, 1881-12-04

adopted.
The meeting next proceeded 10 tie election Of
A Uoar4i Of Directors for the cushing ye2r. Iht
slate as made Up by the management was rea,
and the narnes put into nomination tE Alr'
Jones On mysfon of Mr. Carter, tie secretary
was dr.c:edto cast one ballot for all the mciil-
hers present representing l.x shares. for the lsl
of Directors just us it stood. The list is ITS fol-
lows: Tile Hon. s: X. Dow, Potter Palmer, Gen.
Richard Rowet1 Of Carllnvil,c. W. e. Earan. ".
Il. King. y 4. Munger, Washington IIesins. Il.
J, Smith, !. II. McAvos, William Hamilton.
Clifton i,eil u. L.. Hail, II. v Desais. u. Burke,
III. Gore, Albert Hayden, j. s Carter, John p
jsfery. Z. T.. Tobey- John sunlmcr'lcid, ID. Il.
Curtis, It. ]. Waishc. ard ]. L. Brewster.
The Secretary called tho attention OF tho
meeting to Il proposition which he'd been
brought before the ,nauugamcn: by superin-
tend.ut EuilwIngle Of the Fire insurance
pa1r,l aud at the same time be furnished i
prospectus Of the National Firculen's Tourna-
ren1 to be held In this city next October 1t
WIS Designed 10 have the association tahn
charge Of ihe tourney, otrcr PRIZES amounting
IL Sa.nN and n other ways contribute towards
tie SUCCESS of the enterprise The last
.cs .nt !As and e'x Il ws was Sa
that belwccn :st.NU a1lu .00 people were i'll at
1endance. The proposition brnuGhI, out some
little discussion but it WIS on all SIDES cons;d-
e1ed that tito tournament was well worth hht-
tr9 and thar tue arrangements should be lett
entirely to tho new Roard of Directors. There
upon Mr. English Introduced the following reso-
luton. which WAS unanimously adopted:
Ifs4ltttl. 1'hut the Directors Of the Chicago
Driving Park Are requested &c, secure the Fire
mems National Tournament tt be held III Octo-
ber next. aud offer such prizes aud Inducements
as will make it worthy OF Chicago and tho asse-
glatiOn.-
Secretary Hail said he had also been instruct
ed TO bring btfnre tho meeting for their consld-
ArsT1H q
gear uas to witness what would probably be the
greatest event on the American turt-the tr1t-
ting race between the great 4-yent-oas Phil
Thompson. Sweetheart, and tp0ssitly} Fred
Crocker. The match was arranged IL COME OF
either iii this city or New York, nud tie latter
city would no doubt make strenuous efforts 10
tecurt It, 1t was highly desirable. rs Chicago
had now the lead In such matters, that she
should keep it, and the management WIS desir-
Of the association in tho cndcavor TO have the
race come Oft here
Judge Sum1nericld was heartily In favor OF
the project and introduced resolution, which
after having been Slightly modified, was unaul-
mously adopted as follows:
Rtsafted. That the Directors Of the Chiearo
Drivin: Park are requested to offer sufficient
Is large purse to induce the great trottins f.
ye1r-Olds Phil Thompson, Sweetheart. and Fred
Croker to tTot their proposed match in Chicago
ne1t seasou. believing that such i rncc will be
one of the great turf events Of the season.
IT having been Llcj1ly agreed that the officers
for the ensuing year should not be elected until
fuch time as Aessrs- Dow, Bemis, and other
members Wtre able to utren1. tho meeting. 1T
this juncture adjourned subject TO the call Of
The President