New-York tribune., 1909-01-13
RE4DEFTLLE GIVES Up.
Meeting for Long Br0nch-Buf dIo
4UOids Nezo Lac.
GRAND CIRCUIT TRoTrINe DATES.

For the first tine in many years the famous
Readev1IIe track near Boston. where Star Pointer
first broke the t7vo-rninute mark by pacing mile
In :5s54 ten years ago last fall. VIII hot hold a
Csrand Circuit trotting and pacing meeting next
season due 10 fact tfat the track must be SOLD
TO meet an Indebtedness OF $1,000 The loss TO
Boston. however. VIII be the gain to the metro
poliian district as dates have been assigned for
meeting az Elkwood Park, Long Branch from Au-
gust 90 September 8
The annual session Of the Grand Circuit stewards
and managers Of the big trotting tracks was held
at the Hoffman House in this city yesterday, and
following the usual applica tons for harness horse
meetings the Grand Circuit dates for the season
were allotted. The only change in the order from
last year was the Substitution Of Elkwood Park for
Readeyille The season will begin as usual at
Detroit With a five Gay meeting. from July p to 80
This will be followed by meetings at Kalamazoo,
North Randall Gust outside Of Cleveland Buffalo.
Poughkeepsie, Long Branch. Hartford, Syracuse
snd Columbus, Ohio where the season ends with a
two weeks meeting from September 20 to Octo-
Der
AS has been customary for several years, the
meeting yesterday was held behind closed DOORS
but az its conclusion the secretary, Harry D.
Sheppard. Of Columbus. Ohio, who was named 10
succeed Albert H Moone, Of Providence made the
announcement of dates and such details OF the
meeting as for publication The entire trot-
ting horse world has been looking forward 10 this
session OF the stewards with much interest ano
some anxiety, but now that the big line Of harness
racing has been laid out and established for the
coming all doubts the immediate future
OF the sport viii be at rest
a number Of trotting horsemen who gathered in
the corridors of the Hoffman House last evening
expressed keen satisfaction that meeting would
be held at Long Branch. so near New York, The
Ek~ood Park Association applied for dates last
year. which granted, but the meeting was not
held combination OF reasons, and consequently
some surprise expressed that dates should be
applied for second time.
John J Tobin who represented the association
at the meeting. satisfied the stewards that he had
good backing and that there would be no failure
this coming season. Further than that he showed
his good faith by offering the secretaryship of the
association 10 Charles Jevett, former secretary
OF ReadeviIle and one Of the best managers of
trotting and pacing meetings in the country. Mr..
Jewett will consider :he Offer and the general feel
ing last night that he would accept it
The meeting Buffalo this year from August
TO % viii be held ever the Fort Erie track.
across the river in Canada, where thoroughbred
race meetings held each year. In all proba-
bity the transfer Of the meeting from the kenil-
worth track 10 Fort Erie was for the purpose of
avoiding the new law in this state against pool
selling and 5ookmaking.
The meeting at Syracuse from septersber IS to
il VIII held usual in connection with the New
York State Fair.
". ". Collier. of Detroit. was elected president
of the Grand Circuit in place of John NJ. Johnson,
the former president OF The Readeve Association.
The passing OF Readeve made # necessary elect
new the Office AS said before, Harry G.
Sheppard. Of Columbus, named secretary TO
the stewards, to succeed Albert II. Moone
1t was announced that meeting Of the stewards
would be held in BU:faio month 10 discuss and
consider plan for uniform system of giving
handicap races on the order Of the now famous
$4,000 stake Readeville last year. which was
by Allen Winter z trolter that later sold
for sac, eco and shipped abroad.
That race proved such success that the stew
ards feel that scnae effort should be made TO have
each meeting u the Grand Circuit, for
purses of from $4,000 10 $4,000