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APPEALS DECIDED. The Committee on Appeals of tho American Turf Congross has rendered the following decisions in cases appealed from various members of the Turf Congress. The most important case is that affecting jockey Rose and employer W. Clancy. The decision is as follows :. In the controversy betweon J. J. Smith and W. Clancj over tho services of tho boy Leo Hose, the committee rendered the following opinion : "In the case of tho jockey Lee Andrew Rose, we are of the opinion ttiat J. J. Smith is legally entitled to his 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 Roso 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 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 rofusad to do so and the judges ruled Gallagher and tho horso off. The Committee on Appeals sustained ihe judges. In the controve-sy between F. M.Arthur and the Queen City Jockey Club over the payment of entrance fees, the committee decided that tho Queon City Jockoy Cluo was entitled to the 5 held by the Chicago Racing Association. Tho case of James Robinson, who was ruled off last wintor by the Crescent City Jockey Club, was reierred back to said club for action.
