Evening star., 1909-03-11
TURF AND TRACK NOTES.

Foxhall Keene has sent to Joseph Can
non. In England. several cross-country
horses to train.
BY requiring Mr.. W. X Vanderbilt S
colt Negofol to carry 13S pounds in a
free handicap to be run within the next
two weeks In France the official respon-
sioie Tor the weights stamps that son of
Childwick and grandson of Plaisanterie
as the best OF his age in France.
Keen observers in England are of opin-
ION that all the older American horses
now there Will run better on the springy
turf courses than they did on the dirt
tracks of this country. James r. Keene
mas said that the sandy tracks Of Amer
,ca conduced to early retirement of race
horses. and Matt Byrnes said as far
back as 1888. when Iroquois was brought
back to America after his various sue
cesses abroad. that the horse did not
seem TO fancy our sandy tracks and
never ran up to his best form here ST.
Cloud, which many thought won the
Cambr1dgeShre some years ago though
ne was placed second by the Judge
tailed when he was brought to this coun-
try to show creditabe performance.
commenting upon the impatience dis
played by owners of horses as to the de-
lay of the Jockey Club stewards in an
nounc1ng the dates for 1909, prominent
official said yesterday that the delay was
for the best possible reasons and that
horse owners should consider themselves
lucky If they had any racing in New
york this year at all. This official said
that purses for less than $500 did not
mean good racing, and that at his course
that amount will be the minimum AS to
the situation regarding the Maryland
Jockey Club. he said that If the Jockey
Club could not settle the dispute as to
dates claimed by that club and not
agreed to by New York clubs he could
not see what the Jockey Club was in ex-
istence for. On or about April 1, It is
expected. something definite about dates
will be announced. according to this turf
man.
Commenting upon Plaudit. now in
France. the London Fields Paris cor
respondent makes the mistake of saying
that Plaudit is brother to Domino AS
a matter of fact. Domino and Plaudit
are both by Himyar but out of different
mares.
Both Octagon and Ethelbert. now in
France, have been inspected by capable
turf critics, who speak in highly favor
able terms of both these American stall
lions.
The Montreal Jockey Club is making a
bid for prominent eastern turfmen TO at
tend Its meeting this year. Its overnight
events Will consist Of forty-nine purses Of
$4OO each. sixteen of 500 each and six
of 5000 each. There will be a steeple-
chase each day. The Kings Plate will
NO. Dc uItll tHc september meeting
The most valuable race at the June
meeting will be the Mount Royal handi-
cap. one mile and a quarter, to which
5000 will be added.
California racegOers speak highly of
the apprentice jockey. Taplin. who is
under engagement to II. G.. Bedwell
turfman who has won many races this
winter on the coast. Last week the boy
won eight races. During the same period
keogh, another successful jockey, won
only one race. and was unplaced in thir-
teen out of nineteen mounts.
Training on English race courses has
been more or less hampered by heavy
frost. though the horses trained at New
market. where there tan gallops,
have great advantage over those
trained on private grounds. The London
Field, in naming list of probable start
ers for the Lincoln handicap, March %
says that A. J. Joyner may start Delir-
ium. though 1t is thought that he can
hardly be ready in time.
Clamor. the sensational winner of the
long-diStance race at Oakland last Sat
urday, is a five-year-old son of Gold
Heels. the Suburban winner of 1902
Clamor Is owned by John Oliver Keene
who at one time trained horses in Rus
sia, and who developed Radtke, the
jockey.