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NEW RACE COURSE FOR ROME. Rome is celebrating its jubilee not only by an exhibition, but also by the inauguration of a new iace course under the immediate auspices of the Jockey Club, due to the initiative of such good sportsmen as Count Canevero and Count Felix Scheib-ler, who deplored that Rome had no race course within the precincts of that wonderful old and historic city. Sport was the reverse of flourishing. Ihe race course was too far from the city and mainly dependent on the subvention accorded by the king, while It was too hard in dry weather and rendered impracticable by rain. A society was formed under the presidency of Count Scheibler. and some suitable ground within a mile of the Pincio was laid out. Stands with every convenience and quite up to date were built with private pavilions for the king and the committee, while every convenience was offered the general public. Racing commenced there a year ago. and now that the ground has settled, additions have been made and there are now some 130 boxes with rooms for lads, etc. Good gallops have been instituted, and the arrangements for irrigating the different racing and training tracks are complete. There is a fiat race couse and a steeplechase track, with turns hanked up and completely up to date. The society has published its program. The sum of 50,000 is offered for distribution among winning owners and three-fourths of that amount is to be devoted to International sport. Rome will be assured of the patronage of French stables, since the colors of the leading owners have been shown on almost every race course in Lombardy.
