The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-06

Annual Convention Of the National Association
in Philadelphia-Full Report Of the Score
tary-The Financial statement-Appoint-
ment Of Committees and List
Of the Delegates Present

mouse Al noon to-day.
Amasa sprague. Of Narragansctt Park, was
chairman.
The Secretary, MI. Longstreet then read the fol-
lowing repOrt:-
and treasurer Respectfully cali your atsnton to The
Tie asScison now nSmbers nino,stWo members
per % an IF
hs ROY, mp 20, and o. hc
paoniIe them The indications are already ayoral e
year The financial condliion thes association has
been improved since the last report BY the addition Of
prndures Ior the Year lss This added 70 G The surplus
n and me as % gives us bance in bank
ns hs , has held three eS eth s"ss
at the Everett House. ncw o-k on August a. he sec.
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tended 70 present e this nesting One decisions
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sem meeting the boara shall be held M ses
fixed This Change will remedy the Inconvenience nave
tabular statements for 1872 now in press and
Soard Of Appeai, viii be iorward % members as early
as s ssCreary again under the Of
IL H S and
fully suggest some action at this meeting which viii
secure more faithful compliance with the provision of
So lar as the President and Secretary informed
sn active anl thorough support OF the rules am o9x
g. ma S appear
in ccispcuoas sporting journal Of the 10Th OF Anguish
PAPER had
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Sraer expSl.ion then in Dat reporter;
led 70 oiieia inquiry which was completely answered
sy sss ssR' shai
rs1 Lea to tho Sf a. X the ss
rss9uons speak ot and exhibit deter%l
WIS and
TIe attention the Secretary has been called to the
Of the s has
S sae Of Pubic e
been appear before the Congress and present
the following is statement Of the financial condition
Sc sy
s sssGs on h"nd last TSAiAn'e
Secretary and Treasurer.
Appended to the Secretary's report were STATE
mcnts from the Utica and Buffalo associations that
the presence Of WASH d. q. Smith, the expelled
porter, in the reporters stand, was unknown to
them, and that they will provide against 1t in the
future.
Messrs Vail, whitehead. Sturges, woodward and
Van Colt were elected committee rues.
Mr. VAIL then offered resolution, which was
unanimously adopted, that the next annual meet
ing OF the National Association be held at the
Everett House, in the city OF New York.
Alter which recess was taken until four O'Clock
The Committee ON Rules then went to work TO
improve the present code of rules
The following Is list OF the delegates in at-
tendance at the opening OF the Convention. Many
others are expected and will probably arrive to-
night
Boston Trotting 'Association-H. M. Whitehead.
Citizens ASSOCIATION Phiiadelphia-George
Sturges, Joshua Evans and A. Y. Hemf,old.
Eastern Duchess Association, Armenia. N. y
Edwin ThOrne.
Etna Driving Park and Agricultural Association,
Etna, N. Y.-William M. Barr.
Fleetwood Association, Morrisania, N. Y.-wil-
Hampden Park Association. Springfield, Mass
Norris HOlcOmb
Hartford Horse Association, Hartford, Conn.,
Thomas j. wan and William Il. Smith.
Narragahsett Park Association Providence, r.
L-Amasa Sprague, F. +. L0ngstrcet and George
Oswego Driving Park Association, Oswego,
n. Y..George NJ Writer, George W. Oakley and
Prospect Park Fair Grounds. Long Island
George W. woodward, Felix Campbell and Samuel
Point Breeze Park Association, Philadelphia,
Pa.-George Sturges. F. u. Cotton, Robert Steele.
Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement OF
Domestic lndustry--Amasa Sprague, +. +. Long
Society of Agriculture and Horticulture OF West
chester county-George NJ woodward and George
Utica Park Association-C w. Hutchinson, Alex
ander Buell. and E. b. Graham.
Windham Park Association, BrattlebOro, VT
Samuel F. PaysOn, Felix Campbell and James Ker
nan
the Committee on Rules not being ready to report
the Convention again adjourned until six O'Clock
In consequence OF the Committee on Rules not
being ready, the Congress did not meet until nine
O'Clock p. NJ, when Colonel Sprague called the
Secretary LoNGsrREEr announced that since TAX
ing the recess George f. stevens, OF the Minne-
apolis Agricultural and Mechanical Association;
Alden Goldsmith, Of the Goshen Park Association,
and Walter II. Cook, of the Montgomery Agricuitu
raj society, had reported.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES.
Mr.. VAIL, as chairman OF the Committee on
Rules, reported the result OF the labor That CON-
,da ,s bylaws N tep minor res
mended by the committee. In the rules and regu-
first five rules. Rule was amended SO as to prevent
the receiving Of entries such as gray
same to be liable to iDe not exceeding Ss
| the entry fee. In rule is the words
s LATTER race has been -. started" there here
% is amended so that professional drivers may be
expelled If they refuse to allow another driver to
substitution the original driver shall be expelled
| Alden Goldsmith objected to such an amendment,
claiming tnat horses might be lad up under orders
from the owner, who knew that his horse could out
| last the speedy one and finally win the The
amendment was defended by Mr.. Vail, Mr.. Wood
| ward and Mr.. Holcomb, and was finally adopted.
Rule 43 was changed to make 1t read,
'That time at fairs tracks that short should
be considered q record"
| Rule "A, that time made under saddle or
when two horses go together shall be record IN
races OF similar character, but In races different
| IL shall not be q record
| In voting these rules only nineteen delegates
were present, and many OF them were hurriedly
| nv Mr. VO off otf mt far an
| ment made by Mr.. woodward had been defeated.
new rule, giving horses trotting for record
on public track, with judges In the stand, with
view simply to get q record, was suggested by
some one OF the gentlemen from the Prospect Park
| Association, but was killed in the Committee on
| Rules. rule to give all horses winning second
| money a record was offered and ably supported by
| Mr.. Whitehead, but was laid on the table by mo-
| ton OF Mr. stevens, which was carried, on d.