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A YEARS SUSPENSION EACH. ASCOT PARK JUDGES SO PUNISH JOHN J. MCAFFERTY AND CHARLES E. DURNELL. Los Angeles Jockey Club Directors Exonerate General Manager James W. Brooks, Who Asks for Action Against Accusers. Lo3 Angeles, Cal., March 1. The following decisions were handed down today by Judge Hamilton: "J. J. McCalTerty is suspended for one year for Hie use of stimulating drugs in the horse The Huge-not in a race run over the Ascot Park track on February 1!, 1900." "C E. Durnell is suspended for one year for the improper plating of Ids horse Alderman Batt in connection with his races run over the Ascot Park track on December "0, December 25 and December -, I.HV, and for other questionable transactions on the turf." The rulings were signed by Judge Hamilton and bis associates, Edward Cole and P. P. Pomeroy. There was, of course, quite a stir among . the horsemen when these rulings were made public. Those in the McCalTerty faction, accepting the statements of the veterinary surgeons that there was evidence of stimulants, point to the fact that The Huguenot was out of the care of McCaffertys stable men sufficiently long enough after the race and before the examination to have given a designing person ample time to administer the drug. Until the Pacific Jockey Club amended the rule about two weeks ago the penalty for the use of stimulating drugs was banishment from the turf for all time. The recent amendment makes it discretionary with the judges to fine, suspend or rule off. J. J. McCafferty has applied for stable room at Montgomery Park and says he will ship his horses to Memphis at once. C. E. Durnell says the ruling against him is unfair and that lie will appeal Ids case to the Pacilic Jockey Club. He says that when Alderman 15att won, the horse wore aluminum pads and plates and. that a number of eastern trainers use the same on their horses In races. The Alderman Batt charge made by J. J. McCafferty against Durnell came up weeks ago and Durnell says ho was led to believe that it was passed on when be was fined for the Toupee affair. Durnell claims also that in every race Sir Wilfred ran lie wore aluminum pads, the same as Alderman Batt. He will ship his horses consisting of Sir Wilfred, Lotus, Incantation, Brother Frank, Vino, New Mown Hay and Prince Silverwings to New York in a day or two. Jack McGiuuis will ship his string in the same car. The directors of the Los Angeles Jockey Club concluded their- inquisition in the case of General Manager J. W. Brooks at one oclock this morning. They have not made an official announcement of their decision, but it is said that Manager Brooks has been fully exonerated. The following were the charges made against Manager Brooks: First That he ordered the track to be llooded the night before the Bearcatcher race. Second That lie interefered with an official of the track in the performance of his duties. Third That lie posted a notice on the bulletin board which insulted the horsemen at the track. Fourth That he was in collusion with C. 0. .McCafferty when the latter tried to claim Durbar out of a race. Manager Brooks says lie will now ask the directors to take some action against bis accusers and that in case they do not he will resort to the law.
