The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-18
RACE CASE
IS AMICABLY
SETTLED
That Is, as Far as Purse Goes;
But Fair Association Has a
Rod in Pickle for the
"Splitters."

settlement OF the case growing out
Of the New Mexico mixed race at the
state fair last week was effected this
afternoon TO the satisfaction OF all
the horHemen involved. The settle
ment was reached at q meeting OF
counse land principals Ia Justice Nc
Cleilan's office. following a hearing at
which the CHIEF thing that was
brought out WIS that the management
OF the state fair was ma Cnly abso-
lutely free from ans connection with
the agreement to split the purse for
the race. but that Hat aud unyieldinR
condemnation OF the plan was regis
/ tered by the fair and race officials im-
mediately after they learned of u be-
fore the race.
The hearing DISCLOSED that there
was a legal and binding agreement
among certain owners TO spit the
purse. but the legal aspect OF the case
was entirely outside the Jurisdiction
OF the fair management. The latter
did all 81 could To prevent the split.
and insisted that the ace winner re-
ceiye the full first money.
y Msdiicks. owner Of Lon &, the
winner of the race. collected the full
first money. ana refused to divide. lie
alleged that he vas not a party TO "A
split agreement.
The agreement was entered Into
without any intention OF liking he
race. There wa never any idea OF
"nxing" the result. the agreement be-
ing designed To keep slower horses.
conceded To have no nance against
Lon G. In the event. 1t had no ef-
feet on the running Of the race, being
..v.IH rs. saHU.raf nmNTsfngUN as Ia
the disposition OF the purse after IL
was won. and the facts brought out at
the hearing established not only that
the fair associations skirts We're abb
solutcly clean. but that the best horse
won the race and the others finished
strictly on their merits.
Secretary r.. W. Wiley Of the fair
association; r. r. Pollock. one of the
racing officials. and CLERK OF the
Course Tierncy. stated az the hearing
that the fair and race officials were
emphatic Iu their refusal 90 approve
Of the split. Although the fair assoc
Il citation made H. innocence Of any con-
nection with the split agreement
plain through The rearing-ev< coun-
sci for the plaintiff. Judge W. g. Hca-
cock taking occasion Ia state that no
a breath Of suspicion rested ON the
aFsociation-thc management Is inn
placably Indignant owe the action OF
the owners Involved
That the association will not let the
matter rest with he settlement of
tho case ~ indicated by the followiuS
statement made this morning by Sec
rotary Wiley.
"RegardlnR his matter OF the New
Mexico mixed race over which there
Is now some controversy In b ouis
want 10 say that tho skirts of t1t
fair association are entirely clean
Tho proposition wus made 20 me that
tho horses Doe allowed to race ana ihA'
split ne purs" evenly among them
4 positive refusal was made Ca TINS
propos.tlon. and the horscmon were
told that they would race for the
money or not race at all and that
would refuse iu puy the purse or ans
other UNDERSTANDING Some such %
race was allowed last year w.;h The
result that % horseman from the out
side of Albuquerque has e resident of
the state who shipped in here for the
one race Was cut out of winning q
purse which he could have won IT.,
ID occurrence raye tho local track e bad
reputation. and ! was determine
that there would Doe no repetition oi
the oTcnsc. However. u appears Ia
o. "a least some OF the nufsemeu VIII
I|ntrics In the state race agreed ain9ni
thmsolveS to- split the purse in IN
state race his year. We want ~
public To know that the fair man
lagcmcnt does not Countcnance sucl
methods and that steps nave hecl
tnkcn to have those horse owner
who entered into the agreement dis
haired altogether from racing here
after ON any track controlled bv tn
American Trottiug association, O
which the New Mexico state fair ls
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