The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-21
SPORTING TALK OR INTEREST
DONOVAN EXPECTS BROOKLYN TO
HOWELL IN NATIONAL LEAGUE.

gneehAn and Pattee Looked Upon a. Likely
10 strengthen the Inneld-Rucker May
shine A. Pitcher-The PrOgress Of sain
as q Sire-Matt vim on Pari-Mutuel.
NY boys will do their best to finish among
The leaders In the National League race"
saws Manager Donovan OF the Brooklyns.
# can see no reason why we should not
make a much better showing than In 1907.
The addition Of Sheehan and Pattee should
Greatly lstrengthen the inHeld. All we
want is a better start than we had last
season and we will be close 10 the leaders
all the way. I expect great things from
Nap Fucker, who showed such class for
h. first year in a major league. He learned
a great deal last season. and unless &C ci-
dents happen he will be one OF our steadiest
winners in the box. Il was discouraging to
have things break badly at the start Of last
year race, but the boys fought against odds
and finished well up. considering the handi-
can 40 the outset. They all feel that this
Will be their best year. We will make the
most Of our training trip and hope the fans
will be with us as usual" Donovan has
worked wonders with the Brooklyns since
no loon Itll Ol ltt IEllhs ne Udh some nuH
material now, and good judges agree with him
in the belief that the team will be a factor In
the coming pennant race.
NJ the living thoroughbred stations in
la1; Ssiu was the leader, through the money
won by his progeny. the lead Commando
hensthe only one to excel him in this respect.
sam, together with his dam, was imported
H.-t.uA - AIav,,t- n,I- .aI H.. d.
brief racing career was purchased by Barney
Schreiber. II has often been said that Sain
vas not much Of a racehorse, but the fact Ia
that ha was probably a very good horse, and
InreIIgsnlly trained and raced he would
have proved Il. However that may be. his
slrres, as a sire was Of the most pronounced
order from the year when his first crop OF
Youngsters raced. Hardy and enduring,
good in any sort Of going, feet sprinters and
great srayers. the excellence Of the Sains
If now everywhere recognized, Being a young
horse still, there Is no telling what further fame
as a sire awaits him.
The poolrooms Of Kentucky-especially
those In Louisville, CoHngton, Newport
and Lpxington-have seen their last days,
As the new racing law imposes a 5000 fine
on any ltltkIdpu oI ltltpnOnt COMPANY
sending out racing news and a similar hne
upon any one renting property to persons
for poolroom purposes. IL is said that the
roolroom men will show fight and that at
iho next session Of the Legislature they will
i]rs,igate the introduction Of a bill that II
rassed will kill racetrack betting in all parts
of the State OF Kentucky, This Ia in line
with rhe policy Of other poolroom men in
States where racing is permitted, for the
closing OF the tracks means increased business
ior them 10 every way.
Matt J. VIM, the manager Of the Louis
VILE and Empire City tracks, who Is In town,
-ays that II has been decided to limit wagers
In the Pari-Mutuel machines which will be
installed at the former track to IS, and that
no smaller amount will be accepted. although
a bettor may buy any number OF tickets.
The Par. Mutuel, = a y Vim, is the fairest
scheme Of betting known. because il leaves
loophole for fraud. Under the mutuel
system Of betting no dishonest owner or
trainer can make anything to have his horse
lose, He has no incentive 10 do anything
win, and the public, which 10 my mind
is entitled 10 every bit Of information II Is
TO give on a racetrack, will be able
EtF NAaN u kVlhh VI ul Nv hAHNs ~ WI
be a great benefit to the public In another
way. Persons who do not care to take such
prices as 3 to S or | to : will back a horse Of
their choice under the mutuel system be-
cause they will not know before the event
what they are going to receive, Itwould be
good thing II this system could be adopted
by all the racetracks in America.
From New Years Day 20 March II in
elusive the thirty leading horses on the
tracks won a total Of Sl24 .S34 In stakes
and purses. Sam Hildreth's Montgomery,
and Rapid Water headed the list
with SlS,425. Sl0,27S and S7,lsS respectively.
them came Magazine, with 1896;
Jack Atkn, with $3.50; Chapultepec. with
Big Bow. with 1895; Deutschland,
with $3.50: Pedro with 34.2Os; Old Honesty
with ti,O9I; Marse Abe with 1i.O25 and so on.
OF the grand total nine four-year-old won
4 3,O56. six three-yesr-olds captured SOS
fve-year-olds earned Sls.Ss9, two seven
year-olds won $40, sos. five twO-year-olds
up SO. 900; W. six-year-olds took
down a7.iSS and one eight-year-old captured
1850.
Frank ]. Farrell has named a two-yesr-old
colt by Woolsthorpe-Pnk Rose
Sheriff Foley. Mr.. Farrell evidently believes
In naming his young horses for personal
friends for he still has Jim Gaffney, the
Golden Garter three-year-old, and Clark
Griflth, the Kinley Mack colt In his barn.
years ago he named a colt Tim Sulli-
van, but the youngster proved such an easy
mark for other horses that he soon dropped
out OF sight after Big Tim had pronounced
q counterfeit.