The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-29
PITTSBURGH DATE
PROVES SURPRISE
Stewards of Grand Circuit Will
Have Hard Job Assign
ing Meets.

New York. December 2S.-Tne Jeci-
sion Of the stewards Of the Grand Cir
t1uit to hold the next annual meeting
at pittsburgh surprised the turf world.
rs the Detroit Driving Club had can
vassed the membership in an effort to
take the meeting away from New
York. \ meeting in Pittsburgh viii
do much 70 stimulate trOtting interest
ia that city. whicn broke into the new
Grand Circuit only last August.
In all probability the meeting on
January 10 VIII be the most harmonl-
Gus In years. some time ago the Of
hcials OF the Detroit Driving club IN
timated that they would demand tho
Opening dates. a disii@ct.on Detroit
enjoyed every year until this year. ans
a big asset on account Of ,he NJ and
NJ Stake. The associations - Grand
NRapids and Kalamazoo a, 9th Will
fing to yield on this point in fact.
would jump at the chance - cone
later so as 10 benefit b. the Increased
ientries that later dates guarantee. But
now Detroit does not want 10 give a
meeting 50 early tina: - cannot in
clude in its program one Of the bls
three year-Oid fAturitles. and ar II
cannot open cAe circuit and have
August dates TOO. the chances are that
the three Michigan meetings VIII cover
the last three weeks Of July. although
the order OF the meetings may be
changed Cleveland Will be satisfied
with any dates. a. the president Of
the association there, Il X. DevereuN.
IS the oeacemaker IN the board OF
stewards.
, IL Is not generally known that at
the last meeting. when conflict arose
over dates. he FOR the sake OF 1a:
tnony offered % open the circuit early
In July notwith standing THAI such
ttcp would b. a big sacrifice 10 his as
sOcia ton.
Pittsburgh Will OF course. follow
Cleveland. but after tina; there will
be tapgle. II has been officially an
nounced that the Niagara Racing AS
ISOLATION viii have running meeting
on during its accustomed week OF mar
ness racing hence the snip from Pitts
burgh will be- directly into New Eng
land. unless port Er!e wants the sulky
aiers the week ia advance OF the run
ners, and further provided Pittsburgh
viii agree 20 2 switch IN dates. Hart
ford always insists upon the week that
contains Labor Day. and the next
week must go % Syracuse because the
dates OF the state fair are fixed by
statute. II would be fine for Buffalo
Fort Erie % follow Syracuse. and
thus break up the long ship 20 De
troit-but 5. Detroit and Columbus are
10 have their fun dates in advance %
lexington there viii not be- room FOR
Fort Erie AT thar time. and the laws
Of the Grand Circuit are that when
member gives up It's old dates Il shall
take the best that "a offered = IN place.
what About Fort Erie:
tn coming -rrufi- FOR the steward
therefore. viii not b. so much about
Michigan dates AZ II viii be 10 deter
mine what 20 do with Fort Erie The
Hudson River Driving Park AZ PouSh-
keepsie owns Grand circuit FRANCHISE.
but is on the inactive list Jacob
Rupert. owner Of the track. says h.
viii reopen the yates Whenever he Is
assured that NJ VIII not be- prosecuted
for the acts % others as the Ian now
provides. and can get dates
There are fourteen members o. the
Grand Circuit. and thirteen of them
want 20 get dates ia the twelve weeks
from july = to the opening az Lex
inzton on October :. The |,ek 81
Isly u is even a week sooner than
Grand Rapids relishes and 20 provide
dates far all VIII mean that the Grand
Circuit Of 1918 shall open on July :
The. following stewards VIII attend the
Pittsburgh meeting. Grand Rapids. =
= Dodson Kalamazoo. ". r. Eneie-
man Detroit. Fred Postal. Cleveland.
|4 h. DevereuN- Pittsburgh. ~. =
Haas Fort Erie. T. T. Msdigan; salem.
L II. ". l. DuntIey. Readsviile. Mass.