New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
Suspend Hoffman
For Foul Riding
AT Dongan Hills

|. D. Hoffman, the veteran Jockey. was
suspended for the remainder OF the
meeting for foul riding at the second
day of the racing meet at the Staten
Island Fair Grounds, Dongan Hills,
yesterday. His case has been referred
to the Jockey Club.
The trouble occurred in the fifth
race, in which Hoffman had the mount
on Nonesuch. One of the other fye
starters was Scarpia ii, which was
ridden by McGraw. Nonesuch was
away in front and led until three fur
longs from home. Here McGraw
moved his charge forward and just be.
fore the run into the final turn had
oyerhauled Nonesuch. Scsrpia III was
seen to pull up very abruptly, and
when the field entered the stretch IL
was seen that Nonesuch was again IN
the van. He went on to win by
length and half.
McGraw went up to protest the re-
suit, but the judges had apparently
detected the foul and Immediately dis
qualified Nonesuch. Scarpia ii was
moved I'D as the winner, and kits, the
favorite. placed second.
A squad of special detectives ar
rested seven men for alleged DOCK
making, The detectives declare they
arrested each man after he had ac-
cepted money for a bet. They were
driven to the Stapleton police station,
where they were released in 500 bail
for examination this morning.
The men arrested were: Charles
Martin. 444 East Eighty-fourth Street,;
Morris Williams, 242 East Fifth Street;
William DAILY, 215 West Sixty-seyenth
Street; Charles Herbert, 532 West
11lth Street; Bernard Sheehan, Hotel
Flanders; Leo Ullmann. 5l3 West
Seventv-eighth Street. and Lawrence
Sullivan, 1882 Bay Street, Stapleton.
Favorites were in front in the ma
jority Of the races. Jockey Taplin
piloted home two winners, with Sureget
in the first and Little Boy in the sec
ond. In each instance Taplin got
away in front and was never overtsken.
Ed Bond accounted for the feature
race, the fifth, at one and one-six.
teenth miles, in handy fashion.
The summaries follow:
First race Tor tour.yesr-o DDS and upvsrd claim.
ting: purse $3.50 about five nong5)-Suregf- lis
lTaplin). even and out won; Dance le1 lPtssensl
1. u o. .
(Hinphyl. s TO l. to and even. third Tine.
i OF SIS. Silent Pilot, Grape shot and Rseontsuse
also ran. -.
Second race to- two-y>sx -olds: claiming; purse
$3.50 about Eve furloagslIAttle Boz. liz (Taplirl
IN g. IN 3 and out, won: Zen Lni. lo9 ID.
Hoffman,, 3 to l. even and out, second; Go 70 u.
ll2 (SfcCiravl 10 to /. 70 ! and cvc1. third.
Tine .OS Is. Wetona, ViIoq and 0rskany also
ran. ....
Third race for three-ysar -olds and upward
claiming purse. $3.50 ar and half furioossl- =
Brckley rs (Madoira). 10 l. To and out,
won; Caro- Nome los Alexander. 70 20
and even. second: Cousin Dan 100 lMcGrasl
10 TO l. TO / and To 5. third. Tine. %
Scrimmsge Humiliation. Cabaret Thesieres and
I EiNel Tower also ran.
Fourth race for three ear-ods. claiming; purse
1880: sx and half furloncl Scaria II. 10.
(McGrawi 81 10 /. even md IN 8, won; kits
lO2 lMulcsheyl. 4 to 5 and out, second Daybreak
1903 tMcKnisht. 10 u l. to and To 5. third
Time -. None Such finished hnt, but "a
disqualified Rnckport AID Water Wings also ran.
Fifth (ror three-yer-oidS and upward claim
ing; purse. 500: one mile and SIts-nth) -Et
Bond III Hum 6 to s. on. and out, won
smuggler, lG tHinphy). 10 70 l. TO and to S
second: Bendlet, 100 C,fulrahryl, 10 To l. Il
l and I 10 5. third. Tine. l:54 ?-5. Princes
Janice, Free and Easy and spcar. also ran.