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APPEALS DECIDED. The Committee on Appeals of iho American 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 Bose and employer W. Clancy. The decision is as follows: , In the controversy betwpen J. J. Smith and W. Clancy over the services of the boy Lee Kose, the committee rendered the following opinion: "In the case of the jockey Lee Andrew Rose, we are of the opinion tbat J. J. Smith is legally entitled to liis services, and it 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 safd horse in a race to bo 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 fully satisfied that he was not lame, as claimed by Gallagher, the judges ordered. Gallagher to start the horse, Gallagher refused to do so and the judges ruled Gallagher and the horse off. The Committee on Appeals sustained ihe judges. In the controve-sy between F. Mi Arthur and the Queen City Jockey Club over the . payment of entrance fees, the committee decided that the Queen City Jockey CIut Wis entitled to the 5 held by the Chicago Racing Association. The case of James Robinson, who was ruled off last winter by the Crescent City Jockey Club, was referred back to said club for action.
