The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-21
AMERICAN TURF CONGRESS.
Adopted Rule Restricting Racing
Dates at Various Tracks.

Adopted Rule Restricting Racing
Dates at Various Tracks
CHICAGO, Sept, @--At 2 o'clock the
American Turf Congress. after an all
night session. adjourned until 10 A. NJ.
Just before adjournment rule was
adopted restricting the racing dates In
Chicago and ST, Louis to the time be-
tween June 10 and October 20. appor-
tioning the rest OF the time TO southern
tracks, thus giving them no opposition.
This measure was proposed year ago
but failed In its purpose.
Last night when everything was go
Ing smoothly and the local men were
practically OF their guard. the meas
ure was brought up and passed by q
vote OF to s. This vote came only at
ter an hour OF tilibustering and protest
from the Chicago, ST. Louis and New
Orleans deleEations, James Howard.
the newly elected president. hurriedly
called another to the chair that he
might argue the measure. But the rep
resentatives OF the smaller tracks had
counted noses In advance and knew
where their majority stood, SD all efforts
to defeat the rule were unavailing. Fin
ally. the local men and their allies Sc
cured an adjournment until this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. when the defeated
faction viii endeavor to secure re-
consideration.
James Howard. OF Washington Park;
Robert Aull. OF 81. Louis; c. s Bush.
OF New Orleans. and Martin Nathan
son. OF Chicago. left together after the
meeting 10 caucus as TO the best plans
Of procedure for today's session. The
vote by tracks on the question was as
follows:
Yeas-Louisville. Latonia. Nashville,
Little Rock. Memphis, Newport and
Highland Park.
Nays-Washlngton Park. ST. Louis.
(Fair Ground track, Harlem. Haw-
thorne and New Orleans.
The resolution was as follows:
Ruled-That the New Orleans meet
ing close March 2S. 1901. and that the
dates for that year thereafter be al
lotted from March 25 to June to Lit
tie Rock. Memphis. Louisville. Latonla
and Newport. as they may apportion
the time by agreement; from Monday.
June 10. to Saturday. october 26 10 the
Chicago associations and the st. Louis
associations. as they may apportion be-
tween themselves; to the California as
sociation such winter dates as they may
select. Any tracks outside the juris-
diction OF the Turf Congress racing
against the date as herein allotted shall
stand outlawed. This resolution does
not affect in any way Highland Park
dates after June 10.
This measure. which was sprung by
Judge Perkins. Of Latonia. came as a
bombshell into what the local men
thought was to be a harmonious meet
ing The report Of the license commit
Tee. on which a fight was promised.
was adopted unanimously. No PROPOSE
tion was made in regard to the pur-
poses. and the threatened opposition to
James Howard for president failed to
materiallZe.
The election Of officers resulted as
follows:
President. James Howard. Washington
Park: ice-president. Robert Aull, st.
Louis; secretary. E. C. Hopper, Coving-
ton; assistant secretary. John B. Dill
lon. Covington. KY; treasurer, E. S.
Lee. Covlngton. Ky.
President Howard Immediately an
nounced that he would appoint Mr..
Aull member Of the committee on ap-
Deals to succeed Judge Perkins. jan
uary l. Other business was the refusal
of the dominant faction in the congress
to accept the application for member
ship from Lakeside. the new track at
Worth. Ills; Lexington and Klnloch
Park (st. Louis.) Another rule was
that all suspensions against jockeys,
owners CT stables should be recognized
at all turf congress tracks.