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WAR WILL NOT STOP RACING AMATEUR ASSOCIATION OFFICIALS DENY RUMOR CIRCULATED IN NEW YORK. King of Sports Continues ir. England, Germany, and Canada Despite European Clash — Petition Absolutely Useless in Case of Jockey Wilson. By Kd. Dole. Now York. M.iii!! 30. — Through some unofficial Mine. :i mw baa beea launched that if war be declared it will affect the amateur raefaeg here aboata. Frank .1. Bryaa aaal Gear go W. GaU, tin* tun heads nf the amateur baaiacaa offices in this rttjr, both declared nothing f the kind had baca nggeeted or aa much aa intimated. On the inn-trary, :ill arrangements at* galas aa just the aaaee, and in a day or two the 1nitod Hunts Association v ill adli I 111 more stakes to bo run at the K ltnont Termiaa] bm etlng. In speaking fur Piping Rock. Mr. Bryaa aaM that while there were some of ttie members at the Piping Rack Crab carolled la military detachments, they were few in number, ami that, in any event. ti.cir abacace, If called to camp, would not interfere in any way with the proceedings at the Locust Valley meeting. "There is nothing authoritative iii the rumor." Mid Mr. Bryaa, "ami 1 certainly believe flic war would not in any way interfere witli the racing. The mere absence of two or three of the members would not mean the abandonment o! the mooting. It will take much more than that to check the BM grcssixe feeling for the snort amongst taa Laeaat Valley roloay of aaortaaaea. This does not awaaa that patriotism aroald be sidetracked for racing on Long Island, but just the opposite, as a choice be iw-.ii the two waald be one tided and much in favor of patriotism. At the present time then seems to be no unnecessary alarm that racing will be prohibited. They are racing in England and in Gcr-BMTay. They raced litre during the Spanish fuss, and there is more racing going on in tiie Dominion today than there was before the war started. You can deny absolutely there is any authority for the rumor or 1 surely waald have heard of it." Petition Will Not Help Jockey Wilson. If iill those who cont« niplate signing a symp.i thetic petition on behalf of jo key YVilson. whose license I as I refused, for fraud, by the Jockey Club. knew that a petition a mile long would Bet influence the licensing committee, they would not sign. Wilson and Shilling are two riders of which absolute proof is in existence that their services have been prejudicial to the turf. The history of their cases is known to the committee, and had that body b lieved the turf would be benefited by their presence or that their absence therefrom, had been suffi-i h at punishment for their mi-deeds, they would have been reinstated a long time ago. Influence of an extraordinary character has boon breach! to bear on behalf of Shilling, but the licensing committee was adamant. Sympathy is all quite well in its way. but unless decided example* are male of jockeys who do not walk the straight and Barren path, others aril] follow suit. With two of the 1 -t riden in thfal country under the ban for fraud or other infractions of the rules, it should be a h sson to those in goad standing to be upright ami honest in their dealings and work ere their usefulness In- directed by compulsion to other channels. The Jockey Club is in a tfttfl position to know What is lead lor the elevation of the sport than the layman, anil the strong influence having no weight in the Shilling case should be sufficient for the sympathizers with Wilson to know that influeiee of the greatest strength baa little or uu effect with the lacing H rweta in their conduct of turf affairs. When the proper times ..rives. Wilsons case. with away other baraeaaea, will receive due cea-.sideration.
