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KUNZ AND HOLTMAN AIR THEIR TROUBLES. Each Goes to the Latonia Judges With a Complaint Investigation Results in No Action. Cincinnati, O., August 22. As a sequel to the suspension of jockey Grasen, the Hungarian rider under contract to Stanley Kunz, by starter Holtman, Kunz Is alleged to have made some damaging statements concerning Holtman and his assistants. Intimating that the assistants, specifying none in particular, had tried to extort money from iilin. Holtman, on his arrival at the track today, demanded from the judges that they investigate the alleged charges made by Kunz and they did so after the last race. . Kunz disclaimed having made any accusation against Holtman or his assistants and the judges let the matter go at that. For a number of weeks there has apparently existed an enmity between Holtman and Kunz, growing out of what is believed to have been a misconstruction of Holtmans statement that Kunz must send his horses to the barrier for the purpose of schooling them properly, or "he would put them out of business." Kunz interpreted this to mean that the starter "would put him out of business," and so complained to the judges. The officials informed Kunz that Holtman had also complained on the score that he was constantly going to the post and making remarks which might better have been unsaid in the presence of his assistants. Holtmans complaint was decidedly vague, but he no doubt intended to convey the impression that if the assistant starters were anything other than conscientious and honest, Kunz remarks were-1 of a nature which might have invited fraud. This probably riled Kunz and, under the stress of excitement, he gave utterance to words he now says he did not mean. Holtman said he would donate ,000 to any charitable institution if proof that any of his assistants has asked for or received as much as five cents from any horsemen during their sojourn here. He has implicit confidence in their honesty and good motives while dolus their work.
