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► j ■ • Hearings of Tufanq and Bueno Continued byJN. Y. Commission * £ j , I t , J J J J * t * 1 i a t "! j ] j ] j j , . i I . ! I , , : Letters Stating Charges andi Specifications Given Counsel And Press in Separate Cases NEW YORK, N. Y., June 17.— Hearings before the New York State Racing Commission of owner Louis Tufano and trainer Ramon Bueno, currently under suspension by the New York stewards in separate cases, were adjourned this morninfe to July 1. Letters, outlining the charges and specifications against the two men, were given their counsel and released to the press. Tufano is alleged to have violated Rule 353 F of the Rules and Regulations of the New York State Racing Commission by having suggested to jockeys Don MacAn-drew and Eldon Coffman, that they give the horse Gondolier "easy rides" on May 12 and May 29, respectively. It was also charged that Tufano violated Rule 34 in stating in his application for an owners license that he had never been arrested or charged with crime, when, in fact, he was at that time under indictment in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York for the crimes of bribery and conspiracy. Ramon Buenos suspension was made public today, in accord with the policy of the New York Commission of not announcing suspensions in cases involving stimulation prior to a hearing. The stimulant nikethamide coramine is alleged to have been found administered to the horse Byng at Belmont Park on or about June 4, 1952. Byng, who is owned by Daniel Saint, member of an old French racing family, and trained by Bueno, won that race. It is also charged that a number of hyperdermic needles and syringes which could have been used for the administrtion of a stimulant were found on premises occupied or controlled by Bueno. Trained in Argentina and France Byng and the other horses trained by Bueno were turned over to S. J. Bush last Monday and the Saint colorbearer was an impressive winner at Aqueduct on Friday, June 13. Bueno has trained successfully in Argentina and in France before coming to this country several years ago, according to Ashley T. Cole, chairman of the commission, has a clean record prior to the Byng episode. Bueno was present at this mornings brief hearing, accompanied by Perry B. Leff, assistant to his counsel, Fred Kaplan, who was indisposed. Prior to the adjournment, Leff asked that he be supplied with the saliva reports for the year relating to the horse, Titien II., who is also trained by Bueno. This request was regarded as irrelevant by Cole and commissioner W. B. Langley and Leff could not give Kaplans reasons for seeking the reports. Tufano was not present this morning and Cole stated that his counsel had waited until yesterday before asking for a bill of particulars of the charges, though the Long Island owner had been under suspension for 10 days. Tufano is chiefly known as the owner of Market Wise, one of the great bargain horses of the turf. Following are the letters sent to Bueno and Tufano: "June 16. 1952. "Mr. Raymond Bueno "Belmont Park Race Track "Elmont, L. I., New York. "Dear Sir: "Following are the charges and the specification thereof against you which will be heard before the New York State Racing Commission on July 1, 1952, at 12:00 oclock noon: "1. That you administered, attempted to administer, caused to have administered, caused an attempt to be made to administer, or conspired with another person to have administered the drug or stimulant nikethamide coramine to the horse Byng on or about June 4, 1952, at Belmont Park race track, Elmont, Long Island, New York, in violation of Rule 354 A of the Rules and Regulations of the New York State Racing Commission. "2. That you failed to properly protect the horse Byng and to guard it against the administration of a drug, stimulant or narcotic, to wit, the stimulant nikethamide coramine, found to have been administered to such horse on or about June 4, 1952, at Belmont Park race track, Elmont, Long Island, New York, in violation of Rule 354 B of the Rules and Regulations of the New York State Racing Commission. "3. That you had on or about June 6, 1952, in or at or upon premises occupied or controlled by you a number of hypodermic syringes and needles which could be used for the injection or other infusion into a horse of a drug, stimulant or narcotic, without the written permission of the stewards in violation of Rule 355 of the Rules and Regulations of the New York State Racing Commission. * "Very Truly Yours, Sgd. John P. Powers, "Counsel." June 16, 1952 "Mr. Louis Tufano "191-55 Foothill Avenue "Hollis, L. I., New York "Dear Sir: "Following are the charges and the specifications thereof against you which will be heard before the New York State Racing Commission on July 1, 1952, at 10:00 a.m. "1. That you violated Rule 353 F of the Rules and Regulations of the New York State Racing Commission in that on or about May 12, 1952, you requested and suggested to jockey Don Mac Andrew that he ride the horse Gondolier ownd by you in such a manner as to have this horse beaten by 8 or 10 lengths and that you directed and suggested to said- jockey that he give this horse an easy ride. "2. That you violated Rule 353 F of the Rules and Regulations of the New York State Racing Commission in that on or about May 29, 1952, you requested and suggested to jockey Eldon Coffman that he ride the horse Gondolier owned by you in such a manner as to have this horse defeated badly and that you directed and suggested to said Coffman that he give this horse an easy ride. "3. That you violated Rule 34 of the Rules and Regulations of the New York State Racing Commission in that you were guilty of fraud and misrepresentation by stating in your application for an owners license in 1951 in answer to a question as to whether or not you had ever been arrested or charged with a crime, that you had not, when in truth and in fact you were at that time under indictment in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the crimes of bribery and conspiracy and had in truth and in fact been arrested upon such charges. "Very Truly Yours, Sg. "John P. Powers, "Counsel."
