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APPEALS DEGIDED. Tho Committee on Appeals of the American Turf Congress has rendered the following decisions in cases appealed from various membors of the Turf Congress. Tho most important case is that affecting jockey Hose and employer W. Clancy. The decision is as follows : In the controversy between J. J. Smith and W. Clanci over the services of the boy Leo Hose, tho committee rendered the following opinion : "In the case of the jockey Lee Andrew Rose, we aie of the opinion tuat J. J. Smith is legally eutitled to Ids services, and it is ordered that W. Clancy bo 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 tho Louisville Jockoy Cluo W. Gallagher, part owner of the b. c, Patroon, 4 year-old, by Patron Madie, entered said horse in a race to bo run on May 4th, and after time to declare Gallagher requested tho judges, C. F. Price and L. P. Tarlton, to excuso the horse. After an examination of tho horse and being fully satisfied that he was not lame, as claimed by Gallagher, the judges ordered Gallagher to start tho horse, Gallagher refused to do so and tho judges ruled Gallagher and tho horso off. The Committee on Appeals sustained the judges. In the controversy between F. M. Arthur and the Queen City Jockey Club over tho payment of out ance feed, tho committee decided that tho Queen City Jockoy Clu . was entitled to tho 5 hold by the Chicago Kacing Association. The case of James Robinson, who was ruled off last wiutor by tho Crescent City Jockey Club, was rei erred back to said club for action.
