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ANNUAL MEETING, 1899. OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR. W. F. Schulte, President. Address, Louisville, Ky. James Howard, Vice-President. Address, Chicago, 111. O. L. Bradley, Treasurer. Address, Lexington, Ky. E. C. Hopper, Secretary. Address, Covington, Ky. J. B. Dillon, Assistant Secretary. New member elected Tho Western Turf As- sociation of South San Francisco, Cal. By-Law XVI changed so as to provide for an assistant secretary. By-Law XIX changed by adding the words "through the secretary" after the word "Congress" in seventh line. Rule No. 6 was stricken out. Rulo No. 17 was changed to read as follows : The colors solected by owners must be registered with the Secretary of the Congress and when thus registered shall not be used by others except in case of death or after five years withdrawal from the turf. Any owner racing in colors not registered shall be fined. A fee of .00 shall bo charged for registering and the Secretary shall issue a certificate of registration. In case of conflicting claims those now registered with tho Secretary shaU have prior claim. A list of colors that have been registered shall be furnished each member by tho Secretary of tho Congress and shall bo posted in the office of tho Clerk of the Scales. Rule 18 Every person or horse expelled or ruled off by any reputable running association, or by the American or tho National Trotting Association, shall stand ruled off the courses of the members of this Congress during the continuance of such expulsion. Any Association that shall knowingly allow any rulod-off or expelled person or horse to participate in its racing shall be outlawed. Rulo 27 Any owner, trainer, jockey or horse, that shall in any way participate in racing under injunction proceedings, or any owner, trainer or jockey that shall attempt to nullify by legal process the rulings of officials in caso of fraud shall be barred from all privileges of the tracks of tills Congress. This rule to take effect from date of passage. Rule 95 Declarations in purse races must bo made by the owner, trainer or other person deputed by him, to the Secretary or his assistant by 12 oclock noon of the day of the race, or at such othor time as he may appoint. When a party having more than one horse entered in a nurse, shall dnclnrn onn nnt , thereby declares all out, but this rule shall not apply to handicaps. Declarations in purse races must be accompanied by five 5 per cent, of the first money. In purso races with more than eight entries, owners can declare out to that number free of charge, the right to declare free being determined by lot, as occasion may require. All declaration fees in purse races shall go; 60 per cent, to second horse and 40 per cent, to third horse. In caso ono horse distances tho field in heat races, all entrance and declaration money must go with the purse. Rule 105 No jockey, oxcept when riding for his contract employer, shall be weighed out for any race unless there has been depositod for him with the Clork of the Scales the fee for a losing mount in that race, and the Clerk of the Scales shall Loop the accounts for the jockeys, pay over to them the money collected, unless he has notice to the contrary, and for his services shall receive two por cent, of the amount collected. Tho failure to deposit this fee for the jockey engaged for any horse shall declare it out of tho raco. Rule 157 Stricken out. Rule 160 In selling races the horses engage- ments are included if the horse is boug or claimo Rulo 172 Owners and trainers employing riders, grooms or attendants shall make their contracts in writing, properly signed and wit- ; nessed, whenever he time covered by the con- : tract exceeds thirty days. Any person who shall entice or attempt to entice away from an ; employer, a rider, groom or attendant who is under contract, may be fined or ruled off. No contract shall be bindintr under thcso rules, the provisions of which give an omployor any interest whatever in tho earnings of a jockey, and the License Committee shall grant no licenso to jockeys bound by such contracts. Any employer or jockey misrepresenting the terms of any contract shall be ruled off. In the absence of written agreement the engagement of a jockey, groom or attendant terminates with the last day of oach month. If a jockey, groom or attendant be prevented from riding or service by suspension for fraudulent practices or 01 her misconduct, any person who has retained or employed him may cancel the contract or retainer. In like cases, if any owner or trainer be prevented from running or training by suspension for fraudulent practices or other misconduct, the rider, groom or attendant may cancel the contract or retainer. Rule 176 Jockey fee is fixed at 25. Rule 178 If a jockey engaged for a certain raco, or for a specified time, refuses to fulfill an engagement, the Judges shall fine or suspend , him. Rule 19 Stccplechasos stricken out. It is a duplicate. Tho following new Rulo was adopted: No person against whom there are outstanding forfeit orders or other arrears issued by members of the Congress shall receive a trainers or jockeys license until the same are paid. The following new Rule was passed: Any person who shall enter or run a horse or allow a horse to be entered in a selling raco while any claim is held against such horse, either as a bill of sale, chattle mortgage or lien of any nature, by anyone, without making the fact known at tho time of entry shall bo considered guilty of fraud and shall immediately be ruled off by the Judges, and any and all persons claiming title or ownership of any horse after such horse has run in the name of another person, having peaceable and undisturbed possession of same, shall be considered guilty of fraud and bo ruled off by the operation of this rulo. This rule to take effect immediately. Messrs. Tarlton, Fowler and Hopper were appointed committee to edit rules. The name of the Chicago Racing Association was changed on the records to the Chicago Jockey Club. L. D. Hall, James Arthur and J. R. Hand, who participated in racing at Woodstock, 111., run contrary to American Racing Rules, were reinstated. Tho horses, Barrier and Ramona, were refused reinstatement. The mare Maxino, formerly Flour de Lis, whose name was changed East to conform to their registration rule, was permitted to run undor the name of Maxino on Congress tracks. The following resolution was adopted: Inasmuch as the fund of the Turf Congress has accumulated beyond all possible future necessities, and as the fixed revenues are ample for annual expenses, Resolved, That tho Congress appropriate to each of its members the sum of ,000, or as much thereof as the different clubs may designate, to which a like amount shall be added by each club, to be known as the Turf Congress Sweepstakes of 1900, and to be run in one or moro stakes as oach club may provide. Of the sum appropriated one-half shall be paid to the trainers and jockeys of the three placed horses, as follows : Forty per cent., 20 per cent, and 10 per cent, to the trainers of tho first, second and third horses respectively, and 15 per . cent., 10 per cent, and 5 per cent, respectively to the jockeys riding them. And when anyAsso ciation shall show to the satisfaction of the . ;Secretary of the Congress that the above stake has been given and that its conditions have i boon complied with in full, he shall authorize the Treasurer of the Congress to pay over to 1 f. each one complying the requisite amounts. Tho time for forfeiture of membership on account of not giving a meeting within tho year was extended to September 1, 1900. The registration rule was amended so as to conform to the rule governing the Stud Book, except that portion of tho Stud Book rule relating . to the naming of foals. The old naming . rule still stands.
