The sun., 1908-02-13
TROYTTNG MEN TO AID RACING
NEW WORKERS Ar BIENNIAL
CONGRESS 10 PROTEST.

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Grants Privileges to Matinee Meetings
-CRnadAanS VIII Have q fhlrd Vice
Observation-Disclosures Or New 0nleera.
Action on the rule changes was not as
drastic rs had been expected at the biennial
congress OF the National TrottlnR AssOCia-
tion yesterday in the Murray Hin Hotel.
While the oORoession made to amateur meet
inas. that horses In matinees could not take
bars or time records, had been fOreoasted
ss certain to happen. In the congress the
question came up OF the adoption OF a reso-
luton deprecating the agitation against
racing In New York state and in support
Of the Psrcy-0ray law. in view of the support
EaineSis from the percentage on race meet
ings to country fairs and indirectly to light
harness racing and the breeding interests.
The delegates seemed to favor the reso-
luton, but IL was declared out Of order by
Major johnson. the presiding officer. on
the ground that the constitution Of the ma
tiOnal or Ranisation forbade any interference
with local racing legislation. However much
the feeling Of the members might be in sym
pathy with the local agitation against such
mandatory and pernicioUs local legislation.
Major Johnson felt compelled to rule that
any expression Of opinion by the congress
would be foreign to its principles.
Immedi ately after the adjournment the
representatives OF the New York State tracks
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against the suppression OF the Percy-Gray
law as outlined in the Hart-Agnew bill now
before the Legislature at Albany. The track
representatives voted to attend the Senate
hearing on the Hart-Agnew btll on motion OF
Robert A. Bache OF Brooklyn. to be held At
Albany on February 10. and to use all their
endeavOrs at their home towns and at Albany
to oppose its passage.
There we're 33s tracks represented at the
congress- which Major johnson called to
order at n o'clock In the morning. The re-
port OF the nominating committee-Frank
Bower OF Philadelphia. &. A. Chapman OF
Freesbor ough. Vt. and E. r. Heald OF San
FranciscO-named to select the officers and
district boards. received a unanimous sc-
CeDtanoe. The report named Major p. p.
johnson. Lexington. KY. as pres ldent tor the
twenty-hrst year; Morgan q. Bulkeley. Hart
ford. aRain a. first vice-president. and Il.
p. Heald Of san francisco A. second vice.
president to succeed y. I. Smith OF the same
= On the Eastern district board Robert
Davis. Toronto. succeeded Alexander
and ,. n. johnson. Calais, Me. John r.
Atlantic district board by Deforest Settle.
Syracuse the superlntSndent OF racing At
as fSTE PsTfy s'fss syo BS fse asd
board was gncSSnged-WSL B Allen 81
f6SfHs smsteaf SR"Sd driver G" R'fDs @ s
board admit FOS saI3s s3s HtSst Ottawa 6Eo
while John 9. Welty. Canton. Ohio, and J.
Bailey GsinssSyis T.H ns .fBs Tssfe,sa Easa,
board. BENJAMIN Rush, san Frencisco.
taking The pl9ce 2f I; T Head. while ! y
San Francisco, were reelected.
!, The otiicers and , the chgairmen g R pr xs nye
al at
treasurer aud secretary. The respective
hoiders q q The Two OffaicsS sTis soI PoMSsrs.
ford, according TO the consensus undoubtedly
which had been In session for two days under
the ChRirmanship of ", Russell Allen, the
most important change was 70 conceie 70
by the American IrOtting Association, with
the further boon Of not limiting the meetings
to ten a season. There may be an admlsslon
fee al such meetings, but no records will
be taken ~ bars by the horses TO, compete.
where no entrance fee is char Red to the horses
The sanction is void " entrance Tees are
charged OF cash premiums offered at the
II wss voted to add a third vice-president
to the official stan on suggestion Of the
recognition 10 Canadian horsemen. ca
madam will be elected, probably Alexander
rules were changed by the rules committee
change Of direct interest 10 all breeders
and nominators was made IN Sections and
5 Of Rule Q regarding stakes and guaranteed
stakes. The final clause was eliminated
in each section. to the effect that all money
subscribed 20 n stake shall 20 to the winner
or winners. This is the old principle on
the running turf, but in harness racing it
the subscriptions and fOrfeits to a $4,000
stake exceeded that amount the association
gained the surplus. Under the changed
rules the total goes TO the horses.
motion made by Horace Wilson OF Lex
inRton was adopted a. new rule. 10 was
that a PAGER reputed to race best in hoppes
may not start in race without them except
By special permission OF the stewards OF
the meeting,
Topics debated on but which. failed TO
pass were the raising OF the weight OF drtV-
ers from $50 to no ponnds. the charging
Of license fee OF SIS to persons who renewed
their annual license TO act As starters. and,
on a motion by Richard Halstead Of Brook
lyn to only mark time bars against the win
ner OF a race Under this motion TO Srin
a heat or two In fast time would not form
a record. Secretary Gocher was vigorous
opponent Of the latter suggestion. He de-
cared II would have a bad e1ect on racing
and that "A large proportion of the records
listed had been made by non-winners OF
races.
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