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A SERIOUS OFFEN8E. Soon after the racing had terminated at Lakeside yesterday R. Rome, the trainer of Howendobler, approached Judge Hamilton, after the latter had-descended from the judges stand, and requested that he remit a fine of 5 against Howendobler, which the judge had assessed on the occasion the horse won in a selling race, and through the error of his groom was led off the track without being put up for sale. The judge replied that he would coneider the matter along with others tomorrow. To this Rome retorted : "Am I to understand by that that yon will not take off the fine7" "I cant tell," was all the judge replied. "You cant tell, hey? Well, all I have got to say thea is that you are a thief 1" Hamilton, for a moment, was confounded, but quickly realizing that Rome had committed a grave breach of turf law, as well as offering him an insult, said: "Do you know that you can be ruled off for thoso remarks?" "Rule me off; what do I care?" was the sharp answer Rome made, now thoroughly beside himself with anger. Turning to "Jack" Lyons, who was a bystander, Hamilton said : "Did you hear what he pointing to Rome said? He called me a thief.1- The answer from Lyons was in the affirmative. Rome then modified his remarks and said, addressing the bystanders: "I said that if you dispense such arbitrary justice I think you are a thief." "That will do," replied Hamilton, then turning to Lyons, ho said, "take him meaning Rome out to the gate and have him arrested." The order was apparently obeyed, for Lyons and Rome walked off together and the judge went on his way. Later Rome was seen going towards the train and when questioned relative to the remark he had made to Hamilton ho said: "The judge fined met 5 when Howendobler won on Tuesday because the boy led him from the track before he could be put up for sale. I was innocent of any intentional wrong in the matter and so informed the jrH.ie today after the first race, with a request that he please remit the fine. The judge replied that ha would see about it. Later, during the aTfternoon I again asked him if he had taken off the fine and received no satisfactory answer. After tho races were over I again asked him and he said he would consider the matter tomorrow. This appeared to me as though he did not want to remit the fine, atd I informed him if ho dispensed such arbitral j justice I thought that heWas not on the square."
