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compliment. ridden or driven by well
known non-professicnai horsemen and
hcrsewosaen Sho have accepted the
invitation cs the hos to assist IN the
display Of his charges. Yet another
new factor that is adding 20 the inter
ct 81 present day horse shows Is the
entry o. American and foreign army
officers. particularly representatives
OF the cavalry branch 81 ihe service.
The United States government - DO
ing all IN its POWER 70 breed a higher
grade OF mounts Tor &c army and 20
encourage horsemanship IN the ser
vice. and q y therefore a natural So
ouence thai officers whose vocation
T. horseback riding should Dc making
their appearance IN considerable mum
hers among he entrants 81 horse
shows. especially when. as j. noe cns-
tonary. special classes are listed Tor
their benefit.
Finally IN enumerating the IN
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The result is surprising The air
men themselves have been quick to
res pond. Clifford B. Harmon. the am
ateur aeronaut. who holds number
of records, was one of the organizers
of the association and holds the rank
of chief of staff AS man VINO has
the endurance record with balloon
of remaining in the air more than ls
hours. the altitude record of 24,2oo
feet, the aeroplane record for sustain
ed flight. who was the first man 10
cross Long Island Sound in an aero
plane and the first man in America 10
drop bombs on imaginary battleshlps
he has a claim upon such post. He
is a man OF wealth and standing ana
above the imputation Of any mercen
airy motives.
Glenn curriss is similar man or
Great experience in the air and an ar
dent worker In the Aeronautic"l tie
serve. Augustus Post is another Well
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Of its prrrraas a number Of speed con
tests that afford added excitement Ioi
he spectators OF coarse. this nev
adjunct OF the horse show Is possible
oriv where tnere ~ a track or where
sho show - held on an ocean beach
that affords an imprompiu speedway
And BIZ the way. the 0cean-sidc horse
show with cool breszes for spectators
and exhibitors. no matter how hot the
day. has been finding great favor these
past few seasons.
The extension of American horse
Show activities. and especially the IN
crearc IN the number Of shows. has
had on important eject IN that u
cuts out a full seasons work ior me
horv~rnan or the borSewoman wish he
ans and leisure 10 make horse show
ing their principal occupation N ilfe.
The horse shows sre arranged. n 80
Gar a. possible. with uonconaiciing
dates and with some regard to geo
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enemy while they all tumbled isnom-
inorsly among tbs skyscrapers below.
Carrying the campaign still fsrtler,
Il Is easy 10 see The manner IN wnicn
a n.tipn equipped With aerop.anes
might anchor outside any port ana
derand whatever she might with tf.s
n ernatiye Of destruction in case the
request Is refused. The things that
we might do would be so dire that
offence against us would be unlikely.
unlesshina the Fire Demon.
In fact, the men al tue Aeronautical
Reserve hold that with the develop
meut of a competent feet OF air men.
war will become impossible. The de-
yelopment of that fleet will accom-
nlish that toward which civilized ma
lions have been struggling for mauy
years. II seems no more man .
common sensa fact that wfe the ar
men at work the destrucfDn OF any
city In the wo,'d will become eashy
pcrsi5,e. az that It viii be impossr
bile for the attacked country 70 pre-
vent that destruction. The airsnipS
OF he enemy have hut TO ny oveS
tina, city AZ night and set II on hre
In a dozen places. II would be i'm
pcgs:bie to so police the ar Win ue
fensive air ships as TO prevent tn. ~
The air ship at night. ifs yeiing ~
miles an hour. is difiict'' thing 20
keep rack of. Grahame-Whiie recent
~ few over the French navy ancoo.-
cd at vincennss. and those M,sse,s
Tried to keep him focated wttss75neis
search.ights. Occasionally ne miS
seen. but lost again in moment. 4 2
thing was impossible. ro,,,
1ne battleship is to certain po,ns
inyulnerable. The bombs that nias
ne carried by an sirship are NOT susn
as would prove especially effective 20,
ward It's destruction even II they con'u
be rightly placed. But the des,rucslo ~
/; OF the citfes ia the enemy's country u
CONTINUED on Thirteenth Pagep
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IN. NOW association by his son-in-law'
H.rbef, L Satterlee, former assistant
secretary OF the navy. These TWO men
have done much 10 establish the re
aorve There are such other men as
Charles II. Allen, also former ASST
ant secretary OF the navy ihno'ns :.
