Show 1 It i S i ii o o o o o of x t e f ISea NINe NINee f J III I Ii HARNESS A e III e i sq p A to S a Or I HORSt L J A NATIONAL r 01 w 1 ASSOCIATION III R ACING I e e e N t 1 o i 1 o o I i q f tr tre manifested at the e p gr at Int ki THE present tI time In everything that pertains to lIan hone racing 4 among hu has recent t t I y culminated In a generally d desire delre all ever the 0 count country for the gen 1111 driven to baud 1111 together In I a national Then are many maDr In favor flor t of c the of Just no now one ID or of the bring that there I b no of at atIn In an amateur Each t rol 1111 In the different idea dlleR hut has hass s one at and In cues then are sa k different that a II who under tine ruling would be an ama amateur am would according to 10 Ih the reading ot of Ih the d In another as aI In tact eo 10 confusing h hoe th the wont amateur that when e the IhL roll Tula UI the Intercity cup UP races at Roston w were dra drawn n u up the Ihl w word rl eau U tl alM anal the term gen gentleman driver wee The latt Istler wu was as AI one w ho ha has nero nev i tr rr accepted for II ae trainer or r There are however many other cons con which hll hive the am driven to whit tor a central gov governing 0 organisation All An amateur trot trots s tins circuit might he be and each ath club might send a afew or C it bl beat l f horses to compete In th the different niece y around the country and many utha t audit things might is be done to P In the sport port liter the talk lalk of oC U h nn an Marl had gone gon on for tor time without any an Jf taken the Driven Association ot of New York realizing that what whal wee A eu ry ryr r 4 wu woe look the up UI Jr Dr 1 11 H Jan r the well known ot of that club duh ant nl n a circular letter to all the rent amateur driving In III the country aching their views on the Ihl met mat C F I ter It if they were In III favor Cafor of oC Ih the Idea it II liS that each fach club appoint a ono one or two tu to ft a meeting to 10 or orf organize f the An II f havo d themselves II ca In accord with Ith the plan and the meeting will be beI tI I held In New York during Ih the week elk of oC or orI r I ut after the coming national hors hor 4 when many horsemen will II la In J that city I i Dr Itane Hane hoe hAIl had some IOme enee In with the ot of the National Trotting and tho e ot of the I American Trotting These Theil two belles govern harness hUlle horse harM matters In the eastern and welt well ens ot of this country ly Ir They say MY that they Ihy will welcome the formation of oC such lIuch an and will give It any Rny aid in III their power and agree to recognize Its Re rulings In tiny matter may concern them or over aver they play may have hae lion It I Is also ed that the or organise ti lion shall publish A fist of oC all t amateur rue mc that have taken place i In tine the preceding month and and other In Information Inv v i formation Interesting to 10 the member together with II a year ar look book giving the names of oC all hor owned by the leis S their racy racH they h have e eIron von Iron otc etc A committee will also allO bly bu to 10 paea upon all points that may IRay arise There are about 4 40 clubs In this country located e In III n grout greot many ot of the Ital slates which would be likely to Join the new body Several have been lIten made nalle to III how the definition or of III an amateur than read ad One enthusiast who ho h ht has t a following that thai there thre be two A of oC the elmon I pure ure amateurs who have han raver driven any but their own on hor horses have luwe never driven In III a public race a and have hall never received any money mon lIoa dl ector Indirect In connection with of m hor e and neld ft B comp composed ell t f men who have han never ner driven any but bUI their own horde but who have om with I In public It t la IR also allO d that It the L amateurs Ill be thus thu dh the clew 11 I lit be handicapped when In with clue A men In cup up cedes or matinees Sill another I Is that the new hall chill yearly rl offer lour four I a II follow On for tor the gentle gentleman man maD dower of f who hall hea the beat I of winnings during the year and s similar mil one OM Ir for tile the but best percent percentage iiI age of 01 winnings behind a pacer and two tu othera for tor the lINt beet percentage of winnings trotting and pacing teams respectively Thur would put a premium on amon among gentlemen driven and would induce them to pt get the ho horses and COlI cony lI boom matinee racing Under It Is II not at al all Improbable Improbable able that In the near future the worlds record rna mu be held b by a horse driven by an amateur and It may even be that the laurels laurela to be gained by first Brit a trotter a mile under two minutes is II for Cor an ama amateur Ina ur The Ih two national trot Irot 31 In se ar knowledge records or of