The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-17
SCHEDULE FRAMED
FOR HUNT MEETINGS
Rockaway Club to Open Rae
inr Season HcrcabOuts Nav |
at Hewlctts Park.
DAVIS CHOSEN CHAIRMAN

Dates FOR the hunt meetings which as
usual will open the racing season in this
vicinity were allotted yesterday at a
meeting Of the hunts committee of the
National Steeplechase and Hunt Assoc
citation held at the office Of the associa-
ton, is East Forty-frst street. The
committee Is made up OF representatives
from different States interested in ANA
,eur racing and hunting. but with the
exception Of the old established Ak
ture 1t the Country Club. Brookline,
only meetings in the metropolitan dis
trct were settled finally. The sane
lions granted were:
May /. R~ockaway Hunting club. Hew-
MAY $. meadow Brook steep,echase As
ISOLATION. Estate OF IL p. whitney, west
bury, l.. l.
May is and 10. United Hunts Racing
Association. Belmont Park Terminal.
June . and 5. Piping Rock Racing Assoc
ciation. Locust Valley. l.. l.
June ; and II. the Country Club. Brook
Inc. Mass.
with the exception OF the Piping
Rock meeting all the fixtures call for
decision before the opening of the regu-
ar racing season, which certainly will
not begin until May 90. one day after
the second day allotted to the United
Hunts The scheduling of Piping Rock
for two days in June indicates that there
will be a break In the daily programme
at Belmont Park. as the patrons OF both
organizations are allied closely. making
II extremely improbable that the two
meetings would conflict.
ia L. nAs A. - $3.50. tat. "a --
that dates for meetings outside of this
district have not been generally an
nounced. but rather the reverse. Several
more meetings have been arranged. but
with the idea of advoiding conflicts at
different points the applications were
referred to the representatives from the
localities Interested. so that the dates
may be adjusted in a manner satlsfac-
tory 10 all.
J. =. Davis, representing New York.
was elected chairman of the committee
for 1915 and A. J. A. Devereux, Penn
~sylvania, vice-chairman. The other
members Of the 1915 committee are ].
Watson Webb. New England James w.
Graves, Virginia G. Bernard Fenwick,
Maryland H. A. Bourne. New Jersey
Henry w. Bull. A. Henry Higginson
and II. s. Page. Frank j Bryan is the
secretary OF the committee.
Certificates as gentlemen were granted
to the following Bayard Tuckerman,
Jr.. Alfred Borden. +. r. Appleton. Jr.
Lawrence B Smith. william j. Clothier
Nathaniel Ewing, Jr. Edward II. Carlo
Charles X. Rockwell, John Tucker. F,
Ambrose Clark. +. q. Hostetter. b. b
Lewis, Philip Stevenson. Evans Tucker
A. p. Humphrey, Jr, W. A. Hazard. Jr.
Harry Tucker and John Lewis Hay, Jr
The following applications were ap.
proved and referred TO the stewards OF
the National Steeplechase and Hun,
Association, who will grant the licenses
A J. A Devereux. @. Bernard Fenwick
Charles l.. Harrison, Jr.. q. Fred Alpers
John Bosley. Jr. n James q
Le!per. Jr.
A special committee a appointed Il
assist in every way the promotion Of
point 70 point races. The members o.
this committee. which will work with
The hunts providing these races. arr
A J. A. Devereux. q. Bernard Fenwlck
James w. Graves. J. Watson Webb anC
Henry w. Bull. Stewards were ap
pointed TO represent the hunts commit
tee at the meetings sanctioned ant
Frank J. Bryan was appointed handi
capper for all meetings.