New-York tribune., 1908-02-13
REVISE TROTTING RULE
FAVOR AMATEUR RACING.
Canadian Prouinces Recognized by
National Association.

without opposition and after . number of COM
mandatory speeches had been made. the biennial
congress OF the National Trotting Association at
"a. Murray Hil Hotel yesterday afternoon adopt
90 q new section 10 Rule ~ which. in measure.
o,ens the doors 70 amateur driving. Ii also took
.rfton which. in more than name. made the Ca
ssia- provinces concrete part Of the association
s. treating the Office OF third vice-president and
.1ectfnC Canadian. Alexander MacLaren. OF
buckingham. Quebec. TO it, Officers were elected.
.,-,e changes made in the district boards and
Na.o- p P. Johnston adjutant general OF the State
=. Kentucky. reelected president OF the asso-
cation for the twentieth year.
george Campbell Brown. the secretary OF the
Ice committee reported the new rule, and q
,-,he- Of other changes some OF the existing
-.s ard regulations. Rule a sets forth when time
a. ,o+ g record a bar Clause l. left standing
=, the committee, provides that time made under
,he saddle snow or ice or in team constitutes
hs- for races OF the character. but not OF
x~s-e-r character. Time made to wagon shall
=. : record and bar in races OF every character
In place OF Sections :, g. and a new secuon'
, is inserted, as follows:
Records cannot be made or bars incurred in con
- money when entrance fee is collected from
ehhs-qes al the gate or grandstand and privileges
sold but all other rules governing punhc races
SsII Re enforced. and members. as well as com
seftors shall be answerabe for violations Of same
bs1s ms e1se Of the National Trottins Association
--bs -esaiug Of the clause was greeted with ap
,syse and only one dissenting vote was heard.
- ~ DeForest Settle. OF Syracuse. a state
<sf- racing commissioner. who said that while he
rs in full sympathy with the purpose of the
,..se = might open the door too widely. and that
:. light give rise TO practices that would not be
- the advancement Of the interests OF harness
srinr Several other speakers contended that there
Is nor this danger: that with the passage OF the
,sz- clause Il would be brought more into con-
sc,snee with the rules Of the American Trottins
,-soc,srson IN the West. and that the practice
-ro-,,6 be sure result in good trotting A vote
- associations was called for, and S25 proxies
ze-e voted for the passage Of the clause and only
.hree against II
- congress was the tventy-tourth OF the a.
.o-.1 hodx which used 70 annually, but which
- ls,e years has held biennial sessions President
T,b-s-on presided. When IL came 10 the election
os officers there was presented an amendment 10
-. bylaws which. in recognition OF the growing
C.,sdfzn membership in the association, MADE
--ovss!on for & third v1ce-president and, when
,sssed Mr MacLsren was elected to the post
s.-,r,el Mcbride. president of the Driving Club -
-nronro thanked President Johnston and the as
soria-:or 70 which the president replied: We are
--o-s ~ cur Canadian members The Canadian
Contingent IN harness racing is growing. and IL is
ouyv lust and proper that We shouio tahe Ills
-.-or-t-ion OF an important movement
- .=s4-snr 10 the reelection OF Major Johnston,
-. sxso-ss-ioa reelected Morgan G Buckley, Of
t-.--.o-d Conn as first vice-presdent- As second
15@s-n-esa6ent in place of Captain N 7. Smith.
deceased Of san Francisco, f P Head, OF the
same CITY vas named
--s district boards which constitute the board of
sa,- ,7-5s-a-ent four changes, and now stand as
follows.
eastern distr1ct-C- D Palmer. Lowell. Mass: J.
A. Iosnsou Calais. Me. and Robert Davies. To-
-onro. M. Davies succeeds Alexander feL'
,ler-75 2 vice-president-
Atlantic district-w. Perry Taylor. Buffalo; H N
BAN PouEhkeepsie N Y, and DeForesr Settle
sv-acuse. 1he last named taking the place Of John
= Shuts Of this city.
Central dist-ict-W. r. Alien, ST. Louis; Frank
po7e- Philadelphia, and George c. Brown Spring
Hi Tenn.
western district-John C welry. Canton Ohio
u BAILEY Gainesville. Tex. and A P Sandals,
rr-sus Iowa: the last named succeeding Il. Il
fDs--e-e-1x OF Cleveland.
rsrfer dis-ric--A 3 Spreckels San Francisco;
1ohn c Kirkpatrick. San Francisco. and Benjamin
? Rush. cf Suisson. Cal, who succeeds T. T.
Heald elected z y1ce-president-
Besides the change in Rule ~ several others were
made 4 change Rule adds q fine to the pos
sble penalties Of expulsion and suspension that may
be aposed for false entries and permits entries 10
be made by mail the letter 10 bear postIlark no
later than L 4 OF the day following the closlIs
rf the entries and e race Is not hIleo ana
te assocts on member fails notify the noHlnd-
tors to- the within time limit Of seventy
two hours, ne is liable 10 fine, suspension or eA-
pusion
Tie rule On entries Is changed that in all purse
events three entries and TWO starters viii be re-
sured unless otherwise specified. Formerly the rule
read that there must be five entries and three
Bets well on horses are cecAaieu
Il the Judges are uncertain 10 identity ana
etg15iItv Of e horse. and another change nl<AAes
possible for the estate OF deceased entranl 10
carry out his engagement New sections were
added 70 various rules 10 clarity the acLon u
Judges Il determining a horses eligibility
The Judges may permit. as wei as oIoeis a
driver OF rider 10 be changed after weighing III
proposition 10 change Rule "a which covers starr
inRs ard starters excited considerable DEBATE me
rule wzs changed make II obligatory that eacIi
Starter shall hold q license FOR the current year
4 ney section was added providing that a 1uose
-aav substitute q starter for not regularly Il
oensed 2. his discretion. and the congress alhenu
&c the rule concerning drivers and riders making
the removal Of an intoxicated rider and driver man
oatoTy.
i also provided that a horse haVlhs sN64
II z race with hoppies must keep them on 10 t4te
q the race and any horse wearing hoppio0
ksbiruaI.y shall not start without them NII-loo1
the Judges permission Some said that the llaDi
Is of the Judges 10 know all horses Vouia DC
sach that tae condition would not be heiped ps 'iie
passage Of he rule bat went through
For the Canadian contingent a ne" sec'ioi' &c
aided 70 Rule 81 providing that the Judges Ni~.
waive distance IN races sno" ana lCe' a
change allows a fine TO be imposed for nhS'e
sertzttor as vel Is suppression OF time