The morning call., 1893-12-05
TROTTlNG HORSES.
The Annual Meeting of
the Breeders.
Directors EIected-LOsses Last Year.
Amendments PrOpOsed-HOrse
Show Talked OF.

The annual meeting of the Pacific Coast
Trotting- horse Breeders Association was
held last night at 313 Bush street, the
president, Joseph Cairn Simpson, in The
chair.
The secretary, F. w. Kelly. read re-
port reviewing the affairs of the associa-
ton for the year. Among other things he
said:
Ii has paid out to those of its members who
have entered horses in its races over $4,000
III excess OF the amount paid IN Tor entrances.
ana II Is noticeable feature that, unlike most
previous years, this money has been widely
distributed, The bulk Of it not going 10 few of
The richest breeders who need it the least.
1he association has added ffIy-one members
10 lis roll or membership, aud It's receipts from
annual dues show the interest that is being
taken In 1t: aud there is no reason why 1t should
not become the most powerful and leading o.
ganiZailon OF It's kind In tile country. greater
interest has been taken throughout the East in
harness races THIS year than for several years
past, and the earnings OF PAGERS and trot ters
were never more Than they have been this sea-
son. With the present prospects there is every
reason 10 expect That our next annual meeting
VIII aud the association with more money in its
treasury ana more successful season to look
upon than 1t ever had before.s
The tressurer's report showed: Balance
on hand December 4, 1892, S5047 81; re-
ceipts, S26. 2I3 60; total, S31. 800 81; dis
bursements were SIS. SS3 81; balance cash
on hand, S2376 94. The decrease of cas-
was accounted for by loss on the three
meetings last year. the entry fee being
very small and purses very large.
The election for directors resulted in the
choice Of the following: II. j. Agnew,
John +. Boyd. F. w. Covev, Alfred Ii.
Cohen. A. L. Hatch, F. w. Loeber. WILDER
+. Smith. Two were chosen TO fill vacan-
ces, and In drawing lots Mr.. Agnew got
the one-year term, MIR. COvey two years
and fba rpmpininp five fhrap
The following amendments to the BY
laws, submitted April 13 1893. by Wilfred
Page, were adopted:
Article VI. section 2, is to read as fol-
lows:
Entries TO purses and stakes offered by the
owned in the State of California are concerned,
10 those owned by members in good standing OF
this association.
Article VI. section 2, was amended to
read: "HorSes and colts owned outside of
The Stale of California shall be eligible to
entry" etc.
Section 4 of the same article was re-
pealed.
Mr.. Page explained that these amend
meats were simply to admit breeders from
neighboring States into the associations
meeting on the same terms of courtesy as
are extended to Eastern breeders.
There was long discussion over the
question of holding a horse show at the
Mechanics Pavilion during the Midwinter
Fair. 1t was stated that such fairs have
been great financial successes in Chicago
and New York, still respectable minor
ity were opposed to The association under
taking the matter.
A committee of seven was appointed to
consider the advisability of holding
show ana report TO the directors. as such
committee the following members were
appointed: Alfred H. Cohen, A. p.
Heald, F. W. Loeber, A. I. Hatch. j. w.
Kelley, John +. Boyd and T. w. Covey.
Election of officers was deferred until
Wednesday, the 18th inst.