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HAWTHORNE RULINGS. The official rulings of the judges at Hawthorne-in certain recent cases of notoriety are as follows: "On July 12 we suspended Jockey T. Rutter for his suspicious actions and being left at the post on the horse Uhler in the fourth race that day. "At the post his every action was suspicious. He kept pulling his horse up and around continuously, and at no time did he allow him to remain still. When the starter gave the word, to a perfect start his horse was perfectly straight and he deliberately snatched him up and around. "Rutters explanation to us after the race was that the horse had on a new bridle and he could not at any time control him. The horse was equipped in this race just the same as in all his previous races at this track, and in his subsequent races, with different jockeys in the saddle, wearing the same bridle and otherwise equipped the same each start as the race in question, showed beyond any question of doubt to borery quiet and gentle at the post and willingtobreak perfectly overy opportunity, making Ruttera explanation simply ridiculous. "His riding on various occasions has not beeu above suspicion and he seems to have a habit of getting left at the post on favorites, as evidenced by his riding elsewhere on occasions where we have officiated this season, being left twice in one day. "We are satisfied now as we were the day of the race, that ho had no intention whatever of accepting a start and that he deliberately got left at the post. "His suspension from all privileges will continue indefinitely and we further recommend to the license committee of the American Turf Congress that his license as jockey be revoked forthwith. "For inconsistent racing during this meeting we recommend that the entry of the horses Einer, Uarda, Hardly and Robert Bonner be refused hereafter at Hawthorne. James H. Rees, Habky Kuhl, Judges,
