, 1880-02-08
What Will Be Done at the Con.
gress This Week.
More Stringent Rules for the Punish
ment Of Jobbery to Be
Passed.
4 LARGE List Of Entries for the June Stakes
Of the Chicago Jockey. Club.
Kottd Trotters Going to Europe Of Fast
Stock in Chicasso-1otty and Gossip.

1i1L ~c~snAos'' .....--
on 1uesoaF o1 inc p.csent "eeh NC Ions4ess
o1 inc men,oefs ot tne -'auo4 1,,A c.t' -
soclaton will ne heid III ne" tork c..s' mu IL =
probable 'nat the actlons ol 1ateoo" WIZ oe u
more importance TO the luf1 ana tne PUBIC gen
orally thau hive those Of any similar gathering
for years. To Say that for the past three years
tncfe mas ocen e1o"ne oppoaiuol ~ tac .14@<n~
ner i'll which the business OF the National Asso-
e has been YOU'D Se oa1 the
frequently alluded TO In these columns. me
the present administration Of affairs, there is
rrocffcolr m n,,nisb,,cnt for the most f1axrant
1o1.1,oHs p - Of the r7,es1riolat1ons ~ I % % Which
in other countries would not only cxpcl
the offender from the turf, but also assure
him sojourn in the ntarest tail.-and that
norsencn are aoso4u1eiy WITHOUT p1otecuon
from the wrong doings Of associations. In the
sac,.,ta-,, vau ]x4,o+her instr ~ mt rema,ns tn
na.. 49, eN. t-.,'.r,asnh,a ~ 49, ;..ta.~as T.,
be seen: There arc 1nnumcraole instances IN
naSe e1 BEEN a IN % ase most e
ncr by tsack managers, but that one of the
odendine Of parties was ever punished no one has
been able 70 discover. Itwou1d be easy to cite
cases of this kind By the score, but two will
Suffice those OF McKimmin. vs. Fleetwood
fa1A anu opl4n W !ne ot~ Aou.e ooeAe3
Trotting Club. In both instances the drivers OF
trptterB were biIked out Of money regarding
+ho,~ rioh+ n vrb;ch +hor, .vae ncrcr the sfctt-
1uea .4su. ~ " s:..a ao.o ,,a.,o 80
EST qucsuon' out III ne1tne1 case aa|e 10y
been able to obtain satisfaction. In the spian
longing to other people BY an officer of the st:
Louis Club, there Is I'm Interesting ques1lon OF
veracity between the said ofhccrS ana secfeIaIy
Vnil in relation TO the sending Or certain
telegram. The settlement Of t1is pnase q
the case rests entirely with Mr. vail ana ms
word will be accepted without dispute Wneln-
or or not the Congress will take any acuon tnat
will not only prevent the perpetrahon OF such
wrongs in the future, but also remedy
CURED In the past, remains to be seen
Most of the DISSATISFACTION regarding these
matters exists in the West for the simple reason
that the bulk OF The trDFtng interest OF Inc
country lies here, but the impression seems to
prevail ut the Secretarys gthce TINT there are no
trucks outside of New England and New YORK,
when in fact the associations in that part or the
Is the only thing that Will effect the desired re-
suit, and III this part OF the country the impress
zion Is very general that change in the Secrc-
tary's Office would be tho proper initial move.
In regard to the Presidency, nothing dcf1nft
Eccms to be known. Ar. Woolley, who
has held the Office Tor several years,
resigned about q month ago, and has
absolutely refused to allow ht1: name
70 be used for the position again. When this
sire that the Hon. William Edwards, President
of the Cleveland Club, should take bis place. but
nt last accounts this last-namcd gentleman was
firm IN his refusal Of the profered honor. Maj:
Mcdowell, Of Kentucky, has also been spoken OF
in this connection, and would make 1rsr-class