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6 FRANK J. . BRYAN RETIRES Veteran Quits as Racing Secretary for 7 Chase -Hunt Association. Will Not Remain Inactive but Will Work for I Betterment of Steeplechasing and Hunting. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 22. The National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, through Henry W. Bull, president, announces with regret the retirement of Frank J. Bryan, for many years its active secretary and head of its office at 250 Park Avenue. In filing his resignation, Bryan said that it is not his intention to remain inactive, and that when his plans for the future are formulated, he will continue to offer such assistance as he can in the general work for the betterment of racing. For the time being, or until such time as members of the association select a successor to Bryan, the duties that he performed will be carried on by Fred Parks, Bryans assistant for many years. In retiring from his office, Bryan wrote to the association as follows: "It is with sincere regret that I am bringing to a close my connection as secretary of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, and the Hunts committee, the same to be effective December 31. HAPPY YEARS. "The many years it was my privilege to be associated with both organizations were happy years, filled with sincere interest in the work of carrying on steeplechasing, especially my part in connection with hunt race meetings throughout the country. "It is not my intention to remain inactive. My plans, when formulated, will mean a continuance of such assistance as I can offer in the general work for the betterment of racing." In announcing the retirement of the veteran official, Bull issued the following statement on behalf of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association: "For a period of thirty years, racing in this country has had no greater asset than Frank J. Bryan. An indefatigable worker and with the love of racing deeply inborn, his efforts have constantly been toward the raising of standards. As an official in the stewards stand, as racing secretary, and as handicapper, his honesty and efficiency have never been questioned. He and the late Walter S. Vosburgh Continued on fourteenth page. FRANK J. BRYAN RETIRES Continued from first page. might well be named the two great incorrup-tibles of racing. BIG FIELD. "As secretary of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, Bryans duties embraced a wide field of activities, and he is probably more directly responsible for the rapid growth of interest in hunt racing than any other one factor. "With 111 hunt clubs registered with the association, and many of these holding annual race meetings, it devolved on Bryan, as secretary also of the hunts committee, to frequently arrange and administer these meetings, and his knowledge, tact and energy has contributed greatly to their success. "Bryan retires at his own request and with the highest respect of racing officials and the pubic, alike, and with full honors from the association he has served so long and so faithfully. At a meeting of the stewards of the association in the near future, it is proposed to confer on Bryan honorary life membership in the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association as a tribute to his valuable and admiral career under its auspices."