Burns. OF the New York. New Haven
and Hartford Railroad. ana Augustus
Thomas. the dramatist, who are woih-
ing for It's advancement John r. AVE-
Gerald. mayor OF Boston, IS comnanus.
Of the division of thu East. whiie fro'.
Lawrence Rotch, OF Harvard. iehus
his Influence and knowledge OF the up
psr air 10 the cause.
Governmental Recognition.
Roth the War Department and the
Navy Department have signihed their
annrovai of the movement, ana eacn
has apDointed an officer 10 represent
II in working with the Reserves. Cap'-
W. Irving Chambers represents inc
NAVY and Gen. James Allen. chief sig
nal officer of the Army represents tha'
branch of the government.
The men back of this organization
believe tina. If war should break on'
in the near future the aeropiane
would MAY a most important part III
Il. They hold warfare II 70 be entire
w revolutionized by the aeropiane
They believe that this country should
be abreast of the world In the develop
ment Of force to cope with any STU
alton that might arise.
II conditions existed like those tna'
preceded the battle of Santiago. Tor
instance. the aeroplane would be the
solution The American fleet was un'
able to determine the position OF the
Spanish feet There was no certainty
that il was even In Santiago hareor
ANY effective action against 1t was inn
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experts in connection with the armies
and navies. The united States.
through it's Congress, is refusing 10
appropriate cent. The men VINO
know have taken the bit in their teeth
and determined to provide an aerial
feet for Uncle Sam, whether his Con-
gress approves or not.
The Enlistment.
The United States Aeronauticai Re
serve is the result. 1t invites every
amateur or profes sional who can oper-
ate an aeroplane TO join 1t. II invites
every man who is interested in aero
nautics to become an associate mem
Der and to use his influence toward
the furthering of the movement. II
invites trained observers such as
newspaper men to enlist as air scouts
and when the necessity arises to go
aIoft for the purpose OF bringing back
information as to the formation OF the
enemy.
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uo,ths II has naturally come about
thai things equine have had place
In the minds of considerable portion
of the public. and there has been IN
tagging interest In everything SAVIOR
ing of the competitive in horse DIS
plays
But /. is not sought to give the I'm
preston that the indoor horse show y
the whole thing in this held by any
means. On the contrary. II Is the mar
velous growth in popularity OF the
onen-sir horse show that has gwen
the greatest impetus to the develop
menf of the sport and has been re
soousIble for the heavy Increase In the
total number OF horse shows held with
in the II months. Amos; every fash
ion.hIe acknowledgements resort
winter resort. spring resort OF autumn
resort-now has its o2en-a,r morse
show. and in that favored section OF
virginia which has attained world
vide tame as the home Of the thor
oughbred. there has been established
a ~circui." OF outdoor horse shows
inc Ike OF which cannot be seen any
where else IN the world and which
attract from all part q the country
admirers Of and prospective purchas-
ers Of fine horses.
Another interesting development o.
the past few years has been he pri-
vaie horse show. Mea such as judge
". II. Moore. Of New York, nuitimil-
iionsire promoter. and the much AK
ed about Thomas W lawson. Of Bos-
ton. Who own splendid sirines OF
horses and have available private
tracks or show rings. have ssEsa to
inviting their friends once q season
10 what are in effect private horse
shous-eouine parades IN which the
ribbon wearing hish-sieppers are, IN
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known air-man of the Reserve. There
are scores of men OF like standing.
Back OF them is the horde OF men who
bear the brunt of the work OF aero
planning. the mechanicians. Every one
of these efficient men Is anxious for
the development of the aeroplane and
every one of them dreams of the time
when he may drop bombs or Greek
fire into the camp of the enemy.
But the backbone OF the Reserve Is
the men of financial and political
standing who are making 1t their one
great enthus iasm. John Barry Ryan
of, New York son OF Thomas F. Ryan
the owner of the transportation sys-
tenn of New York City. is the commo-
dore Of the Reserve. and. for the mat
ter of that. the man who is respons-
jble- for-its creation His fathers for
tune and financial prominence is sec
ond only to that of ]. Pierpont Morgan
This latter fnancier is represented In
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pcssible. But had there been an aero
plane as an auxiliary TO the fleet this
craft could have started fight from
the deck af a battieship. could have
gone aloft and taken observations.
could have even flown over the foreign
vessels and dropped projectiles upon
them. At any rate. Il could have so
located them as TO make plain the
campaign and the dropping OF shells
from the ships,
Again, should hostile fleet anchor
outgIde New York harbor n heet OF
aeroplanes could make its position so
precarious that II would be difficult
for II TO hold its place. While the
hostile feet lay at anchor there wonh
be the horrible uncertainty as to its
safety. Al any moment OF day or
night a bomb might be dropped from
the sky that would spread destruction.
