, 1876-02-06

an the trcttnp turf have been Wor1ea N 49,. ~ ~ ths
public by md through ths now loud IN their de-
n11nciations OF the turf .tr ,r5 ore or two e1-
The rules barring their veroosy oaa ~ d,r;nv tho
1ast tro yesrs What they reed is condensne; con.
ureseut sixty-oue rules aud regulations eeu h ,,,les
dsnse int nsf e tess would not
be violated half often as the psesen' ~ corning
promises to be the bone Of contention a. hor.es hit
nor stand eInellcd by The rules, tho main caase aos
which Yould neem to be the non-payment o1 sn.sa ~
money That entering horse q N a. rpase ren and
that for it, non-paynent the rules say no snA1
pended until the amount paid deserves n9 hat
horsefiesh IL heir to- that 1t would eeem as .net
should ho modification to the rule .ed daa What
oaK Association IT an OF e,eeeat p.o They
nouuced that all horses that were wtnasmn ~ r1x r.
tho evening before the Iaee hat START
ed or wero not withdrawn were ehatgoa ~ pEt phr sx
How the plan worked the delegates from the caals ,s
Oak Association win doubt make known 10 ',oc tno
conrention Certainly the meeting was . grand sne-
cess and It's record the brightest in tho history OF TUG
trottirg turf for the season Of lb'6 ,.,,aa That
To the writer, however, It has always seetnea LIN
In the struggle to give soca1ed large pnr.es bg tao
hrstclass associations they did themselves ea na mS n
CT eyen s.oGO0 TO which he entrance money is ~ PER
cent and for which eight, nine or fen en!I.es sr
expected shows but little nbezany 70 m.n ~ ~ the
owner Of the ho1re. while to give tto pnIse a ano
not charge 10 pcr cent entrance placed the -sso @
c:sons eny ,.:ore than caruot afford to trot
for Lore 1t would that medium eystsm woaa
Sssg },on ns1 Is ~ ts5 en- al at q
which should 60 TO the winner, ana to which inc Gu
tr.nce aouu bc only per cens Nhish sEoa1a 60 ~
aud third uorses Gould such plan bo adopted II
would issEeu tho expenses Of stables ED 1Esocatons
would o ers:s sSsens ress rser ,np nd tho tating
o money which large purses is often very
considerable FUN, for with s1 ppssts al PET eene
| cu:rapce ths second mouey would eos s:raN sum
cnmnared with the uein purse. At least it will not
cost the Convention much to 7ek rome OF tn- lare
owners drivers tc submit the figures Of season
ra1n1atco raw through tho ''Gsand circuit" TO
co,unit.c or eu-co,na.tee for private tntoflIaaon
Another sibject that requires the ernest attenaon
erch Of nue os, relating to the changing ct drivers
It hes been misunderstood, wi'uny ~ tue
judges, who hare allowed crowd 10 coneet ~ 1ts @ ne
that miet proye dangerous their iutereats and w
| putting up Of tlelr Own selecting they faa tne
race dead' Tie rule reads :1a1 the Judges shall b.
1hs parties making the change Where the Change has
been made by them thu change h2s ncen maae
dozen t1es ut TIE deana Of s1e
email sums Then nga1r, the rule may bc '1ado TO
work great injury to nn owner Of horse by 1nsn a
way. lie or his friends complain that Mr: Smiths
orso il being pulled and that they want tue afset
taken 9as IT, snd hat se ones ssnae is made an ones
without any consideration for Smith or h1s morse.
forces the pace and wins Aost IN severn! secoaus
fastsr time tern The class III which he Ia trotting torc
inr hin. perhaps into class where be cannot win
dollar aud IN doing exl.austs the horse TO such
deRreo that win the purse that is then being
rottad foz The rule, therefore, should be so guaroeu
possible injury can bc done to r1ch OF poos
NOTES.
Summer and autumn race-meetings will be
given on tho Point Breeze Course, Phlladelphia,
the coming season. They will be under the con-
troll Of newly organized association: xho =, have
land Jockey Club, to manage the meetings,
About S12, 900 win be given in purses in addition
TO the stakes. The programme will be arranged
next week.
| There Is On exhibition in Boston q wonderful
apparatus, and one which has been much needed
on tbe t1ottinc track for the past few years This
apparatus is intended to do away with all doubts
| rs to the time made by horses in o race. There
ls to be placed in the judges stand large dial
| with hands to indicate minutes, seconds. and
/! their fractions also a number Of dials placod
in the grand stands at suitable points, 80 as to
| be readily seen by spectators without leaving
| their seats. The hands or pointers on all tho
| dials are moved by electricity.