The New York herald., 1878-12-20
TRoTrING HORSE BREEDERS.

IMPORTANT BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE Ex-
EcUTIvE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL Asso-
CIATIoN--sTAKEs TO BE oPENED-ARRANGING
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF 1879.
The Executive Committee of the National Associa-
ton Of Trotting Horse Breeders met at the Everett
House yesterday to open their stakes for next year
and for the transaction of such other business
deemed important. In addition to the president
Mr.. H. W. r. Mali, of New York; and the secretary.
Mr.. L. D. Packer. of Brooklyn, n " there pres
ent Messrs. Shepherd +. Knapp Of New York; W. f.
Osborne, Of Ansonia Conn.,; w. II. Wilson, of Gym
thiana, KY; j. D. Willis. of Brooklyn. N Y; l. W.
Gray of Randolph, VT, and f. D. Norris of Brooklyn
N. Y. After consultation Of several hours it
dered that the following stakes should be opened =
For stations that never beat 2:20; entrance $780,
half forfeit; the association to add $780, To be
trotted at tho annual meeting of 1879.
For stations that never beat 226; entrance $780,
half forfeit. To be trotted at the annual meeting of
1879.
half forfeit To be trotted at the annual meeting of
1879.
The National Stake for Irotting Sires-Subscription
to be the amount of their respective service fee for
the Of 1875 said amount not to be less than
$40. To name and close on May l, 1879. the whole
forming sweepstakes for the get Of such sres upon
payments. as follows:-S1O May ], 1880; SIS May l.
1881; $50 May 1. 1882 and $175 twenty days before
the first day of the meeting To be trotted at the
nual meeting of 1882
The Annual Nursery Stakes for foals of 1877 and
1878; to close and May /. 1879: to be trotted
when three years old, under conditions as before
nounced.
The Graded Stallion Stakes for foals Of 1874 1875
and 1876: declaration plan the same terms and con-
dtions those OF last governing excepting that
ten more subscribers required TO fill.
Stakes for fOas of 1875 to be trotted at the fall
meeting Of 1879, as four-year-olds $3.50 entrance.
half forfeit.
Stakes for ve-year-olds or under to be trotted at
the fall meeting OF 1879 $500 entrance half forfeit
payable at the time OF making entry.
In addition to the above set down for the
nua meeting of the association there will be rotted
the two stakes for foas of 1876 which closed May
1877, and July 2, 1873, with thrty-one and twenty
nine entries respectively.
PRESIDENT NAILS DONATION.
President Mali having donated $500 to the stakes
of the association the Executive Committee selected
the Graded Stallion Stakes oals of 1876 to be trotted
at the annual meeting of 1879 the best to which
apply it, and ruled, the event to be known the
Mali Stakes
All excepting for threeyear-olds will be mile
heats. three in tive, in harness.
All stakes will name and close on May l, 1879.
WALKS OVER.
The Executive Committee ruled that in of o
walk ii shall be discretionary with them whether
the nominator be required to appear on the track
with his horse or not.
DURING MEETINGS.
The committee decided that any member Of the as
sociation shall have the privilege of giving horses
trial during any meeting upon the payment of $25
each and notification ten days i'll advance to the
secretary that such trial trials to be made.
ANNUAL. MEETING OF 1879
Though the matter Is not yet fully decided it is
almost certain that the annual meeting of 1879 will
be held at Hartford. Conn The Executive Committee
feel assured that it will be the rotting Of the
year.