New-York tribune., 1898-11-11
RACING.

MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB.
ACTION on PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
RIFLES OF RACING-IMPoRTANT CHANGES.
Business Of considerable importance was acted
upon at the regular monthly meeting OF The
Jockey Club neld yesterday afternoon at the office
Of the club No. 173 Fifth-ave James Galway. H.
X Knapp. c. Fellowes. Andrew Miller. +. j.
Dwyer F. X Sturgis. w c. Whitney ard r. K
Hitchcock were present
Interest centred in nine proposed amendments
10 the rules Of racing which brought up for
final consideration and action. Only two amend
ments were lost. one Of the amendments which
was not passed was TO the effect that Rule 10
should be changed by striking out the words from
the members OF The Jockey Club If the proposed
change had been made the rule would read as fol-
lows
There shall be three stewards OF the meeting
appointed by The Jockey Club, one by the rag rae
ing association at whose track the ineet9S snh th
take place. and third who shall be elected by the
two stewards aforesaid.
1t was proposed that Rule l47 should be amended
by adding the following sentence: "A jockey under
suspension shall be permitted to ride in races
for any one during the period Of his suspension
This amendment rejected. Rule u was
changed by the addition of the following para
graph: Entries and declarations by telegraph
must be promptly confirmed In writing. An I'M
portant change was made in Rule - by amending
the scale of weights for age by reducing the
weights for two and three miles six pounds except
for two-y -yearolds, in respect 10 which the rule re-
mains unaltered. The fourth paragraph IN ne
same rule was amended by striking out the words
where the weights fixed absolutely in the
conditions" and substituting the clause where
the conditions expressly state to the contrary
The paragraph passed reads as follows:
Except in handicaps and in races where the cona
tions expressly state to the contrary, nlleS TWO
years old shall be allowed three pounds ana maIeS
three years old and upward shall Dc allowed ,r nne
slc IefO nj
ward. Geldings shall be allowed three pounos
Another amendment adopted was that the fol-
lowing paragraph in Rule No. Il be stricken out:
IT, in a handicap for which there Is minor for
felt declared by fixed time after the publication
Of the weights. the highest weight accepting was
originally less than l26 pounds. 1t shall be raised TO
that weight, and the other acceptances equally
The second paragraph In Rule No. 50 was amended
so as TO read: NO horse shall carry extra weight
nor be barred from any for having run second
or in any lower place in a race. Inc words ho'
be barred from any race were added.
The second paragraph in Rule No. l26 was
amended by adding after the phrase. IN all sellhS
races" the words except selling handicaps. The
paragraph as adopted was as follows
All boys who. while under age. have Of their own
free Will and with the consent OF Their parents OF
guardians bound themselves TO an owner or trainer
for a term of less than three years by written
copy of which has been Sr 9dgea Msn
ship to claim hve-pound allowance IN all seiHng
carries less than eighty-four pounds. Ihe% VIII III ne ne
entitled this allowance for one year tor 3oo days.
after winning their first race in any country
In the third paragraph of Rule No. l2s the word
ENTRY" was stricken out and the words naming
the price" substituted. The paragraph with the
change made. is to the effect that:
The allowance of five pounds for apprentices un-
der this rule must be claimed at the time of naming
the prcs ana o oe SO nermed IN 70 nbsndon such all
lowance, except by consent OF the stewards