New-York tribune., 1910-12-07
SETTLE POINTS At ISSUE STARS TO CO SOUTH
Board OF Review of National
Trottinu Association Meets.

Wrongs were righted. edicts were re
moved and more than one prominent
driver was expelled from the turf yester-
day. when the Board Of Review Of the
National TrotuRg Association met ~ the
Murray Hi Hotel The board Of review
is really the supreme court Of the turf.
and it is no easy matter for the members
10 decide some of the knotty problems
which they are called upon to decide
Those present yesterday were President
p. P Johnson. Of Lexington, Ky; secre-
tary W. H Tocher; !. NJ Johnson. Calais,
Ne. and A P. Sandles. Ottawa. Ohio
The first case on the calendar was calle%
The National Trotting association VS. G
H Van Wickle. Waterloo. y. Y. and his
brown marc Susie Hal. 2I24. whom he
had raced under the name Of the Lady OF
the Lake in Central New YORK After
weighing the case, both horse and owner
were ruled or the turf Another owner
who was expelled for entering ringer
was A Davis. Of Sandy Creek, y. Y. who
raced Diamond Wilkes. 2I4. under the
name of Albert y. in Lyons and Newark.
n y
Daniel Campbell. OF GIenside. Saskatch-
avian. is said TO have established a world
record when he voluntarily refunded all
O
pocket. 2:251a. alias Harry B, and so extra
TO cover the expenses of recording the new
name. Mr. Campbell vas quite innocent, as
no hoUghr the horse under the name cf
Harry 2. and did not discover his identity
,,n+i1 he had raced him for q season and
won several purses.
The edict which forbade Game Maid 70
rare again was removed and 10 the lay
mind il looks as though il should never
have been imposed. When David T Hughes
houghr the mare she had been expelled be
cause her driver had driven for second in
stead Of first money. In such cases II Is
CUSTOMARY 10 fine the driver S25, but IN this
case r : S1roder. of Lexington, and Fred
Upton Of Rochester. seemed 70 consider
that the facts justified the penalty AT any
rate the hoard decided to Teinstate the marc
in the hands of her new owner and sne
vriu be raced next season for the first time
since the spring of 1909.
2 D Lang Of Barton, Vt. was fined $40
for conspiracy when he drove Kingsey Girl
2-16l4 in a race where the timers did not
announce the real time IN addition the
board compelled him 20 return all the
money ne had won for the season As he
has not Vet refunded T. he has been sus-
pended
a caSs Wfifn vas Nl1tFTFiil 1tpif <f''S
which the board has been called upon TO
decide may establish : precedent g A
HoIconb. Of Los Angeles. mad horse en-
tered AT Canton. Ohio. which became sick
several DAYS before the entries closed He
asked permission of the association to
withdraw his entry. but was refused and
compelled 10 pay the entry fee The board
decided yesterday that an owner was not
compelled 10 enter his horse under the cir
cumst tances.
The boa-d was asked yesterday TO diff
rerentiate between IA cart and suiky, as
Miss Edna Hin, IF Baltimore, Md, was
asked TO return the winnings OF her bay
mare, Miss Edna. for having raced 10 cart
instead OF z sulky in Salem, y. J. Fred
Wright who builds both kinds Of vehicles
said that there Was no real dintinction and
that ne would not attempt 10 classify them
The board decided, however, that a vehicle
whose stirrups are on the shafts Is q
slIky and lacking this feature stamped IL
a cart 50 Miss Hin was promptly asked TO
refund al Of Miss Edna's earnings for re-
distribution.