New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-20
RACING SEASON AT HAND
Brilliant Outlook for the Year-Rich
.Arrag of Prizes.

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Array of Prizes.
The racing season in the East. under the control
Of the Jockey Club will be ushered IN this week.
On Thursday the Washington Jockey Club will
throw open its gates at Bennings for spring meet
ing Of three weeks. A programme Of six races viii
be offered each day under conditions which insure
large and well balanced fields Stable room is even
now at premium, and many owners have been
forced to forego a shipment TO the track because
Of lack Of accommodations. This alone indicates
the growing popularity of the early meeting at
Washington-a popularity well deserved Compared
with the racing at the various winter tracks the
sport will be high class although it will neces-
sarily fall short when judged by the standard OF
the meetings to follow. It is acceptable fore
runner. however OF the greater in store and
because it opens the 1t is invested with
glamour which appeals to racing folk It is long
time since the curtain was rung down last Deem
Der at the same track. and never perhaps has the
opening Of the racing season been SO eagerly an
tcipated. Many people will leave this city for
Washington Wednesday be hand when
the bugie calls the horses the post for the first
race, while those who cannot go viii eagerly sean
the news that comes from Bennings and await i'm
patiently the call at Aqueduct on April Is
Great prizes will be run for by the thoroughbreds
in 1904-greater in value than before Among
the associations in the metropolitan district there
is not one which has failed to announce an in
crease in way another Of stakes or purses
for the approaching season New stakes have been
framed and in cases old fixtures have been
increased in value. that more money viii be dis
tributed among owners this year than before
in the history of the turf in this country. In all
the years of racing in this State there has been
more or less complaint by horsemen on the subject
OF the offerings There will be little for this
now, as the various associations have shown the
greatest lberaity. The more and better prizes
will stimulate the breeding industry and insure a
larger number and higher class lot OF horses. and
this means better racing. When one looks forward
to the sport that be expected at Aqueduct
Jamaica, Belmont Park Sheepshead Bay Graves
end. Brighton Beach and Saratoga it is little won
der that the opening of the season this year is so
eagerly awaited. Great indeed is the promise and
bright are the prospects.
Racing in the United States reached a high
water mark in 1904 in the amount Of money distrib
uted to horsemen in stakes and purses The grand
total was but little short OF s. Co., an amount be-
yond the fondest hopes of those interested in the
future of the American turf years ago OF this
amount almost one-half credited to the associa-
tons racing under the control of the Jockey Cl1b
This IT is quite probable that fully So eco 600 will
be distributed to horsemen in the East alone In
1903 single owner. the late William c. Whitney.
reached the 100000 mark In 1904 the Drrvea
stable was credited with 500 e43 while seven own
ers earned more than 800 900 each and no less thai
& 6 , S[aD5es reached total that exceeded
proof Of the prosperity Of the turf under the i9
and capable control Of the Jockey Club WISE
dispute day or two ago as 70 which
two-year-od won the greatest number OF races
last year, and it seems interesting In this counec-
ton 70 note that the Western horses take precedent
over those which raced in the East Oiseau which
raced in the latter part Of the season on Eastern
tracks. heads the list. He won fourteen races ont
OF eighteen starts, and was only twice unpIaced
and he won close to s2S,0Oo This is record that
his owner could well be proud Of Next to Oiseau
comes The Mist, which won twelve races in twenty
five starts. She did all her racing In the West
Then come Cutter and Kurtzrnan, with eleven
wins each; Del Corina. Pirate Polly, Handzarra
ARENA and Rams Horn. with ten victories: Chi
loretta loretta NJ. with nine wins each. These are an
did all their racing in the West.
Among those which won eight races Is Tradition,
and she practically ranks first among the Eastern
two-year-old winners In many respects her rec
ord is quite equal to that made by Oiseau. she
eight out of ten starts and was second twice
only beaten by Artful in the FuturitY and Oiseau
in the Champagne Stakes With Tradition. how
ever IN the list Of eight-time winners were ten
other youngsters. including Brush Up. Tramasor
and Kittie Platt. Nineteen won seven races each
twenty-five six races and thirty-two five races.
Among those which won only six or less are
the biggest money winners Of the season-Artful
Tanya. Sysonby. Fly Back and Song and Wine.
with than $4,000. 1t has been estimated that
1928 two-year-ods raced on recognized tracks last
year. OF which 5i3 won one or more races.
In g1ancing the entries for the Lawrence
Realization. which is the most important two-year-
old fixture decided in the East, IL seems highly
probable that for the first time in It's history il
may be by a FLY. The seventeenth Renewal
will be run this year, but heretofore a flIy has
never earned the rich prize 1t is a distance
which does not appeal, as a rule, to owners and
trainers with good three-year-olds of that sex in
their stables. But Tanya and Sandrfa have been
entered this year, and If they train and live up
to the promise of last season one or the other is
likely TO establish a precedent. Both are entitled
TO consideration on their races last season. Many
oIdtme theories were upset by Beldame last year
and she could unquestionably have the Real
ization if she had been eligible Tanya and Sandria
chances they will be good enough 10 hold their
own with the colts which are likely TO go 10 the
post.
The exodus OF horses which will race at Ben
nings began on Saturday from the tracks in and
around New-York. and more win go to-day. On
first glance IT would appear II the horses which
had been racing at the various winter tracks
those which have been trained az Washington
would have distinct advantage over those shipped
from this section. Judging. however. from the ap-
pearance OF those which were trained here. when
they were put on the cars. the local horses are
Of the purses.
The full list of names selected and registered for
the two-year-olds which will this year Is pub
ushed in the current issue Of the Racing Calendar
In the lot OF more than thousand are
which have been aptly named. and these for
tunatsIy in the majority. In spite OF every
thing, however. there are names which offend and
names which should never have been accepted.
Copthedough. Saucer Wings. Come-on- Sam. VIII
Win among those which could well have been