The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22

don: financial secretary, James Loyatt;
treasurer. Daniel 7. Campbell, jr.; counsel,
Edward b. Kenny.
The board of directors will be composed
of the following: William II. LOTUS,
Samuel Decker, William H.. Bennett, Leo
pold Meyer, DR.. Henry Wander Roest,
Theodore S. Miller, Fred A. Oatman, Ed
ward A. Zusi, Charles E. Barker, George
T. James, Captain e. V. eager. w. B. At
water, Harry Stengel, Gould Harrison and
l. N. Voorhees,.
Weight Rule Unchanged.
The principal bone of contention at the
meeting was the weight question. Colonel
Edwards, acting as spokesman for a fac
ton which desired a change in the rules
governing racing, stirred up a commotion
by entering a motion to the effect that all
reference to the weight question in matinee
races be blotted out, leaving no limit for
minimum weight, except when raeing fol
records against time, when the driver
should weight at least $50 pounds.
The discussion became so heated that on
several occasions two or three members
tried to have the floor at one time and a
number of personal tits were mixed into
the argument. The motion was finally put
to a vote and defeated, leaving the old
rule standing. This provides that a mem
Der driving his own horse should weigh at
least $50 pounds, while the minimum weight
of an amateur driving for another man
shall be LIS pounds.
Secretary James NJ. Beldon read an eX-
haustive report OF the years happenings.
During the past season the association
held eight matinee meets at the Wee
quahic Park track and three at the Essex
County Speedway. Thirtv-four prizes were
offered, including thirteen cups, carts,
hOVSa Io1u,occ epIif snpOnd timnr0 a driV-
ing sleigh, etc. The matinee record for
the mile was reduced TO 2:09M by Wilkes
Heart. but the pacing record. 2:131a, made
several years ago by Bonanza, still stands.
In the series of speedway races for cups
to go to the trotter and the PAGER scoring
the highest total of points Ida Gray,
owned by Theodore S. Miller, won in the
former class, and Cyp Walnut in the latter.
Twenty-one heats, at a half mile, were
trotted or paced in los or better, two in
1:04 and one in 1.04A. After the reading
of the report, at the suggestion of Presi-
dent Groel, the association voted to in
crease the salary of Secretary Beldon from
$500 to $500 per annum.
other Business Transacted.
A resolution was received from A. b.
Atwater, pointing out the advisability of
conducting competition for time records on
n new plane next season. as a result of the
performance of Wilkes Heart, which placed
the trotting record practically beyond reach
OF the regular competitors. This was re-
ferred to the race committee. It was also
proposed that the association apply fol
membership in the National Trotting Asso-
citation and the League Of Amateur Driv-
ing Clubs. This would expand the compe-
tition into an intercity affair and, no
doubt, add prestige to the local organiza-
ton.
AS George Stengel. the veteran horseman,
put 1t, 'our horses compare favorably with
those OF organizations in the Amateur
League, and l believe we could give the
other fellows a good whipping" 1t is I'M
derstood, however, that clubs in the Anna
teur League are required to ave a one
mile track.
Treasurer Campbell's report showed that
the total receipts for the year of 1907
to "a, 499.0S and the expenditures
SO, $50. 40, leaving a balance Of $S4S.6S on
hand. A resolution was also accepted and
ordered to be sent to the Public Service
Corporation, demanding that the pavement
alongside the ear tracks on various streets
in the city be improved, the present con-
dition being a menace to the horsemen.
Reports of various committees were re-
ceived and accepted. The meeting was adj
journed shortly before midnight. TIT as
will hold its annual banquet at
Krueger's Auditorium on Thursday, March
u, and a smoker at the Speedway club
house during the last week in April.