The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-12
HORSE RAGING TO
 BE RESUMED NEXT
 SUNDAY IN BERLIN
Devotees of the Sport Reassure Nearly Bankrupt Breeders
 American Jockeys.

Berlin May 13.-Deyotees of horse Faofns and breeders who have been AH but ruined have finally succeeded iI1 assuring q fesurpption of some flat racing tf1ss season. after canvassing all who are interested in the sport. Plans have been completed for 2 se- rfes Of six races at Hoppegarten, near Berlin, beginning Sunday May 16s and continuing each Sunday thereafter.
 No effort has been made as yet to secure a resumption of steeple chas- Ing or trotting races The former is regarded as practically irnpo ssibIe be- cause almost every gentleman rider nm Germany Is now in the field.
 A large part of the opposition that has been voiced against racing has been from persons who oppose any 4f4ifg like frivonty in wartime The racing proponents argue that if nec- essary the words sport and pleasure shall be erased, and that racing shall be conducted purely for the sake of Keeping the breed of race horses at a high standard. and for the benefit of stables that otherwise would have to go out of existence They do not 20 beyond July in their present plans The sporting clubs that must arrange the races undoubtedly will make up cards for August, September, October ports the races now arranged.
 Nevertheless the biggest races of the season fn point of usual interest Aand purses, are all scheduled, and have about the normal number of entries These events include the Ser 900 marks, and the Hamburg Derby. purse 125.0o0 marks, both planned for July.
 The entries for both these races were made in 1913, and have dropped in size of course, but not below nor 11laI Thus there remained. after the last forfeit day toward the middle of April thirty entries for the Grand Prtx and forty for the Derby
 Racing enthusiasts, breeders espe- ciaIIy, are sure that the season will see events at Berlin, Hamburg. Frankfurt, Cologne, Dresden and LeipsIe, and perhaps at Stuttgart and Munich Both the king of Wlrtem- burg and the king of Bavaria are owners of stables and may help the
 A nun1Der Of tracks will be closed. ss'1saS at Ruhleben. near Berlin. is now the site Of the big detention camp for British civilians, at Grunewald there is a hospital used for those wounded in the war and one of the tracks at Cologne is used for herdfng cattle.
 Another factor which has added to the dfffic icu1ties is the shortage of trainers and Jockeys vari ous sport Ing and Jockey clubs Of Germany for y --1 and EnEiishmen trainers, and those just at present are scarce.
 Soon after the war began some 22 English trainers and a, dozen jockeys, the leaders Of their professi on in Ger many were interned at RuhIeben. When racing became a prs ctical cer- fainty again it's backers began quiet geftfng the men oIfts and succeed < ed in having eleven trainers released. The move got to be known however, and ant1sEnglish sentiment proved to be tremendously strong that the others are still in confinement, with small chance of getting out to hell out the situation.
 There are three trainers and two jockeys from America who, it is be neved, will be here when racing gets under way They include Trainer McCreery under contract ts Baron Oppenhein, Trainer Free TaraL attached to the stable O: Messrs von Weinberg, aud Trainer Campbell in charge of He1E von Ben, ningHenss stable. Jockey Willy Shaw is expected to ride for the von Vein bergs, and George Archibald fol Baron Oppenheim. It is hoped tha. these last two will bring over witl hem at least one other jockey apiece