Show of america 1 special to 0 april 9 representatives senta tives turf men from all parts 0 the country assemble here today for th purpose of bringing into existence an organization which will probably be known as The Sport dg league of amar lea its probably the moat important convention of turf men that has ever been bold in tah country the participants including presidents of national trotting delegates from 1 over twenty driving park associations bleeders breeders bre eders owners and representatives of agricultural societies and horse show associations the call tor the gathering originated with the cleveland driving marlc association and its object is explicitly outlined in an address signed by a large number of prominent men in this they say we meet tor the of league to protect our manly sporty pastimes and recreations of our people from hostile legislation and keep them on so high a plane that just critic ieca of an adverse character will be impossible we recognize tha fact that there ara abuses to correct and that an organization composed of ane friends and active participants in these tiona and the business incident to them will ba powerful to ac comp liah the corrections and at tho gama time baand as a alono wall against agai nit the unjust ag aults of those who have other inte reata or pleasures oa an overweening desire to meddle with atie conduct of their neighbor we trust that every community feeling a pride in ane bictory and honorable character of our pastimes will cooperate for the establishment and maintain ence of healthy regulations with personal onal liberty and ane law of the land with such an organization baying its friends on guard everywhere we will have less to apprehend in future from the period ical crusades that have bean so unjust to us in the past |