Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-19 | Page 7 | A. T. A. Has Row on Rule Question

A. A U. U T. T A. A HAS RO ROW ON RULE QUESTION I Will il Permit Regulations to toI I Govern Local Conditions COI- COI Con 4 p. p 1 IJ J d fc P Chicago Fob 1 JS S. si U stormy F lon blon to toda today 3 a 1 special meeting of the American Trotting association decided cl to permit stewards l and an promoters of or harness race meetings lel lucid held under r the tue theu auspices u of th the association a certain 1 latitude lo in making local hoca rules ruiN governIng governing govern govern- oell In ing their tIeLt thel m The a association limited this concession however howe I by y forbidding tile the adoption of 01 an any local rules rutes or r bylaws laws which conflict with wih the thin rules of o. the tue til association Hobbles s mi ma not nol be e u l ed cd on 01 racing hur horses cs 3 years CHi old ild and under according to tu a ruling l made e to a today A resolution was waR adopted expressing the thanks o of the as association to CV e. K G. G Billings for taking Uhlan Chlan and alil The Harvester to ope lust JUS y year al' al and giving ln foreign 1 I horsemen a chance to see ec those animals ani mal mals in action I IThe acton The first clash dash In tho the meeting today todar came on the question of the admission were o of rox proxy admitted ot votes The proxies finally A strenuous fight ht was mn made c for Cor the adoption of a rule forbidding stewards s sard and ard promoters from amending ln the Iut rules to suit local conditions This Th t proposal was as violently lot opposed by In Chall Charles s Port Porter Por Por- t ter r of oC Kansas and Edward Edwar Johnson of Wisconsin who declared that in order older to tl have ha successful racing local ocal con conditions condi condi- l- l must be lc considered The Tho measure finally wu was defeated