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INTERNATIONAL MILITARY RACE TODAY One of the Features of the United Hunts Racing Association Meeting at Belmont Park Terminal. New York. May 24. — Commander J. K. L. Ross. owner of Cudgel! is the latest to lounce that he will lie represented in the International Military race, which is to be one of the features jit the United Hunts race meeting Saturday at Belmont Park Terminal Commander Boss, in making entry for the event, lias stipulated that his nomination is to lie ridden by Lieutenant Mallet of t.ie French Army, who is said to be a master horseman, having won honors on the flat and over the jumps in the land of the Tri -color. . _ ■_ Major Charles L. Stevenson of the Regular Army, now stationed at Cnmn Devon, has been doing a world of work shaping" up the best riders of the cantonment for the event, which is to attract officers of the Italian. English, Canadian and French armies, and our own forces. Major Stevenson anticipates a test which will go far in demonstrating which school of horsemanship is best, and will be one of the riders who will show in the colors of Cncle Sam. , . Among those he has selected who were desirous of showing their skill on the flat, and who will lie seen in the saddle are Lieut. Col. A. K. Lyman. Lieut. Elliot Holt Lieut. Robert J. Shanley. Jr.. Lieut. D. Kimball. Lieut. Frank Lee. Lieut. Frank E. Browning ami Capt. Liwrence Ewing. Haadicapper Bryan has announced the following weights for the Great United Hunts Steeplechase Handicap: Horse. Wt. Horse. Wt. St. Charlcote 157 Town Hall 13S Cherrv Malotte 155 Little Nearer 137 Silver Dart 149 Pussy Willow 137 Brooks 14S Crest Hill 13b Stone Chase 14S Flying Scout 130 Brentwood 144 W. F. Knebelkamp..l3i Captain Parr 143 Ihmblct Bio Trumpntor 143 Melodrama HE Al Reeves 142 Big Four 154 Skibbereen 142 tiold Bond 132 Sim King 141 Ormes Head 130 Robert Oliver 139 Yermak 130
