St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-07
Important Changes in Race
Course Law Decided Upon
at Chicago.
False Entries and Driving to
Win Receive Especial
Attention.
The st. Paul Kinks Make a
Fine Showing at the Curl
ing Bonspiel.
The lee Is Too Soft, and Colder
Weather Is Fervently
Prayed For.

CHICAGO. March 6.-The American
Trotting association spent the forenoon
to-day in an informal discussion of GER
tain proposed changes in the rules.
These changes are extensive enough to
cover fifteen closely typewriter pages,
and are designed to remedy defects in
the existing rules, and to cover large
number of individual cases which have
arisen during the year. This afternoon
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Charles
Greene, st. Louis, Mo-: first vice preSi-
dent. ID, c. Beaman, Ottumwa, To-;
board of directors, G. L.. Benjamin,
Lewis, Illinois; &. B. McFall, Iowa;
John Farley, Ohio.
The congress closed this evening. A
number of alterations were made in
both the bylaws and track rules. The
principal one in the former was the ad-
mission of all of the 31S local associa-
tlOnS On the association rolls to active
membership. Two-thirdS of these have
heretofore been known as "tranSientS,"
and have had no vote in the association
meetings. Some of the many changes
in the track rules are important. Here
tOfore owners and drivers of horses
have been III the habit of entering horses
in races Professionally and upon condi-
tions imposed by themselves. These
were often weather, condition of track,
etc. In future all entries must
be absolute or upon conditions
named by the local association.
In the case of those who make false en-
tries and who have been subject to a
fine at the option of the association, it
was decided that in the future the fine
must be imposed. To the rule provid-
ing for the proper Identification of
horses was added clause that any
driver or owner who shall refuse to tes
tify when called upon in cases before
the association shall be fined, but not
more than S100, which may be remitted
ii the testimony is forthcoming before
establishes the pay of substitute
driver at 10 per cent of the amount
awarded the horse, conditionally upon
the driver bettering the position of the
horse, change was made which pro-
vides that the judges, if they
think the driver is driving to win,
shall award himi sum not exceeding
S100. This is to be paid by the local as
sociation, and if the driver betters the
position of the horse the amount
awarded may be deducted from the win
nings of the horse. If not, the associa-
tion must pay it. suspended horses"
will hereafter be included in the clause
which says that suspended drivers and
owners who shall enter race shall be
fined. The privilege allowing persons
six weeks in which to file protests was
altered, and they must now do so at
once OF forfeit the right. The last im-
portant change was the barring of two
year-olds from three-year-old races un-
less specially provided in the local So
ciety. A resolution directing the presi-
dent and directors as committee to in
yestigate the legal Instructions to the
removal of the principal business Office
of the association from Detroit to Chi
cago was presented, and, ,after much dis
cussion, laid on the table for action at
the next meeting. Many favored Chi
cago as the best location for the office,
but the association is organized under
the laws of Michigan, and it was decided
better to postpone action until fuller
representation was present. The con-
gress adjourned to meet in this city two
wears hence.