The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10
THE HOPPLES MUST GO.
TURF ooEGRBss WILL BANIsH TEE
STRAPS AFTER THIS FEAR.

q Rama awaanfnn NhanRQa In tho rulNn of hnrS
meas racing wore made Yesterday at tho biennial
hold at tho MURRAY Hin Hotel. Much to the
surprise of the talent n mandatory rule abolish
inc bonpIes after Ian. 1. 1899. was damned
thro,oh ,v,tb hnt IittI. onpositiop. and equally
usnn, haraa,on . nior 20
license drivers received a majority of the votes
cast altar a long and heated controversy. These
N". 49, i.snor,.n, .r.na,ont, ,o
the turf code. but they were not by any means
the only ones recommended by the Rule Com.
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mlttee ana ADOPTED oy the conRress'
" tns.sLi. ~ ~ ~ n
sooiatons IN nomoersn,p WIN az AZ : a,
ali ~ ,ho vo,os horever voro cast Inv the nroxy
vi u 'o.o', no"o'ei, p
a aunssi r onr " hv tbe,r own oS,o,o,s' T.
was a matter of general criticism among horse
man that N majority of the votes were held and
cast by men who are not owners. breeders, or
drivers. and who are not connected with any
a Iowsi, F' SolS O credentials" from U u los s''% tracks, %.
mostly in New England; c; H. Page of Phils.
delphia. had 10; L. J. Powers. Springfield,
Mass, 10; Frank Bower Of Philadelphia hi 81;
George Archer OF rochester, 80; COZ. William
Edwards Of Cleveland 16; s. w. Giles OF Cieve'
,anu W. 7, aao,on - 1Ior,sora ~. nau;d pnn.
tary W.n. docher Vi hartioru, w Da'iu poh'
Francisco. IL. ]. w. teller Of pennsylyania. Is.
.. - ha,s,.s -, 80
anu mere wore many o'h'fs no'u'"s ~" ''
As soon "A the meeting was called to order by
pr.s,Icnt p p Johnston ., Kontnctv r "
presluenI -. JohhSton on hentucky, "a.
Page moved That the Chair appoint a committee
OF nSe 20 nomimate 9m ee ka sHr t tW;, neHt !To
hiien' Sna Fasig oro9gnt IN tne tpiowihg
Ticket whion was elected without opposition:
Presidsnt' p; T. Johnston NJ. Lexington Ing . First Vice.
President eessi.dIs1nr = \ Z; Smith. San Fra n;s,s,o, -c,.r,o. nan.
Palmer. Lowell MoIsaE j. buckley. Hartford VIII
Att ATLANTIC ~strict"a,ore w. Archer, Rochester;
Jos phi G. sibiey. Franklin; Frank Bowen. Philadel.'
liam ANNA X. AlIsn. s.. Lo mMH" v L. ho KI1Ems G.e Ns.SSiile @"'
the w HoS. 9o 2ls' I. Michel. & M nlaTS; fsSaf F. ht s! Scrt on.
oh PSSiss p,,,r,c,-E, p. H..ld. Az sDrec.sl,. md
c. NJ. Chase. San Franoisco.
The only changes in tho list Of officials are in
the Board Of Appeals for the Eastern district.
Christie Of Toronto taking the places OF Col.
John L. Thayer and NJ. NJ. Morse. Neither Of
harness racing. On motion OF 6. +. Page tho
salary Of tho President was raised from $1,000
for this expression Of good will. Presi.
dent Johnston called upon Ed Upton to
read M the report m,t Of the R %ae; tSpnnSh ,S:
turf code, taking up the rules one after another
and noting the proposed amendments, which
Without 'o OPPOSITION. the propositi Sn'i to " license
troversy OF the day.
The first material amendment to the turf code
rs Inhs topS a fist Of fe she entries 70 an %f IN any 10 e esse
in which q race fails to I'LL. to notify all nomina-
tors therein within seventy.two hours after the
closing of entries. The rule relating to condi-
tional entries is strengthened by an amendment
which provides that amy deviation from the
entry void.' - &"
A section added to Rule 8 provides that in
must BE- g eligible at both aI Tai pts'"'f' Gnder this
rule a horse having a trotting record of go
would not be eligible to start as a PAGER in q
he could start in a streisht-out pacing race Tor
horses of the 2:3O class. The new rule is simply
ruling or resolution of the Board Of Review.
The rule prohibiting hopples reads as follows:
start on the grounds Of members after Jan. i,
1893. The rule is clearly mandatory. inasmnch
f ss t it mness IA a hosss Sns f Yoe no RpItsoI ineligible Eligible
that a horse not eligible to start cannot win
b% be Unable M to nUIiiiS 81 th asG rule ii; "a as I'll they syii m iRStf hsve
done II IL had been less atronaiy wordedt
p PA Ps % aitSy,oho 6 10 exceed $iE9 was Sdded 70
hGie 20, %nien psSylaes ina tnat driyers Is snail not
Tho rule mas heretofore been without any penal.
3 to insure its enforcement: An amendment TO-
also 2 Judge he shall leave the judges. stand i'm:
rule on the eame subjoct REQUIRES every body az
cept the judges, the timers: and the clerk Of the
course to quit the judges stand while Q heat 10
being %trotted. even the secretary Of the track
being forbidden to remain. The penalty for vio-
lation OF this rule is q fine not exceeding 800;
An important change was made In Rule 2s.
relating TO tho power of the judges to declare a
deciding heat void to prevent fraud. Under the
old rule the officials could declare q deciding
neat no neat Wheh they were OF opinion that
one OF tne beaten horses was nelng pulled 10
preyent MN IRON winning. ibis sometimes
ished first three times without being q
party to the fraud, such horse being forced
10 90 on and win another heat in order TO
win the race. This rule was put 10 the
test nj Columbus Iast vear when tbe iudSoa de.
csiared n docid,no hc. . hv nahI ~
mo heat n ~ tha ,rn"nd ohs = = Rnhn on,,d haun
~ noa' ~ Sh1 stolhu I'M ituoH c9uiG harc
oesien MN II sne hau NOT pceh puiieu. Col. IL.
o.. Stoner refused to start Oakland Baron again.
and was thereupon expelled FOR defying the au-
thority OF the officials. This case and others
like it induced the Rules m to take
away from the Judges tho power to declare any
heat void, THE Amended rule ia as foloWs. '
pu,s o1-sac a T, Tho tndess bs,,.v. ,nat = ,orso
4, y s" gauseo osLieso norse
u os.hf VI y peem riuuen y ttiven u otner re-
sPef I dmpsoper'y us. vim Tue Gont, nn OF q race.
Win u utblKu 10 prevent Ms winning U neat OF nento