The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-10
RACING HAS GAINED
new LEASE OF LIFE
So Declares August Belmont.
Chairman Of the Jockey
Club.
SPORT HAS NEW FRIENDS


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are. ! believe, entering upon q
new era III sport IN TINS country anu
those OF us who are fond OF racing look
TO the future with every degree OF con-
hderce. The turf has made a most or
new friends VINO Will may an important
part IN the development or the sport,
"The purchase of so many highly bred
English and French horses Will insure
stronger competition. Entries every
where for stake events show n gratifying
increase over last year and we h now
have n chance Of testing the merits Of
our horses with those OF foreign Coun-
tries whose opportunities to breed high
class th~oroughbreds have been greater
than ours
THE presence ~ upward Of 200 OF
these animals In this country " going 10
mean much to the future of the thorough
bred esucci,ily In it's relation to the
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good horses has always been more or
less of an obligation on the breeders Of
the United states. but in the light Of
what ~ TRANSMITTING I'm Mexico. where. |
note our cavalry is suffering becau use OF
IL, lack of horses that are capabl. Of
u.go,i,tiu. tn. rugged country, Il be-
COMES an imperatiye duty.
80, , all yr.ati, IMPRESSED cou-
,;ru.j AIR n,I mon, "by the testimonial
L. ,l.s
Stat. h> GOV Whitman. who In reply
IN IN. recent u,ery Of MIR. stone OF
u,u,rmo,e said ,ha, the Hughes ,eg,sls-
ZION had ACCOMPLISHED all that could be
L.. "a nr.y.,, ,.c.,ra,k betting and
tina, the n,,pl. az New York State did
no, believe that 4, mad been "A serious
h,,u. "a decent raciug The attendance
"a, the various tracks in the vicinity Of
80. VII and a, S,r,top, in 1915
,,o,ia ,,,J,.,t. mat there ar. many
,ious.,1s az nu, hest citizens who are
,u accord With ,h, sentiments expressed
la. III, ,;,v,rrnr
=. Touching upou IN. part racing H. pay
CO.,. A.. Turrtfor MIR R.lmon, said In
concluding, at was a matter OF wide.
snre.d comment last season that racinp
: h.d assumed a much more social asuect
=. lin, Ia IN. former wears. Tn. meeting,
a, n. mon, Park and Saratoga wer,
no,eworthy in This res,ec, and visitors
5 sro,, abroad said that these courses were
f,i,,y representative of che best types
OF English racing establishments. Their
=, ,s No reason WHY they should not grow
: ia rank with Goodwood and Ascot. A
{ ,h.s. cout.ses luncheon parties are al
e WAYS "A DISTINGUISHING feature. and rae
ms ,vcs much of its charm To the op
nnr,uui,i.s II, affords for entertainment
, +, ,b. omen which is 50 much 4 par
=, ~ country If, in England. Americans
:. ave becomirg more and more devote,
, IN outdoor .ports, aud Of these nom
,rp..r. ~ I've securing a larger follow
f, ing tbnn racing"
f., When IN. N.s;cnest.r Racing Assocla
p ,iou v.as .,o.tuu for a nom. to suJcec,
=, Morris PARK tho natural beauty OF tn
:. rroner,v "a, Queens app.tled to the iii
rcctor,,. and "A rIart IN keeping with tn
. surroundirus was hu.l, Those wh,
Z yisIt.d /, when the initial meeting Wa
/, all IN 1901 v.i, charmed with IL,