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HUNT CLUB RACING RULES AMENDED. Kent •• k. March 14. Aa evidence of thi steadily growing. H !■ i -t in the hunt race meetings was ■I the last meeting ol the stewards of the National Steeplechase and Hun; Association wh n foor new lie ml. ei were elected and provisions were math for the admittance ..r others. Several ini poiiaui chmigis were made In the rules of racing and licenses wen ifsued to professional and genth men riders I in n.vv members "lected were I. M. Parr, Joseph V. Burden. J. 1. Davta and II. W. Warner. It wsf Mr. Davl* who la-i season purchased a Dumber of i../i -. - for racing at the imatenr meetings, ineiud-i no: Plrestone, winner of tne Double Bvent ..f 1907. II. W. Warners colors have long I n familial al.oiil the i -uni tracks, and hi~ male faultiest was a particularly u.»..i performer last season, while Kosega: waa ■ n |ucnl winner for bias. Silas v. ii. h. one of the asost successful of cross country trainers and at one time a foremost rider between the gags, waa granted a license to tram, ami Tliomaa Wilsons application for a trainers w:.~ acted favorably upon. WUson alao re Ilicena . I ■ jockej li.. u-e. The only other profes si.Hial rider to i„. granted s license wa- .lames l..n. h. John L. Coylcs application for ■ trainers license was denied, and the application of F. G. Wenk-hoiM- wa- referred to Henrj J. Morris for actton. tiftcati - were urnhtbed the following gentle men rideis. most of whom are well known to the iiniitin;. deld: Bayard Tnckerman, Jr.; C. L. Apple ion. August Belmont. Jr.: Joseph McKee Madden, .f. BdwarJ Madden, Philip Stevenson, B. r - Lewia, I" C. Cowdiu, II : Sidney Josepbtbal. Bufua •. J imh. Allied Bowlen. J. S. Cms,-%. Lieut, t. K. Bockwell, IV B. Huaaey. W. H. Wildey, Charles 1. Ilnrison. Jr.. aim Q. !.. I.nwlck. It is BBC hist season that tin- Madden bays, sons of John I". Madden, the Kentucky breeder, have made application to ride. At one time Mr. Madden intimated that Joe would become a professional on the Hat. but thai plan was never carried out. Both of the younger Maddens have long been athletes of merit. An important change was mad.- in the rules when it wa-. agreed that all masters of recognized hums were eligible to honorary membership without the payment of dues |:i the National Steeplechase and llnnr Association. Another Important rule was made when the bylaws were amen. led whereby a steward may appoint a deputy to represent him in his absence abroad. Some f the stewards have frequently been in France wliu matt.rs needed attention and ii has sometime* ben Impossible io sen!,. .! quorum. This amend HHlil ilea!- up that difficulty. A rule of racing that was changed ha-- to do with fool riding. A- amended the rub- now provides thai "A borse -L:i ii b. dtsqualMed if his rider, by foul riding. Jeopardises the chances of success of anj other borse in a rsce. A borse crossing anotbet m as i.i actually Impede him is disqualified, unless the imp. did horse was partly ill fault or the crossinj waa wholly caused by the fault of some other borse or rider, in ail cases of rough riding or nnfal tactics tin stewards have power ■•! lining or sn liendlng a rider until the expiration of tie- meeting ,,]■ should thej consider such punishment insufficient, until the ens, can b, heard and decided bj the sten nrds ,,f the National Steeplechase and Hum Ass., elation." a. Henry Higgtasos, II. B. Page and Joseph i:. Widen, r were reappointed members of the I i mi t Committee for the • ar r.iii.
