The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-25
NEWS or THE THEEf MEv.
Party of Foreign Crack Riders Due Her
To-day.

Fnrty OF Foreign Crack Riders Due Hero
To-day.
The 81, Paul which IL due to-day has aboard
tie main contingent Of the foreign riders who
Will compete here this winter. In contrast
with former years not one % III, foreigners il
coming 10 part ciratc in the -'x-iay race. The
Present invasion is one made up wholly o.
sprnters AMI middle iistanc. stars. The PARTY
includes George Banker. the American ri Ter
who went abroad some years ago AMI won
championship honors IN England ami Europe;
, Edward Tayore. the ore hour record
holder; Tomase!li. who Is rated as tho
best man in all Europe. ami the following:
string Of other crack rii"rs; Fisher. Ch"va-
Her. Mnrius Coquc,le and Meyers. Alhcrs
Champion, the French prem er rider. is alfeaGa'
here. and II IS said that a coupe Il others Will
follow ON n steamer due next week. So that
there will BE- in all ten foreign stars To try the
mcttle Of the American riders II has been
arranged by the Italian-Amorican Athletic
club Of New YORK to give n reception to An
tonic Tomasc!i uron his arrival A COM
mit'ec hom the cub viii meet him at thu
pier ard invite him 10 ! e guest Of honor ara
masked bal to Ice given next Wednesday
nieht. At the las; meeting OF the club T.
masel was elected to honorary memberships.
Slate making on the presidency Of the L. A.
W has been freely indu.Ged in recently. bu.
not one ut the slate writer's las dem on stratrI
having inspiration from the candidates thry
have named Arcrort that originate in New
York to the effect that Conway W. sans O:
Baltimore would ba the candidate a. the New
York d!vis on has been spread hfoa iras' ami
formulated into an inc.pient boom Tor Sans.
The talk all Eai its origin in a remark
made ly CHlH Consul B.llin: tina.
his Personal choice wo'll l." Sans 10
that gent e'nau rlul DO inlurni 10 accept.
The Chief Consul Hi not speak fer he division
aud did no; rret"u! to do So. Tn rcpor, tina.
'h'"' Consul BE dins was 20 M TO la IA ~
10 ask Sans 10 Be the candidate AMI asst,
him ~ tina support of New York wa, fouu lei
on the fact thai Bedding is going TO Bal,mpra
next week, aS he often ,lo"s because Il bran,
81 ms business Is located in that Z, ). Wmln
SI" tn, I""H FSOIS% ma nn, YsIs 'T"r9
Secretary. Treasurer Hui OF the NHw Yrr.
uly!son yeHteriar /, II was true ~ reported
pre-iIeniNl candidate MIR, BILL sad thai It
WAS not true,
Il think. Sans would max" an excellent
DATE ot II" New York STATE division"
~" WNho Is th lily, division rhoc was asked
"a" division until after its annual mrrt'ng tI
bP sSy m M, In this Chief Consul Beading WIZ
dsN WIGlh Sam,s be your choice against Pres
tLhing what my pref renee wuul ha "
There IL no doubt out what Conway sans,
who ~ Chief Consul u MARYLAND, would -
e',ongly supported by New York State ru
Other divisions. EN-Prrstirnt | Is pot'r-
when interviewed maze It quite plain thai he
Iavors Sans. hui AZ present the BaltimoroHl =
not a candidate. He has repeatedly declared
that h. would not run as Ions as there waS
any possibility OF : J. Keenan, seeking 4
reflection. Tn" position OF sans IL thai nv
J.,s no want to Engage in any struggl" form"
ONCE AMI positively vii not oppose kr.-
pan, As o. President keenau'- position,
ne mas declined to- make IL known and
has done MS II a manner that has created the
Impression hat he would like 10 succeed hlm-
sci H. possible. TINS is ambition which causes
New York members 10 look aGhas, Keenan,
went in on racing platform. the League u
cont nue. Us control, aud during hi, admin's-
trAtion the control has slipped bodily away
from tn" League. while the mem bcrship has
gone down hi. The only possible platform on
which the present administration could Ice re-
tanned would he ono OF racing. ana thar the ones
who have failed % siGnaly TO maintain heir
stand -h0u seek reelection In alWo- NEON.
irehen SHE e. he anti-ricng members III New
York; Locally Il IL not believed thai Keenan,
has the least hit If chance. Other p0s- hl.-
ties besides Sans that have bcen nninnd are:
George Cooke ot Rhode Island. l.. y. Hines y
Michigan. Sterling Fl lott II Massachu-r,t+
and A. Is Choaie OF Minneapolis.