The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-25

, EHpWeu tHht Two nAHoESN auu SCNchAS
seven associations were represented by
person or proxy, and read as follows:
c. A. Chapman, seventeen votes,
j, !. Chapman one vote.
n. d. Smyser, one vote.
John II. Vanderyesr, one vote.
w. X. Dickerson. two votes.
Morgan G. Buckley. one vote
Horace T. Murphy. two votes.
John c. Welty. twsnty-six votes
c. NJ. DeGarmendia, nineteen votes.
Ray Nj, Colby. thirty four votes.
J. r. Seldomridge. twenty votes.
A. p. S&ndles. thirty-hve votes.
W. J. Carter. fourteen votes,
Harry NJ. Cochran. ak votes.
A ". Brown. nftsen votes,
r. M. Arrasmith. sixteen votes.
]. Lewis Baldwin, one vote.
". J. wadsworth, one vote.
+. o. Beal. two votes.
j. G. Simpson, one vote.
DeForest Settle, twelve votes.
Edward Mouiton. eighteen votes.
r. NJ stripiln. sixteen votes.
Pierre I.oriilard, Jr ono vote,
Harry S. Neatly. two votes.
Edward Thompson, / vote.
w. II. Sooher, ten votes.
George s. Devine. one vote,
E. w. Swisher. one vote.
On motion of &. A. Chapman. sec
committee was accepted.
The following amendments to this
by laws, having been approved by the
board of review, were adopted by the
congress:
Article T. second Amended by
striking out the words second We'd
nssday in February" in the second
llns and inserting ''nrst Tuesday in
December" in place thereof
Article .. second Amended by
changing the word eighteen" to "nf-
teen" In first line.
Fourth paragraph OF article 0. sec
ton 2--Amendsd by inserting the
words Virginia, North Carolina and
South Carolina" after the word Mary
| land" in the second line.
| Article g. Eection 2--Further amend
ed by striking out tho NTH and sixth
! paragraphs and inserting the follow
| ing in place thereof;
The Southern Western district COM
pr.sing the states OF Ohio Michigan,
Indiana. Illinois, Wisconsin, Mime
| sota, iowa, Tennessee, Georgia, Fiori-
ia. Alabama, Mississippi, louisiana,
Texas and all of the Western states
and territories not included by name
| in this or other districts"
| Article 3. section amended by
changing the word Elk" in tho third
and seventh lines to five
Article 8. second Amended by
striking out the period after the word
! corporation" in the ninth line and
adding the following and appoint COM
mittees with power to revise and
amend the rules
Article 10, second Amended by
changing the word two" to six" in
thu third line.
! After the amendments to the by
laws were adopted the rssigrations of
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district, and e. W. Swisher and a. p.
Sandlsa. members of the Western dis
trict, were presented and accepted
r. NJ. Striplin submitted the follow
! ing list OF officers and members Of
the district boards for consideration of
tho delegates:
Prssident--John C. wslty. Canton,
Ohio.
! First ice-presidept--Morg& q.
Buckley. Hartford. Conn.
! Second vice president--E. 2. Head,
San Francisco. Cal.
Third vice president--F. o. Beal,
Bangor. Maine.
Eastern district board for six years:
| Edward Moulton, Worcester. Mass.
! Atlantic district board for six years:
! Pierre Loriilard Jr.. Tuxedo Park.
| Central district board for six years:
! Reese Blizzard, Parksrsburg, w. Va.
Southern Western district board:
| e. ". Swisher for six years.
! a. p. Sandles for four years.
John Early for two years.
Pacific district board for six years.
| J. l. Borden, San Francisco, Cal.
After reading same he also moved
| that the nominees be accepted Ray
NJ Colby, seconded the nomination and
particularly Pieere Loriilard, Jr., from
New York state. as representative of
the town and county fairs. Said re-
port was unanimously adopted. and
the officers and members OF the cis-
trict boards declared elected for the
terms fixed by the bylaws.
r. NJ. stripiin presented the report
OF the rule committee. II was taken
up section by section and adopted as
| follows:
! Rule 3. section Q, amended by chang
ing the word third" in the third line
to second making the section read
as follows:
Section 3. In two in three race Il
horse must win two heats to be en-
titled to nrst money, II the race is
unfinished at the end of the second
heat horse not standing for money
shall be ruled out"
Rule 3, section 4. amended by chang
ing the word fourth" in the third
lime to third" the word "nfth" in the
fourth line to fourth" and the word
! sixth in the sixth line to next
making the section read as follows;
Section I. In three In I'VE race
n horse must win three heats to be en-
titled 20 first money. II the race ia
unfinished at the END of the third heat,
a horse not standing for money shall
be ruled out. After the fourth heat
only heat winners shall start, unless
two horses have each won two heat
In that event they only shall start in
the next heat.
Rule 8, section ). amended by strik-
ing out the period after the word
Summary" in the fourth line and add
ing the following except In the event
of three horses each winning a heat -
The next sentence also amended by
striking out the words "of tie the
horses tied" and inserting the word
they" in place thereof: making the
published conditions, less 10 per cent
OF the purse. which shall be awarded
to the horse standing best in the sum.
. mary except in the event OF three
horses each winning a heat. In thai
event they shall go fourth heat to
Determine the winner"
: Rule 4, section 2. amended BY In
! sorting the words by owners oil
lessees' after the word used" in tn,
seventh line and by striking out th'
! period after the word Association" In
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