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A B HANCOCK PRESIDENT WeilKnown Breeder Elected Head of the Thoroughbred Horse Association LEXINGTON Ky May 4 Arthur B Hancock of Paris Ky was tonight elected to succeed Mr Charles H Berryman of Lex ¬ ington as president of the Thoroughbred Horse Association the sixth annual meeting of which was held at the Phoenix Hotel Colonel E R Bradley of Idle Hour Farm was named to succeed Mr Hanceck as vice president Thomas B Cromwell was re elected secretarytreasurer A B Gallaher of Lexington and Captain P M Walker owner of Page Brook Farm Boyce Va wero elected for terms of three years each as members of the board of directors succeed ¬ ing Messrs James Arthur and Dr Fred Adams of Baltimore whose terms of three years expired Messrs Hancock and Bradley were both reelected to the board of directors for three years each eachPresident President Berryman made a brief address in which he recounted the achievements of the association for the betterment of the sport of racing and the benefit of the thor ¬ oughbred horse industry during the year and referred appreciatively to the splendid assistance given by Mr Desha Breckinridge editor of the Lexington Herald and a member of the board of directors When Mr Berry ¬ man had concluded his remarks Mr Breckin ¬ ridge was given a rising vote of appreciation by the members membersReports Reports of the secretary and of committees at the race meetings were received and ap ¬ proved provedMessrs Messrs A B Hancock E R Bradley Desha Breckinridge Hal Price Headley and J O Keene wero named a committee of the board of directors to work out and execute a plan for expansion of the membership membershipPresident President Hancock and Secretary Cromwell were instructed to proceed for the refund by Messrs G D Bryan Jr and James F OHara of transportation from the City of Mexico paid by and for horsemen who raced there after Messrs Bryan and OHara re ¬ duced the purses to 450 when they had en ¬ tered into an agreement with the Thorough ¬ bred Horse Association to give 700 purses or pay the transportation of all men and horses back home
