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STEWARDS TAKE ACTION G E Chancellor and Jockey Mink Denied All Privileges of Turf Grubers License Withdrawn Several Horses Barred from fromFurther Further Racing NKW ORLEANS La December 24 The stew ¬ ards of the Jefferson Park meeting have during the past few days Iteen quietly investigating several queer looking races and as a result of their activi ¬ ties gave out the following rulings For practices prejudicial to the best interests of the turf George K Chancellor and jockey L Mink have been denied all privileges including admission to the grounds of the Jefferson Fair Association Jockey James Grubcrs license has been withdrawn The horses Knidtn Old Broom Green Grass Mar Kant N and Hug Me have been disqualified from racing Kntries of the horses Hasty Cora Togs 1 Walker Marasmus and W W Hastings have IMOII refused until plnwd in the hands of a trainer approved by the stewards The horse Old Broom in which trainer J Coffey has a half interest may be restored to good standing by the sale of Chancellors interest either by public auction or in some manlier approved by the stewards stewardsThe The ruling off of Chancellor and Mink for it virtually amounts to the same is the sequel to the nice won by Marasmus on Decemlier 17 at least Minks downfall is due to this raw But in Chan elh rs case it is more for an accumulation of ffcnes which goes back for quite a period In Hie race won by Marasmus it is said that it was a CMSC of the dead coining to life with trainer James Coffey who trains the Chancellor horses JIK the ivsurrcctor According to the stewards Kama was to hnve been the nominee and Mink is alleged to lmv Jiid a 200 he t on him but Coffeys belligerent attitude and his threat to expose the nuittrr to the stewards caused Mink to ride it out and Marasmus won by u scant half length from Kama The inconsistent racing of Margaret N anil Green Grass in the Char llor colors have been i continuous source of adverse comment and it first resulted in a brief suspension for jockev Gruber and now comes the withdrawal of his li ense It is a pity that his riding career should l e blighted for it is hard to conceive of this young ¬ ster doing wrong without being instructed to do so The stewards also posted the following rule and which will be rigidly enforced enforcedIMPORTANT IMPORTANT KULE ANNOUNCED ANNOUNCEDAny Any owner trainer jockey or other person with ¬ in the jurisdiction of the stewards making charges I of fraud in connection with any race will be give simple opportunity to prove such charges Failinr to do so the offender will ba denied all privileges Yesterdays arrivals included K I Bradley mas ¬ ter of Idle Hour Farm near Lexington who has a useful band of racers here in charge of trainer William Hurley Charles O Smith well known in turf circles was among the newcomers from Chi vago Billy AVowlf accompanied him and will soon join the ranks of price quoters Leo Mayer though he lias Iteen here since the opening of the racing quoted prices for the first time yesterday after ¬ noon noonK K L Kogers has secured a riding call on jockey 1anley He was prompted in this by the poor ride that Barrett gave Diversion in her last race raceJockey Jockey Manders was sus tended for the remainder of the week by starter Tribe for disobedience at the post postThe The flooded condition of the stable yards is re ¬ sponsible for an exodus of horsemen to the Fair Grounds There were wholesale removals this morn ¬ ing ingJames James MacMaims who has several youngsters here in charge of W C Clancy was among the new ¬ comers from New York YorkJohn John Lowe intends to give his veteran Brynlimah a rest this winter siud will not start him until he reaches Hot Springs SpringsFor For abusing the badge privilege trainer Frank Leigh has been denied permission to train on the grounds of the Jefferson Parish Fair Association Louis Tauber for a similar offense was fined 50
