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RACE FOR HORSES OF CAVALRY TYPE National Steeplechr.se Association Arranging Sweepstakes for Such an Event. NEW YORK. N. Y.. January 29. As a rraall of the liovting of steeple ehaaa and hunt racing men hi Id recently at the Commodore Hotel a series of •polling races for horses of the army type will probably be arranged this season under the super-ison of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Ass.p-eialiai. The suggestion comes from H. A. Itonrne. one of the veteran cross-country riders uf New Jtrsey, who now hunts wilh the Essex Foxhounds. In ■ htter to tile committee appointed at the mooting Mr. Ronnie aapa: "Nothing has been done since my connect ion wilh the s|Kirt thai has sliinulated amateur riding and racing so much as the. Piping Rock Subscription Pony race. I would suggest that your committee arrange and draw up coadittoaa immediately for a similar rabecriptloa race, making it for horses of the army type: have the subscriptions 8888, SLua of whh a purchases the horse and 00 goes to tlie parses. "In buying these horses I would suggest that whoever is tail naiad with the parehaae iheald buy half-bred horses if possible. As stated at the meeting, a gnat many men that are interested in boating and racing have been in the remount service. It s-., ins to me that they must be in loiieh wilh numerous ranches throughout the west where thoroughbred stallions have been used, and it would I1"! be difficult to get the required number of horses lhat were known to be at least half -bred. "I would run this race in two sections. Have the first one decided neat autumn, the aaane to he en the flat at 11 distance of not less than one mile and I half, and the weight not less than 175 pounds; the sei ond to be run in the spring of 1921. this to be a steeplechase, with the same Weight up and at a distance to be decided by the committee. CHANCE FOR HEAVYWEIGHT RIDERS. "Tiicre will be ample time to school these horses between the time they are assigned and the following spring. The high weigh! would enable a ■umber of heavyweight riders to compete, and I believe would get a good many new people interested in the sjHirt. I think that the conditions of t hi~ nee should be sent to every hunt club throughout the country and subscriptions asked for at once. "If anylhing is done it should be done mill ediately. If this could be put under way within the KXI thirty days the batata could be gotten together. drawn for by lot at some public place, and new bdereel in anuitear racing would be created. "li seems to me that there would he no trouble in getting from thirty to fifty subscriptions of this kinl. which would assure the success of the project. •The Hunts Committee could assign this race to tie hunt club thai has the most saitahte place to held it. and 1 have no doubt that Whatever club was rot innate enongh to secure it would be willing to add a anaartaatlal amount to the purse, tfe lhat suitable trophies could Im- bought or the added money divided, as seemed lies:. "Not only would the race itself be an allraetion. but it would supply enough horses to make a class large enough o that every association giving a race ■MCting would undoubtedly be glad to give a race for them." Frank J. Rryan. secretary of the National Steeple-ehaae and Hunt Association, said yesterday the suggestion of Mr. Ronnie had already received the approval of the Commodore committee, and is sure t be indorsed al the next meeting of the Hunts Committee of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Isaociation. He thinks there will 1m- no difficulty about finding fifty or more subscribers to the races . With fifty subscriptions the race fund would amount to ,000 and this might tie increased by providing for an additional f-e from starters. In developing the hiises it might be nuailMa also to arrange several local races for those owned i 1 Lcighborhooda where hunt meeiings are to tie held tl-is coming s.-ason. thus increasing their earning capacity as well as the interest in the later main races.
