HORSE SHOWS AND CONTROVERSIES 



Here are twenty-eight articles, against eleven, 

 which is elaboration to a cumbersome degree. The 

 man who goes for a two-hours' drive does not care 

 to load up with things that come handy In a drive 

 across the continent. Refined simplicity was a char- 

 acteristic of Lawrence Kip. He was a soldier by 

 profession and was ten years in the army among the 

 Indians before the Civil War. He was Inspector 

 General on General Wool's staff during the riots, and 

 was on General Phil Sheridan's staff In all of that 

 dashing officer's campaigns. He witnessed the sur- 

 render at Appomattox, and resigned his commission 

 two years after the war. He was President of 

 the Coney Island Jockey Club, Vice President of the 

 National Horse Show Association, President of the 

 Suburban Riding and Driving Club, and a member 

 of the Union, Metropolitan and Tuxedo Clubs. He 

 took great interest in the bill approved by Governor 

 Frank S. Black, which brought prosperity to the run- 

 ning turf in the State of New York. Under date of 

 January 25, 1897, he wrote to me: 



*' Bradford and I had a talk to-day about racing 

 matters. We came to the conclusion that if you 

 could bring General Tracy and Auerbach together 

 a great deal of good could be accomplished. If 

 the running Interest and the trotting interest pull 

 in different directions, much harm to both will fol- 

 low. On the contrary, great good, if they pull to- 

 gether. Mr. Auerbach has information, I am told, 

 that would be of great value to General Tracy. Has 



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