Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-05
NEW STUD R0ox

U Establishment or . Journal for in
 Hegfstratton or High Glass Trotter
 Adoption or Rules Governing tn
 Making or Records and Admission
 10 the Book.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 4-At a meeting O the executive committee of the Nations Association of rcrotting Horse Breeders to day 1t was unanimously decided to estab lish 8 new stud book for the registration of high class trotters exclusively. Thil movement is the sequel to the recen action of the American Register company of Chicago, in admitting pacers to thei, register on an equality with trotters. The sentiment among eastern breeders is almost a unit against the admission of the pacer to the trotting standard. Headquarters will be located in New York, with G. c. Cue, of Des Moines, Iowa, ss recording secretary. Rules governing the making of records and admission to the stud book were adopted.
 Rule I-An performances recognized by ! this association are either first-clsss records | or second-class records. 1.-The time made by any horse in a
 
 record.
 Iu-The time made by any horse in regular event other than a class race con- stitutes a second-olass record IV-No second-class record made after ths publication of these rules shall operate to confer standard rank except as provided by the rules of tue standard. V-The time made by any horse owned by member of either the National associ- ation or the National Stub-Book associa- tion may be taken by the official timers or by special agent of this association, as- sisted by one or more suitable persons se- lected by him. The time SO taken shall. when certified to the recorder of the stud book by each of the acting timers and ap- proved by the board, constitute & record. provided the horse so timed is not distanc. ed in the race
 VI-Any member of either the national association or the stud-book association whose competence as timer of horses shall appear to the satisfaction of the president of the National Association of Trotting- Horse Breeders may be by him commis- stoned special agent to take the time of horses as provided by these rules
 VIA regular event is an event con- ducted according to the rules of either the National Trotting association fthe Amer toan association and taking place st pub lie meeting.
 VHI-A class race is race that is open to all horses of certain class or age and is so advertised in a suitable manner at least one week prior to the closing of entries thereto.
 IX-A public meeting is a meeting, the time and place of which has been suitably advertised at least weeks in advance. Any animal that meets the requirements of any of the following rules may be recorded as Q standard trotting horse in the national trotting stud book of America:
 W Any stallion that is the sire of three animals having first class records of 2:S0 or better.
 CID Any stallion sire of two animals having record of 2:30 or better.
 Provided: O The sire of said stallion is the sire of two animals having first class records of 2:30 or better or (2) the sire of or better or (3) the sire of said stallion is & standard animal or (D the dam of said stall lion is a standard animal.
 GID Any stallion that has record of 2:30 or better.
 Provided: O Said Is sire of one ami nal having @ record of 2:30 or better or @ the sire of said stallion is the sire of two animals having first class records of 2:30 or better or (3) the sire of said stallion ID stauudr0 anlInhl or l4) the dam or said animal is a standard animal.
 QW Any mare that is the dam of one animal having first class record of 2.30 or better.
 V) Any mare that has record of 2:30 or better.
 VD. Any animal whose sire and dam are standard. Any animal that is record ed as standard in the national trottiue stud-book and that meets the requirements of the following rules may be recorded in the advanced standard department thereof:
 O. Any stallion that is the sire of one animal having frst-class record of 2:3O or better.
 QD. Any mare that is the dam of one animal having 6rst-class record of 2:20 or better.
 GID. Any animal that has 8 record of 2:20 or better.
 VD. Any animal whose sire and dam are recorded in the advanced standard de- partment.