Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-25
GREAT Sporting
PROGRAM BEGINS
HELD At CAPITAL CITY
Second Annual Meeting Of the unk
ted hunts Racing Associates
Opened Today a. 6~enninss.

Washington, Oct. ss-Two mort
a ID vents in the sporting and 80
eial circles Of the Capital city were
in~angaraisd today-ihr annual fall
golf tournament Of tn. Chevy Chase
club and the second annual meeting
OF the United Hunts Racing associa.
taon. Hundreds of enthusiastic golf.
ers and hunters from eastern and
southern cities are in Washington 10
participate in these events includ.
ing many Of the serial and financial
leaders Of metropolitan society. Mil.
tary. naval and diplomatic circles are
also represented al the meetings If
both associations.
The Chevy Chase tournament. whirh
Is open TO all members Ut clubs affil.
lated with the United Stat Is Gnlf
association. began this morning on
the Chevy Chase links with 4 quail.
ftcation round. ;Akoke competition.
thirty-six holes, 4 prize is offered
lot me lowest gross score.
The first rounds for the club cup.
first sixteen: consolation cup. sec
ond sixteen. and players cup. third
sixteen. will be- played tomorrow
morning, and the second round 10
morrow afternoon, All are match
plOy, eighteen holes. Prizes will also
he given Ia the runner up ana de,
feated eight In each class.
The senifinals and finals for all
cups. and the handicap competition
will be played Saturday. In the lat
ter first and second prizes for the
lowest net scores and Il prize for
the lowest gross score ar" Offered.
The second annual meeting Of the
United Hunts Racing association be-
gins today at Bennings, and will BE-
continued on Saturday and Monday.
Although but a year old, every prom.
inent hunt club of America is repre-
scented on the membership rolls of
this organization. and ii has already
become a power in steeple chasing
and amateur racing circles.
The first meeting OF III" aSsocia-
ton was held at Morris park last
year. beginning OH October 81. Some
Of the best horses from the stables
Of Americas wealthiest people were
entered In the races. and were ridden
by the best amateur sportsmen Of
the country. The Gee Of the
first meeting accounts for the enthu-
siaSm which attends the Inaugural
ton OF the second. which promises 10
be by all odds the greatest event in
the history Of amateur racing In the
new world. The hunt clubs of many
southern states and a score of cast
ern cities are represented, In add.
ton to the military and
other SOCIETIES of this city and ad-
jacent country.
One of the big features Of the pres
ent meet will be the military steeplc'
chase, open only TO horses owned
and ridden by officers of the Uni
ted States. Although similar events
are common in military circles of
European countries, this will be the
first of its kind to be held on Ameri-
can soil. In a letter to the officials
nf the association Brigadier General
Franklin Bell gave his heartiest com
mendation and praise OF the project.
and recommended il to the officers
of the army. AS Il result, many of
the best riders in the service are TN
tered in the contest.
The officials of the United Hunts
Racing association include Hon. Per
ry Belmont of New York. president:
H. s. Page of New York, n of the
best known and most proficient gen
tleman riders of the country, Is vice
president: and John r. Townsend.
an associate of +. Fl. Hartman. the
great railroad magnate. is secretary
and treasurer. Mr.. Townsend is the
owner of vast estate and hunting
grounds in Fauquier county. Vir-
ginia, where many exciting hunts
have been held.
The directors of the association in
clude the names of men Of the high.
est standing In the society and fin
' ancial and commercial circles of the
south and east.