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APPEALS DECIDED. The Committee on Appeals of the 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 Kose and employer W. Clancy. The decision is as follows : In the controversy between J. J. Smith and W. Clanc.v over the services of the boy Lee Ho3e, the committee rendered the following opinion: "In the case of the jockey Lee Andrew Rose, we are of the opinion tiiat J. J. Smith is legally entitled to his services, and it is ordered that W. Clancy be fiued 00 and relinquish his claim upon the boy ; and it is further ordered that the jockey Hose 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 Madio, 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 fully satisfied that he was not lame, as claimed by Gallagher, tho judges ordered Gallagher to start the horso, Gallagher refused to do so and tho judges ruled Gallagher and the horse off. The Committee on Appeals sustained ihe judges. In the controvo -sy between F. M. Arthur and the Queen City Jockey Club over the payment of ent ance feed, the committee decided that the Queen City Jockey Clu ws 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 rei erred back to said club for action.
