The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-31

peared to bc some understanding In
regard to tho racing on Thursday for q purse
OF open 20 all ages that the announce
ment made In the papers was not correct,
but that the resolution In regard TO the
matters as adopted By the coInmi ittee was as
Resolved, That the trotting premium
Offered for Friday be increased t6 ST0O,
without change Of other conditions
first horse, S400 |; second, 500; third.
Sta0-and this race shall take place ION
Thursday; and that the trotting-race adver-
tised for Thursday shall take place on Wed.
nesday. 80; ..siy, s5t,5tf
On motion OF Mr. Beverley 1t was resolved
that the trotting premium offered for Thurs
day shall take place on Wednesday, the first
horse to receive S125, second horse S25 !;
open to horses that have never beaten $40
time; three or more to enter, and twofto
start; mile heats, best three in FIVE. f.y,
Major Drewry offered the following !;
which was adopted: .s,s' s 3.
ResOlved, That the ploughing- match will
in the Fair Grounds. -, 49,. Z -. -:
The following was offered by Mr.. B. Jshn-
son Barbour: Ee#-4a'
Resolvod, That for the present year, and
strictly limited to this year, the members OF
the Riding Club be entitled to the privileges
of annual membership, with the additional
privilege OF taking in their horses and yehl-
cles. - -
On motion OF Mr.. Beverley this resolution
was amended by striking out the clause adj
hitting horses and vehicles; and the reso-
luton was then adopted.
The committee next took up the constitu-
ton and considered the proposed amend
ments. Article of section 8 was stricken
out, abolishing annual membership. Arti-
cles / and 2 Of section 4 were stricken
out and the following substituted: ~
/. The officers OF the Society shall con-
sist OF q president, three vice-presidents,
and of twelve other persons (all being life
members Of the Society, to constitute to-
gether the Executive Committee, and a
secretary and treasurer, who shall be one
person.
9. Those officers, with the exception Of
secretary and treasurer, shall be elected by
the members OF the Society in general meet
ing in the manner following The president
and yice-Wesidents shall be elected an
nually, but the same persons shall not be
eligible to the Office Of president for more
than three consecutive years, and all ex-
presidents shall be honorary members
| of the Society and advisory men,
bers OF the Executive Committee. The
members Of the Executive Committee
shall be elected for the term Of three years,
and the Executive Committee, at their first
meeting after the adoption OF this'constitu-
| ton, shall cast lots and then decide and
place on their record the names of those
to whom the one, two, and three years
term shall fall, so that one third OF the
whole committee shall thereafter be elected
annually in general meetings Of the Society.
Further amendments adopted provided
that one hundred (instead Of two hundred)
members, present in person or by proxy,
shall constitute quorum OF the Society !;
that the secretary and treasurer shall be ap-
pointed by the Executive Committee; that
any member of the Executive Committee
absenting himself from two OF its con secu-
tive meetings without explanation shall
be considered to have withdrawn from
the body, and the committee shall proceed
to I'LL the vacancy; and that the secretary
and treasurer shall fit up and keep an office
in the city of Richmond, which shall be
open daily to the members of the Society, DC.
President Knight read the annual report,
which will be submitted to the Society to-
night, and also bis valedictory as presiding
OU1Cef. NE utlS StIftu lOI ILL CC IC1 uIo-phC
constitutional limit. 2Gsg-&
Mr.. B. johnson Barbour, for himself and
the committee, expressed regret that the
constitution enforced the retirement OF
Colonel Knight. s.r..r
Adjourned.
PROGRAMME FOR TODAY.
After the officers Of the departments have
been assigned to duty and other routine
matters disposed Of the cadets OF the Vir-
ginia Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, at Blacksburg, will ;. be received
and reviewed by the president and aids,
chief marshal and assistants, and members
,oi the executive committee, at u NJ, and
will be assigned to quarters in camp on
the grounds. t4,.: 81. :.. is,:. ~, -,t
Examination of. heavy -draught horses,
mules, and jacks VIII commence at the am
phitheatre.
Trials Of speed will commence on the
track at 2 P. M. First, stations to wagons
owned in and that have stood season IN
Virginia, mile heats, best three in five, two
or more to enter and two to start; second,
the Youngsters prize, by the Virginia
Riding Club, single dash OF one mile,
open only to four -year-olds and under.
The general meeting of the Society
will be held IN the hall Of the House 'ot
Delegates, in the Capitol, at s 2. NJ, at
which matters OF interest to the Society Will
be considered.