New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-01
ROAD DRIVERS AT ODDS.
Heated Discussion Ouer Conditions
for Matinee Cup Racing.

An important meeting of the Road Drivers
Association of New-York was held at the Cadil-
lac Hotel last night. with full attendance. The
plans for the spring and fall matinee season on
the Speedway was formulated, and a heated
discussion arose over the method OF racing for
the ten cups already offered.
The argument waxed hottest over the $500
Morosini Cup. which was presented to the road
drivers by Miss Guiglia Morosini. who Is an
ardent devotee Of the Speedway. The question
under discussion was whether the More SIM Cup
be open to out Of town horses or be competed
for only by horses owned In New-York.
At previous meeting of the association
motion had been passed that a horse to be eligi-
BILE for any OF the cups must start in at least
six brushes. A motion was introduced 20 recon-
slider this motion. II argued that, there
are 20 be only ten matinees, four in the spring
and six in the autumn. II was making the cup
conditions too difficult TO require horse to
start in six brushes out OF the ten scheduled.
George Colman moved TO reduce the number OF
brushes required 10 five l. w. Boynton. who
had introduced the original motion. which had
been passed, opposed Mr.. Coeman's motion for
reconsideration. Mr.. Coleman argued that many
horses could not be got ready to race in the
spring, and that IL was manifestly unfair to
pect a horse to take part IN every one of the
The discussion became general. and some Of
those present got excited. Finally, DR.. H d.
Gill. the president OF the association arrived
and the matter referred to him. He took
the view that the cups were offered primarily
for the members of the association to race for.
and that, therefore. the conditions of racing
ought to be such TO give the members a better
chance than outsiders to win the trophies. DR..
ellis opinion met with general approval, and
finally it was voted that horse TO be eligible
70 win of the cups must start in at least two
brushes out of the four in the spring. and IN
at least three brushes out of the six in the
autumn In other words. horses eligible to win
the cups must start in 90 per cent OF the spring
and fall matinees
A motion made to restrict the Norosini
voted down, as it was the opinion of the meeting
that the rule already passed was stringent
enough to place outside horses at great dis
advantage.
As the rules now stand outside horses are
eligible to compete for all the cups, but out-of-
town horsenen who wish to try for the trophies
must come here in the spring as well as In the
fall. This does away with the practice OF CAM
paigning a horse all through the summer and
then bringing him here in the autumn to scoop
the cups away from the horses which have raced
all seasons on the speedway. At the same time 1t
gives Boston and Philadelphia horses a chance
to compete IL their owners are willing 10 take the
trouble to comply with the conditions.
Offers of several new cups were announced,
and considerable routine business was trans
acted. Those present included George Coleman
George Huber DR.. II. d Gill W. J. Clark,
Nathan L. Ely William Scott, w. F. Fitzpatrick.
L. w. Boynton, Marcus Bruckheiner, Joseph T.
Gibbons. F. G.. Kinds and George NJ. Archer.