St. Paul daily globe., 1896-02-13
TROTTING ASSOCIATION IN
NEW YORK.
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED,
AND A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT
CHANGES IN RACING RULES
ADOPTED.
10 THOSE Sections Which Appeared
to Admit of Irregularities and
COlIusiOn.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The National
Trotting association held it's seven
teenth biennial congress today at the
Murray Hill hotel Mai. P. P. John
son, the president, presided Repre-
sentatives were present from trotting
associations all over the United States
After the roll call had been disposed
OF, President Johnson appointed
Charles II. Page, of Pennsylvania; C.
E. Emery. Of Ohio; r. L. Allen, of IL
hnois; II. E. Willis, of Massachusetts,
and ]. G. Simpson, Of California, a
committee to select candidates for the
office of president, first and second vice
presidents and fifteen members of the
BOARD OF appeals, which is the govern
Ing body of the association.
Ihls committee retired to parlor H,
and during their absence Secretary
I1pton, OF the committee On rules, read
to the committee on members the
changes that had been made by his
committee in the rules Of the associa
ton. He was interrupted by the
speedy return Of the committee of five,
who, through their chairman, Mr..
Page, announced the following ticket:
President. P. P. Johnson, Lexington. KY:
hrst vice president David Bonner of New
York; second vice president, N T. Smith. of
Me1lo Park. CAL; members of board of ap-
peals or district boards Eastern district
John e: Thayer, Boston; M. NJ. Morse, Hart
ford, Conn.,; Charles Dana. Palmer, Lowell,
Mass; Atlantic district. George w. Archer,
Rochester, n Y; ]. G.: sibley, Franklin. Pa.
trict. Van L. Kirkman, Nashville: William
Edwards, Cleveland; William Russell Allen,
st. Louis; Western district N. c. Blake, Cedar
Rapids, Ia; John l.. Mitchell, Milwaukee, and
L. 5. Gorton, Chicago; Pacific district, E. R.
Field. A. R. Spreckles and c. NJ. Chase, all of
San Francisco
Considerable discussion arose over
the substitution Of the name Of Gen.
Alexander HARRISON instead of Mr..
Morse on the Eastern district board,
the latter being unwilling to serve.
The matter was finally adjusted by Mr..
HARRISON saying he would not serve,
and moving that Mr.. Morse be unanf-
mously elected.
The chairman then presented the
above ticket before the house and it
was
" UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED.
Both Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Bonner
were reelected to their respective Of
fees, Mr.. Smith supplantig Frank L.
Ccombs, Of Napa, Cal, as second vice
president.
Chairman Johnson ordered Mr.. Tip
ton to proceed with the reading of the
revised rules and regulations That
portion of section 2 of rule l., which
provided that an entry by telephone
must be reduced to writing was elm
mated from the rules, as it was thought
this resulted in the past in irregular
practices, and left door open to col
fusion between the secretary Of
course and an owner. SEt
There was considerable discussion on
the proposed change in section I Of
rule ~, regarding the number of en-
tries, the last three lines being cut out,
but clause which provided any as
ISOLATION deviating from the rule re-
garding the number of entries for a
purse must live UP to the rule or the
race be declared off.
Sections and Z Of rule W., which
provides for the naming of horse
to be trotted in public race, were
cut out entirely, as these sections are
covered fully by section of this rule.
Section of rule XIV, regarding fraud
ulent entries or meddling with horses,
was modified to make the penalty for a
fraudulent entry of a horse fined, sus-
pended or expelled" instead of "ex-
PEELED" as heretofore. Section 1 of rule
XVIII, regarding the power Of post
ponement, was cut out and the follow
ing rule substituted:
'In case of unfavorable weather or
other unavoidable cause, members
shall postpone to a definite hour on the
next fair day and good track Omit
ting Sunday all stakes and purses
closed on the instailment plan, upon
giving notice thereof, and they may
exercise the power before or after the
race has commepced. Any purse race
except these closed on the installment
plan that has not been started by 5
o'clock p. m. on the last day of the
week on which the number has been
limited to its meeting during the
gust, or p. m. during the balance Of
the year, shall be declared off and the
entrance money refunded.
ANY purse race that has been start
ed and remains unfinished on the last
day Of the week to which the number
has been limited, it's meeting shall be
declared divided according to sum-
mary"
Several unimportant changes were
made in rules 10, 20, "a, 27, and a por-
ton of section 1 of rule %, regarding
the powers and duties of judges, was
stricken out This portion referred to
the judges being prepared to take the
time of each heat in the race or the
appointment of suitable person to
assist them. Slight changes were
made in sections 8 and 4 of this rule.
There was an objection on the part
of DR.. Day, of Waterford, N. Y, over
the manner in which owners are taxed
at this port for shipment for certifi-
Gates of registration on the horses
shipped and he succeeded in getting
an amendment through authorizing
the president to appoint five inspectors
to hereafter examine and issue certif-
icates for horses shipped
Rule 80, section 2, regarding dead
heats. was changed to read when two
or more horses have wen two heats
and there shall have occurred between
them a dead heat or two or three dead
heats in any part of the race, they
alone shall start in the next heat"
A number of minor changes were
made, after which the congress ad-