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W. C. AND K. J. DALY RULED OFF TURF. Lexington, Ky., Sept. 23. W. C. Daly and his liwther, Michael J. Daly of Hartford, Conn., for many years conspicuous figures on American race tracks, were today ruled off the turf by the Kentucky State Racing Commission. The action was the result of an effort on the part of Edward Corrigan, the former master of Hawthorne, and erstwhile friend of the Dalys, to regain the services of jockey Arthur Wrispen. The meeting of the commission was held in pursuance with the adjournment ; or September 11, with Chairman K. P. Clay, Vice : Chairman Milton Young and Mai. Foxhall A. Dain-uerlield present. M. J. Daly, W. C. Daly. James i P. Johnson anil jockey Wrispen had been requested liy letter to appear before the commission today aiid make an explanation as to why the boy had not iMtii returned to Mr. Corrigan when the committee, at a meeting in June, had declared him to be the rightful owner of the contract on his services. The secretary of the commission had acknowledged-iiienls of the recipts of the letters he had sent, but none of the four put in an appearance. It having been previously made known to the commission that M. J. Daly had sold the Wrispen contract to Mr. Corrigan, and that nearly a year later, and after the boy had been in Corrigans service, W. C. Daly had taken a transfer from AI. J. Daly and had sold the contract to James P. Johnson. The commission discussed the case from :iil angles and promulgated the following ruling: "On motion duly seconded and unanimously adopted, it is ordered by this commission that W. C. Daly and M. J. Daly lie ruled off for fraud in transferring the services of jockey Arthur Wrispen to James P. Johnson after having sold the same to Edward Corrigan. and that James P. Johnson be again cited to :ippear before this commission in Lexington on Octo-hcr 21, to show cause, if any lie can, why he should not be ruled off for harboring and keeping in his service jockey Arthur Wrispen after he had knowledge that this commission had decided that Corrigan was entitled to the services of tiie said Wrispen and had ordered Wrispen to return to Corrigan and .sifter he had knowledge that the Canadian Racing Association had decided that Corrigan was entitled So the services of the said Wrispen." George J. Long was designated as steward for the Iouisvillo meeting and Milton Young as steward for the Latonia meeting. Edward Corrigan was here today and appeared 1 liefore the commission to say that jockey Wrispen Js at Louisville, and is ready to report to him on Monday. The commission adjourned to meet again Octo-J;r 21.
