Re: RC: AERC National Championships

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

At 12:20 PM 8/3/00 -0400, BMcCrary27@aol.com wrote:
> Then I went back to the old idea that the BOD
> was entertaining some years ago....the rider does 6 of several designated
> 100 milers throughout the country, then takes the scores of the top 3,
> and whoever has the highest score is the National Champion.  She
> thought that was a GREAT idea.  I can't speak for the success, or
> lack of, in the current system.  All I realize is that very few of
> the memnbership in the country can remember, from year to year, who the
> National Champion is!  Part of the problem is due to so many weight
> divisions.  It sounds fair to divide competition up by weight
> divisions, but it dilutes the impact of the term Champion.  Food for
> thought.

If you want excitement and attention, think of what the Triple Crown
means in TB racing.  Each of the 3 races is prestigious, but
combining the three means that the winning horse isn't a fluke.  I
could really get behind the idea of a Triple Crown.  How about
Tevis, OD and a final NC race that moves every year?  Lif

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