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MILTON HENRYS SUIT. It will interest racing enthusiasts to know the precise terms of tho suit which jockey Milton Henry has brought against the French Jockey Cluo. The preliminary hearing was set for argument in the Civil Court of tho Seine November 10, but was postponed until November 25. Henrys suit asks 200,000 francs 0,000 damages. In his complaint it is alleged that " he rides and has ridden on tho raco courses of various countries," and that he has been specially engaged to rido in France for three years at a salary of 50,0C0 francs 0,C00 a year. In addition to this fixed salary are perquisites "attached to the profession of a jockey," which are such that tho profits of Milton Henry would not bo less. than 200,000 francs .0"0 a year. The jockey points out that on October 18 last his name was struck off the list of jockeys allowed to ride under the Jockey Club rules. Henry says he is ignorant of any reason warranting this punishment, which has caused so much talk in the sporting world, knowing that he is innocent of any of the crimes that he is charged with, and that he has never done anything wrong in tho exercise of his profession. The complaint continues in the following terms : "Considering that notwithstanding the frauds which may have been proved in recent races, ho has not been concerned in them in any way. " Considering that under these conditions the decision against him is not only arbitrary, but abusive and vexatious; "Considering that the Jockey Club will pretend in vain that it has absolute control over its race courses, and that given Article 78 of its rules the club were within its rights in simply striking the plaintiffs name from its list of jockeys allowed to ride; "Considering that such pretension is contrary to equity, to the most elementary common law and to the rules admitted sanctioned by law; that the Jockoy Club cannot take such measures, especially under the circumstances, without having proper evidence, properly established and conclusively proved ; that in any case such a measure can always be annulled by the proper tribunals when, as in the present case, it is not only not justified, but also abusive and vexatious; that Milton Henry knows nothing officially of the f rands imputed to him ; that he has not even been called before the stewards to make any explanation nor been given the chance to make any; "Considering that tho brilliant career of the plaintiff is brokon and that from that he suffers very considerable damage, which ho has tho right to ask compensation from the Jockey Club, and still keeping the right to recover for the defamation of character of which ho suffered." Briefly, Milton Henry asks the judges of tho third chamber first to condemn tho Jockoy Club to pay him 200,000 francs damages: secondly to decide that the sentence of the Jockey Club in his case shall be considered null and void, and that the license which was taken away from him without reason be restored to him. Henrys interests are looked after by M. Labori of Dreyfus fame. Daily America.
