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I SAMUEL S. HOWLAND DEAD i Brother-in-Law of Late August Belmont Long Prominent in American Turf Circles. NEW YORK, N. Y.. May 1.— S. S. How-land, a member of The Jockey Club, and brother-in-law of the late Maj. August Belmont and Perry Belmont, died a few days ago at Monte Carlo, where he had been spending the winter. The intelligence came in a cablegram to Algernon Daingerfield of The Jockey Club. Mr. Howland was best known to New Yorkers through his service as managing director of Belmont Park from 1905 to 1908, though prior to that time he had been president of the Washington Jockey Club, operating the Benning race course on the outskirts of Washington. Mr. Howland was the controlling spirit at Benning from 1S98 to 1903. The late Mr. Howland was a founder-member of the Jockey Club and the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, and was honorary secretary-treasurer of the latter organization for years. Prior to his marriage to Miss Frederick Belmont, who died some years ago, Mr. Howland had been interested in hunting and coaching. This was developed to a further degree after his marriage and an estate was bought in the Genessee Valley, near Mount Morris. Mr. Howland was one of the moving spirits in the Genesee Valley Hunt during his stay at Mount Morris but gave up the sport when he sold out and moved to Washington, tie bred and owned some good jumping horses while in the Genesee Valley, and was active in the various horse shows, especially the National, whose exhibitions were so long a feature of Madison Square Garden in the autumn. He won many blue ribbons with the high jumper Ontario, and took the Brooklyn Handicap winner. Judge Morrow, of Livingston County to improve the breed of horses in the neighborhood of Mount Morris and Genesee. After his second marriage, Mr. Howland traveled extensively, making two trips around the world. He saw racing in practically every part of the globe, and his ob-nervations on the sport and its conduct are now a part of the archives of the Jockey Club. His clubs included the Metropolitan in Washington, Turf and Field, Racquet and Union in this city, and the Maryland Club of Baltimore.
