The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-13
CLAIM HORSES WERE
GIVEN DOPE IS MYTH
From Mondays Daily.

from MonodyS Odily.
The st. Paul Dispatch says a
horse scandal came to light at the
state fair Saturday, when charges
were made by three exhibitors that
:nimals brought here to take part
in the horse show in the Hippo.
drome had been "doped" to keep
them from winning.
The fair board took immediate
action by calling meeting at which
Secretary Simpson, Assistant Secre-
tary Merit Harrison, George Atchi-
son, supervisor of horses, and e. f,
Miller, superintendent of horses,
We're present. Mr.. Atchison says a
most thorough investigation must
be made, and that criminal action
will be brought if the charges can
be substantiated.
Said to Have Been Doped.
Major, a valuable horse, belong.
ing to Mrs. Jesse Foot of st. Paul,
and Flirting Princess, property of o.
j.. Mooers of Columbia, Mo-, are said
to have been "doped.' 1t is charged
also that pony belonging to Mar
tin Uhlman, Roberts, Wis, was tam
pered with. Flirting Princess. who
recently was bought for $4,000, is
seriously sick, although Mr.. Mooers
believes she will recover.
81 noticed, when | entered the
ring with Major that he was not
acting right" said Mrs. Foot. who
is the wife of County Treasurer
Foot of Ramsey county. His tail
and head dropped and he was weak
/ had him examined by a doctor and
the holes of a hypdermic needle
were found. There is no doubt that
the horse was "doped."
Says Stranger Was in Stable.
Mr.. Mooers believes he has clew
which will lead to. the arrest of tho
culprit and, although the fair of,
ficials assert that they don't take
much stock in the charges, the mat.
ter will be looked into One of
Mr.. Mooers' attendants saw a man
in the stalls while he was attending
to some other horses and he be-
lieves this man used the hypdermic
needle
81 did not want to make the mat
ter public" said Mr.. Mooers 80
Princess was sick. There is not the
least doubt in the world, however
that the mare was doped. She came
into the ring wobbly, stopped when
she got there, thing she never
had done before. Then she STUN
bled on blindly Her eyes were
CLASSY. She has been sick ever since
and has not eaten. a.
Miller Knew Horses Were Sick.
Superintendent Miller, who has
charge of the horse show, said he
knew that Mrs Foot's and that OF
Mr.. Mooers were sick, but he did
not think they were doped.
Mrs. Foot showed me the place
where she thought the needle had
gone in," said Mr.. Miller 81 am
sure Mrs. Foot is sincere in her be.
lief that the horse was doped, but
/ think it's possible that she's mis-,
taken. ... ~.
THE horses were in a barn where
attendants were constantly on watch
and | don't see how any work OF
that kind could be pulled off. &c.,.
Simpson Makes Light of Charges.
Secretary Simpson was inclined to
make light of the whole charge.
where were Mrs Foot's attend
IL W OWHCl dlIClu'
ants to keep watch"
Mr.. Uhlman, whose pony is said
to have been tempered with, could
not be reached today. His pony
was not entered in any of the prize
events, since he is an exhibitor of
draft horses.
Mr. Mooers is one of the biggest
exhibitors in the northwest, being
known all over the United States.
He has taken most of the big prizes
at the present fair.
Superintendent Atchison was con.
siderably agitated.
tits the first time that anything
like this has happened at the>>Min,
nesota state fair and we will go to
the bottom of it," he said.
Statement From Atchison.
George Atchison arrived home
Mr.. Atchison stated that as far as
he and other members of the state
fair board could learn there is moth.
ing to the charges referred to in
Tho Dispatch.
Mr.. Atchison was naturally pleas
ed with the success of the fair. "It's
great big show" he said, land not
a thing was lacking to make the
fair this year the most stupendous
in its history. Secretary Simpson
displays magnificent executive abil-
ity. BY Sunday afternoon the fair
grounds were cleared of everything
all the employees paid off and not a
vestige of the big exposition was
left" ...