New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-16
NO TROTTTNG REFORM.
Grand Circuit Ste7cords Sidestep
Uniform Rule Bugaboo.

The stewards Of the Grand Circuit held a
meeting at the Hoffman House yesterday to dis
cuss this years rules of racing, but, so far as
the adoption of uniform regulations to govern
trotting and pacing gees. the result of the
sion a complete failure. The stewards We're
unable to agree and adjourned without taking
any action. This comes as a great disappoint-
ment to all light harness hOrsenen, for IL means
that the Grand Circuit Of 1906 will be conducted
along the same go-as-you- please lines in
past years.
The committee Of three appointed at the
nual meeting January 10 formulate uni
form rules for racing and consisting of Charles
NJ. Jewett of Readville; Albert H Moone. of
Providence, and De Forrest Settle. Of Syracuse
found the opinions of the various members of
the Grand Circuit widely at variance on the
subject, and reported as follows:
It is the sense of this committee that owing
to the different seasons at which the several
meetings are given and the varying local con-
ditions, it is ineXpedient for the Grand Circuit
to adopt fixed or arbitrary method of racing;
and, owing to the strongly divergent opinions
obtaining among It's members as to entrance
fees. 1t is recommended that the rules of the
National Trotting Association govern.
The stewards present were Daniel ]. Campau
of Detroit president of the Grand Circuit; James
Butler, of New York, and c. K. G. Billings of
Memphis Harry K Devereux. of Cleveland,
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secretary of the Grand Circuit, acted for F. II.
Perkins of Providence. 4. ]. WEIGH, of Hart
ford and Cincinnati Horatio ~. Balm, of Pough-
keepsie. and c. R. Bentley. of Buffalo, were also
In consultation with the stewards.
The stewards appointed a committee OF three
c. K. G. Billings, Harry K Devereux and c,
R Bentley-to confer with the committees Of
the National Trotting Association and the
American Trotting Association desirable
changes of rules and report at meeting OF the
stewards in Chicago February I. This meet
ing will precede the meeting of the American
Trotting Association and the American Trot-
ting Horse Register Association, which will be
held in Chicago February and 10.
George Hayt, of Binghamton, n. Y. was ap-
pointed presiding judge Of the Grand Circuit,
and Robert n. Newton, of Yorkville Ill, start
ing Judge Both are reappointments. 1t was
announced that J. NJ. Johnson. OF Calais, Me.
the president of the Readville track, at Boston.
will be elected a steward of the Grand Circuit to
succeed Rowland s. Russell, of Boston, resigned.
Owners trainers and drivers generally dis
gusted with the 'let each suit himself policy
Of the stewards. This means that horses which
are campaigned through the Grand Circuit this
year will find dash races one week, long three
and five heat races the next week and two in
three heat three heat at the next. IN
der these conditions 1t is impossible to train a
horse properly, every trainer who has gone
through the Grand Circuit for the last three or
four years knows.
\. J. WEIGH has announced that he has OBJ
tanned the services Of Albert H. Moone to man
age the Grand Circuit meeting at Hartford this
year.