I had said previously we always would be happy to bring owners in.

His manic charisma has brought deep-pocketed owners to his stable and celebrity beyond his sport.

What brings errant owners into line, many building managers and board members say, is peer pressure.

This, managers say, is a result of the aging of the population, which has brought more retired or semi-retired owners into resorts.

Bringing owners and players to the table and forging enduring peace would ensure a domestic legacy no president has been able to achieve.

Farner was also involved with efforts to bring new owners into the chain, including a brief entry into franchising at the end of the 1950s.

On the bargaining front, meanwhile, no one said or did anything that brought the players and owners closer together in their efforts to negotiate a new collective-bargaining agreement.

"That's what it will take to get things to change, to bring the players and owners to their senses."

This year brings new owners, a new name and a new spirit.

It will bring young and old people here, and increase the labor force and bring second-home owners.