An army loaded ON transports would
be a fair mark fors the air man and
two of these In a machine that cost
81 600 might destroy an entire army
and break up vast campaign
!. Aeroplsnes to Control.
1aKlng anCther we" VI ~
the possibility that foreign heet
might approach New York and tna'
this feet might be equipped Win
seroplarss. These airships migh'
take flights frcm the decks OF the
vessels at night. sail over New YORK.
drop Greek fire or some other VI
those horrors OF the ancients In the
city and destroy 1t. There would y
the necessity of rei,erng this ar
fleet In such circumstances the ar
men OF New York sho,fd vastly out
number those of the invaders In order
J.. TO save the city. Unde. these CIR
cumstances the imagination can easily
picture the desperation OF one air man
pursuing another with Inc lives o.
thousands OF his fellowmen at s'ake
and perhaps sacrificing himself by
crashing his machine into thai OF DIS
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graphical conditIons-that Is an EFFORT
TO have the shows in one section OF
the country follow one smother In
ouick succession In the same season
of the year so that horse owners VINO
appear in the territory for one sno"
can. with a minimum OF Inconvenience
remain in the neishborhood for the
others. Thus a horse owner may
nowadays find occupation for the ma
for part of the year by taking MS
horses from one show 10 another
Thanks to the new system above men
TONED there are few long Jumps" De-
txeen shows and when these do oc-
cur the special equine palace cars that
the railroads nov provide enable the
fosr-footec aTistocTats to make the
Journey in perfect comfort.
Creditable as would be the horse
show that might be gotten up solely
BY wealthy horse owners. who would
bear their own expenses for the sake
Of the sport. there are 20 restrictions
Of this kind. In order to attract pros
pectivs customers the professional
horse breeder Is always glad to enter
the PRIDE OF his stables and At the
more important horse shows The
money prizes hung up are large
enough to make Il worth While for
any horseman OF moderate means 20
enter II he. has any c0n1dence IN the
superiority Of mrs stec6s. Al this
years New York show. for instance.
the cash prizes viii foot I'D S9o.1ee.
which =: may readily - surmised =
Sufficient 10 lure promis ing pfancsrs
from Virginia. the blue grass reEion
Of Kentucky. or any other locality
more or less distant from the metfop.
oils.
The modern American horse show
has expanded IN score 80 much A. =
has increased IN Importance. TIE
best evidence Of what : complex ann
verxafile character the present-dsy
Jborse fair has assumed T. Indicated
By the fact that the prize list prev1r-
Cd for the National Sacr vas made
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to embrace Isl different classes. Un-
doubtedly. the favorites today, as IN
the mast. are the saddle horses for
men and women. including Is the
shovjest branch of the whole family.
the hunters or jumpers that are de-
pended upon to furnish the chief spec
facnlar features for the show. Next
10 the saddlers probably the greatest
interest is manifested I'm the driving
horses FOR carriages. rulsbouts. etc
This interest is readily explainabie
nv the circumstances that large
proportion Of the people who attend
horse shows know something or in'-
ar;ne they know something from
practical experience regarding car
rage horses. even though that ex-
perience has been confined to the most
pros aic of family ~DotbiHs."
In this division Of the horse show
realm the keenest competition u often
encountered In the class fof runsoo1ts
driven By ladies'. but from the stand
point OF the casual spectator tue
nest fascinating features are those
afforded IN the case OF such novelties
- ftuutIr. &c ltAA I4a-A@-&-@" -
rious classes elSays appear 70 al
vantage IN . show Tins. and nova
DAYS there are fourin-hsnd compsfi-
ton Of all sorts. even 70 tourin-
hands restricted TO ponies And last
here n may be added that the pony
classes are invariably popular at every
horse show. Originally such displays
we're supposed 20 Be included solely
for the OBLIGATION Of women and ch'f
sren. oat shis class Of hoFscaesh has
lonr since. attained to fh2 dignity Of
a place 10 an b0rse shcr catalogues
on it. merits. and the affcnfioc oe
slowed upon ponies IN general has
been imported TO this country o. o<ei
here In rrceai years. and By the rad
d. eorerrost carts ard otl.er l1rar,-
ons 9onv eauipzees VIII rbEch rezt'
thr Americas families have been vent
fcorflrnzz On Torrt<sn:E Pare
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auences that have contributed TO the
nex vogue OF the horse show IN Amer
lea We mus; not lose sight Of the VIZ
tina: abandonment OF racing. Win
The suaner Of popular and legisisrve
disapproval placed upon this sport. as
conducted in the past. many OF the
wealthy norsemen who had ualntain-
cd racing stables for lc@e Of the sport
trrucd their attention TO other vents
for their enthusiasm. One OF these
new hobbies has been the matinee
facrs~ Of the genfiemens driTinE
essbs In which the contesfi-r stecds
are driven BY their owners. large
hare Of The veil 20 do deVotees OF
racing have. however. termed their a.
