Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-12-04 | Page 9 | Owners and Drivers Suffer Punishment

OWNERS AND DRIVERS SUFFER PUNISHMENT NEW YORK, Dec. 3. The board of review re-view of tho National Trotting association expcllod today five men who wero tlmo-kcopors tlmo-kcopors at the last Belle Vornon. Pa., raco meet Ira M. Gregg, South Brownsville, Browns-ville, Pa.: W. S. Shopler, Monongahcla, Pa.; G. W. Stophens, Porryopolls. Pa,; R. A. Johnston, Bontleyvillo. Pa., and O. B. Wllkoy, Bollo Vernon. Tnoy wero accused ac-cused of falsifying time. Time bars wero placed against eight horses which ran in this moot and thoy were fined $100 each. Tho board dlspoacd of a number of other cases and complaints arising out of last season's harness racing. Half of the $200 lino imposed against J. B. Jones, who entered his own horso, Our Colonel, at Lexington, Ky.. In October, was ro-mlttcd. ro-mlttcd. It was alleged that Jones did not attempt to win tho first heat, In which he himself drove. Tho board decided de-cided to continue for another season the suspension of A. 13. Rlchard3on of Flint, Mich., who two years ago started tho horso. Jack London, in tho Ohio circuit under the name of Dr. Sphynx. Richardson Richard-son had npplled for roinetatemont. Lady Hughes, which was Identified as Maud Cookston after entering several races, was reinstated under tho former name, tho owner, J. J. Hughes, agreeing to pay tho association $300. The mare, Sweet Annie, and hor owner, C. W. Simmons, Sim-mons, were expelled "because tho horso was campaigned under tho name Paulino B. Evidence having been presented that the mare. Laura S., exhibited on some of the eastern tracks, had been run undor the name of Bride prior to 1910, tho board penalized Gil Wctmore, P. F. Mc-Guigan, Mc-Guigan, Ed Spalding and John II. Foster until the horse's winnings this year shall have been returned. The board afllrmed tho decision of tho judges of tho Niagara Racing association at Fort Erie last, fall In thoir award to Walter It. Coxc, a driver la a $5000 purse race. There were to havo beon thrco heat?, but after the first heat l-aln halted halt-ed tlio raco. Coxe was awarded first money on tho basis of a $lfi00 purse. Ho contended that ho should havo been given $5000.