New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-12


BIENNIAL MEETING or THE ASSOCIATION IN THIS
CITY-REFORMS TO BE CONSIDERED
The b.cun.al congress Of the National Trottinr
Associate will convene next Wednesday II .
p. nj. in the Murray Hill Hotel This periodic
assc;nblaSc of delegates from the trottng assoc!a
tons driving clubs affiliated with the National
Trott:ng Association is Of the nature OF n general
meeting of stockholders in any corporate body
and In such assembly alone is vested the power
to alter. add amend the rules governing light
harness racing.
There about $50 trotting associations the
roll Of membership of the y. r. A.. scattered all
oTer the country, the majority of them. however.
being east of the Mississippi. Each member
is entitled to vote at the biennial congresses.
either through delegates proxies. In regard 10
the latter although eminently sound in theory. the
union OF numerous proxies in the hands Of
man has more often than not proved "A stumbling
block to reform
Seven years ago. when number Of Western
trottins organizations formed the American Trot-
ting association they formulated set OF ruiz
which though generally "all fours' with nose
Of the National Association. not % closely
parallel the highest interests OF hhrness racing
ami rS,nrocitv vhi"h o1nnc ana held open many
doorway for abuses 10 pass through. U,WHn..si
on the ttacls % one association were eligible VIII
arolher. und other matters OF detail W. ais0 ~
AGonic condition OF friction IN Is'l a1r ai,s
stops Leading to the removal OF these anoialcs
were taken. but II was until Maich ol "St
year that committees representing the w" ass"p-
cations met the Fifth Avenue Hotci IN tn,S
city and agreed upon n joint recoHl'n' 1d"'l"H !"
their respective congresses as to &C. thii "ln'Nn-
mcnts TO existing rules and TN" creation "I NV
ones In tho latter case. new rule EoNeiHhb
distance h.iug perhaps of the first mIeitah''.
II is matter Of history how the h"hN'al H.
grcss Of the American Association. whlc1 met ~
Chicago las, MAY. Loyalty lived up TO ITS part or
the agreement while the special congress 'pi,-
vened by the president IN this city N IN. nonth
following came to grief a. the very ou'S,t Oh ,ne
question OF shortening the dSiaV'. inc oth'r
presented ~ tn ADVISORY ON
mittec were not discussed ana 10 "nr IN"
deadlock the special congress was 'ilssglNcd Tn
.ayinr TO the meeting OF next W edncsuiy an W.
Questions which must be dccidei hhrinp i
on het v.enn the two organizations Is 10 pr"Val
,ou,ng - ronn,tee 10 revise the rules or trottlng:
rfs1"o Henry NJ whitehead. New-York nlty;
GeoTga NJ Fog, Nashville. Tenn: Colonel william
J5dWards Cleveland Ohio Frank J. Coomes cS-
Minister TO jar an, Napa. Cal; Coionei T.. = ~
wiaras Newark y. J. f. \. Ttpton. lexington.
jiv and & " page. Philadelphia. Penn. ihc natter
70 a., ne secretary. This committee VIII meet 4,
The Murray mn Hotel tomorrow. February ~. ~
II a m and prepare a report Tor lrcs"n,at,n W
he genera; meeting OF Wednesday inc hrSi husl-
MSS before Wednesdays congress Is inc 'r.llnh
~ onico,y 'rh arc no rumors or any oppSl'"ii;
ond tho probability IS that AL IN" old oihcIals wiz
he Reelected These are Major J., J. johnston
nresidenc Dcvid Bonner and Frank j., ,nomnS'
frs, and second vice presidents; LOWS j. fo"frS'
Of Sprin c.i.ld Mass. treasurer ana NJ 81, MoiSt,
of Hartford secretary. ONCE ne mas heId s'''ce
the retir,ment OF =. J. Vail in May lS'