St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-11
TROTTING HORSE MEN.
Annual Meeting of the Nationa
Association of Rpeeders

NEW York, Dec. I0.-The annual meetin,
4 the National Association of Trottin,
lorse Breeders was held this afternoon
he Fifth Avenue hotel. Among the mos
prominent of the delegates were j. C. Sibley
# Franklin, Pa; $. A. Browne, of Kalama
90. Mich. and W. ii. Wilson. of Cynth:ana
~. Secion l. Article 6. relating 10 trottins
meetings, was amended so as 10 read as fol
lows:
At least one general meeting shall be helG
nder the auspices of this association each
ear at such date and place and for suct
takes and classes as shall be announced by
,he executive committee. entries 10 be con-
ined TO animals owned or bred by members
# this association or the get of stations
lwned or stood by members.
Section ), of the same article, which reads
8 follows, was stricken out;
The total entry money To form the stake
10 be awarded as follows: Two-thirds to the
winner; two-thirdS of the remainder to the
second, and the residue to HE third horse !;
provided that when but two horses start III
stake only first and second money shall be
paid; and when but one starts only first
money shah he paid. A horse dstancing the
held shall only be entitled to so much money
rs the starters in the race could have won
Section D. same article. as amended reads
as follows:
II shall be the duty of the executive COM
mlttee 10 encourage the holding of trotting
meetings of similar organizations throughout
The country under the auspices of the associ-
alton upon such terms and conditions as to
them shall seem meet and just
In general discussion IL was agreed that
the association did not receive the support
necessary to keep it alive and j. c. Sibley
III speaking on this subject, said that unless
some vigorous measures were taken the aSSc-
citation might as we'll disband The outcome
or the discussion was the appointment of
committee of three to confer with
the secretary and prepare an address to
the breeders of the county asking their CO.
operation. When the subject of stakes was
introduced, il provoked wide discussion W.
Ii. Wilson. referring 10 the standard STAKES,
said that while he had opposed the plan at
first he had finally accepted it when it be-
came the law of the association.
lie had tried it at Cynthiana
and found that it worked we'll
The Standard stakes were referred back TO
executive committee TO perfect. s. A.
Browne said that he thought the association,
IL De Kept up TO the times. should offer big
stake. He moved that a stake of S25, 0a0 be
snent for foals of 1S9l to be rotted in 1894.
This was carried, and it was also decided to
authorize the Offering of four other stakes
Three of these are for So, 900 each, and open
respectively 10 fiye-year-olds that have not
beaten 2:2O as four yeaT-olds; to four-year-
olds that have not beaten 2:3O as three-year-
oldS, and to three-year-olds that have not
beaten 2:4U as two-year-olds. The other
stake was one of s.. 800 for two year olds that
have not beaten 800 as yearlings In the ex-
eeutive committee there were twov vacancies
caused by the death of j. W. Gray and resIg-
nation of T. Anglin. To fill these Z. S.
Neech, of Louisville. and E. a. Pratt, of
Fairvlew, n. j.. were added to the commit
tee. The rest of the committee unanimously
elected were as follows: S. IL. Rumble, of
Danbnry: ). A. Browne, of Kalamazoo; j.
h. Baker, of Comstock, and c. E. Emery, of
Cleveland.