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RULED 0FE FOR USING A BATTERY. B Iaso. Texas. March 4. — For violations cf Rule 17. the trainers license of R. G. Brown was revoked, and lie and the hordes trained by him were warned off the course For the same cause the jockey license of D. Hotuling was revoked and he was also warned off the course. Jack Elliott is ruled off the turf. This COBBCS as a result of Elliott potting a battery in the riding boot of jockey Hbtaling, who had the mount on Browns hoise. Carondolet. in the fifth race yesterday afternoon. A confession about the transaction was made by jockey Rotating to the beard of stewards. It is said that tlie plan was to use the battery on Carondolet and on Oklahoma Babe in the following race The atewarda substituted Ormes for Hotaling on tUa hone alter -he had been backed down to :: 1-2 C 1 from 20 to 1. The stewards have barred jockey N. Taylor from riding further at Juarez on the ground of incompetency. It has not yet been decided by the officials when Ihe present meeting of one hundred or more aaj I will etese.
