Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-09
THE JOCKEY CUR .iEcrioS.
Warm Contest nj the Annual Mt-tIng
Last >ight--tnaIrs OF the Club.

Last Night--AnaIr~ OF the Club.
The annual meeting Of the Washington
Jockey Club. which took place last eveuing in
Willard Hall, stormy aud extended. aud
when the successful candidates for positions on
the executive committee had been announced
it WAS long after midnight
The stockholders were fully represented.
both an person and by proxies. and the fght
over the elections was bitter aud at times per
sonal-
CONTROVERSY OVER PROXIES
Seated about small table near the stage
were the judges Of election. Messrs. George
Oyster and DE- Robinson. About them we're ~
least hundred members. two of the most
prominent standing at either end Of the table
wlta a handful OF proxies representing
each faction. Some funny incidents took
place during the balloting. A number
of proNiel were Duplicated and when
two OF tins kind came together there
was clash and unpieasantries we're
numerous. The Ross faction, however IN the
majority of eases, won on technicalities. A. an
instance, each one OF the proxies presented by
this faction contained the stipulation that a
was irreSoeabie. except in pcrson. which Was
subscribed 10. Ihis, Of course. inNaliiatod tie
other proxy, even though the latter stated that
all other proxies were 10 be declared void by II
Ii took at least two hours 50 receive the vote
and during tlie time the count was being made
Dr. Marmion made a motion 10 proceed with
any other business before the club. lie
motion wac carried, and DIR. Narmion receive
ing recognition from the chair stated that 10
l noticed from the treasurers report THAI tie
accounts of the club had not been audited also
that he had detected several inaccur acies
| IN the figures, which might possibly have seeu
made b. the printer. Vet me thought the by-
laws of the cub. which require that the ac-
counts OF the treasurer shall be audited
| should he carried out The chairman ex-
planned that an effort had been made o. do
tins. but II seemed next TO an lmpossibilitf 10
| get the men TO attend 10 a..
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Upon motion of Dr. MRrmion the club
proceeded TO choose the members of this COM
mittee and finally selected Dr. Marnion. u W.
Magrath and h. L. Harvey. They were or
dered 10 meet at Wizards Hotel this evening
| and so over the accounts with the treasure
MIR. VIM. Denny made a motion that of,tn-
mittee OF five be appointed To revise the bv-
laws of the club ana the chair selected Messrs.
Magrath, MArmion, Loss, schwarz aud AIMS
worth.
MIR. George Zurhorst created something n q
stir by Offering motion TO the effect that here
after all bids for improvements be advertised
and the contract awarded 20 the lowest bidder
The chair thought the motion out of order AZ
II was the business OF the executive COMMITTEES
to look after such things. lie was supported IN
his position by Dr. Marmion, who read fIom
the bylaws Of the club.
THE DIVIDEND.
Some member in the rear Of the hall asled
what about the dividend that had been declared
at the last meeting of the executive committee.
Mr. Samuel hOss explained that nt the last
meeting of the executive committee q motion
TO declare dividend bad been carried.
He personally was opposed 20 n dividend,
as he did not think the finances of ne
club warranted it. The dividend could not
be paid unless the club went IN debt lie VS.
perhaps more interested than any member
present as far as stock Was concerned, yet ne
thought it thoroughly impracticabie 90 pas a
dividend at this time. The club was now on A
the stockholders had a property worth for
times the amount invested
THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION
After tie regular business had concluded TIE
members gathered around the judges apd
waited snxiously for the decision announcing
the names of the new executive committee.
The count was not completed until after MID
night and but few heard the final result,
which was as follows:
Both tickets had the names OF DIR. r. Q. Ains-
worth and o. q. Staples, and the former To-
ceived 2i5 and the latter 2l2 votes. On tie
Draney ticket L. III. Draney received Il6, Wu.
Miller, ia; A. b, Coppes, lI6; c. 4. WOOD.
III; John AZ. Kelley, ll6; Samuel Ross,
ll2i &. L. Hayenner, ll2, and = s. Cog.
gins, liz votes. and were elected. The op-
position ticket elected John II. Gheen.
ia; George L. Zurhorst. ia; James p. Ryan.
l19; Frank Schwarz, ll3; Henry Bascher, I2st
Charles Childs, lis; Messrs Ross, Havenner
and Coggins having received the same NUM-
Der Of votes and but two places 10 be filed only
two will be selected. The Draney faction have
seven and the opposition six members, with
DIR. Ainsworth and Col. Staples holding he
balance Of power.