Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11
MEETING OF TURFMEN,
Action Taken by Directors OF the Trottins
Horse Breederx' Association.

Action Taken by Directors OF the Trottine
Horse BreederS' Association.
The board Of directors Of the Trotting Horse
Breeders Association Of Maryland and the Dis
trict Of Columbia met yesterday at the head
quarters of the Pimlico Driving Club in Balti-
more. The American says of the meeting: The
directors present we're: Col. L. Victor Baughman.
president; Benjamin whi.e, secretary; A. NJ.
Christie, Hagerstown; G. NJ. de Garmendia,
Frederick; Ned Emery, Centreville; Major
Thompson, paymaster U.S.N.: H. b. Holton,
Baltimore county; J. T. Walker, Hartford
county; Col Robert Hough, VIM. Fell Johnson
job n Waters, G. o. Wilson and d. II. Rice.
After much discussion the following race
program was mapped out for the fall meeting:
"A stake for two-year-oids one for three
year-olds, and one FOR four-yesr. oil is and class
races for 3-minuts, 245, 2.35, 2.3G and 2.25
performers. This leaves out q yearling race
and substitutes AS class. It was deemed
expedient to make the change, owing to the
would prove a more attractive feature Of the
meeting. Fifty dollars will be added to these
stakes by the association. The conditions of
the colt races are as follows: Twenty dollars
each, payable in the following forfei.s-s5 May
Is. at which time the stake closes; SIS July
and $40 final payment twenty days prior to the
race meeting. Should not mere than three
nominations in ench event be made the stakes
shall be declared void and another new stake
opened. As TO the class events, the conditions
OF entrance viii be go, first payment. May Is,
when the entries close: sl0, second payment
July l, and 80 final payment, twenty DAYS
prior to the meeting"
The money paid In by the nominatcrs in the
stakes, together with the added money. will be
divided as follows: - DER cent TO winner D,
per cent to the secoad horse, Is per cent 10
the third horse and 10 per cent to the fourth
horse; provided that when but two horses start
in . race, only iirst ana second money will be
paid when but one starts, only first money viii
he paid. -
INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
The nett important question discussed a. the
meetin twas the International congress of
breeders from all sections of the country.
who meet in Chicago, April ~, with the inter.
ton oil discussing tine ACCESSIBILITY Of buying
out Mallaces register, TO establish a new one
under breeders corporation and to for IN late
such plans as viii prevent MI future difficulties
regarding the registration Of stardarti-bred
horses. 1t will be the greatest convention of its
kind ever held. Breeders from oil sections of the
country will be present and nli breeding assc-
Citations have been requested TO send two dele
gates.
The Wallace concern has given universal dis
satisfaction. and the men interested In the
breeding OF trottiny horses are all conversunt
with The difficulties that led TO this rupture and
Subsequent controversy between the two con-
tending factions Tho Wallace plant il wot III
100000. but il is like ly that 500. 600 win be
demanded for the franchise.
IL u for the convention to decide whether
this amount Of money shall be paid or q new
register started by the breeders. The Trottine
Horse Breeders Association CT Marylana and
the District Of Columbia viii send two delegates.
They have appropriated the sum OF si0O for
expenses. The resignation of Nr. ). b. Mai
lory treasurer cf the association was ,s.-
cepted and Mr.. Denjamin White was elected IN
his place. Col Hough was depuused to audit
tht late trea~arers accounts. Me--rs. J. A.
Morgan Of Caroline; John 4 Gibbons, Walter
=. Rockford and X. & zsli were elected mem
be viii be elected az the ne 1t meeting