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THE JOCKEY CLUB MEETS TOMORROW. F. C. Bishop May Be Chosen to Fill Vacancy Occurring with Mr. Cassatts Death. New York. January S. — The annual meeting of the Jockey Clan attaihtis will U- held Thursday. together with an important session of the Hoard of stewards, while the National Steeplechase aad Hunt Association will also convene in annual stasloa. At the Jockey Clab meeting a new mf bar will doubt less I" elected to till the vacancy left by tin- death of A. .1. Caasstt. The membership is limited to fifty and there arc- a IUiuhcr of names on the wail ii :_ list. While the subject has protasbly not heen c.nsidered. yet it would not he surprising to see Fran-is . Bishop elected to till the vacancy. Mr. Bishop is one of the young men ill racing, hut has taken mark laterest in tin sport in the last two veais. and uicinhership in the Jockey Clab would be a lilting reward Cm the zeal he lias shown in fartberiag the Interest id the turf. His purchase oi tli horse Ad. iin. for a large sum made evident that with 1 1 i ii i racing is no passing fancy and that he is in the spoil as a fixture. The National Steeplechase and Hunt Association will elect four stewards, three of which will he renewals, while the other is to till ihe vacancy caused by the resignation of B. V. It. Thayer of Boston. Mr. Thayer had taken hut a passing interest in lac-lag since Mr. Chainhlcts retirement n an owner ; a big steeplechase stable. Previous to that both he and Kohcrt C. Hooper were on the hoard, hut with his resignation Bostoa has uo representative in the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association. As P.oslon provides annually the most prominent meeting run exclusively under the rules of the Na-tiona! Steeplechase and Hunt Association, a meet ing that is an undoiihted credit to the sport, the eity shonld not he without representation in the Board of Slew. nils. The name of Charles EL Hayden naturally is saggjested as the last man to represent I.o-d.n. Tor two years he has heen chairman of the i:ecitlive Committee of Ihe Country Tub. and the success of the recent meetings baa heen in a large measure due to his untiring -fiorts. Mr. Ha.whii is much interested in stecplccliasing and llntre is no ilonht that he would himself race a r -ten i ions stable had he tlie time to devote to racfcsg.
