The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-01-18
SECRErARY's OFFICE,
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You are hereby notified that the annual
meeting Of the National Association for the
promotion of the Interests Of the American
| Trottiny Turf" for the election Of officers,
tie amendmen, Of Bylaws, and the tram
saction Of such other business as may be
properly brought before them, will be held
on Wednesday, the 9Th day of February,
1872. at the Burnett House, Cincinnati,
Ohio. A fall attendance is requested, and
the attention of members is directed TO the
following article of BYLAWS defining dele
CATION, to wit:
ARTICLES 8. A delegation TO 4 general
Congress shall consist of one or more persons,
not exceeding three. duly authorized in
writing bv the President or Secretary Of
their respective association, or proprietor or
propristnrs Of individual courses.
By order Of the President.
GEO. II. SMITH, Secretary.
We wcuid cali the attention Of the
Robbers Rnost'." located at Omaha, st.
Jo-eph and Kansas City 10 this summons.
Become members and assist in eleya:ing the
turf 10 an honorable standard, or we will ex-
rlode yorr "ways tina. are dark" exc.
REPORTER EXPELLED.
Tie Secretary 0! the National ssocia'ion
issues the following notice, viz:
SEcgrrARy's 0rFior,
Providence, K. l.. Dec. :0ih, ASH
Editors Teri, Field Farm:
At a meeting Of the National Park, kala-
mazoo, Mich. held Sept. %, 1871, it was
Resoleed, That W. Dec. Smith. for his
grossly false and Caiumnious reports TO the
Iipf, Field e. Farm journal of the proceed
ings and management of the fair held by
this Association, On the 18th, 18th, 18th and
18th days OF August, 1871, and for the in
decen: and scurrilous language used repeat
eddy in said report, towards the judges, as
we'll as others, be- and is hereby expelled
from the track.
This il as it should be. The fac, is patent
to the public that the National Association
hold all classes to strict accountability for
their conduct. The classical Smith made
his first appearance at the last fall meeting of
the Buffalo Association, in the interest of
Bonner's Cppers, duly commissioned, etc.
His maiden essay was lengthy report OF
the manner in which the mares Goldsmith
Maid ard Lucy were driven. He took ex-
captions to the result Of the race, and gave
publicity 10 the fact tina. he had been in
formed by parties in knowledge that Lucy
had been Intentionally pulled, and referred
the matter to the Turf in the most unwarrant-
able manner. We next hear of him turning
up at Kalamazoo where it seems the climax
was capped. His exceptions here took a
wide range, he denounced everybody and
everything in general. We we're present at
the meeting and will say j, was a most de-
cided success in all respects. Some grave
errors we're committed, but they could in no
manner be attributed to either the Associa-
ton or Judges, each and every instance
being purely accidental. Smith from here
wendell his way to Chicago, where his meat
axe reportorial career met with serious
drawback. Mr.. o. A. Hickok, the party in
charge of Lucy, had been subjected to a
severe and unjust criticism and demanded a
retrac.ion from Smith, this he refused to do,
whereupon Mr.. Hickok thrashed him in the
highest style Of the art. The Turf, Field d
Farm was much insulted thereat, and the
order of expulsion is the just result.
An astounding revelation if true, the "Iiwt
Fed and FarM'' OF January 5, contains the
Mr.. Haswell. who measured the Cold
Spring track at Milwaukee, and who inquired
into the facts of the performance of Gold
smith Maid there, informs us that he will
no, give the mare credit for doing a mile in
2:l7 in the forthcoming revised edition of his
valuable and popular manuel, which is so
generally conceded to be standard authority
on sporting, mechanical, and other matters.
The first question that presents itself is,
who is IIasweil? This attempt of the 81,
F. & F." to create a turf oracle in the person
of Bonner's "pot-boy' is entirely too thin.
Wilkes Spirit which is considered by all
turtles to be the authority par excellence, de
ci,les tina, Goldsmith Maids 2:17 is a record.