New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-11
JOHNSTON Is REFLECTED.
National Trotting Congress Ends IN
Compromise.

The twenty-sscond congress OF the National Trot-
ting Association held the Murray Hill Hotel yes
terday, resulted in a compromise between the rep
resentatives OF the old and the new in harness
ing. These officers were unanimously elected:
President. P. p. Johnston. of Lexington. KY; first
vice-president In the place Of George ". Archer)
Morgan G.. Bulkeev OF Connecticut: second vice
president. y. T. Smith. San Francisco treasurer
Lewis J. Powers Of Springfield. Mass. secretary
W. H. Gocher. OF Hartford
Owners OF light harness horses and the owners OF
tracks on which they perform finally decided that
the Grand Circuit should be Incorporated under the
laws OF the State Of Michigan with the following
board OF incorporatOrs: H NJ Hanna OF Cleveland:
Colonel John l. Thayer. OF Boston: d. J. Campau
Of Detroit +. Z. Perkins, OF Providence, and II. q
Shepard. Of Columbus With them In elaboration
were H. X Devereux. OF Cleveland. representing
the Cleveland Driving Club: Murray Howe and G
c. X. Billings. Of Memphis; James Butler. OF the
Empire City track; William A. Engeman and c. A
McCully Of the Brighton Beach track. and Clar-
After Il had been decided TO organize and incor-
porae the Grand Circuit to which all Of these were
parties, Il was decided that the Grand Circuit
should have 10 appoint stewards OF race meetings.
been Uniformly decided BY the board OF review
In the composition OF the district boards. from
which the president OF the association selects the
members OF the board OF review the chief surprises
came came. For the Eastern District, Charles Dana
place Of ex-Governor Buckley, who elected
was chosen: in the place OF J. Malcolm Forbes. OF
Boston. J. ~ Johnson. of Calais; Ne. was chosen
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Penn; Frank Bower. OK Philadelphia and John II.
Shuts Of New-York City were replaced respec-
lively by Horace White. OF Syracuse; James But
ler OF New-York, and W. Perry Taylor. OF Buffalo.
For the Central District. William Russell Allen,
Of 81. Louis reelected; Frank Bower. OF
Philadelphia. replaced John 9. Welty. OF Canton.
Ohio. and q. X. G. Billings took the place OF r. II.
Plant % Macon. Ga. For the Western District.
r Welty took the place Of L. c. Blake OF Cedar
Rapids Iowa. II X. DevereuK. OF Cleveland. that
q r S. Gortou. OF Chicago, and Senator J. W.
Bailey. OF Texas. was reelected. In the Pacific
District the only change made was the substitu-
ton % John c. Mckarren. OF San Francisco. for
p 4. Head OF the city. A. b. Spreclzels
and John G. kirkpatrick. both Of San Francisco,
were reelected. or these MCssrs. Johnson Butler,
TAYLOR and either White or Perkins sure IL is
said. 20 the Board OF Review.
Tho report OF the committee rules was ac-
cspted practically > read. The proposition to
shorten the distance from 100 TO 50 yards mile
trucks and from 50 20 50 half-Tnile tracks
buried IL decided that a horse should not
take his mark from any matinee performance. IL
was finally decided that the owner must give notice
% the secretary Of the track an1 through him 20
the judges OF the changing hands OF any horse or
the leasing OF him after o'clock on the evening
preceding any race IN which the animal had been
entered