, 1875-03-01
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10 diRaulEe to connection Win te NaHonaI Astea
National AIfocatlo In that ~ q he Wcsi snd South
ss s VI q n Il, 3: Nqs sa sa n4
t nss isrsl" III ~ eau ba1o os,l o Appeal. to whom
" nt.'1si, Thai ss,1 uosrd ofArpeal. .h.li. when
appointed open correnpo!dence VIII VIII, tue board
JAAEa /. CAIpwkLi3
Of the Con1a!stee.
Tho nEnglfsh Of tho reRolntton Ia a little
mixed, hut The members Of tho Convention
acen.cd TO understand their import we'll enough
to a1e? 1 M nree 'st Son
hand in tbo debate, bit O. II. Moore lcs tho
forcos In favor Of the minority. md col; j: Il.
5oh.i Il z te % tnsef.y snpporsi Gy te Chair
man Of tho Committee, Lyme. In hrief, the MS
iority urged Tint anything. looking like breach
with ths National Association would result dsaAn.
in America owod everything to tho National Az.
nocinsion for Tho htosdy snd rapid advancement
In tho character aud morals Of ihe ttaattng
course. and TINT rla''o tho Weat and sonth may
come notifications OF existing rules and reg
thon I'D 10 continue Larmony T. tno r.,
t.o tn e,as .n,s md elevation %es beforo Se %
National Association with thoir don'ands In
spirit OF peace and corporation. It WAS uigod
that tic Wcst and south had ncyer rot attompt-
oil to aecuro what the resolutions Of the majority
report askod, and, therefore, there wna no res.
son to my In advance that tho couccssiona asked
would be refused. 1t would DO tlmo enough to
"get up on our ehr,'-as ono speaker remarked
-wl,en no have beon spurned from tha National
Ataoctntion.
On be!,alf OF tho minority report 1t was argned
that this meeting had been called for the spe-
clfc purpono named IN the resolutions repaired
whether those opposed to tho call bad any right.
loyal or moral. to participate In the action Of the
Convention. Granting that potut however, It
waa kuown that tho National Association was
| Tie 1ucmbcrs wore al honorable and Just men
But ts operations, financial aud otherwise, wero
! subject to review. aud It nss 80 intimately idcn-
titled with tic East that Tho West aud South
could not havofth b1ianess transacted as prompt
ly WAS necessary And Indispensable II the past
proglosa Of tho turf waa to bo kept up In tue
| future. Thcro waH no nosagonis'n felt toward
the National Association, but tho Woatcrn aud
business neglected because tho National Board
caunot attend to 1t. It will not do 10 wait until
| tho next Turf Congress- :aects-eTclyo mouths
from nov-to secure Western aud Southcrn
| board OF Appeals. 1mmediate relief Ia needed,
and the only feasible aud practicable pIan Ia for
| Western and Southern turfmen to organize aud
| alcct Board In harmony with the spirit Of tito
| call aud OF The minority resolutions.
| Ii NaS hSbGEkEu ny Iu0 ly4GAuH Dl h10 AlhJUllky
report that 1t was tho purpose Of tho minority
advocates to rcinstato oil tho suspended and ex-
| pellcd horscs anu men By means Of this new
Board but thia was denied. It wts tue lptcn-
rules and regulations Of tho National Association
In tlis ah In all other mattere. After proloug-
4 cd discussion the minority report VAS put to
yoto, and rejected by ayes 81 noes 35, Illinois,
ana opposing, whilo Ohio and Kentucky were
unanimously for 1t, and aotno OF tho Indiana
delegates. -
| BuDsT1TuTE.
Col. j. II. BapdotA submitted tho following
| substitute for tie majority report:
States, and mara especially Of tbs West snd Bousb,
have Kroxp aud erslopea 10 dss1so +. m entirely Gyon
Tho National Tsoss!ug Association; and,
NltEnEAs, Tho eonIn8 tFossing SEASON promises 70
ecpsa any that has preceded It til tic nla9nituds Of
tbs pllrsea aud tho nusubcr Of cousesta necessarily
creating psuportionate Increase IN tho volalno Of
WHknxas, Every consideration Of propriety do.
ans lint Ill eases u difference arising uring tho
IL sasns ns aG
auch csses much delay must necessarily follow, and
their prosecution 10 attended ~''h ssF,ous 'oss q
tera tho National Association hays chosen rather Ia
abanon their catisea than to Incur tue expense Of
Ttso'etd. Thst a committee ct ono from tsct
mcnss Of this Convention 10 Tho Hoard ns Appeala
and to teyse, IN connection with tho said Doarl such
action not inconsistent with the tu1ea aud regulations
Of tho Natlonal As.oeiation will best subserse th4
intereaa Of tho West and soniht and 0byiate tho d
enss c,onmpa!noa Of. until the no1s meeting Of 'he
This waa defeated by baro majority, and
thon tho report Of tho Committee voted upou
section by section. Tho preamble, and scctions
3. 1. E, 6, md 8: md tho concluding resolution
out.
TIE COMMITTEE
appointed to visit the National board and pre-.
aent the.e resolutions. asking Immediate COM
plianca thoEew1tit. conssA Of the following
gentlemen: Ilinoa-W. Il. Loon,is, Chicago
lnsllana-silss Tn,u, Fort Wayne; Ohio-O. II.
Moore, Columbus; Miehigen-D: J.; Robinson
jackson; 1o"a-o. 8. AIecNei, Davenport
j. N. Williams Nashville. DR.. J. 1ioblnaot
rss elected Secretary Of tho Committee, a,1t
instructed to correspond with tho Natioua
nosrd ~ tp 2. tine 3a, and p'e who're tns cou:
Board meota on tho 18Lh Of March. q
somo point II the West. IN special session
IL claimed. is the direct result Of tho issuance
aenbfcd.
The Convention then adjourned to meet a
tho Palmer House, Chicago, on the 25th o.
March prosim,0' E, 1t Which time II IL hoped th'
Of their Interview with tho National Board
!; 1lombers Of tho Committee who cannot sery,
were authorized to Hend substitutus.
TALK WITH Mn. scAnIETT.
After adjournment had brief talk With Mr.
]. A. Scarlet, OF Newport, Ky.. Vico-prcstden
OF tho Convention. lilo Ia not breeder o
hossca. but Is owner Of aeyoral timora whlcl
ho places On the conrso during the season. II,
Ia not moro than half horhc, tho other hal
: being mercantile, and altogether gentleman o
intelligence and culture. lie said tho roal caus
for tho call OF tho Convention wa
: not, la any, sonse, disagreement viii
tho National Convention, nor yet dssIre On th
part OF tho Wentern and Southern i,orsemen t,
set up for themselves. They had no idea 0
, sepala.ion from the National Association. Du
It Was Indispensable that there should 10 Boar
! | Of Appeals ncaror Western and Southern horne
men than New York, lsoston, Hartford, Of SOM
, other Eahteru city. 4 Michigan or Iowa horse
man having grievance must travel to the At
Ihnt,o seaboard an4 pay hundreds Of lolIars OK
penseB to hare dispute settled Involving prob
i ably not more than $40 or $50, but still inyoly
INK . question that, an man OF spirit, ho doe
not fssl like giving up. II lo dosa not lnou
. this expense, he must either aubmis to what b