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SEEKING REVIVAL OF VIRGINIA RACING. Wa-hinglou D. C February 10. - The horse s|„ov and hunting net* in Virginia are to make an eflnrt to hao the anti-racing statute repealed in the legislature Mini then endeavor to revive the -port on .lean lines in the Old Dominion. Virginiiius are noted for their cross country riding I and outdoor horse shows and they are keen for • thoroughbred lacing, but racing got into such disrepute • twentv five vears ago at the St. Asaphs and I Alexander Island tracks, located across the Potomac river from Washington, that the latJBtatate I wiped out the sporl completely. It is said that when the Virginia Horse show ss,„ji,tion holds its meeting in Washington this - month, plans will be drafted t« lift Uh ban on rac-in- iu that state. Every horse show association in i the state is expected to be represented at this meeting. The horse show people are to be thj principal supporters of the movement and the so-called racing element is not to be considered in asking for the return of the sport. According to those who know of the plan of the Virginia Horse Show Association, there is a decided feeling on the part of those back of the organization and breeders and horse lovers generally, that the time is at hand when racing may be restored without the objections that caused its elimination years ago.
