Outing . lf shouldbe governed by representatives from the vari-ous clubs acting through an executive com-mittee. The executive committee should bean executive committee and nothing more. Itshould have no legislative and no autocraticpowers, but merely be given power to registerand to enforce the will of the clubs as expressedby their representatives when constitutionallyassembled. The present committee has, nodoubt through ignorance, exceeded the powersof a purely executive committee ; and in thefuture it should be borne in mind that noaction looking to changes in the rules of thegame, or to l
Outing . lf shouldbe governed by representatives from the vari-ous clubs acting through an executive com-mittee. The executive committee should bean executive committee and nothing more. Itshould have no legislative and no autocraticpowers, but merely be given power to registerand to enforce the will of the clubs as expressedby their representatives when constitutionallyassembled. The present committee has, nodoubt through ignorance, exceeded the powersof a purely executive committee ; and in thefuture it should be borne in mind that noaction looking to changes in the rules of thegame, or to limitations upon those who shallplay—except such as appear in the constitution—shall be taken by the committee without theconsent of the clubs themselves. St. Andrewsin Scotland makes autocratic ruL:s, and en-forces them upon its own links, and other clubsmay accept them or not—little cares St. An-drews. We are making a fresh start here,and that is one of the mistakes to be avoided. P. C. HIGH-STEPPING HACKNEYS. THE sale of the renowned hackneystallion Matchless of Londesboroughand upward of a hundred head of stockfrom Dr. W. Seward Webbs farm,which took place at the opening of thenew American Horse Exchange, New York,February 3d, brought together nearly a thou-sand of the prominent horsemen of the country,and likewise attracted many ladies and gentle-men known in the highest social circles. Matchless fell to Mr. Walter L. Clarke, pro-prietor of the Glendower Stock Farm, Staten Island, for $12,000, a very good price, andmuch higher than it was expected anybodywould pay on this side of the water, in viewof the recent depression in the horse such a figure should be reached by astallion that is used only for the purpose ofgetting harness horses, shows that the conserva-tive breeders have full confidence in the mar-ket that is bound to come in the near future. The famous sire, who has been a winnerevery year of his life and is most impressive inmarking
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