The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-22
TURF TALK.

Due 10 the presence OF numerous
American owners in the race, this year 5
Grand SteepIechase. usually run in June
70 at Auteuil, France has received 10
nominations, as against ninety-three
one year ago. and those for the chief
hurdle race at the SAME meeting mum Der
105 this season as against s. A year ago
NiesSrs. Joseph L Widener, Thomas
Hitchcock, jr.; George Saportas, and
other weIl-Enown American turfmen
have made entries to the Grand Steeple-
chase, which is the most valuable in
the world, being worth nearly $4,000
The race was won last June by Z
Fischhof's Dandolo. carrying l6S pounds.
Under the new conditions, a winner Of
the race must in future competitions
for il, take up ten pounds penalty.
Attractive features Of fairs being held
for charities Saturday at the Waldorf
and at the Twenty Regiment Ar
moTy, New York, were the horse--acins
machines invented by John Goodwin,
end loaned by him TO the committee IN
charge At the aTmory where the in
ventor was IN personal control, the
little horses aroused no end Of amUse-
ment in the struggle for first place
The horses are ridden by toy jockeys
bearing all the well-knOwn cOlors Of the
Turf. and though the fOrty-hve seconds
duration Of each race proved rather
brief Tor speculation, nevertheless. the
rapidly changing features of the con-
lest provoked offers 10 wager many
pairs Of gloves and other useful
things.
There are in training in England TWO
Niles by Cyllene out of SceptTe one d
thTee-yedT-Old and the other a tWo-yeaT-
S25,000. The three-year-old ran in 1908
and won, but her performance was not
considered a glitterins one. The young
er nlly Is said TO be better looking than
The elder. The opinion OF Alec" Tay-
Tor. who trained Sceptre after she wa S
purchased by Sir William Hamar Bass,
Is that the great mare was better than
era Patrick, even though the latter de
1eated Sceptre by a neck in one Of the
greatest races ever seen in England
Calling attention 10 the wide diver
gence in opinion Of two official handi-
cappers who do the work for their re-
spective associations, ar English turf
critic mentions the Lincoln Handicap.
q mile, 10 be run on March q, and the
NewbuTy Cup. also a mile, to be run
on April l. or only nine DAYS later
IN the case Of ATranmOre there was
- much as seventeen pounds differ
ence in the estimate. In the cases Of
two American horses, Prisciliau and De
lirium. the NewbUry Handicapped made
them six pounds less than did the Lin
coin handicdpper.
Visitors TO Manton. one Of the most
famous training establishments in Great
Britain, say that BayardO. the Derby
5aNoTlte5 Is IN fine health. has grown
steadily during the winter and win
eventually be sixteen hands high He
IS n colt Of perfect action and IS do
clared by experts 10 be unquesti0uably
a hiEh-Clasg race horse His trainer,
Alec Taylor, accounts for BayardO's
compare lively poor performance. even
though he won the race, in the Middle
Park Plate by saying that the colt
was on that occasion palpably amiss.
Relating an instance OF how little is
really known by legislators on some
subjects. John COrlett, IN the London
Sporting Times. SAYS that a one-time
chancellor OF the cXcheqUer Of England
In the belief that IL would Weld 4 large
revenue. The Statesman argued that.
because on each race day from 30 10 100
horses IN training he was quickly con-
tast there were only about 1900 horses
IN training, most Of whom ran repeat
edly in the course Of d season, and then
The tax was Withdrawn.
All the race courses or Germany are
under the control Of the Union Jockey
club, and that association has been
approached by an insurance company
~ lich ONeTs 20 insure 2alust accidents
al amateur and professional Jockeys,
apprentices and stablemen. Amateur
riders would, in case Of accident, re-
ceive 3 a dav and 5000 iu case Of per
uianent disablemcnts while profession
II Jockeys would receive s. day and
s. On