The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
ACCUSED HORSEMEN
PUT BLAME ON OWNER
Claim Their Horses Were Held
in Canada at Instance Of
Government.
EXPEL OWNER FOR RINGING

Tho board of review OF the National
Trottiug Association disposed Of the
docket OF ll6 cases ut the Murray hin
Hotel yesterday after a session which
lasted three days. There were few cases
OF general interest, but one the board was
asked to pass upon dragged in the war az
an excuse for the violation of the rules.
$. A. Proctor. owner Of Grand opera.
and II. IL James. owner OF Vaster, were
suspended for not paying entrance fees
for their horses to the Columbus and De
troit meetings. The explanation advanced
by the owners was that after the race
meet at Fort Erie tn" hOrsemen were I'M
able TO ship across. the border, as the
horses were detained In Canada at the in
stance of the Canadian Government Other
owners were allowed to take their horses
out. but IL was admitted that many trot-
ting men did not compete In Canada be-
cause of the fear that they would be un-
able to return to the United states. The
board realized that " would be "A hardship
on the owners IL they were prevented from
racing at Columbus and Detroit through
no fault OF their own, and the cases were
continued until the Canadian officials of
Internal revenue could either affirm or
deny the statements of the owners.
n. ). Albert of Mercer. Pa, was en-
PEELED for starting May Ross. u. In a
pace out of her class and under the name
OF May Rose at Carrolton, Ohio last sep
TENDER May Rose was slipped into tho
= sac class. and 1t took a close investiga-
ton before the mare was finally recog-
nized as May Ross. The original obJec-
ton to the awarding VI the purse was
made on the ground that May Rose had
paced on "A third Of mile track In . :25
and therefore was not eligible to the class
lrA ,IrNs a
| than at first expected and ended in dis
closing a case Of ringing. which will keep
the mare and her owner on IN" tracks IN
future.
/. Martin Of Kingston. Ontario. sue
ceeded In getting clean hill OF health FOR
Nancy Nan, with a record 90 2i6i. in Il
non winning race. This mare was sold
at auction in the Garden and after pass
ing TO the control of Mr. Martin her .den.
lily was questioned. one O: the reasons
was that the rule wiplng out winning
records put her back In the 2o5 class
where she showed such good form that
suspicious were aroused. Mr. Martin had
/ no difficulty In proving the history Of his
racer and she was declared properly !deu.
titled.
Violation OF the rules by the judges en- +.
lbled william Kelly OF Brooklyn to collect
fourth money for the 2:l2 trot at Made.
town. y. Y, on August IS last The
grounds Of the appeal from the decision
of the judges wac that Henrietta g. which
finished third in tie rae. In question. was
distanced IN the first heat. but was per
mitted to start in the other heats because
she was the victim of a bad start. The
board ruled that the judges had no right
20 allow Henrietta g. Ia start after being
distanced and that Mr. Kelly's King
Brook should be moved up TO fourth place
Carl Taylor OF Dayton. Ohio. who was
expelled on May >. 1911 for completely
n IN. ringing case OF Little Mustard. was
temporarily r":nstated
Secretary Oiocher pointed out that the
past season had been remarkably free
from accidents At the last meeting OF