Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-27
TURF AND TRACK NOTES.

Atheling. sire of Dublin, Bryn Mawr,
Shorthose and many other winners, Is
dead al the farm of his late owner, b. F.
Clyde.
The date of Johnny" Reiff's wedding to
the daughter of NJ. Blanc's trainer. Robert
Denham. has been set for February 10.
The English trainer who won the most
races in 1905 was w. f. Elsey, whose
horses won 12t races. The eldest son Of
Elsey is clergyman of the Church OF
England.
SUCCESSFUL thus far this season a Oakland
and lngieside, thinks the Handicapped un-
ouiy harsh on his horses, and says he
may move ON to Los Angeles.
Much adverse comment has been made
recently by Los Angeles racegoers on the
alleged in-and-out running of Prince Sill
verwings and Golden Rule both of whom
racing in the name of c. H. Durnell
A. j. Cassatt has retired as a breeder of
thoroughbreds in Pennsylvania and has
sent The Bard to Kentucky. The noted
horse Is now nearly twenty-three years
old, but retains to great extent his youth
full outlines
Diamond Jubilee, just sold for s15O,O0O
developed very violent temper as a two
year-old, all due to bad tooth. which, on
being extracted, eased the colts pain to
great extent. Many horses have suffered
from similar causes until the remedy was
applied.
millionaire. is racing a stable of horses at
Los Angeles in charge of w. ID. Randall,
and few days ago his two-year-old colt,
Chantilly, ran away from a big field win
ming seven-furlong race by fifteen
lengths in 1.261a. ChantIly is by Salvation,
a grandlooking son of Salvador.
Rudolph Spreckels, brother of Adolph
Spreckels, is a newcomer on the turf in
California. Up to recently his only con-
nection with racing was as the owner of
stable of fast polo ponies, but he re-
Gently started two horses, Carlolly and
t'letma, at Ingleside. Pony races are ex-,
tremely popular at Burlingame, a suburb
of San Francisco, there being frequent
one-day meetings there In the course of a
season.
An associa ton has been formed by Eng
lish turfmen under the title of the Race
Horse Owners Association. Limited with
the Earl of arnarvon. ord Marcus Beres-
Westbury, Sir II. +. Randall W. Bass
(owner of Scepter), w. NJ. G. Songer and
others as members. Nearly one hundred
names have been enrolled. The object IS
to generally protect their interests" Some
of the turfmen allege that the charges con-
nected with carrying on racing in that
country should be modified.
Winnie OConnor wound up his turf
career in France. at least for two years,
with a notable exploit He won a drag
hunt over a course of about fifteen miles
of rough country. finishing over the school
ing fence of the steeplechase course.
O'Connor rode pony hack owned by
John Count, a successful trainer of steeple-
chasers. George Stern, the leading jockey
in France. according to races won this
year. was O'Connor's most persistent OPP
poneat in the chase" beaten by narrow
margin. and the third horse was only
length off
The supreme court of Missouri has de-
clared constitutional the law passed in that
state a year ago against poolselling" 1t
is expected that the decision will lead to
the Delmar Jockey Club losing its fran
chise. Governor Folk of Missouri is quoted
Ing if it be carried on in a smilar manner
to that in New York state, and it only
needs a few men of the class of D. r.
Francis, Rolla Wells, William Moffitt and
others of equal character to come forward
and save to the breeding interests SO liberal
a supporter of the turf as Missouri has al
ways been.