Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-28
GOOD SCHEDULE
FOR RACE CIRCUIT
Hard Job to Select Dates for
Maryland and Vir-
ginia Tracks.

BALTIMORE, Md. January os.-The
annual meeting of the Maryland and Vir-
ginia race circuit was held yesterday at
the Hotel Rennert. II was a prolonged
session. the yearly puzzle of apportioning
dates for the various fair and race meet
ings proving a bone of contention.
Some sections wanted their meetings
when the potato crop was gathered and
paid for, others wanted it when tomatoes
were gathered. others when the farmers
were not busy. others when the summer
boarders we're in their county, others
when the people had returned from their
summer vacations, others wanted the CIR
cult so arranged that their track would
be logically the nearest shipping point
from the previous weeks meeting, others
wanted to embrace holidays in their
weeks dates, others wanted to follow a
previous fair so they could secure por-
ton Of exhibits Of. the farmers. farm
machinery. livestock, etc.
There were those vino were opposed to
dates which made their track conflict
nearby states, and some wanted to be as
signed dates because In previous years
they had the corresponding dates and did
not want to change.
All in all. it was a pretty complex
situation, and to add to the perplexity
field Mr.. D. ]. Ward of Salisbury. Md,
was present and stated that a new asso-
citation, known as the Wicomico Fair AS
ISOLATION. had been formed: that il was
and wanted new dates. He said the as
ISOLATION was we'll backed financially by
Wicomico people and they wanted dates
to conform to the time the horses were on
the eastern shore end of the circuit.
Complication after complication ensued,
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agreed upon:
Norfolk, va.-July q to 80
Tasley, Va.-August ,, to 6.
Pocomoke. Md.-August 10 to -
Salisbury. Md.-August IL to 20.
Eas on. Md.-August "a to q.
Rockville, Md.-August 81 to Septem-
Der g.
Timonium.- Md.-September to II.
Prospect Park. Md.-September IA to Is.
Hanover, Pa.-August q to "a.
The Hanover dates are contingent on
the sanction of the Hanover Association
and the decision Of the Hanover board
to become member Of the circuit.
The tracks representatives were:
Norfolk-F. Coving on.
TasIey-W. r. Wright.
Pocomoke--S. J. Twilley and w. +.
King.
Easton--M. B. Nichols.
Rockville-Lee Offutt.
Observation-Disclosures Mccormick
Prospect Park. r. Cougar.
Salisbury-D. J. Ward.
Hanover-C. S. Shirk.
Mr.. Covington made a noble fight to
get later dates for Norfolk. and Mr.
Wright worked hard for Tasley. and final
ly produced the olive branch which
brought peace from the chaotic condi-
ton In which the meeting was laundering
The circuit In the last year has been
unfortunate. Col Robert Hough, who had
long been a secretary, died. Mr.. John F.
Anderson succeeded him, and he also
died.
In an election of officers Mr.. James T.
c. Anderson, son Of the late secre-
tary. was elected to the secretary4ip.
Other officers elected were: President.
Henry A. Brehm; vice president, D. H.
Rice. President Brehm was added to
the committee on publication, of which
D. II. Rice and John T. Cougar were
former members. Messrs. Rice and Coug-
lar were rendered vote Of thanks for
the excellent manner in which they had
handled their work In 1905. All rules
formerly made were decided In force:
BY, the schedule Of oates made Easton
will conflict with Colchester. In the last
two years Rockville and COLCHESTER have
conhicted. The circuit looks Ike a most
inviting one to horsemen. OF the eight
shipments there is not a distance of 200
miles from the first to the last.