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I , , TURF ERUPTION CONVULSES RENO. A condition of warfare excited Reno. Nov.. last week. The circumstances were thus detailed in the San Francisco Chronicle of July 28: "Threats and accusations flew thick and fast at the meeting Of the Nevada State Racing Conimis-iou. held here this ne ruing. •Charles T. Boots, who was appointed chairman of the commission, was the object at which most of the speakers objected to. V. C. Moffatt of Ren., and A. T. Hendersoa of Kik«. stated that Boots, instead of being a booster to aid racing, was, by ill-advised actions, doing harm to the sport iu this section and trying to bring it into disrepute. George W. Wingtieid acknowledges that he Truncated ;.o-i1ii r Emmett Boyle to appoint Boats as one of the commissioners. He plainly told Knots he was sorry he had done so and asked him to resign, MoaTatt barged him with being a disturber and with double dealing while posing to be a friend of racing, doing all in his power to break up the meeting now running here. "Toda. "s meeting was a continuance of a meeting held last Saturday evening, when on that occasion Boots refused lo vde to confirm the action of the board of stewards in appointing the presiding judge of the Ren.. Fair and Racing Association as one of its members. Hendersoa 11..1 being present it 1 reated 1 deadlock. "Presiding Steward J. J. Holtmaa. Manager W. W. linn and Secretary J. A. Schas all held that if A. T. Dobsou was net made a member of the board they would resign and Schas Stated that he would ■ lose down fhe meeting. "At the meeting held today the rwmmlaaion continued the appointment of the presiding judge as a member of the board of stewards and voted -no to every proposal made by Roots, and requested thai lie resign fr. ill the commission, ami adjourned.
