Evening star., 1934-08-19

This would seem reasonable enough
and no cause for a trip to the wailing
wall, The difficulty is, We fear, that
the Northern representation will be
reduced noticeably at all the Virginia
meetings in the Fall, because of the
exceedingly attractive competing pro-
grams arranged in Pennsylvania dur
ing october.
There will be the Rolling Rock meet
at Iigonier on October 8, the Green's
burg events three days later and the
Rosetree meeting on October II and 20.
1t hardly is reasonable to presume that
the great Pennsylvania stables, which
add much to amateur racing here
usually, will leave their own precincts
and the 81, 900 to $4,000 in prize money
offered to come to Virginia for the
Llangollen Cup of $500 added on
October IL, and three cup races. If
the first gathering does not bring
them down, there would seem to be
little reason to come at all after hard
campaigns at home in october. They
may well wait until November, Middle
burg and the Hartford County, Nd,
ILldlS WAIICII COIIlC al bAlC ScLIlC lIlOIltA4,
skipping Montpelier and Llangollen.
We hope, of course, that this will
not be the case. Horsemen in this
section of the country have done every
thing possible to put the standard of
Virginia and Maryland hunt racing
at the top and keep it there. But it
seems an apparent challenge to COM
mon sense to set schedules which con-
f1ict with such strong array as the
Pennsylvania boys have mustered this
year.
The Long Island contingent will do
most Of its racing in September. with
the Meadowbrook Cup, etc, on Sep
tember 20, in addition to Adjacent
Hunts and Southampton. Therefore,
they may have the choice of resting
until the Virginia schedule, or going
straight on to Pennsylvania and call
ing it a day thereafter.
None of the principal persons in
volved were at hand to explain when
the news of the Llangollen date
reached us. Therefore, we cannot
offer their side of the question until
DR.. A. C. Randolph, Piedmont
M. F. H, returns from England or
the Whitneys or some one comes back
within range.
Meanwhile, let there be prayers
and burnt offerings that the revision
of dates will not be a blow to hunt
racing hereabout.
IHEN the Connecticut and up
" per New York hunts hold
race meetings, one ordinarily
thinks of horses leaping from crag to
crag a la mountain goat. Around
Greenwich and that neck of the
woods there are almost as many
boulders as horsemen. s.
The Adjacent Hunts racing this
year, however, has been moved to the
relatively stoneleSs regions Of the
Blind Brook Turf and Polo Club at
Rye, N. Y, where six events are to
be run under the sponsorship of the
association formed by the Fairfield,
Goldens Bridge, Litchfield County,
OK Ridge, Star Ridge and Watertown
Hunts.
Scheduled on September 8, one week
after Southampton meetings open
the Northern season for hopping over
brush and timber, the Adjacent Hunts
program offers:
The OK Ridge Plate, 212 miles over
timber; for maidens and winners of
one race; purse of $500. Amateurs or
professionals to ride.
The Fairfield County Plate, miles
over the brush course; maidens and
winners of one race; purse of $500.
Amateurs or professionals to ride.
The Connecticut Cup, 3 miles over
the timber course; 3-years-olds and
upward; purse of $500. Amateur riders,
Cup to be won three times for perma-
nent possession.
The Adjacent Hunts Trophy, about
21a miles over brush; handicap stee-
plechase for registered hunters; purse
Of $500. Amateur riders.
The Goldens Bridge Plate, about
21s miles on the fiat; for 3-year-olds