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THORNCLIFFE TRACK STILL UNDER THE BAN. Directors of tho Thoroughbred Horse Association Refuse to Change Their Action. Lexington, Ky., July 14. The directors of the Thoroughbred Horse Association, seven of the nine members of the board being present, at a meeting this afternoon, after canvassing fully the requests for recognition for a race meeting advertised to be held at Thorncliffe Park, a plant now being completed on the Davies estate near Toronto, and reviewing the pledge made by 158 members of the association at Toronto on September 28, 1910, which was that they would not race at any track in the Province of Ontario, not then built and licensed by the government of, Ontario, voted unanimously to deny the requests, and ,tu stand by the pledge. They further directed the secretary to inform the Canadian executive committee of their action and to give the press a copy of the following statement, prepared by President Charles II. lierryman, which was adopted as the expression of the board of directors and the policy of the association: "It is the sense of this body that they hold honor above any amount of money to be made out of racing or otherwise. Thorncliffe was not at the writing of this associations pledge at Toronto in September, 1910, considered to be a race track licensed by the government of Ontario. It was not included in the race courses covered by that pledge. Any attempt to so include it is mere misrepresentation and evasion. Policy of Association "Well Defined. "The policy of this association is well defined. No eleventh hour action is being taken. The pro-motors of the Thorncliffe plant had ample opportunity to know that it would not receive this associations sanction. The pledge of the association was reiterated in the Thoroughbred Horse Associations bulletin of February, at a time when the promotion of Thorncliffe was under discussion in Canada. In April Chairman Norman Macfarlane advised the directors that the Canadian executive committee would not sanction Thorncliffe or any other track built in Ontario. Chairman Macfarlane, within the last few days, has stated his disapproval of the request for sanction and has said he will resign his membership if it be given. "Now, it has this day been voted unanimously by the board of directors that they will stand by and upon the associations pledge given at Toronto, September 28, 1915. That they confirm the expressions made in telegrams and to the press on the subject by its president and secretary. That any member who will race a horse or horses at that track will be considered to have violated the honor of the Thoroughbherd Horse Association, that all such will be held to have forfeited their rights membership in the association, and the right also to wear the emblem of the association." . l ; j ; s j ; 3 j 1 a a I i f r f it j t - s e e e y - s s i. y , - e y t r II to o
