New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08

The wind shield record of the harness horse 70
ceived blow the hands u the members Of the
TrotJing Association a meeting the Murray
Hin yesterday. The decisions were in the nature
OF a compromise. Records made behind pace
maker and dirt shieId-the narrow strip of canvas
beneath the axle OF the pacemaker's vehicle-wiu
he marked as are records behind race in cycling
Performances with any other kind Of wind shield
Will not be allowed records. Maud SIS time,
2osa4. TO a high wheeled sulky. stands unimpai-ed
Lou Dillons Pos. made at Cleveland. september p
70 a high wheeled. ball bearing SUlky, with
pacemaker with a dirt shield liz front. was not
allowed. because the mare had previously per-
formed in faster time. which prec,uded her making
q slower record.
Apart from Lou Dillon who Ioses her right 70
dispute Maud S. title as trotting queen 70 high
wheeled sulky. Prince Alert fares the worst OF Ins
harness horses whose marks nave pen g s5e
behind the wind st.ield Is thrown out and MS
ard her mark of 1:5N1a Is cIdssed among the arr
shield records. Major De}n.r norma! IecorI =
%ir, ,-o-5-s Tlp60 again NJ normal urotting-
Major p p Johnston of Lexington, Ky, repre-
sarrfr- the National Tr0tting Association. was N
the chair With him Pres ident W P Ijams
Of the National Trottu= Association and President
William Russell Allen of the American Irotting
Register Association Mr. Bonner read his written
protest to the register association against Lou Dil-
Ions performance
caarIes S Tanner. Of Cleveland, replied for Mr.
Billings who was not present. that Maud > mad
made her record with TOIer bearing dAirS- LUIS
Mr.. Bonner denied
The request Of Thomas 3 Armtage for a ruling
N, wind shields was then taken UP. He protested
that the runners themselves constituted VIM
shield and that only one runner was permitted by
the rules.
H + Devereux declared himself in favor OF
restrictive legislation against wind shields but said
ne believed no dana had been done, and that tae
records made should stand. II the runner ahead
was to he barred he said there should be iesisIa-
zion against taking pace from competitor IN a
race.
Tom" Eek introduced as A wind shield
expert told Of the various improve ments IN
mace in bicycle riding ard cited the fact that the
bicvcle paced record was fifty seconds faster
than the u-paced \ photograph Of Lou Dillon
thirty-fve feet behind her paceTaker at ReadvlIle
was shown 20 Eek who said that the mare would
/ not be assisted by such help
After an executive session the following decisions
We're given out:
Cleveland. Ohio September =. 1898. IN 10 70
. a high " ball bearing SJ+lky- with a pace
maker. with dirt shield in front. was not a record
/ because the mare had previously perio-iA1d ~
/ prsCIudet slower performance beng reSofu
/ We also frd that the performance or Maud > al
/ Cleveland. Ohio N lSS5- was - a AlSn Wheeeu
/ plain axle according to rules that Us Ii ~
I time ever made UP 10 rbat date and vas record
I NJ record ca be made with wind shield other
I than the ordinary dirt shield and pacemaker u
+ front. performance with 0acsrnak AT n front
/ tinEuSh.nS mark. referring 70 note stating th'
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