The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-07
)fficial Report Annual Congress
Of National Trotting Association

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winning race In faster time than the
class to which his time allowance
makes him eligible shall thereafter be
considered as having acquired new
winraee. At the beginning of 1920 the
present time allowance shall apply.
Rule rs, section t. Amended by
striking out the words emitting sun
dav' in the third line.
Rule 81 section |. Amended by
changing tho, second sentence TO read
as follows: He shall appoint three
timers. one OF which must have
license from the National Trotting AS
ISOLATION, i.
MUST he; LICENSED TIMER
Rule ii. Further amended bv add
ting the following section: At each
public race or performance against
time where there rs not a vtsable tim
ing clock, there shall he at least one
licensed timer in the Judges or timers
stand He shall sign the judges book
for each race Or performance against
time ard send the National Trotting
Agsocia ton a gpectaf report. givtna
the time OF the FIRST and second horses
in each heat In the event OF there
being any suppression or misreprc-
sentstion Of time at a meeting end
the licensed timer fails 10 report game
he shall be expelled and HIS license
revoked. a license shall he issued
without charge nv tts board OF re-
view or In vacation b. order of the
president
Rule II, section s. Amended nv
adding the words ''or timer after
the word starter In the FIRST and
fourth lines
Rule 81. section .. Amended By
adding the following: I'm the place
designated after each race or per-
formancs against time
Raie Is. section s--strucs out
Rule 2o---AmAnded by adding the
following section: when all but one OF
thh horses are ruled out by the condi-
tons of the race, the horse that IL en-
titled to start In the NETT heat shall
be declared the winner without being
required 70 60 over the course.
Rule -. section l---Amended BY in.
sertinx the following sentence: In
races under the point system the fast
est time made by the winner In frat
or second position constitutes win
race
IRREG ULAR RACES
Rule So, section 2--Amended TO read
"a follows: ANY public rare at \ iese
sistsn nee than one mile and exceeding
three quarters ~ a mile shall he re-
EHFGES AS irregular. ana Lll1N Es1TE ~
such distance shall create a bar.
Rule rs. section, t--Struek out and
the following substituted! Horses rae
ing upou tracks not IN mcrT- bershtp
with a recognized parent association
racing under published rules and
keeping records accessible To this as
ISOLATION Of performances on it's tracks
shall be eligible only 70 the tree for
all class at meetings given hv mem
bers of the National Trottinr aSsocia-
ton. subject to review OF the board Of
review.
Rule rs section e--An,snde6 By in
sorting the words give orders or
after the word Owner in the third
line
Rule a. section r-~~An,erded By
striking out race immediate notice
shall have been given to the Judges OF
the race of the intention to 80 appeal
In the twelfth and thirteenth lines and
making the last clause In the sentence
read as follows: TT the appeal relate
to the decision OF q heat. the appesl
must be made before the next one in
the race is started or X the matter ap-
pealed from occurs In he deciding heat
tho appeal must be made to the Judges
before the decision Of the race lis an
nounred-"
Beginning with 1880, tn. National
and American Trotting associations
Will publish the rules which are uni
form and the winracs list in the satne
volume.
c. A. Chapman submitted the fol-
lowing list of officers and mem hers to
district boards for the consideration
of tho delegates;
President, John c, weity, Canon.
Ohio.
First vice president Morgan G.
Buckley. Hartford. Conn.
Second vice president, f.. r. Head,
San Francisco. Cal.
Third vice president, TscForcst
Settle, Syracuse, ~. "
DISTRICT BOARDS
Eastern District r. Morrefl.
Brunswick, Nc, for two years W. Fl.
Hall, South Wilmington, Conn, for
six years.
Atlantic Distrtct--Ray NJ Corby,
Owego, N, T.. for two years j. r.
Winchester, Wilmington. Del. for SIX
years.
Central District Henry a. Rea.
Pittsburgh. Pa. for sfx years
Southern Western District-John
Early. Nashville, Tenn, for six years
Pacific DISTRICT. Fl. Booth. Rose
burg. Oregon for six years
After reading same he also moved
that the nominations be accepted. A.
F, sandios seconded the ncsnina tions
which wcr~ adopted by unanimous