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LEONORA LORINQ CASE. Last week the stewards of the Jockey Club dismissed tha appeal of L. W. Myers from the decision of the stewards of the Coney Island Jockey Club disqualifying Leonora Loring after her brilliant success in the Great Filly Stakes, so the case stands as settled and the rich prize goes to Blue Girl. Concerning this case Turf, Field and Farm correctly says r Evory person subscribing to a Bweepatake or entering a horse to be run on Jockey Club tracks pledges himself to abide by the Bules of Bacing, These rules were drawn up after long deliberation, and their strict enforcement is for the best interests of all concerned. Ahorse is not qualified to be entered or run which is wholly or partly the property of a disqualified person; and in order that the stewards may not work in the dark, all partnerships and the name and ad-dress of any person having any interest in a horse CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE. LEONORA LOBING CASE. Continued from First Page. must be registered with the Secretary of the Stewards of the J ockey Club. If this reasonable rule is not enforced, what is to prevent a disqualified interest from frequently appearing in the nomination list? In the Great Flly Stakes, for foals of 1899, run at SheepBhead Bay on Saturday, September 7, Leonora Loring, by Dr. Mac Bride Hoyden, finished first; Blue Girl, by Sir Dixon Bonnie Blue II., second, and Sun Shower, by Applegate Sunny Slope, third. The latter is owned by Jere Dunn and he protested the payment of first money to Leonora Loring on the ground that the rules governing entry had not been complied with by her owners. B. G. Thomas had named the Hoyden filly Nov. 15, 1899, without having been deputed to do so by her owner or owners, and the obligation that the nomination imposed was never formally assumed by them. If the filly had not come to the post no one could legally have been held for her forfeits. The important fact that Leonora Loring was owned in partnership by L. W. MyerB and John Daly waB not registered with the stewards, as tbe rules of racing require, and when a formal protest was made, escape from barring her from competition was impossible. The stewards of the Coney Island Jockey Club handed down their decision on Wednesday, September 18, disqualifying Leonora Loring, which makes the official placing in the Great Filly Stakes, Blue Girl first, Sun Shower second, and Par Excellence third. Some regard it as a hardship for an owner to be deprived of a valuable stake on a technicality, but the racing code is one long string of technicalities, and we must adhere closely to it or see racing pass into eclipse.
