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i PROPOSED NEW TURF LEGISLATION. Several More Amendments to the Rules Awaiting Jockey Club Action. New York. February 22. — At the next meeting of the Jockey Club two new amendments to the rules will be acted upon, one of which will encourage long-distance races and is of considerable importance to owners and trainers. The second refers to the legistratiou and acceptance of duplicate names of horses. Schuyler L. Parsons, whose recently proposed new selling race rule in regard to surplus money was adopted, is sponsor for the proposed amendment, which will change Rule 4 and take away the power of secretaries to card a short-distance race, in place of a longer one which fails to fill. If this rule is adopted, it will become certain that only one overnight race at a distance less than a mile for horses three jears old and over shall be given on any race day after June 1 in each year. Robert L. Gerry is responsible for the amendment which will not permit a duplication of the name of a horse or mare for ten years. Heretofore five years was the limit. Partnerships have been registered with the Jockey Club between Grant Hugh Browne 40 per cent, Mrs. Alice E. Browne .55 per cent, and Dorothy B. Browne 25 per cent in nine horses that will race in the name of Mr. Browne. Alfred Henuen Morris, R. W. Walden and R. J. Maiden have registered a partnership in nine two-year-olds. Mr. Morris has 50 per cent, and the Waldens SB per cent. each. Robert T. McKeever has leased the racing qualities of Spriugmass to S. J. Baiocchi until April 11, 191C. An earnest effort will be made this year by the members of the Hunts committee of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association to put a stop to lough riding at the amateur meetings. A motion was also passed at the last meeting of the committee, as a result of which special measures will be taken to have all riders in steeplechases, specifically informed as to the course they are to ride over. This is designed to prevent errors, which at times prove detrimental to the best interests of the sport.
