The Washington times., 1902-08-10
GOSSIP OF THE TURF, ITS
PATRONS AND RIDERS

planned to have the building cost about
$50, 900, but the club officials desiring to
have a commodous and comfortable as
well as prete ntious place have increased
the cost to $4,000. Washington Park,
Chicago. has long laid claim TO having
the finest appointed clubhouse of any
race course in the country. hut that at
Buffalo viii throw the Chicago house
in the shade. There is no doubt that
viii all be completed by the Goth Of
August, when the meeting there will
begin.
Frederick Gebhard is the latest re-
puted prospective buyer of Mexican
While everyone would be pleased to
see Mr. Gebhard back in active partioi-
patton in racing affairs. there is some
doubt az TO his purchasing the colt
There are al least half a dozen prepared
TO bid when Mexican is offered. and they
are men that will not stop when they
are after something that they want
Many predict that he will bring a bigger
price than any two-year- ever sold
in this country. One OF the conditions Of
his transfer will be John E. Madden
gets 90 per cent OF his share OF the Fu
trrity should he win it. This is not apt
10 dlitfl AHt biuuill's any Aht.. al (
not counting on this one race for him.
He has rum5er OF very rich engage
:aents both this year and mex; and will
lie well worth the money he will cost.
The majority of the Western horse
p'en at Saratoga intend to take in the
fall meeting at Sheepshead Bay before
hey return home. All those that have
horses will take them on. and. this
Promises material boom TO the sport
rs there is some real good material
IN their stables.
The early morning watchers ~ Sara
taga, tell of n good thing to come for
anyone that will note the running of
Whisky King and stick to him. His hest
game Is sprinting. He has worked 4
mile in 1:40 since he went to Saratoga.
and tliis means pretty close to the best
that has been shown.
There is a well-defned tendency ap-
parent on the turf today, especially In
the Eastern section, 10 eliminate the
element known as the small men, and
10 maze racing what it is in all other
countries-the sport of kings
a few years ago dozen or more men
who are now training for millionaire
turfnen were themselves racing nOrSeS
for a livelihood Year by year they
found that it was far safer and surer 10
have some cne else foot the bills, while
they secured all the sport they desired
in developing and sending stake win
ners 10 the post.
These men accept philosophical!y the
situation as it has developed. With o.
Ginary prudence they can retire OF q
comfortable age with a competency,
whereas II they raced their own horses
they would have TO keep peggng away
for a lifetime. No one can deny that
the evolution of the sport has been for
the best interests Of the turf, for it has
minimized the possibilities of d!shon-
esty and placed it on higher pltn2
than it has enjoyed for many years.
interest in the coming Futuri;y Stakes,
which will be run at Shcep5hea1 Bag
on August 80. is growing every day rs
the time for the races approaches. and
speculation as TO the probable winner
is increasing. A glance at the list OF
elig!bles shows the keene stable TO be
especially strong. both in point of num-
bers ard tho quality of horses
Hero ia the list of horses nominated
by thcm: TIu. s; Park Whitechapci.
Injunction, Dslesmaa. Buster. PTe9ic-
tion. Ri-oion. Fu;rrita. Clarion. Btu
riea. and half dozen Others. James
b. Haggin comes next in the number OF
eIipibles Sir VOORHEES, Miss Dorothy