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FRENCH UPROAR OVER DOPING SPECIAL CABLEGRAM. PARIS, France, September 26. The American turf colony here has been thrown into a furore by the latest developments in the "doping" investigation which is being conducted by the Societe dEncouragement. Acting on a charge that A. K. Macombers Black Larry was "doped" at Deauville, the stewards have withdrawn the license of T. Murphy, who trains for the American owner. Eugene Leigh, one of the leading American trainers here, was fined ,000 after one of his charges, Paul Wertheimers Select, was found "doped." In the case of Select, Leighs license was saved when one of his stable boys confessed giving the colt "dope" without the trainers knowledge. The. investigation has really assumed a thoroughly international tinge. Trainer Baschkirow, who has been training the horses of the Russian owner, L. Mantacheff, since ill-health forced the latters former trainer Wadomski to give up his work, lost his license when Bomarsund was found "doped." Murphy, the Macomber trainer, refuses to allow the decision of the stewards in his case to go unquestioned. He vehemently protests his innocence and plans a strong fight for vindication, it is understood.
