Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-08
TURF AND TRACK NOTES.

Even though the more pretentious Cuban
race courses will not be in operation this
year, half-mile track at Havana will be
utilized for winter meeting, beginning in
January and continuing in February and
March. Racing will be held on Mondays,
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays for purses
ranging in value from 500 to $500. The
track will be at Almendares Park, in the
city of Havana, reached by all car lines
and by cabs, which are cheap. The ira, <
is now used for base ball games 1t is being
enlarged, and the stands now used by base
ball lovers will be used for racegoers. The
racing will be held under the auspices of
the Cuban Racing Association.
All the horses under the care of j. w.
May, at Memphis, and owned by Paul j.
Rainey, have been turned over to William
Garth, who has Roy Rainey's racers under
his care, and the stable will henceforth be
run in the name Of Roy Rainey. The con-
tract on Radtke, the jockey, has also oeen
turned over to Roy Rainey. 1t is expected
that the Rainey stable will be in good form
at the Benning spring meeting of 1907.
By a decision in a Brooklyn court, two
promising lightweight jockeys. Guy and
alter Burns, smaller brothers Of Tommy
Burns, have been ken out Of the control
Of w. c. Daily upon complaint of their
father, now In Canada.
Because of the defeat of the once high
class FLY Lotus at Oakland recently in
comparatively poor company lot o. dis
satisfaction was created among racegoers.
The European edition of the New York
Herald, dated Monday, November %. states
that at Auteuil on the preceding Cay Car
ter, cross-country jockey, rode the win
ners of five out of six races and was third
on another. This Is probably record in
steepleehasing and hurdle races.
Among the entries to the Tidal, Law
renee Realization an, Annual Champion
stakes of 1908, which closed on November
10, is the bay colt Carrolton, by Florizel.
out of Ballantrae, the property of Mr..
Claren-e II. Mackay. Florizel is the sire
of Volodyovski Derby winner of 1906 and
Ballantrae won the mbridgeshire handi-
cap of 1902. The colt should Re a good
race horse.
Conditions of the Suburban, Advance,
Commonwealth and many other races to be
run at the June meeting of the Coney Is
land Jockey Club have been announced.
The new three-year-olo stake of guaran-
to be given to the victor If he should also
win the Tidal and Lawrence Realization,
will close on January 10.
The trotting which the New England
Horse Bre, ders' Association conducted the
past season at the Readyille track resulted
in a loss of $4,7O5 to the association, ac-
cording to the report of Treasurer 7. Lee
Quimby made at the annual meeting. The
following board of directors were elected:
John E. Thayer Ralph B. Williams. Will
liam r. Allen. George H. Graves Charles
Whitlemore, Arthur H. Parker, c. Lascell,
George Van Dyke and ]. NJ. Johnson.
Treasurer T. Lee Quimby and Clerk c. M.
Jewett We're reelected
Irish bred race horses have won in Eng
| land this year more than $625, COO The total
number bred in Ireland which won in Eng
| land Is 179; races won, 1873. Three of the
| best two-year-olds of the year in England
are Polar Star (unbeaten), Galvani and
Sieve Gallon, all bred in Ireland.