Show TURF ROW ROWIN ROWIN IN N. N I. I TA A. A Meeting of Trotting-Horse Trotting Men Will Be Most Important Important Important Im Im- Im- Im in History NEW YORK YORI Feb 10 The The biennial congress of the National Trotting association association association asso- asso asso asso- I will wUl be held at the Murray Hill ha hotel el next Wednesday for the purpose of electing electing officers and amending the rules which will govern harness racing on eastern tracks for two years Until the he grand circuit stewards at their recent meeting meting in Detroit threw b bomb into the camp of the the N. N T. T 1 A A. by virtually voting to withdraw from that organization unless uness certain reforms were br brought about this years year's congress to b be without incident the new rules having been tentatively agreed upon a month ago and the reelection reelection reelection re- re election of all aU the all the old officers being re regarded regarded regarded re- re as a foregone conclusion Now that the grand circuit track managers managers managers man man- agers have Issued an ultimatum d de demanding demanding de- de manding that the system of voting by proxy at the congress be done away with and have appointed a a committee to attend the congress and ana state their grievances the session bids fair to be one of the most Important and Interesting Interesting interestIng Interest interest- ing In the history of the National Trotting Trotting Trotting Trot Trot- ting association The chief complaint of the grand circuit circuit circuit cir cir- cir cir- managers is that under the proxy proxy- system the most Important tracks in the country virtually have no voice in framIng framing framing fram fram- ing the rules of choosing the officers three or four men usually holding the proxies of hundreds of minor fair associations associations associations asso asso- and controlling th the action of the congress The committee appointed b by the grand circuit stewards will ask that hereafter only those members present present pres pres- ent eat at the congress be permitted to vote Maj P. P P. P Johnson of Lexington Ky president of the N. N T. T A. A has arrived and expresses the opinion that the proxy system will not be done away with He believes however that a compromise compromise com corn promise may be reached |