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j I 1 , i CASSIDY A VI HOUCKS CASE. Colonel W. L. Cassidy and jockey Houck were ruled off by the stewards of the racing depart- mont of the St. Louis Fair Association last Saturday, for reasons set forth in the following official statement: "W. L. Cassidy and Charles Houck are this day ruled off the turf. After carefully weighing the evidence at hand it has been determined that both the above parties have seriously violated the American racing rules, under which . the St. Louis Fair Associatim races are rnn. i In the matter of tbo Jimp and Parole dOr race : of August 1, wo find that Colonel Cassidy bet : 00 on Jimp, of which 0 was for jockey Houck, : who had the mount on Parole dOr, a contend- : ing horse in the race. "In the absence of further testimony this : would be sufficient to rule both parties off. Eule 18, of the racing rules says : Jockeys will not ba allowed to bet except on horses which they are riding. For any violation of this rule the offender will be ruled off. "Rule 184 of the racing rules says: If any person, without making it known to the officials, is a part owner, or acts as trainer, of any horse in which a jockey possesses any interest, or who makes any bst with or on behalf of any jockey, unless a horse ho is riding or who offers or makes, except through his employer or the owner or trainer of the horse ridden, a jockey any present, money or other reward in connection with his riding of any race, snch person so offending shall be ruled off the course. "Further than ihat, we have elicited the fact, admitted by Houck under oath, that in the Moralist-Jimp race of July 27, while the horses were ori their way to tb post, Uassioy called Houck, who was riding Jimp, to him and said: " 1 am betting on Moralist. If yon find you are beaten, help Moralist all you can. "This might or might not have been an invitation to the boy to poll Jimp, but it certainly was a request to him to take care, by rough riding, of aoy horse likely to beat Moralist in the race. Houck a rice in this race brought a sharp reprimand from the judges, as he ullowed his horse to fall entirely loo far out of the race, and came with a rush whou too late. Moralist winning. In Jimps next start, July 29, Cassidy bet 00 on Jimp and gave IJouck 0 when he won the race. "Cassidy, when before the board, first refused to admit that he knew Houck was on Parole dOr, claim ng that Houck had always ridden Jimp, and he thought he was on him. Later, Cassidy admitted that he knew Honck was on Parole dOr. "Cassidy admits talking to Honck in the paddock before the race, when he had on Parole dOrs number and colors, and the boy admits that as he left the scales room after the race Cassioy called him to account for riding the race out. Houck claims that Cassidy had bet on Jimp before he saw him, and that woen he Cassidy told him that he had 0 bet on Jimp for him he laughed and walked away. "Cassidy, on the other hand, in his evidence, all of which was taken unaer oath in the presence of a notary, swears that Houck sent for him. told him Jimp was a certain winner and advised him to bet on him, at the same time asking him to bn 1899.sh for him. "We find further that Houck was allowed by Cassidy to bat on credit in the ring and charge the bets to his Cassidys account. "Cassidy furnished us with a list of owners and trainers for whom he was betting, but the bets were plbced in all cases on horses which the owners Or trainers were interested in. While in some cases the information given to Cassidy was perhaps a breach of trust on tha part of some tiain-rs toward tue.r employers by allowing CasBidy to forestall them in their betting, that ; is not a matter for the stewards to deal with, i although interested ownors are welcome to the inform ttion if they wish it. "We be ieve it to ba for the best interests of , the tuif that Honck and Cassidy bo expelled ; and that they be denied entrance io the grounds i of this association under rule 190, which says: i " The officers or the exesutiva committee shall have power to suspend or exclude from the - stands and grounds improper aud objectionable i characters aud peisous who I avo bom ruled oil I the cuiirso for corrupt practices on tho turf in . : any country eo long as the. sentence against ; - such persons remains in fore j. "It was claimed that Houck was half owner - of the horse Jimp. We have carefully iuvesti-f gated tbis and find tho claim is false. Br. , ; Kinder bought the horse from S M. Marsh for - 00 at tne request of Houck, who offered to i - taue a half interest in the horse. When the i 1 time came to pay, Houck could not pr duce his i part of the money ana Kinder paid for tho I horse and took him. "Cas?idy was invitid to appear before the board later and defend himself, but refuied to appear."
