The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-11-30


Mr. Geo II. Smith, Secretary of the ma
tional Association for the promotion of the
interests of the American Trotting Turi,"
ISSUES the following important notice from
his Office at Providence, X. l.:
a special meeting of the Board Of Ar- |
peals will be held at the Everett House,
New York City, on Wednesday, December
18th, 1871, at 10 o'clock, a. N. All pro-
tests, appeals, or business to be presented to
the Board at the above meetings, should be
reduced TO writing, and forwarded to the
Secretary, at Providence, r. l., on or before
December lO.h, 1871. Partie- having busi-
nes- to bring before the Board will note and
act accordingly"
To Col. Amasa Sprague, the President,
and Mr.. Geo. II. Smith, the Secretary Of he
Association, the admirers and breeders ofthe
trotting horse throughout the States are III
,iebled beyond recomPense. The eItraordin-
airy business qualifications and integrity at
these gentlemen eminently fit them for the
positions they occupy, az is a,te.ted by the
brilliant trotting meetings held the past
season.
| The intent and object of the National As
ISOLATION is not generally understood by our
readers To this We will imply say, that
the abuses and the extremely low and vulgar
condition into which the trotting turf had
fallen, demanded that reformation should
he had Hear what Col. Sanders Bruce, in
his issue of the Turf, Field and Farm, of the
22d inst, saws
1.-The trotting tur. is an otishoot of the
running turf. Had the custom Of running
ho.ses never taken root in this couEtry, il Is
more than probable that the trotter wonld be
still a creature Of the turf, would still be an
undeveloped embryo. Beside, the charac-
teristics most highly prized in the trotters
come from the loin of the racer. The trot-
ting turf ID little more democratic than the
running turf. Still those who give tone TO
il are not Indifferent to the only lesson OF
thai parent tree of racing. which so many
wears ago was christened tie sport OF
Kings" Our Spragues and our Wander
bilts have given value to the trottlng horse,
and ia giving value TO him have clothed the
trotting turf with dignity and power. The
trotter is not an instrument Of gaming Or a
mere money-making machine with them; and
they head large and growing school. But
before this dream Is realized the wealthy own
ers Of horses must make entries in their own
names, and must completely crush every lin.
gering spirit of disorder. What noble rep.
resentatives of higher trotting school have
We in such active men As Com. Vanderbilt,
Col Sprague, Mr.. Chas. Backman, Mr.. Ed
win Thorne, Mr.. Chas kerner and ethers OF
their class We're their ideas carried oul
there would be no trickery no rowdyi-m, III
vulgar scramble after the immortal dollar.
Pride is their guiding star, and honor l. the
throne upon which they seat their pride. II
is sport with them, not business; and We all
|, know to what shallow devices business very
often resorts. The higher school will moi
+ tolerate for q moment the dishonest hippo
drome, and they will thrust from their socei.
every one whose loftiest ambition on the trot
ting course is tase and cunning speculation.
From this it will be observed that tn.
motives which prompted the formation of The
Union, was one of purely cieansable pur
pose; or in plain language, to ex.erminats
the leeches who had so long been drawing
the life's blood from those who had patron,
lied, and v no had the interest of the trottiDs
horse in charge. With this object in view
and through the interchangeable energy Of Col.
Amasa Spra ne, Col. Saunders, ID. Bruce,
Jos. Cairn Simpson, Geo. H. Smith and
others, the association was created, and to
their ability the present elevated condition
and excellent working of the trotting tur
the public are wholly indebted. 1t is a re
grefabe fact that our border courses are mol
represented in the Congress, and We would
sugges, to those who have the turf interest in
charge, in this section, to make an effort tc
have the various courses in Kansas Installed
as members.