New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-10
GOSSIP OF THE TROTTERS
BIENNIAL MEETING OF TEE NATIONAL TRoTT1Nd
AssOCIATION-A CONTEST FOR THE
srf,pF1,ApySIIIp- rifle COMMIT
TEE MEETS TO-DAY.

TEE MEETS TO-DAY.
With the congress OF the National Trottng Asso-
citation in session the Murray Hi Hotel. the
Fasig sale OF trOttng stock going on at Madison
Square Garden. and the closing OF entries 10 the
stakes offered by the Driving Club Of New-York
this week bids fair TO be full OF interest TO the fol-
lowers OF the nght-harhess horse. Not since the
overthrow of the Vail regime nearly ten years ago.
has the biennial meeting OF the track managers
created such n hubbub in the horse world. There
are something like hundred local driving clubs
and fair associations on the membership roll or the
~ T A. and II is estimated that more than three
quarters OF the members Will be represented In per-
son by proxy at the gathering of the clans next
Wednesday. Az tho interested parties 10 the big
and bitter factionai fight that is touching the
ship have been ndustriousy canvassng the
country for proxies since the Board OF Review
elected W II. Gocher to succeed NJ. NJ. Morse IN
the Hartford Office last December. the chances are
that majority OF the votes will be found in the
hands OF few Secretary Gocher Is said 70
have secured forty members for the orGaniza-
ton in Ohio recently all Of whose votes WILL OF
course be cast in his behalf w. b. Fasig and
Colonel William Edwards of Cleveland and Judge
p. Johnston, and Edward \. Upton. OF Licking
ton, among the influential supporters OF Gocher
who are likely control lot more proxies in tho
interest Of the new secretary Most Of the oppos'-
ton to Gocher Is in the East; but It's strength not
vet known The Western say they have enough
votes in hand elect the Board Of Appeals ana the
president and thereby sustain the appointment OF
Gocher as secretary If this claim prove TO be wei
founded they will probably reeleci the old officers
with two or three possible exceptions. where the
present members have declined TO serve longer.
THE BOARD OF APPEALS.
Tn. full Board OF Appeals is made up OF five dis
trIct boards designated as the Eastern Atlantic,
Central. Western and Pacific boards respectively
Although nearly % per cent Of the tracks IN mem
bership with the National Association are situated
east Of the Allegheny Mountains, two-thiTds of the
members Of the Board of Appeals. as al present
constituted come from the West. along with the
president and secretary, who arc exoflico members
of the Board. AT the last biennial congress the ioi-
Eastern District-George VI. stearns. Chicopee,
al-ss., Governor Morgan .. Buckley, har,iO'i'
Atlanfjc Dis.r,c~teorge " Archer. Rochester, y.
y; Joseph c. Sibey Franklin, Penn ana FRANK
'C Central bistricil NJ Fogg. Nashville TENN
Colonel william Elwaris; Cieve,and' ono anu
Wss's. .na,14 95sn / M,dc Fear '#S s
Pacific District-N smith san fTane'seo. S@
Jesse u. Carr. Salinas. Cal. ana T. :. Ko'hsch'd'
From each Of these distric, boards thu president
appoints chairman, and the i've cnaiTinen' 10
gejher with the president and yce-presilent con,
stitu,e Board Of Review. whca has the gene al
ciaton The present members OF the latter Board
are r. SOe iosT COME Wiam Ei%aris john
+ Witchell and j. D. Carr Messrs. Johnston. Sb-
10y Edwards
Of Gocher but the other members OF The Board are
on the doubtful Hat. However, as ne presi1rnt !,
soon designate new cha!r'nrn OF tNe ps'''S
boards for new Board Of Review. rr iate 81
Secretary Gocher really turns upon the re-e"cuoh O
President Johnston. which Is now 'r'ua"y CON-
ceded. $1,000 .....
Next 10 the election Of officers the most important
business before the approaching congress Is me re-
vision OF tho rules governing harness ra ING Its
den, Johnston has named a. rule COMMITTED 'e!2-
ne F.jwar9s and " 3 Fasig. of Cleveland. III
ward A Upton, Lexington. Ky; ko"crt H. , Men,
Joie, Ill: j. & simpson. oakland cal; 'nirles
Page Philadelphia. and G.. u. Palmer. Lowell, Mass.
Proposed amendments 70 The turf code va, be rIo,
nittei 10 them for CONSERVATION, ana aiteTWdri
reported back to the for adoption or T'Jcc
ton While Il is generally the policy Of tho as-o a
ton 70 make changes in the irotiNg Iu4,~,
three or four i'm portant amendments are likely ID h'
adopted this year. There - an earnest or.i oii
Of the hOrse-OWncrs for rule "llcn VIII
hold the driving clubs throughout the country - "
strict account In the settlement OF their oDiSt3N-
A goo. many Of them declared Of th"lr races lh-;
season without cause. "nen the NJ tncitl ouN."k
bccarne unpron.sing while others r"itu.tei IN ~"
PAYMENT OF their purses after tAe races haI D'eh
trOtict.