The herald., 1898-02-11

been given, participated in by 9,O00 rae
ing men, who have won and received
racing and pace making prizes to the
value of $1,654,020.
The afternoon session was given up to
the consideration of miscellaneous busi-
ness and the final discussion of amend
ments to the constitution and bylaws.
President Potter presided at the after
noon session, which was held in Ma
sonic hall.
Through Chairman Mott the racing
board reported long list of riders who
had been transferred to the professional
class for the infraction of rules other
than that of competing for money. 1t
was recommended that they be restored
to their former standing in the amateur
class This recommendation was adopt
ed with the single exception of j. B. Cor
ser of Allentown, Pa, the sixty-seven
reinstatements on the Pacific coast fol-
low: r. C. Boochman, w. ]. Black, P. Fl.
| Rosenheim, Geo. Thorne, M. ]. Francis,
John Davidson, C. J. Birdsall, ]. w. Nc
| Gilvary, A. ]. Strei, r. A. Coulter. E. III.
Ward. ]. E. Wallace, M. Kielberg, A..
Siegfred f. Heur, A. Bell, T. H. White,
| Robert D. Black, o. o. Hoffman, j..
| n.
r. Chapman, w. Rusher, L. A. Burke,
Geo. W. Ferris, A. E. Cumber, w. Ham
| ilton. F. G. Coxhead, G. H. Depuy, F. w.
Phillips, W. H. Smith, M. F. Rose. E. T..
Morphey, w. II. Bray, G. H. Staples, F.
c. Behrman, It. NJ. Gilman, F. Maunder,
L. Desot, F. Thomas. ]. c. Fable, F. K.
Haley, A. Perry, T. Broderick, H. Kahn,
j. H. Nash, I. r. Lind, w. j. Mills, Geo.
Pecht, A. Reidy, Johann, Winn, Emil
Schoenwald, w. G. Nunan, Fl. w.
Squres L. Fl. Smith, H. Anderson, Geo.
M. Redhury. all of San Francisco.
Oakland-E NJ. Whaley, M. J. Curtis
and w w. Thompson.
San josef. j. Hagan, c. M. Smith
and Tony Delmas.
The consideration of amendments to
the constitution and bylaws of the
| league was then begun. The first was
an amendment to article 3 of section l,
of the constitution. Mr.. Cook of Rhode
Island and Mr.. Lawson of Kentucky
moved to strike out the word amateur
This would have the effect Of admitting
to membership in the league members
in the professional classes, which had
hitherto been entirely excluded. AS the
result of the ballot the amendment
failed of adoption-1S2 to 143.
AS 1926 votes in all were cast, 217 was
the number required to carry it.
The next amendment was adopted az
ter some debate and a few changes had
been made in the wording. In brief. 1t
provided that the board of officers OF any
state division shall have the power tc
establish a junior membership OF the
League of American Wheelmen to be
subject to the control and management
of the board of officers of the state divi'
sion in which the junior men reside.
Such Junior membership shall consist
of persons between the ages of IL and II
wears. who must be a member OF the
family or a ward of a regular member oil
the League of American Wheelmen II
good standing at the time of the presen.
tation of the application for member
ship as junior member Of the league.
The remainder of this amendment
pertained to the details Of the new de-
parture.
Adjourned until a. m. tomorrow.
INDOOR RACING
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10.-Jay Eaton will
have to do some very fine work within
. the next few days if he wishes to retail
his title Of the Indoor king" He II