The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-13
ASSOCIATION OF
VIRGINIA BREEDERS
Organized in Fauquier With Well
Known Members.
GENTLEMEN RIDERS RACES
Will Hold Two Meets Year. and Pur,
chase Land on Which to at Once
Establish a Irack-WilI Copy
Rules of National Association
Especial D.spatcl1 TO The Times.


WAkkENTCN, IA. Sent l2-At a
meeting held some days ago at antrim, "
the country place OF d.. James Kerr
Of Washington, which is just outside
Warrenton, number of the most promi-
nent horsemen in this section OF Virginia
organized the Virginia Breeders Asso-
c1auon.''
The object OF this association is the adj
Vancement Of the breeding and raising OF
thoroughbred horses in Virginia. Those
interested in the movement and who were
present at this meeting, either in person
or by proxy, are Dr. James Kerr, who
was elected temporary chairman, General
3. Y. Spiman, Colcnel Robert Neville
Senator Henry Fairfax, Edward Spillnan
Jim Hall. James x A1addux, Henry Har-
rson, of Leesburg; H. Rozier Dulaney,
E. Astley-Cooper, John D. Hooe and sew
eral others. a committee was appointed
to draw Up g. charter and another to look
into the question of the purchase of land
upon which is to be laid out the race
track
The newly organized association will be
run under the laws and regulations OF
the National Hunt and Steeplechase As
ISOLATION of America and will be con-
Quoted in strict accordance with the laws
Of Virginia.
TWO MEETINGS A YEAR.
It will hold two meetings each year,
one in the autumn and one in the spring.
AT these meetings there Will be steeple-
chases and fiat races for hacks and hunt
ers The majority of the events will be
for gentlemen riders and they will be
conducted on the order Of similar meet
ing at Brookiine, Mass, at Rosetree,
near Philadelphia, and at Pimlico.
The high standing of the men in charge
of the Virginia Breeders Association in
sures its being run on 9, high plane, such
as that which characterizes the conduct
of the New York jockey clubs Invita-
ton VIII be sent to all persons in the
State interested in the development of
the thoroughbred and it is the hope OF
the promoters OF the new organization
that MANY VIII respond.
TO PURCHASE LAND.
Already enough money has been sub
scribed to purchase the necessary amount
of land and for the erection of temporary
stands and. cooling out stables. The first
meeting Will. in all probability, be held in
November. Immediately after the meeting
at Pimlico. in order that Pimlico entries
VIII come Warrenton. The associa-
ton will lot be able to erect all the
necessary stables at the track by that
time but arrangements will be made to
stable all horses in Warrenton, and cool
ing out stables viii be built at the track.
which will be within less than mile of
Warrenton.
Efforts Will be made to lease the track
to some racing stable for the winter
and. in fact. 1t is understood that one
stable has already asked the refusal of
it. 1t is thought that the organization
OF this association, which has nothing
whatever to do with either the Warren
ton Hunt Club or the Horse Show Asso-
here, will mean not only the re-
vival of racing at Warrenton. under
more pleasant auspices than it has ever
been conducted before, but also the re-
vival OF the standing Virginia once had
in the raising and breeding OF the
ghbred.
BY GENTLEMEN.
The organization will be conducted by
gentlemen and its meetings will be for
gentlemen. Only the best element OF
those in Virginia who are interested In
horse ra cling and thoroughbred horses
will control. and they will see to 1t that
nothing takes place in connection with
the events brought of under the auspices
Of their association that will retHct the
slightest discredit on themselves or the
interests they represent. 1t is an organi-
"a ton not for Warrenton only, but Tor
the whole State of Virginia.
There will be another meeting on Satur-
dav next, when reports of the committees
will be received and read. after which
active steps will be begun toward hold
ing the first meeting in November.