The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-03

acting a.. asen, Tor ra.ips ''-"r'a,Ions'
A Tis.,. Sc a. raised the -uFu 81 ttOoo
yev,l e,ran-., account NJ. : showed an
exD.r,i,t,ir.. "A ipnS pu February 70 fol
si2 ,snn. which appeared u" hsv" been re-
funded !, IN. CLUB /, Was this item
MIR Sttrgi- wanted MIR Daingertield
called =, .,pLlin. But with the littl.
ns-l.r.nc,. from sir kT''-el. who co,ihi and
did r.,rtc r'"rnS m III" accounts without
lo,king a. 'h.. boob. tn" witness test flied
,h,, that si"up wls not an eSp.nditIir.
IN -Nc,-- 81 tn" so ,GS. a. At hld IN fact
been refunded To the. cluh, Il appeared
thar IN 1914 and 1897 thu. .In"k"y club did
not act ~ di,hursing agent Out ia iv''s
u did
IpE Nr RtINuNr To uANpIF
- ,En Won TOLL ~ Nr ~turgi-. why the
change vas nnd" ~ ru>' la I'SS Nj
Belmont rcuur-r"i ~" deterrent u~-octi
tons To- form q Iuni. which money should
b" -.t s-II" nI'-,d" 81 he Ip'AcE Cub
fund and used 'ur lrgli "Np"u--- n Wh-
set spar from the Jockey tIuh Fund ana
dspos lt.l No -" standard Iru-' p'ugHr'
~ va. nou., which VIZ B"'m"u' wanted
To b. u--, D., hlm under ib" aiNl"" "i
counsel m matters thai m.gn' con" ur "a
come, unn with "ur rae us iu'"i''~'
When .-k.d for . furtr"r explanation
Of the change m method The w.iue~> SAID:
The Jockey club always keeps r.asona-
bly, largo cash balances with us. meaning
my firm. strong SiVrgl~ TO-. some
times even sluupr or more. PIor To
this spn1s, when bills cam. IN for legal
expenses they were for services already
rendered. The club paid those bills and
then suhdi v'drd the total among the ra-
eng associations according to the number
Of iays each mad raced
After explaining that ia. Jockey Club
had contributed s5,7i, as its share To the
s4O.0 fund, attention Of witness was
Ca He'd to- the famous Agnew Hart bills OF
igOs.
Y. Your club and tho a-soclatlons were
Interested in seeing that those bill, h- not
enacted into law: A. Correct
Then the witness made this further ex-
PLANTATION about the s4O 90 fund OF i9Os.
The expenditure of this. h" said. was
not an act of the stewards nj the Jockey
Club. This was referred To MIR August
Belmont He had the di-hursing Of the
money. This So OOO that was placed IN
Mr.. Belmont hands was 10 be- expended
by him. IL was not club affair.
II appears that only s3i 900 Of that
o Did you eNpend thi-7 \ I d,d not.
Q. Who did? \ Mr.. August Belmont.
Q pid you draw ch-ck> 20 Mr Belmont
A. I i,d
o A his request? dad
. And have YOU those checks with YOU
A. have them herr
o Arr they all drawn To Mr. Belmont
A. All drawn IN August belmont
o DO YOU know ~ hat the ST. .Wln was -pent
msrt Of " hat he ~ pended IL Tor
Mr. krr-..l shipped back 10 the s.Onp
payment mad. 10 Edward y Cnyn. IN
ia- Tn. bills for ihs,. sums w-r. read
into tn. record Thew werr much alike
one reading IN part TO counsel and pro
festionnl services rendered III opposition
to adVer-. legislation proposed during
the lan1 session OF The Stat" Legislature.
including ATTENDANCE" al Stat" capital.
PRACTICAL y daily consultation with various
msmh.rs of tn. Legislature. representa-
tive~ Of fair a--oCia, IONS and agricultural
fOCiei t''~
APrRovFp ny MIR BELMo>T
-The-a bills wer,' paid 10y Mr. Beimunt?-
Inc witness answered
The legal business ~ the Jockey Club
was always transacted ny MIR Belmont
My INSTRUCTIONS from the stewards vi
the Jockey club w"-. to pay 10 Mr. Bel
mont such sums of money within certain
such bills H. wer" approved 10y COUNSEL
and Endorsed 10y Mr. Belmont
, -. 49,. go, ,.... 80, OF, ,,,., ,,,-., 49,
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Nr kre-@l found a statement showing
that III" unry Island Jockey Tab ~
January. 1873. pad Nj Cnyu" s. jH.
q Would that ruII,a'" has. Vi 'pyn.
acted for all ~" racing a--"' J''"u- and
THAI va = pro ra'i ptrft"a|t SNOW
nothing anruf thai
1, .a- ,bsn that the witness .roka ~
Mr. I own. h,vIng ha.r4 recommended l.,-
Mr. NafSw orth, and questions hv com
mIt'"sfn"n mad" y APPEAR hat % va ia.
Junior Nad-N"rth. although ~ BAT ruI".
N" <'niur Nad~wnrih Wa member
Ot IA" stat" Racing COMMISSION
Mr. NrTEi~ told ~orl"fhiu; about nm"
payments mad" I"r pIhhrIlE In" pay
men'- rnHI" to I j isE-rdIt were for
that puIrn-" and So" "H- also paIi -
Morris Nn'urn and $3.50 10 y ! H-trlck .
Tor IN" same purp"-"
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