The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-13
m FIGHT IS NOW ON.
. ,x,,Iesp Turf Congress bas Been
peoreanlz'd.
.stuIIos BY THE EAST IS SOUGHT
,,c western Jockey club
turf Congress and win
" pc,crminc the Fight.

1
an ohso, February is,--A decla-
q war was made here today by
ss 4 six tracks against tbe new
s .,n hockey club. The els racing a.
| ' whs,n wc3e not allotted datesj
4, new Jockey club vac recently
.,.c, In chieago held meeting here
III .nd organized the old American
.aovrcss, pcrfcctinS their plans fer
.,,cun duiIug tho coming season and
fsIsr the duties. The contest nov WI
n. ...ocufiop by the Fac ern Jockey
Y Tho reorgsnlzed American Turf
,,.s, feels confident that Benin mt and
~, n New York VIII recognize thea.
I'..ss.st tho Western Jockey club rs
J, arc eight members of the later as
.r,,od wfth six members OF tho form
40 uae seine question as 20 the
4. !, mo minority. hut legal advisers
{'',hs action IL the eight mcMbefs In
k,,.r, 10 be Illegal and tho prpcee AM s
kyFsAss 10 be 10 accordance WI Il tao
J, K ' M ak Jockey clabs partilplu9g
III Il ghe reorganization ul the Aucf-
I'rsrnI congress were represented "a
f.-.a M officers, who glgned the reso-
MA ,bat had beon prepared. as ioi-
|w.orsas The American Turf congress
NJ clganlzcl In Nvennsr 40 sha
|, eop,lnuel Ia euccess eincc thN time,
4, On laluasy /, laUl, consis.od OF the
kasinx menloerS Nov LotS'ilie
I'm Club Of Louisville, KY The La
ISA Icnksy club OF C0Wing on, Ky. The
1 lo,h Jockey clf5 jr 81. Louis; me
k,nasee B,eeiers' association OF Nash
Ivs. Tcpp. the New Mcmrhis Jockey
IN N Memphis. the Arkansas Jockey
I'M Al Llvtlo Rock. Ark; New Louisiana
gssey club OF Now Orleans. La, me
S,.sn c.ty Jockey club Of Newport. Ky;
N Washington Park club Of Cnicago y,
IA Harlem Jockey club Of Chicago The
Bshald EArk club OF peuoit, sMchE TIE
fH,tfn Tart association of SOU h san
fli'aso cali aud.
Whereas. Every provision and ieyula-
tn q the const tuition, bylaws or rules
\ he said American Turf consress is for
Il, single purpose az Lhe maintenance OF
n declared object OF that organization
S.Sh Is the Improvement Of ;he breed
Sd Geyelo menL OF horses, Through pro-
] ton Of tae interests Of American rae
ks turf; The D eventlon, detection and
|usshmcnt Of fraud Ulercon, and the
(&y.ion 81 regulations and rule to b
lnpsn as Gbe American racing rules fGl
h 4nb rm goyerpucnt OK raj 8 a
ktgpvhile
Ttercss. The ADMINISTRATION OF the a.
bis OF the American Turf congress I,
IL. tld have r. been q5e stiQ4e,
la may not he tru,btully questioned
Nnereas, Notwithstanding tho follow
|rs eight persons, towit: Lawrence y
Essrg, George C, Perkins, u. .FitSgefnd
PhI BsASanson. 49, Bush, Robert b .Ahll
Robert r. Montgomery aud W. T.. Shulte
fsw lately ntt in Chicago and uLder
ldsnn 10 organize themselves i1to Wha
|isy call "the We,ie Jockey club,
fhb the avowed pur ose CT supo aSln
RAo American Tor on2ross and govern
Ers racing In the West, and With a.
Elssimilai-on thst usually characterize
ElEcshy action, pretend to be acting y
fsuNiNusN ana H3N ~" ieN CSeh1".''V9
f.s kckey clubs or associations OF Nh!c
iasy arc leading members; and,
Whereas, Tho undo slgaed memoe s q
|e American Turi congrtss. comment '''
LIZ paole mus, soc he only purpohc 9
|eAr fellow members. tho new Log 5
Tle Jockey clue, L91uil 10 key ciul
" louis Jockey club New Mcpnhl
Ectkey CLUB, New Louisiana Jockey c.nl
hraso Jockey club. Washington Par
" cgey club and ghc Harlem Jockey clul