,enfion 10 horse shovs--and- Tor that
matter. what are she matinee races'
above referred 70 bot oDen-air horse
shows whereas. on the other hand.
rranv a horse sho~ 81 The convention
al kinanov has lacked On al the end
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places at the ulSpOSdi VI
~ j the government in time OF
war the bulk Of the aero
nlanes Of he nation and with them
that corps of men best trained in their
handling. A six-weeks-old society, the
United States Aeronauticai Reserve,
has enlisted 5000 members who pledge
themselves to give their service TO the
government should emergency arise.
Among these members are the mass
O. the men who have been most sue
cessful in developing the science OF
aviation. This active membership Il
added 10 by scores of men OF promi-
nence in army and navy circles, III
public life. of financial prominence, OF
the journalistic world. All are banded
together in the patriotic endeavor 10
advance the aeroplane as war ma
chine and to put their country abreast
OF the best in this, the most modern
engine of destruction.
With the conquest of the air going
forward at such a remarkable speed
the feeling has been strong among
those who are really familiar with
aeronautics that the United States IS
officially assuming an air OF manner
ence that is glaringly at fault. Other
nations are appropriating vast sums
of money and employing the best OF
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terveuing between November
- IA and November 1e, follow
ed BY the International Show
In Chicago the week OF November :.
to as inclusive. may be sttingly SAID
IN mark the climax OF the most re-
msrkable series Of horse shows IN tne
history OF America II anything De
needed to refute any impression that
The automobile is driving the noTse
into oblivion IL can be found IN there
markabIe series Of horse shows
dozens of them in all-which nave
boen held in the United States during
the calendar year now drawing TO
close. Never before we're so many
horse shows held in any one season /;
never were the prizes 20 valuable ana
the entries so numerous. and never IN
the past have so many spectators
gafhered at these shows and manifest
ed 50 much enthusiasm
The National and international
Horse shows are indoor affairs. the
first Of a series OF such exhibitions OF
earinss under cover that viii stretch
throughout the winter and spring.
Fashionable society always fcstered
these indoor exhibitions as an oppor-
sunity for the display Of gowns and
towels. but Of late years there has
Seen more interest manifest on the
part of that large portion Of the public
which Is fond Of the horse foT the
horses sake. This awakening has
souhtieza been due IN no small meas-
urc 10 the groFth In this country 81
late years % hdnting and cross-coun.
nv riding Sc q winter sport Wish
hundreds q men and women Of tho
dorsey set riding 70 hounds once
or twice a week ali through the colo
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HE National Horse Show i
New York City the week in
tervening between November
"a and November 1e, follow
cd nv the international Show
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WTNtRZA eN20IA1S

:" NATIONAL organization has
come into being which
places at the disposal of
, = the government in time OF
war the bulk Of the aero
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PAPKE TO LEAD
MIDDLE WEIGHTS
DEATH on kETCHELL PUTS HIM
n ca NRGE-fHJ NDERBOLT
on LONG TOUR


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SEE THE END
OF MASSPLAY
NTN FOOTBALL RULES ABOLISH
I'M PIUNGlNG
MODERN GAME FEATURIS
End Ruurlng. Forward Passing, on
SIDE Kicking IN the New
Game

H
So" ''". N''' '.---'h A""'' -'' "'
OBJ, big lout.I. games played on SAT-
.uraav prove. almos. a0ncuslyey thar
.lU. plmuu- H thing OF tho mast.
