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BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR HUNT CLUBS New York February S The Hunts Committee of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association lias granted dates for a twodays meeting to be con ¬ ducted by the Watchuug Hunt of Ilainfield X T The days chosen are Saturday May 28 and Decora ¬ tion Day Monday May 30 The club has also sig iiinod an intention of making application for a meeting in the fall fallSecretary Secretary Bryan announces that already dates have been allotted for ten days of amateur racing during the season of 1U10 and he thinks that there will be it least fifty days taken up for such sport during the year The dates thus far granted in addition to those of the Watchuug Hunt are two days at Brook line and three days in the spring and three in the fall for the United Hunts of Maryland Last year there were thirtynine days of amateur sport but the early application for racing time this year and the number of hunts applying for recognition makes certain that an estimate of fifty for 1JIO is modest Another feature of the amateur sport that is being advocated at this time is the arrangement of inter ¬ state trophies Every state that boasts of a hunt club or of hunt clubs is always eager to try con ¬ clusions with the hunters from neighlwring states and such trophies would surely furnish interesting racing racingThe The following hunts have received recognition from the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association for J010 J010Albcmarle Albcmarle County Hunt A S Craven master Green wold Va VaBerkshire Berkshire Hunt Frederick Bull master Lenox Mass MassBlackburn Blackburn Hunt Henry L Collins master Se wlkley Ia IaChatham Chatham Hunt John K Culver master Savannah ta taChester Chester Valley Hunt W C AVilson master Stratford Chester County Pa PaChevy Chevy Chase Hunt Clarence Moore master Chevy Chase Mil Essex Hunt Charles Pfizer master Gladstone N J JGreen Green Spring Valley Hunt Kedmond C Stewart waster Garrison P O Md MdKillashandra Killashandra Hunt It P McGrann master Lau Lauster ster Ia Ixnidoii Hunt Harry W Smith master Lecsburg LecsburgMiddlcburg t Middlcburg Hunt Clulr S II Fred and John U Townsend masters Middlcliurg Va VaThe The Lynchburg Hounds J M B Lewis master Lynehburg Va VaThe The Middlesex Fox Hounds A Henry Uigginson master South Lincoln Mass MassMeadow Meadow Brook Club Malcolm Stevenson master Westbury Long Island IslandMr Mr Hitchcocks Hounds Thomas Hitchcock Jr master Aiken S C COrange Orange County Hunt Robert L Gerry and John S Ames masters The Plains Fanpiier County Va VaPatapsco Patapsco limit Dorsey M Williams master ISlk Kidge Howard County Md MdRadnor Radnor Hounds Horace B Hare master Bryn Mawr Pa PaShclburiie Shclburiie Hounds J Watson Webb master Shel hurne Vt VtWatchnng Watchnng Hunt Club of Plainfield X J Lewis E Waring master Plalnticld X J JWeslchestcr Weslchestcr County Hunt Edward II Carle mas ¬ ter Sbelbiirne Vt VtWest West Chester Hunt John J Ghecn master West Chester Pa PaWhite White Marsh Valley Hunt Welsh Strawbridge master masterRuse Ruse Tree Fox Hunting Club Ivan Fox master masterChagrin Chagrin Valley Hunt of Cleveland O W T White master masterXorfolk Xorfolk Hunt Club Medtield Mass Henry S Vaughn master masterTomahawk Tomahawk Hunt Orange Va Wallace Sanford master masterBrandywino Brandywino Hounds Winchester Mass Charles B Mather master masterApril April has been set aside for the Rockaway Hunt iiinl April HJ for the Trial Steeplechases at the old Linden track at Elizabeth X J Phillips IS Thomp ¬ son is chairman of the race committee of the Rock HWay Hunt which is at Cedarhurst and Louis J ISatjer is the ruling spirit of the Trial Steeplechases where the prizes raced for are cups
