New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-15
TROTTING TURF LEGISLATION.
GRAND CIRCUIT STEWARDS ARRANGE DATES
AND THE BIENNIAL CONGRESS
AMENDS RULES.

AMENDS RULES
Representative light-harness horsemen had a busy
time at the Murray Hill Hotel yesterday. During
the forenoon, a committee of five appointed by the
president OF the National Trotting Association, sat
in Parlor H. revising the trotting rules for pres
entaton to the sixteenth biennial congress.
which was to meet at y p m. At 1890 they made
way for the Board of Stewards of the Grand Cir
cult. who met to arrange dates Tor the ahnuai
series of big trottng meetings. Members present
were d. j. Campau. Of Detroit Mich; Colonel Will
lam Edwards and c. +. Giles of Cleveland, Ohio
C. j. Hamlin and c. S. Hawley. of Buffalo;
George W. Archer of Rochester; l.. j. Powers,
Of Springfield Mass. Burdette LOOMS, of Hartford,
Conn; John Gibbons and f. Farrell OF Philadel-
phia: Colonel r. Hough. Of Baltimore, Md, and
W. b. Fasig. OF this city
East Saginaw Mich. made application TO
come into the circuit. and Pittsburg may not have
its new track ready by the dates assigned to It,
Saginaw may take its place. The schedule as ar
ranged is Pittsburg or Saginaw. July 9-i; De-
troit. July 1921: Cleveland, July 2-Z1; Bunalo
July Sl-August Il; Rochester, August li-l7 Spring
field, Mass. August 2-24 Hartford. August 2S-3l :;
New-York (Fleetwood) September 3-S; Philadelphia
point Breeze. September lila and Baltimore dim-
Al 2:S6 p m about 100 delegates from troitinf
associations in the membership of the National
Trotting Association met receive and pass upon
the report of the committee on rules. There are
bS4 tracks affiliated with the National. and those
that were not represented personally sent proAies
&. D. Palmer, of Lowell, Mass. had forty-seven OF
these. and several others held smaller numbers.
The report revision. which adopted by the
congress. brings the rules Of the National and
American TrOtting associations into complete har-
mony and shuts the door on several abuses which
the previously existing differences permitted Fines
inflicted by officers Of one association may now be
collected by officials Of another. or. falling that. the
alternative. suspension holds good with each a
man or a horse Outawed by one association VIII
no longer be able enter or race on the tracks Of
another. $3.50 M
The Objectionable twelfth section TO rule 2s per
rnittng a driver to lay up any one heat In a race,
was stricken out The question of distance whether
hall he.
was left to the discretion of Individual track man
ayers. The rules governing RECORDS made against
time were made more restrictive. 1t Will no longer
be possible for horses 10 get records IN standard
time on any haphazard date and with one or per
hans two complaisant Judges and timers IN the
stand. Such performances must be made at regular
meetings and before a regularly constituted stand,
containing three judges, one of whom may act as
starter and at least two timers. VINO snail not
act judges. $1,000, I'D, 49,, -
All ,h,. old officials reelected. with the eX-
cenfion of c. Schwartz, of Chicago. who was re-
placed by F. s Gorton. of Chicago on the Western
fisfrict of the District Boards. by a unanimous
vote the congress decided to hold its next meet
ing in this city. and then adjourned until February