesota state fair
In the 2:17 trot September 6, 1909. was de-
clared distAnced by the board today. Money
won by Miss Elyrta in this race was or
dered redistributed. The protest regarding
this race was brought by @. ]. Thomas,
Waterloo, Ia, and !. s. Smith, Joliet,
Mont.
John Denver and John F. Seelay OF Cha
mute, Kan, and the horse Black Diamond,
who were suspended by the judges az the
Jackson county fair, Lees Summit, Mo.
were ordered reinstated by the board.
William A. Posey OF Coryden, KY, WA
| expelled from American Trottng assOcia-
ton tracks for violation Of rules in con
necuon with the racing Of the horse Sunny
Girl.