Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-15

races on grounds of members. unless SO
stated IN the published conditions. WAS
done away with. The committee contend
cd that no horse should wear hoprleS In
a race u II iiad not done so IN me hfSt
heat, and decided that any person irnlov~
ms IN" hoirlt$ Tor the purpose oil lraad
shall be expelled from the association.
Rule !" was amended Ia read.
80 heats shall be started IN amy :"ot-
ting event after sunset, by solar cilcn-
dlr time.
The kul" -, Section l. concerning col
lision "f interference, was added an
amendment stating that if for amy cause
the horS'. mttritr"d with except by com
petition III Il rae, fails to finish within
the diStahc" fits. TIE rurs. shall be ruled
out.
A ruI" was passed that if :. judge toler
ateS amy diversion from thu established
rule Or fails to order out all horses and
start the neat IN the time required by thu:
rules, he shall he iired, suspended or tN-
PEELED
An amendmon mt to Section . of Rule %.
regarding tiiIe. was made to read: No
official Timing shall be announced or adj
mltt,d 10 record. but in any case mvolv-
ing alleged suppression of time. or false
announcement OF time, nothing i'll tins
rule shall be construed to limit the board
| of r"Titw as to the evidence admissible
When timers fail to act no time shall
lie announced for that heat
Section ), Rule IL, was made to read:
ANY person WHO shall, as judge or tim
or. be guilty OF fraudulent suppression Of
| time in public performances against time
shall he expelled
Ii WAS also decided that whore 4 Ii
cetsei starter was not present ut Il race
meeting the horse should be given a hai
instead OF Il record, but that the bal
could be removed by proper application
to the board of review.
Rule u, regarding suspensions and eN-
Dulsions. was changed to read:
NO person or persons or stable having
| in their or its employ in any capacity an
| expelled, suspended or disqualified person
or persons, shall BE- eligible to compete
after written notice to said person or per
SONS or stable. or authorized agent. ol
! either from the secretary OF the Nation
| al Trottmg Association in u race or race!
| on the grounds of Il member or members
| except il. eases where limited penalty Ia:
| been imposed by judges during the pro
| EresS OF Il meeting. against Il man WORK
| ing under written contract.
| 10 Section :, Rule II, was added:
| AN expelled or disqualified person can
rot act an officer or member OF the as;
| Socation. \ member. furthermore. sinai
| not, after receiving notice from the see
rotary of the National TrOtting Associa
| ton, employ or maintain in its employ
| expelled, suspended or disqualified per
| SONS. Ary member found violating Thu
| rule shall be fined any sum not eXce"din;
| S-un"
| kul.4 81 was amended tn read:
| That i'll all performances against tm'
| Il paccInakeI may accompany the troti+
| or PAGER. but shall not run ;:h"ad of hin
| L. break the natural resistance OF th
| atmosphere.
| tn reason announced for passing TN
| ruiz, was because experience had shown
! that the tWind shield aided trottefs an'
,,acers to gain records from three to elgh
| seconds faster than these same horse
| were capable of making under norma
| conditions 1t was decided that the prac
| tic,. of admitting such performances L
| the records in "a Sel.Irate class had led T.
| confusion aud was also unfair to tn
| horses which had taken records in tn
regular way.
The following officers of the association
were unanimously elected:
| T.. T.. johnson of Lexington. NY. pres
| ident; Morgan c. Buckley Of liartfort
c. first vice president; and N T. smut
| of san Francisco. second vice pr'SideE
| The. treasurer and secretary Wall ID
elected later III the season.
| Th" following district board for IN
Eastern section WAS elected:
Charles Dana Palmer Of Lowell. MASS
Alexander McLaren. Buckingham, tue
| and ]. NJ. Johnson. Calais. Me.
| C;.org,. C. Brown, Springfield. Tenn
| was elected in the place OF G.. ii. q. Rill
| dnaS, Memphis. Tenn. on I'll" central Oh!
| trict hut II. X. DevereauN OF tlcN"ian
| >atd that there was no significance III IN
| tact