New-York tribune., 1870-02-03
THB TURF.
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF TRorrING AssOcIA-
TIONS.

THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF TRorTING AssoCIA-
TIoNS.
Last night the National Congress of the
IrotDg Associations OF the United States met IN Conven.
on for the first time at the Everett House in this city
object OF this Congress TO take steps for the reform Of
the abuses which prevail the trotng turf refine and
elevate the sport and by the enactment OF and
stringent laws for the punishment OF fraud to restore
the trotting turf to its former high position
In public estimation. Nearly every State In
the Union was represented in tho Convention
every Association having the privilege of sending
three delegates Mr. Burrows the proprietor OF the hotel
the Convention. and had tastefay raped the walls with
the national ags the trottiug turf being symbozed by
around the room. The meeting called to order by
mr George H. Smith Of the Narragansett Park Associa
tory steps TO practically naugurate this Desirable ork
OF reform on the turf. who moved that Mr. W. M Parks
ed csrmn s an ne esPTes
anu after good deal OF desultory discussion OF an In
formal character tho credentials OF delegates
ined and the following Associations found represented
Vmon,wynah,m County PARK A.,ccl.,ouR Bradley B. Good
ale "; Brooks Manchester As'Oeiatou-H B. Kemp
% L Pov boston IPS TIsSs Iif Russell.
SS@s f.e Il MSII0s Il Smith pCf . s6au Jas
CoHTSetiea-T.rtsprd A.oeI,slOn-w Smith T. Vail N Ho
Bridgeport GoesonP TAYLOR Sherwood bsniur, Park x..o.
ei,llon-Jaoob Merritt. T. Copperibwsite.
Es.rsg. MGi:.owH S.,ec,iion-B Gu,r' Jacob Blst,,
L. IL.
IIneesd. J. T. McGouegle Doyon AssocsonN Brewer Dr.
Mtehey Eaon Assocon-G ~ Reed Fisher j. Davis suffolk
SchooBmsker 4. Bush Nash Hec Park AssocatonS D.
Burr' Heriic H. Coleman Point Breeze PARK AssocOns Gill
Nc k-Prospeet Assoeaouw IT. Parks Geo c. Hall.
Sanford New City Roekand County Assocation-D Cook Or
County Mddletowu Association-B. d. Madden. j. w.
HOy W. Reeves Fashion Course L. LII D. Fetsr l. Ryu-
d H. Cotton Clyde Park-w H. Saunders, Saunders Union
Course W. Shaw o. f. SHAY G. shaw. ws,ertOwn River
tiou-C r. Butter6ed A. Martin Island Park Assocsonf W.
yo,6urg Corning Taylor Orange County A.sOds,on--
CounH Dster Tlmsn Jane, Dster Buffalo Park Association
&C Wells c. b. Gates C. J. Hamin Rensselaer, Park AssoeA
tsrtowu-B. King, Alsnson Warren
Hino-DeIr Park Chicago C. Simpson r. Ts"ee James
YaBeta.
0h-Bukeys Association, Cinenuat-B @. Bruce s. Morgan
gtsorsi Mr.ukes A.soca,iOn-s D. Davis j. L. Mitchell. H.
Brsdburu.
Iowd-sco County Association Davenport-Judge Grant G.
sppou Dubuque AssOeaon Simpson HsSkEIe Association
Mfgnesoti- Rochester A.socstIon-D Hsney, r. Kitchen
heqiEet yWOodaWH Association Lousyle-b Dorsey w. Boyd
Winchester and J. Burke Pan, County Assoaon--M M Clay
Lexington Assocaiou--S. d. Bruce
A0uL-Mound CITY Club Louis--H Page. Norman Cole.
Salisbury Associaiop-H Pspe Norman j. Coleman
hdHsd.-LAWTence Assoeistion-GeOrge o. Reejer
On motion, the following gentlemen wero appointed
by committee chosen for the purpose permanent ON
OF the National TrOtting Congress President. W.
NJ Parks, N. u; Vice-Presidents j. G. Simpson, Iowa.
Smith, II. l., and b. c. Bruce, Ohio After brief ana
opposite address from the President elect the following
committee OF thirteen gentlemen was appointed to revise
and draw up rules aud regulations for the government OF
ment OF the meeting proposed ana carried unui
this afternoon, to receive the report OF the commit
tee: Isaiah Rynders. n. VI b. g. Bruce ONO; Col Rus
sell Mass: II. Payr. Mo- Il. j. Vail, Conn., A. Goldsmith
~ Y; ID. GOodae VII Jesse B0yntOn. r. J.; j. H. Cassidy
Pa: G. j. Hamn, N. Y; g. g. Hull N. Y; ). H. DAVIS
Wis., and L. l.. Dorsey, Ky.