.ar.IUrrltI.r. D.. lessen tho danger in
.fH. tr..f college .pme they decided
fnat mU.. sf fna dangar Was Ir line
puHeiue. That was the target az
which tH.r aimed their effort. and
They peruInIc struck r sauarey In
tr. middle. Iftla danger came from
line puueIng. the spectator may rest
assured that the danger Is gone.
For hack 20 t1ln ton wards
through Uu, without Interference.
or the puslius and milling of his
t,rwm4f.4. I- practically impossible.
Of au H, big teams Ihat tried line
br.sEnr su sourday Harvard was
th. ouIy ou. thst succeeded During
th. fr.r mart ,f fn. game tho weight
of tbair hacks enabled .hen % make
I.w gains through the Army line.
but t1. progra.s WAS SO slow that
thev abandoned ia Tho only touch
down mad. by Harvard was NOT the
rfuIlt of buckIn. rba iin. IL was an
accident
princeton trfe1 lime plunpinp
egsi,st Dartmouth and Though pen
dlet.u ca. through an ono orelaiou
far fiffeer var5s the Idao pr5yad fu-
tna as ID General prorosffion
vsla mad. s.yar7I ,tt,,pts ot line
rfungi.g ay,In.t Coigsta buf thcy
trere b.I5 for dov-ns an tbrae occe-
atoms and had ~ live nm that method
or atterl psprsI,,,ani, tried th.
same thing AGAINST tbs Carlisl. In
dians and also moi with failure
Ths .giapr. of football I'm tho rittira
,,,Ist ,s I'm ,ba runpjnq or tho anos
fho f'rwar1 mass tho onsido kick opd
ab,v. alL tb. r,rning bo,k of n,ipts
punting 6r,res so largely in tba game.
now tbat tbe catching of he han and
i,rnning a. hack rnrst bsoone am ev-
grt sri.prc
Tbc ,,orI ~ princeton I'm ruunip,
I.acl r,pts an Satrrda,. vas m. nrot-
tiee, rybibition of its kind tbot mas
ev.r boen seen oround New yorl, for
many Years Thar particular ort wls|
made to measure frr pandlaton Tho
,yondorf,l littl. sprirter VINO wotId
have bsen a star last vear INF for me
foo, mar he was freshman IIa is
a ,rtfls mail I'm statIre Iigbt of linb
and as fast as , door bound no H.
ca ni,,tl. on Iis foot MAJ no can
ycrigolo awav from an ordinary tack
Iar ana n was bls ability ia dodge
,rIgars tbeir oniv tourbdown and won
an open field maj payo inc
for tbom Without pendIeton Inc
Tigers never wonId have scored TLcy
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The open game has come TO stay
and q must Doe admitted that 1t is
much more pleasing 10 the specta-
tors. IN tho Princeton Dartmouth
game there was not q moment when
the bail was not In fun view of the
spectators The rule preventing in
reference which has practically abol-
ishcd line plungIng. Is the strongest
blow that has been struck a. the old
game and dangerous mass plays since
the rules committee first began TO
tamper with the rules.
Many rules in the past have been
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PLAYERS SIGN
CINCY CONTRACTS
PITCHER MQUlIlNN MD OuT
FIELDER BNTl~ DESERT
plllIADlIplllA CLtB

Cincinnati. Soy -G,urrc MrQml-
hu. pitcher. and John Bltas. ouuipld-
,r both members of the Philadelphia
National League team have signed
contracts with the cincinnati club for
InII Their action Zoo tho face OF
President Fosuls declaration that the
Philadelphia club had mot released
them with Third HnsDmm Grant and
Pitcher Mor,n Is DNuoctrd to proclpl-
IItu uu uu.u contest between thc Gin.
D.uuru Wd Philadelphia clubs over
h. trade of PLAYERS announced last
NpDg
NoQuilhu came in from Newark.
A. d. and iruDd hls agreement after
ulhIua less than ten minutes with
rr. .d.ut HERMANN of the Cinuau
club The salaries offered to the men
wore mot announced
lHtUs came from his home Iu Stoub
DuN.'le, %. lu response 90 message
from President llurrImunn OF CucIu-
matt. and after % short talk with the
latter m which the position OF the
NiuHunut Dlub was explained, at
u.huI his signature to 1u agreement
for uDNt year lorrmunn took the
Uuiuu despite Fug,ls notice OF last
Wonk that Rates Grant Morcn and
NDQu.lInn had not been rrlolsod from
tuu Philadelphia reserve list