too I j we e er ermade made against tune and those thole made In a arACe arace rACe The amateur will In all ail ral 8 da call called called ed a ribbon record which will III be on one made mad b by a owned 0 ned by an n amateur and driven by an amateur to 10 wagon All amateur records and races race ar armAde are mAde to wn wagon a ae gentlemen consider this style ot of vehicle more dig allied than th the sulky auly Dr Kane Iane one nl of oC the beat Leat known knowlI and mOlt meat amateur driven In country re recently that tie hi knew of oC no why a gentleman Mh driver should wish to 10 I drive In a which le I essentially the badge of oC a professional as It hAS been by actual ence that a 1 light wagon built for tor rae In Ing can call he drawn almost Imo l Ir If not quite U as fast faRI us al a sulky Bulky The r re recent cent made by Th The Cu Cuny lO lOne ne ny and Lucille to wagon wagun Iru prole t the then n M a the horse hon hue huth holh to put pull and carry weight while to a wagon the animal has only to 10 pull weight In Dr l r Ifanes Iane opinion this I Ian an Important factor In the of oC the Ih extra weight of oC the wagon lIlton dome of the lIlt finest horse horan In the Oun coun I Ire rv hol loth h trotter and pacer parl are now owned by gentlemen who keep them to drive for tor pleasure plure on roads end and with 11 no nn lion tion of r racing them on Ih the Iii ii Many llIn of hate who ho are I I it t 1 tar r fiat tut horses uit I r 01 which wre ht I t of f cwt The Ih II ha s e I been It that thai uw of the principal reasons on for the Ity of class animals on the Ibe trotting circuits this year rear Ii till this I heavy beavy baying by ama amu amateurs The Th Into Inlo holly body ot of I the h a amateur road driver would do much to ta boom the building ot of speed speedways ways ay in man many ditto 1111 The most of oC the these MI stretcher I U the Ibe one that lieu 1111 lion along the river In New York TIlt The Illustration depicts an contest ronlet over I the h lower stretch ot of that and Is III from a painting by lean Jean Smith owned by Dr II H JI It Kane In Inthe Inthe the picture tb three well known trotters and their equally well kno rn 11 owners are contend contending In for the The horse nearest the river is II the famous Cob Cobwebs webs the kin king of 01 the speedway driven by than Straus Tire The bold looking my gray horse In the Ibo middle I Is Car Caryle yle Came driven by Colonel Frederick N Lawrence while an O open b be bind the leaders I Is the beautiful bay bayma bayman ma man Lucille Z 01 driven by her br well known millionaire owner Mr C 0 lill IIII WOODSON moor till 1131 A short hort while ago 10 J A R It the champion pigeon shot hot warn taking din nor tor In III wIth Rona Rolla The nUl conversation drifted from to anti and Holla tol told l of QC of Ih the tine fine ll sport Ort ho had enjoyed oyed on the St t Clair nail flats Elliott very at al end and finally spoke poke up In tit tI following manner Shen I was waB In Colorado I saw lIaw n a ay y III I I I I III II t i I k N s t r X 1 I t i l Nr I eG JI LAWRENCE I Iu u u curious sight The elate fist hatchery I is 18 a wonderfully affair The I I trout roul e eggs are ha hatched ad In ml f fIt It end nd carried along U as the grow ow from onto one tank to lu until th the trout I finally reach ala a large Olen pool It Ily that time they ther are Rrt six b Inches 1 to a foot lung and there are ure thousands or of them IhlI there walling to 10 Ire III fed You u lan can drop droll If of br bread d liver or anything into the water lAnd end great reat droves of oC trout will nuh fur Cur It The superintendent hat has a little girl Irl about I 10 or tI 12 years oil who often otten feeds the trout and they seem m to 10 know h her and show great reat Lion Uon for her whenever she feeds theme them The day I was wa there the little girl wanted to 10 show ho how tilt the trout acted So 80 she walked round around on the other side Qt of the Ibe pool and began throwing out crumbs crumbl n her efforts to 10 throw then them further out the he lost her ber and I fen fell In I 1 thought Ibe ebe wa was a goner oper ant started to run around to tl try and get gether her ber out I 1 finally reached the be spot and b by the aJ of aC I a pole pulled her In The Tho thing Will was that ebe be ne never sank unk for tor a moment After Atter I 1 rot got hr her oUt oUtI I discovered the reason The moment she tell tn in those trout saw her danger daner danerI and with the keenest hun deeds of them rushed forward rot got under un I dr der her and kept kepI her to the surface un UI m I get there I never did take ou Ii h to n but hilI 1 III I Ill III never ner catch Ia a trout roul as al long as I live I i d dI I A i S 1 lap tt t 1 e Sr r r r j j lint eft 1 e t tt t I r rIf 1 1 If Ife rM e 11 k t I e I Ip hI Byron I w Yuri rt r MAUDE ADAMS IN A SCENE FROM |