Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-09
FOR DISTRICT TROTTERs,

Meeting of the Directors Of the Breeders'
Association.
A meeting Of the board of directors of the
Maryland and District Of Columbia Breeders
Association was held yesterday in Baltimore at
the Office Of the Pimlico Driving Club. The
stake races for next fall were opened the con-
ditions governing them being similar to those
OF last season. The track over which the races
are to be contested and the dates will be de-
cided at future meeting, which will be held
| at Frederick, Nd.
The stake events will be. says the Baltimore
Sun today, for two-year-oids, three-year-olds,
| four year-olds and the three minute, 245, 235.
| $50 and 2.25 classes. 1t was decided to declare
| any stake race off for which there are not four
| or more entries. Fifty dollars are to be added
| to the stake in each race. Instead Of four
moneys the stake will be divided into three
| moneys, GO per cent going to the first horse rs
per cent to the second and Is per cent to the
| third. Entries for the stakes will close May 2.
| just one day before the beginning of racing at
| the Gentlemen's Driving Park. and winners at
the driving park, if entered, will not be barred
| The association decided to Join the National
Trotting Association, and the National Associa-
ton rules will govern the races. irrespective OF
| the track over which they are trotted. Secre-
| tary White was instructed oinvite horse breed
| ers OF Virginia to join the association.
| L. ID. ".
| aided by Mr.. De Garmendia. the yearling stake
| was opened. 1t is to be mile dash, and will
show how much improvement in the way of
early training has been the result of the earnest
efforts Of the associations members. The
stake. except that it is mile dash, is similar in
condition to the other events.
The board considered the advisability of
offering extra attractions at the meeting. A
parade aud display Of stock were among the
many features proposed.
| Victors in the Chess Tournament
The last two games of the London masters
tournament were played yesterday at the
British Chess Club. King street, Oovent Garden.
| Blackburne defeated Bird after sixty-iiye
moves in game opened by Bird with P to K
b. A. and Lasker and Mason drew q four knights
game. opened by the former, after forty-three
| moves. As will be seen by the appended table
Lasker won the first prize, Blackburne the sec
ond and Mason comes third, while Gupsberg
and Bird followed in the order named Final
score: Bird won l, lost Z; Blackburne won g,
lost 2; Gunsberg won 215. lost SO; Lasker won
| So, lost ~; Mason won 4, lost 4.
| Ways OF Riding.
| After all how foolish it 10 to attempt to de-
clare which rider it is that gets the most enjoy
ment out of cycling, says the League Bulletin.
The racing man is positive that his is the only
way to accomplish this; the scorcher sneers Al
the racer and saws the road not the track is the
fair test of both speed and pleasure in cycling.
the tourist pities both and revels in exploring
| the byways of his own and the highways OF
foreign lands; tne cup man WIN tel you that
y;Sdsn ,-;,h he cinb r,a;e: On ninh yvu n ave-
slow and easy rider understands not how there
can be any controversy ON tins point, he knows
| his methods ere the only true ones 10 garner All
of the pleasures there Is in the snort And so
il goes. ali down the long list of the yorious
kinds of riders Each in his way is right, SO far
as applies TO his own case. or TO those who
| think az he does: each il wrong when he decides
because scorchine. or Ioafinp' or Touring snits
him best that ii must in conseauenoe be The
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