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APPEALS DECIDED. The Committee on Appeals of the Ameiican Turf Congress has rendered the following decisions in cases appealed from various members of the Turf Congress. The most important case is that affecting jockey Hose and employer W. -Clancy. The decision is as follows : In the controversy between J. J. Sm th and W. Clancy over the services of the boy Lee JBose, the committee rendered the following opinion: "In the case of the jockey Lee AnGrew Robb, we are of the opinion that J. J Smith is legally -entitled to his services, and ic is ordered that W. Clancy be fined 00 and relinquish his claim upon the boy; and it is further ordered that the jockey Rose be notified to at once return to -the service of J. J. Smith." At the spring meeting of the Louisville Jockey Club W. Gallagher, part owner of the b. c, Patroon, 4 year-old, by Patron Madie, entered .said horse in a race to be run on May 4th, and after time to declare Gallagher requested the judges, C. F. Price and L. P. Tarlton, to excuse the horse. After an examination of the horse and being f ally satisfied that be was not lame, as claimed by Gallagher, the judges ordered Gallagher to start the horse. Gallagher refused to do so and the judges rulled Gallagher and the horse off. The Committee on Appeals sustained the judges. In the controversy between F. M. Arthur and the Qoeen City Jockey Club over the payment of emrance fees, the committee decided that the Qaeen City Jockey Club waB entitled to the 5 held by the Chicago Racing Association. The cato of James Hobinson, who was ruled off last winter by the Crescent City Jockey Club, was referred back to said club for actiona 1 . t ! L . 5 1
