New-York tribune., 1907-03-04
TRoTrING AND PACING

Need Of organization appears TO have at last
made itself felt among the light harness horse
men, track managers and racing associations
throughout the country. and reports from yari-
Gus sections where the wave of reform in this
direction has started promise one of the best
seasons that has ever been enjoyed By the fol-
lowers of the trotter and PAGER During the last
fortnight meetings have been held which viii
probably revolutionize the light harness sport
in Pennsylvania. New York. New Jersey Con-
nectcut and Maryland A meeting was held in
this city a few days ago TO consider the plan
of organizing the smaller racing ASSOCIATIONS
The plan is 10 bring together all the half-mile
trotting tracks within fifty miles of New York.
start racing early in the season. and later join
the agricultural fair circuits, thus providing
sport from June 10 10 late in the fall Repre-
sentatives from Hohokus. White Plains Carmel,
Orangeburg DanbuFy and several other places
were al the meeting. and after talking over the
plan authorized $ NJ. KlotZ, an oldtime trotting
track secretary, who managed the series of the
successful trotting meetings over the HohokuS
track last season. to communicate with several
other racing associations and lind out the dates
which will best suit the prospective members
of the new association. II decided 10 hold
another meeting as soon as the necessary in
formation has been secured. and launch the
new racing circuit for the coming season.
The proposed chain Of harness meetings will
be called the Metropolitan Trotting Circuit,
and the organization should prove the strong
est half-mile track circuit in the state,
not barring the Mohawk Valley and the Central
New York. An agreement has already been
made that the dates of the Dutchess and
Queens-Nassau County fairs will not conflict
with each other. as has been the case in the last
fen years, and both of these associations are
willing 10 become members OF the new racing
circuit.
Fifteen meetings. including the recognition. by
courtesy Of the Grand Circuit Poughkeepsie,
may he taken in this season by members of the
Metropolitan Trotting Circuit. without travelling
further from Broadway than seventy miles. The
following the tracks and dates:
Hohokus. n J.. July 10 >; OTangeburg. n.
Y July TO u: White Plains " Y July 10
10 10; DanbuTy. Conn. July 23 to %; Bridge
port, Conn, July 30 to August 2: Parkway
Driving Club Brooklyn, August TO 2; Grand
n. Y. August 20 10 q; Putnam County Fair.
Carmel y. Y. August 26 10 30; Rockland County
Fair. orangeburg. n Y, September 10. 4;
Hohokus, y. J.. September 10 TO 13; Westchester
County Fair. White Plains. \ Y. September l6
to 20; Queens-Nassau Fair. Mneola. Long ISL
and. September p to Is: Dutchcss County Fair,
Poughkeepsie, September 30 TO October 6: Dan
bury Fair. Danbury. Conn. October to -.
II is expected that the total Of the purses and
stakes for the circuit Will reach 100000 The
officers for the circuit are: President Daniel W.
Maloney. White Plains; vice president. s NJ.
Rumble, Danbury. and circuit secretary. Silas
NJ. Klotz.
A meeting Of short stops and liberal purses
will bring out a strong entry from city owners,
for the conditions encourage them to keen
horse or two in a training stable H. y. Balm.
Of Poughkeepsie. is q member Of the ass0cia-
ton and as his track has fall dates none of the
clubs cared TO make conflict with the PCugh-
}Ieepsie grand circuit dates Besides the owners
and trainers of the metropolitan circuit wish to
attend the grand circuit. and niore than one
hopes 70 develop something on the small circuit
fast enough 70 win in the select company at
Poughkeepsie.
c. r. BENTLEY, secretary Of the Buffalo ioriv-
ing Club, has announced attractive pro-
gramnle Of early closing stakss for the Grard
Circuit meeting az Buffalo August > 10 10. It
includes seven fixtures amounting to $4,000 as
follows Three -year-old trotters. S1m0: 2:I6
trotters. $4,000: tho Empire state, 2:1O trotters.
$1,000 the Queen City. DOT trOtters. $2,0W;
2a6 PAGERS. S2NHl: tho Dominion ~ Canada for
2:l2 PAGERS. Si0OMl; 299 PAGERS. .000. In ad-
dition TO these classes. there will he ten late
closing events. and they will be arranged tn the
hest advantage for the majority of horses I'm
training