The Washington times., 1906-10-07
LADY AMELIA AND ROSEBEN
TWO GREATEST SPRINTERS
Horsemen Deploring Fact That Question of Supremacy
May Never Be Settled Some Famous Match
Races of Early Times.
By ]. S. A. MACDONALD.

I then II has been always money. The
American turf has grown ard pTospered
faster than any other national iustitu-
riOn. When the current season closes
about q month hence the Jockey Club
reports will show the total admission re-
ceipts OF the several New Yori race
tracks since last April 10 be consider
ably over 5000 600. In 1865 the figure
was $4.550520- NOt more man IS sjer cent
OF this vast amount is distributed 70 the
horsemen, etc, so that bonds and stock
in the modern race track enterprises are
gilt-edged investments.
Important Event Tomorrow.
One OF the most important juvenile
fixtures Of the Autumn VIII be run Mon
day at Belmont Park as SIGNALLING
the meetings. Inauguration. This Is the
eighth Matron Stakes, of S20002
The race VIII be run IN tRo divisions.
First. the colts entered in the rich stake
VIII contest for $4,000 as the third race
On the program, and then the Guies
eligible in the fixture VIII sight IL our
among themselves as the fourth race.
In the colts division like Yankee Gun.
This colt has been working extremely
well Unless something unexpectedly
formidable comes In the batch OF add
ed entries just before post CALI Yankee
Gun viii be my choice as the winner.
He IS a compact little son OF Yankee,
owned by Oscar LeWis0hn. Of wall
Street, and trained by Johnny HyIand.
who used 10 handle the Belmont horses.
Yankee Gun showed we'll against De
Mund. at Saratoga. where he appeared
a little finely drawn. Since the coming
OF cool weather he has taken or flesh
and seems fresber and more willing
than is his wont.
With Martin uP he VIII 90 sell Mon
day. while nice prize IS sure 70
be about him. too. There are sure 20
be several added starters. and no one
can tell the exact complexion Of the
held OF entrants until a few minutes
before the horses are zaddled out In
the paddock under the spreading elms.
Pope Joan Looks Good
In the flly divisiou James r. Keene
looks 10 have the winner IN the fly
Pope Joan. who was thought 10 be a
certainty in the recent Futurity- She
too, like Yankee Gun. is better now
than in the heated period OF the sea-
son. Harry Payne Whituey's dlIy. Slip
pers. a daughter Of the great MeddIer,
is an eligible but an improbable starter.
According 10 the rules an owner OF an
eligible horse may or may not declare
his intention OF starting when the en-
tries close The night before. but he may
hold the matter IN allegiance until the
hour OF the race. a. Circumstance which
does not give the handicappers much
time for definite consideration of the
form.
The meeting about to open at Bel
mont Park VIII run until Saturday, No
vember 20. After that. the two final
meetings OF the season hereabouts-at
Jamaica and Aoueduct-come IN sue
cession. Among the other racing treats
IN store during the meeting are the
Steeplechase Stakes. the Mu-
nicipal Handicap, and the famous Cham
pagne Stakes for tWo-year-olds. the
owner of the winning two-year-old al
ways treating his stable hands 10 a din
ner at which much popping of cOrks
is heard. Belmont Park is the premier
race track Of America. and just now
in the mellow days OF October a trip
out there is we'll worth the while of
the man or woman possessed OF the
eye artistic. -