The Washington times., 1905-07-02

Ills IrdIns. Is greatly encouraged by the
great racers Improvement
The question as to whether or not Au-
gust Belmont is to succeed himself as
State racing commissioner is still unset
tied so far as any formal announcement
Is concerned, but the first impression is
that he VIII not. The story has been
current about the tracks that Wheelock.
of the Nets. has told Governor Higgins
the exact relations between the Jockey
Club ano the bookmakers, and that with
the facts before him the governor has
decided that Mr. Belmont viii not get
the place. While the story as to Vince
lock may not be true, 1t doubtless Is
trle that this betting controversy has
had an adverse influence on the chances
of the president of the Jockey Club.
| Speaking of betting. It Is said on pretty
good authority that an effort will be
i<rnade to have the race track pIungers
| curtail their betting operations. A re-
quest to this effect has already been
| made, or viii be made at once It will
be In the form of a request only, as the
officials recognize the fact that they can
not control these operations Those high
In the councils OF racing will try to keep
the speculative feature in the back
ground.
| AS one racing man, who evidently had
| failed TO pick the winners. remarked
rather plaintiye1y recently: 9'Racing
seems to be degenerating into a mere
gambling, game of chance where the
player has only to bet his money and
trust to luck. He could as well do this
| at roulette wheel and It would not
cost him 81. either. There are other
ways of lettering racing than by refus-
| ing contributions from the betting
ring"
The victory of E. z. Smathers inAthe
most valuable and important stake in
which his colors have been concerned
since his advent as a patron of the
thoroughbred. on SATURDAY. with Secu-
rity in the Great Trial Stakes, is still a
topic of discussion.
1t is tho general opinion among the
smart men of the ring and the paddock
that now that Hildreth has the ice
! broken he will continue to win many
races with the Smathers horses, especial
! ~ as the year grows older. for the train
! er is well known for his ability in hand
! ling deiicately constituted race horses
| in the chilling months of autumn.
! Sydney Paget. who is not maintaining
| a big stable of two-year-olds, is making
out very well with his :hree-year-olds
i His mare Tradition has won the GazelIe
and the Mermaid Stakes, the only races
she has tried for. and Cairngorm, with
| two OF three minor three-year- oldS
stakes to his credit at Belmont and the
/ Carleton and the Derby of Brooklyn,
/ has done better than Mr.. Paget and his
] trainer were licensed to hope he might
do at the beginning of the year. Tradi-
| lion has a lighting chance in the Law
| renee Realization on the Fourth of July,
albeit she must tackle the redoubtable
| Sysonby
| Edward Kane, superintendent Of
| August Belmcnt's Nursery Stud at Lex
ington, has brought up the yearlings
which will carry the maroon and black
next season. Mr. Belmont is not selling
any OF these youngsters this season. and
so the lot was taken to MS training
quarters at Babylon.
With string which consists of three
mature horses. one of which-Lord OF
the Vale--is practically Aut of commits
sion, August Belmont las done amazing