The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-06-08
Oregon State Agricultural Society
Meeting Of the Board Of MAN.
ayers.
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tue HreEtaents
Board called to order by tho President.
Present.. II. Douthit, President; A. J. Du-
fur, Vice President from Mnltnomah county; Wm.
Elliott, Vice President from Clackamas county /;
I. q. Naylor. Vice President from Washington
county Ralph Geer, Vice President from Marion
couutyj A.. G. schwatka, Corresponding Secretary;
=. NJ. Waite, Recordina Secretary J. II. Moores,
Treasurer.
Call for the meeting read.
On motion, We proceed to take up business as
inserted in the call, which prevailed.
Mr.. Elliott moved that the time Of holding the
State Fair for 1867 be changed from September
10, II. is, 10 and 20 10 October 7,s, D. 10, II
and IL,
On motion, the above motion was laid on the
table.
Mr.. Hcrren submitted the following rules for
regulating trials Of speed at the State Pair.
]. Any person may compete for any purse given
by tho Society by obs,ring TIE following rules:
2. All entries shall be made 10 the Secretary Mt
such time and place as may have been previously
designated by the Society.
3. Three judges, appointed by this Board, sbaII
occupy the stand during all trials Of speed, and
ali trOtting and running; and said judges shall
each DO provided with n time watch, and at the
clos Of each trial shall announce the time made
By every animal Propfded, oil trials of speed
shall be to rule, and such rules shall be published
with the programme. But aaid judges shall have
power 10 withhold award Of premiums, II, in their
judgment, there has been Jockeying, bargaining.
or private arrangements among the parties enter
ing for the premium offered.
4. A distance for mile heats shall be eighty
yards. Tbs distance for two.mile heats shall be-
leo yards.
8. The time between mile heats, 90 minutes t;
tine between two-milc heats, IS minutes.
6. Should a difference Of opinion exist between
the judges IN the starting stando on any question. a
majority shall govern,
Z. The judges shall order the horses egddled or
harncssed five minutes previous to the time APP
pointed for starting or AZ the expiration u the
time allowed between heats, any driver or rider
causing undue detention, after being called up[by
making false starts or othErNiss, the fudgeg may
give the word to start without references ~ the sit
uatlon u the horse 50 offending. unless convinced
sach delay IL unavoidable on the part Of the rider
o. driver, ia which eaze NOT more than thirty
minutes shall be consumed In attempts 20 start.
q, The horse FIRST entering shall be entitled TO
tbs pole the horss winnings heat siad for the
succeeding heat be entitled - . choice 81 to track.
On coming out on the last stretch each horse shall
retain the track first selected any hsrss deyiating
shall be distanced.
o. Ia all eases ofdispute. and not provided for By
there rules. the judges for the day will decide
Gaaty and in all eases of improper entries and
dIsh0nOrable conduct on the part Of principals.
they shall have p0aeF 70 declare the premiums
forfeited, They shall ais0 have power 20 mitigate
the penalty Of 3 rider oT driver disObeying these
rules by giving the nsx BEST h0rse a heat, instead u
~ E %@N @~RA%& ~
stances justify them in such mitigation.
10. Should any horbe break from his trot, and
thereby gain By such break. twice the distance 80
gained shall be taken from hin on coming ont.
! horse breaking On the score shall not logs the
heat by 50 doing.
IL. A horee must win two heats to be entitled to
= premium, unlsxs he distance all other horses IN
one heat. unless it be u single dash.
IL. All trJtiing Ia double harness. both horses
must trot either one bTaglng or gaining thereby
shall Ia zsA8#@H .. a.. w.Es - - - - n
l3. Every trgtting horse starting for u premium
shall carry l5O pounds; il in harness, the weight
Of the vehicle NOT to be considered.
Running. the Iohosofag seeiyLf.-A horse two
years old. q feather three years old. so pounds !:
four years old, % pounds; Eve years old, loo
pounds six years old and upwards, los pounds.
ou motion. tbs above rules were referred to the
Board a. COMMITTEES Of the whoic.
tlackanas county claim for $50 90 aiken Up.
On motion the above claim was referred 10 q COM
tnttfee Of three for investigation. Committee
VIM Elliott. ID. d. Prcttyman and ". g. Herreu.
Dir. PFettymaa offered the following rssolu-
tions
WHEREAS. The State Agricultural Society, at It's
nesting 10 March, requests this Board To appoint
new awarding committees. Of persons who have
not heretoIcrs served the Society in that capacity
therefore,
Rssoised. That this BoaEl appoint q committee
Of three, whose duty il shall be 10 appoint super
insendsuts IN each class; and that sapcrintendeuts
be empowered to appoint committees In their
respective classes, subject 10 the approval of the
committee appolated by this Board. Prorfded.
that the snpeiintendents appoint no person who
has heretofore served ia that class.
ResoIred, That all superiniendeuts who do not
report the second day of the Fair BY IL o'clock,
~, 10 the Corresponding Secretary, their places
shall be nlied By the above COMMITTEES appointed
by this Beard.
On motion, the above resolutions were adopted.
On motion, adjourned till 2 o'clock.
. 0feLocg, p. ".
Beard called to order by the President
Committee on Claekanas county claims submit
ted the following reports
The Undersigned, d majority Of the Com mittee
appointed 10 investigate the Clackamas. county
claims, beg leave TO report, that they have had
the SEINE under consideration, and find that in the
year 1901 there Serc three several propositions
submitted by Linn Marion, and one hy Mr.. Rhi-
neaTson on the part Of the Clackamas County
Agricultural >Socs:y, 10 have the State Fair for
that year held upon their grounds near Oregon
City, which latter proposition was accepted, for
the reason that il was considered the must liberal,
and that the present claim of $3.50 is claimed as
money that was expended in preparing the grounds,
erecting stock sheds, de-, for that Fair. But in
the opinion Of the Committae-which Is weli sns-
tanned by the eyiderce before them-that this too
liberal proposition on the part of the Giaokamas
County Society. was accepted in good faith by the
sNAtc GoNtEAl. = 1uEINI1Ies II CAaNG EOEtSkY ought
not to be responsible for, or pay the same.
w. G. HERRES,
DAVID ID. P~RETTrMAE,
SALEM, MAY 18th, 1867
The undersigned, from the Committee to hives
tigate the claims of Clackamas county, or her
citizens, against the Oregon State Agricultural
Society, begsd leave to make The following minority
report:
In the investigation of ihe case, / am of the
opinion that there is g balance due from the State
Society to said county, over and above the receipts
of said society Fair in 1861, and that they should
be paid, the said money having been expended by
the citizens Of Clackamss county, in the belief that
it would be refunded at an early day.
VIZ. ELLIorF.
Mr.. Clark moved the adoption of the majority
report Of the committee. Which motion pre-
vailed.
On motion, the motion for changing the time OF
holding the State Fair, vas taken from the table.
On motion, the time of holding the State Fair
was changed to October rs, 8, 10, IL and 12-
six days.
changed from z o'clock A. W., second day, to .
o'clock a. M, third day.
Mr.. Dufnr In the chair.
The Board as Committee of the Whole, took up
the rules offered by Mr.. Herrcn, relating to trials
of speed.
On motion, Mr.. Jerry WEIGH was invited to
participate in this dieussion.
On motion. took up the rules, section by section.
Mr.. Douthit in tho chair.
Committee of the Whole arose, and through their
Chairman, Mr. Dufur, reported progress.
On motion, the rules as recommended by the
Committee of the Whole were read.
On motion, tie report of the Gommittee ofEh hole
was adopted.
% motion. Mr.. D. Eewsom was invited to