The sun., 1900-12-13
ROAD DRIVERS DEFIANT.
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r,r Kensisa,., Precedent vas if"'"hi d"
fact I. President kUr- Hna ''' sven .h'.''I
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Who we're thorc attending u" nS ~" \
,.r n, chem gut 'or''Uo. and n"'uurd te
,,gh, 1, dictate :, SO re-' 81 %" '..h- ~
tbs United Statc- lie select co'"u" n"'
late on sntur- - night. md 70 WA r"h't''l
in all the Sew io'. rI'"r- on Nhi"AF '.''
Doctor Kan" had us". u'''''' "'H "'' III
favor " to prglu,..'.,'..
1T looks" said Nl'ta'dcr NewhNrser
Is., night. as though ,Ho," two 'lGb' wanted
20 get IN shead Of Pre- tent hane.a idea m
form cly.. amateur leagIc. before "He on
broad and noble lines could ne organized
aocordiug - tho plan, formulated hy Pres
dent Kane
A reporter Of THE SIS remarked &" Harry
Devereaux. on tho Monday following h'
election - President Of the amateur 'cas.".
that IL was understood hs was opposed 20
the formation OF such a lcaGu" ! am, u"
answered In way am forced into ms.
We have been running our Cleveland matinee
club for a good many years ithout an ANA
teur league and can continue to DO 40.
swell, could not the Cleveland club. with
its long experience. be Of great benefit t.
amateur horsernen hy showing them how
to elevate the srort?'
They can COPY after us without m amateur
league. have gone into II. however. ana
have no doubt brought rSht on my hands
1.tla tak m
matter up and the poor am -four is likely TO get
4 severe jostling before the controversy Is set
tlsd. Alta meeting Of the Executive Committee.
At which were present Ne-srs Gwathney.
Ksaker. Putney. CooErrll. Lloyd, Hollis.
P@eves Blauro,t Ncwherser, GIL. Cole
man and Kane the following resolution was
passed:
That N. President ~ md hereby is empowered
10 lodge protest with tl~ BOARD ~ Rcy..w Of the
National Trottrg Association against the rights
Assuned By the So called National League of ANA
tew Drivers throughout the United states, said
league atis mtt,u not ha, ls issued calls toor rcog
nired the Road prNcr, Association NJ New York
and ,h!!ty-onc other ben, ldc amateur Oigani1a-
Ion, In ne various parts " tbs country. That
d. new league. 50 called. not tepfrsrntnc ANA.
teur drivers essor atoms or amateurs. had no night
yhhtsoeys' 10 dsaus the t-uc status Of an amateur
or 70 make rules 10 govern amateur racing except
In - FAR as concerns tGc u"p clubs and that such
definition snd ruUusS a." n'i ""ncurred In or IN
oorscd by th,s ASSOCIATION.
Acting on the instruction Of the committee.
President Kane wrote u secretary Gocher
oflhe y Z \ and received answer yesterday
noufyinr HIN that re matter must be sub
rulLtpd tu 1ue Luri tuugG"s~, which holds it~
neat Iu"at,ns in t"Ur .'a.', ana mat PRIOR l"
that meeting turr. viii b." a Joint conf iorcn' -
OF committees appointed toy the American and
Nationa Irpt'IuE ~-orlNiioI,. at which tNAe
sny protests OF tai7 nature wl!l he submitted
for discussion, or may be represented 10y COM
mittpe Ii referred.
The whole matter "a fu'lr, SCI forth IN the
following letter. which President Kane yester-
day sent out TO al the IINlus organizations
"pF,R sin Although do not wish to con-
tlntIe 10 annoy YOU ia tho matter ~ tLe ANA
tAur Iplllp vet the subject ia one OF such
great importance as | think you will admit.
that prouer steps ought 20 Ne taken looking
TO the formation ot sueh a league.
You ara aware that turned tho names
OF the officers oi 'pIr 9-spCi1'lop over 10 Mr..
Quimhy, Secretary oi The t'rntieinen's Dry
Ing cub of iios On. rs IL vas deemed advisahl"
20 permit me ui"r oFslnlIld9nS 10 t3N" "a"
result of fh;- l"'IUu or my !lr' has h"'u
somewhat pe.. .ur and rather di-appolniIuS
aud ainatnlr cluI5 throughout the country.
Representatives iroin the ittsuurg Cleveland.
Bostoa and han,a' 'lIi cum in"t IN th.s ci,
govern amateur raclps - | understand H.,
although was not pressat. not having been
invited. nplnlle hi''4N VIZ d''Olul'iSlItAl'
and tie definitions made and tho rules iormu-
lated were adopted solely for tho govern
ment og those few clubs
While here Is 10 one who appreciates
more highly tho pioneer work ana tho subse-
9uent cnorts Of he gentlemen COMPOSING
these cl los as we'll IA their undoubted right
% take the initia,ive IN a movement. Of ihis
kind more than myself ! sliIl feel that he
objects FOR which l originally sent out the
call h7ye not olly been lar from being a.
oompli,hed. but that there is no evidence
uat the a ton on -" par OF these gentlemen
A forcihl" .xuuple Of taxation without
Lepres"ntaton va thr history 81 the. Boston
fsSo Rqen ba boitor 'Ee' os. dr '' ,a ' ransd EPin
having tho movement iH hand 10 have - ed
Ter repie,"n'atons .tom no various clubs.
bers throughou the country aud 10 have in
vtted discussi?q even /. they did not receive
2 voice IN making the rules Of the formula
The sole ground nron which tie action
by these Sentl,Tnen has been taken ana II
as wen as by lette- wv Nr Quifnhy. is MAI
only bona lide amateur clubs IA THIS country,
and that their members all have a social
standing that netr object "a solely 10 CON
duct matinee races. by amateur, and thnr
they have no concern whatever with any
meters outside Of matinee. race
proposed 10 form league that should stand
IN relation 70 all amateur rcinsmen throuGa,
out tie country the -sma as does the National
snd that should reprcs"nt the ieolingo, i'm
terests and opinions Of evcrv amateur. whose
sole passport would be that ho was gentle
man and a sportsman That in defining the
amateur every club and association in tho
country should receive q voice As regards
the making of rules. the opinion Of such nd
vidual or such club should be considered
Another object looked forward u was N"
publication monthly Of Il record Of all amateur
Svents In this country
The idea OF barring out the Road Drivers
Association OF New York. speedway clubs
fnd ordinary matinee clubs seems TO mo 10
have been on an exceedingly nIInsy excuse.
and would Ilace tho gentlemen having this
matter In hand IN n position which marks
lively desire 70 further and direct their own
club interests AMI TO entirely eliminate from
discussion OF from CONSIDERATION amateurs
or en1ateur clubs NJ any Kind throughout
tho country, however worthy their objects
may be and however purely amateur their
members may he
\ was perfectly willing In the first race
70 turn ovsY the VII ole matter o these gen
tlemen because | thought there would ha
evtdenced g sufficiently broad-iniu uded suir.L
70 hook to the general good OF all amateurs.
Improvement In tile breed OF all horses and.
In fact, the elevation OF the standard OF ANA
tetu racing under reasonable rules through
out the entire country.
Without wishing 10 blow any horns or
TO become unduly enthusiastic over the work
that has been done bv tie Road Drivers
Association OF New York. and 10y That .,
nauy other orglmIators II PhIadeirhja
Baltimore, Cleveland. Netrolf and ct -
cites, | firmly h"urv' thai the objects that