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BEDWELL RULING UPHELD KENTUCKY STATE RACING COMMISSION GOES EXHAUSTIVELY INTO CASE. Thomas McCreery Restored to Good Standing and Latonia Officials Action in Kay Spence Case Is Overruled on Technical Grounds. Lexington. Kr., July 10. — As a result of the artion of the Kentucky State Racing Commission, which wet beta today, with nil the ansnabera present,- t hear appeals froai rulings of the eaarjala of the La ton ia Jockey Cluh. H. Gay Bedwell, of Grand J un ot ion , Col., who last feat enjoyed the dictinct ion of betag tin- leading American trainer, with 122 winning races to his credit, stands ruled off the tracks Of Kentucky, together with twenty niue f_BOI oai.ll hied horses that be owns and values at 0.100. Thomas 11. McOeery of New York. May Spence of Mexico. Mo., and I. S. Merchant of Chicago wore reatored to good standing, as were the horses owned bjr Mr. Spence. The commission began its session at 11:30 oclock aud rnanjnird at 4:30, daring which time they read the statements of the cases filed by the otlicials of the Latonia Jockey "lull, beard the oral testimony of Mr. Bedwell. which was in effect that he was in no wise responsible for the drugging of the horse Ntnl7.ii. which had to lie excused from a race at batoaiia on Jaty 4 becaaae of his condition, and of K. c. Hopper, J. 1.. Reapena, J. 11. Woodford. W. W, l.yh s and V. B. lots, who testilied to Mr. Bed wells reputation and ahillty as a trainer: of JitfM Luther, one of Mr. Bcdwclls colored employees, who testilied that a fellow employee named Williams had told him that lie dragged the borae for pay from an outsider: of Mr. McCreery and his fa tiler. James B. McCreery, and of Kay Sjience and S. K. Hughes, who had appeared in his behalf. There were telegrams to the commission from August Belmont. James K. Keene. J.ihu K. Madilen, T. C. McDowell and J. A. Bonnet in liehalf of Mr. McCreery. Wh -ii the testimony was completed in the Bedwell case, attorney 1 . dray Fah ouur, who Is the president of Tbe Kentucky Association, ami who had tiecn re--tained by Mr. Bedwell. made, 1*11 address to the commission in which he summed up the case from the Bedwell view and concluded with an appeal for clemency . The Commission then went into executive session, at which it voted unanimously to adopt the following rulings, the one in the Bedwell ease being presented by .1. X. Camden, and the one in the Spence case by Milton Young, and bath seconded hp Major Foxhaii A. Daingrractd: "The committee, while fully satisfied of the integrity and the conscientious action of the judjros of the Latonia Jockey Clah in their ruling in the case of Kay Spence. owner. J. S. Merchant, trainer, and the horses owned and trained hy tiaras, are of the opinion that the failure of the paddock judge and veterinarian to make an examination of the ansae Charlie Hill before or after death leaves a iluBBl which renders the evidence upon which they .acted insulliiient to sustain their ruling, and the commission hereby icrogalar-a as in good standing on the Kentucky tracks owner Kay Spence, trainer J. S. Merchant and the horses Bobby Cook. Carondolet. Magic Miss. Yankee Pooh and Moleecy. "Bedwell case: Be it resolved by this committee that the action of the officials of the Lb toads Jockey Cluh as to the ruling off of 11. G. Bedwell anil his horses from that track and the tracks operating under the jurisdiction of the State Racing Commission of Kentucky, under rules 214 and 203. lie approved. But the action of said judges as to Thomas II. McCreery is hereby reversed, tl vidence adduced before the commission failing to disclose the administration of ;i drug by Mr. McCreery persoua lly to the horse Nad/.u or the aatboriaed agency or employment ir payment of Mr. Mi-Crecry by If r. Bed-well in the latter** racing and training operations." The commission did nut consider aay other matters and adjourned suhject to the call of Chairman E. F. Clay.
