The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-11
. HUNT CLUBS HAD
EXCELLENT SPORT
REceRps COMPLIED SHOW LOVE
or TRUE RACING Is
WIDESPREAD
MANY WOMEN RIDERS
MISS RUSSELL AT uARRENToN AND
MRS. BRENToN AT RICHMOND
FIGURE IN DATA REGARD
ING ASSOCIATIONS MEETS
MANY WOMEN RIDER:

NEW YORK, March IA rec
ord of hunt race meetings and the
summaries OF those for gentlemen
Jockeys at other meetings sanctioned
bs- t1e hunts committee ana the
National Stceplechase ana tunt AS
sociation with other details OF the
Fascinating spor, of amateur cross
county, and nat racing has been
complied and printed IN handy pocket
form by Frank J. Bryan and George
w. Gan, both of whom are frequent
officials at such meetings.
How widespread Is the love of true
racing IL shown by the wide distribU-
fior Of the meetings. The season
opened on April ?, at the Warren
ton Hunt Club. Virginia and, in &C
cordance with circuit that viii in
q general way DE again followed this
season. the second meeting was at
Linden Park course. Elizabeth, n. J.
The Sccene then shifted to Long ISL
and one day meetings being held on
successive Saturdays at the Rockaway
Hunting Club and Meadow Brook
Hunt club, and then there was
Jump 30 Richmond for the one day
sport o. the Virginia Racing and
Ifetse Stow Association. Maryland
was next invaded for the meeting of
the Maryland United Hunts at PIN
tstD tI May @hs 80 difh ~ ia ~t"S
30 also the sixth annual meeting OF
the Watching Hunt took place at the
clubs course at Plaintield. y. j.
With JUne's roses came the two
day spring meeting Of the Rose Tree
Fox Hunting organization with a well
appointed course. The oldest and
richest meeting until the establish
nent of the Maryland United Hunts
and the United Hunts closed the
a
the brookiine, Mass. Country Club
There are fifts-one hunt clubs
recognized 10y the National Steeple-
chase and Hunt Association, of which
August Belmont ia president, j. IL.
Alexandra vice president and John f..
Geswdin secretary treasurer, and as
but about SO per cent. now hold
meetings there would seem to be still
plenty of room To grow The ruling
body gives the immediate charge of
the hunt meetings to a hunts com
rnittee. which has ten members with
a. J. r. Devereux, OF Pennsylvania.
as chairman Among the duties are
the assignments of dates, licensing of
gentlemen riders and the registration
OF qualified hunters, bona fide hunt
ers. hacks and hunters. No horse
may start in a race for one OF these
classes exclusively unless SO register.
gu AHSfG are blitF lpu llSASA IN IHs
four divisions, but the aggregate OF
starters in the eos races. including
those for array and farmers horse )
was nearly soc.
A usual card for hunt club DAY
might be made up or three races or
the f1at--a quarter mile dash foi
ponies 1913 hands or under, one oi
half for galloways and u mile race
for blacksmith three steepieehases
each of about four miles and respec.
lively for half bred hunters, bons
- ee hunters and qualified hunters
also a fat race OF one half mile fol
horses owned by farmers in tn,
neighborhood. But the detiis Oh tn.
card may be varied al will Tn,
owners are generally members of 4
hunt club Some are women--Mrs
Payne Whitney had entries at Penn
syivania and Long Island meets, Mrs
A. j. t. Deyereux races at man,
points. but as her husband Away
rides he may D. the real owner Mrs
H. w. ~Eliioti~ had an entry AT Rock
away. Miss Russell at Warrenton
Mrs. q. G. Brenton at Richmond
Mrs. l. w, McDermott at Brookline
and Miss r. b. Bowen. Mrs c. w
Doian and Mrs. G.. H Stetson a
Pennsylvania races. Miss Isabe
Shotter started a horse in the Berk
shire Hunt races and Mrs w. Keat
ing and Mrs r. w. Walden had en-
tries at PimIico.