New-York tribune., 1909-09-06
COMMENT ON SPORTS
L41ITY OF HORSEMEN.
Ne5cS and FietcS on Current Topics,
Amateur and Professional.


clue. For this reason small and at times badly
balanced fields have gone the post in many races
which has LED 70 some fautfnding the part of
those who pay well 10 enjoy the sport On the
whole, however. and in spite of this handicap the
racing has been high plane. and the purpose
Of the Concy Island Jockey Club 10 maintain the
standard has not been defeated. In talking with
Schuyler L Parsons last week, he said that the
conditions fer the overnight hao been carefully
framed. with the idea OF improving the breed Of
Lhoroughbreds. and that in spite of protests.
no changes viii he made for the purpose Of catering
70 the cheaper class OF horses In the long rim.
This policy is bound make for good The owners
with selling platers and naidens in their barns may
feel that they have grievance. but If the other
associations would follow suit these owners would
soon ind that i blessing IN disguise, they
would soon stop working along with horses which
only their heads or and rarely, If ever, bring
e return the investment
waldo goes into retirement in my opinion as the
best rwo-ycar-cld OF the season, and this is said
without detractng in the from the merits and
quality OF Sweep. which The Futurity last Mon
day in such impressive style. II seems pity thar
q slight ernenr should have been responsible for
Sweep staying IN the barn Saturday. when he
had Q last opportunity 20 meet Waldo, more par
tcularIy h cams our Of the Futurity in excellent
condition and worked clever trial for the Flat
bush Stakes the middle Of the week Up 70 the
running q the Saratoga Special I had q distinct
leaning 70 Sweep being better colt than Waldo,
but after that race changed my opinion, in spite
of the fact that the son OF Ben Brush hardly had
q chance that occasion 10 show his true FORM
after breaking away from the barrier al tangled
Up Stil the running of that race Waldo i'm
pressed being the better Of the two. on
Saturday, in the Flatbush Stakes. at seven fur
longs the OF Planudes-Salana won in such
impressive style little question could be raised
IS 70 right End title the chief honors of the
year. lie been training since early in Janu-
ary and recently showed some signs of stating off,
SO that, in my opinion. MI Harrison does wisely
70 retire the season. as he gives promise of
developing into q great JhTee-ysar- old. The colt
vil be missed, as the turf this year Is none TOO
strong IN tvo-year-ods hut by turning him out
now more than possible that he is being saved
for better things.
The fan meeting Of the Coney Island Jockey Club
has only seven more days TO run before the racing
scene Will be changed 10 Gravesend. In that time.
however, there is promise Of some excellent sport
as g number Of stakes must be decided which are
almost sure TO attract strong fields The Great
Eiilv Stakes for two-year-olds on Wednesday may
prove disappointing in view OF the fact that OF the
eighteen hlles still eligible hardly more than five
or six are likely to start and these can hardly
boast much in the Of class Fred Johnsons
icker fIlv by Yarkee-C Courtplaster, recently pur
chased from John z. Madden. stands out as the
probable winner. her race in the Futurtty. VIXEN
she came from far back in way to indicate that
with better early luck she might have been keen
contender The other probable starters are J. A.
venuet's Schoolmarm. George NJ Odom's Fonie
Levy. Harry Payne Whitney's Greenvale. Wood
ford Clsy's Flying Footsteps and the Montpelier
stables PrOiecJile Ocean Bound, the best hily or
-la year is not eligible even if she in cCndi-
ton 10 20 the post. The Great Filly Stakes was
Hrst run in 1901. when LeonOra Loring defeated
H1re Girl only TO be disqualified later. Since then
The rich prize has been by such good hlles
S Girdle Beldarle ArtfJl. Running Water, Killa-
-7e Keep Moving and Maskette. which galloped
lone last year in the coors Of James R Keene
with seven starters This year the race will have
value q $1,000.
The unqueetioned strength Of the thoroughbred
esrlirg market indicated by the sales last week
e. Sheepshead Pay indicates clearly that confidence
n The future q the sport Of racing in this state
ree reer restored 70 large extent and that horse
men are locking 10 the future with high hope for
: continuance Of the present healthy cono1ton
These who have worked so hard TO Te-estaptsh rae
ing on rIane that would free II from adverse
legislation can see in the demand for coed stock
rr-a- their labors are bearing fruit and that the
-horovghared breeding industry in which millions
q dollars are invested in this country has been
saved Better prices are being realized at THESE
fan ssfeS Than was the case IN the spring. and
+7s breeders as well IS the horsemen have every
reason 70 be optimistic,
rr5s generally understood among horsenen in this
-o-g-r-v that James F. Keene's unbearen COLI Colin
ysrr -,e-e- rec again bur many wondering Why
Ballot which won the Suburban Handicap and four
otter rich stakes here year ago. has NOT oeeh 70
The most since his frsr and only start abroad when
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friend n England which says that Ballot appears
70 rc training well bUr -hat horsenen are still u.s.
csssine rle handling Of the good horse previous 70
sc %~z- -sco u has leaked cut that Ballot &C
,r.--1 himself remarkably well in trial tor me
tec7t Cro. L race Mr.. Keene was most anxious 10
z!r H was pitred against one of the bsst mares
IN ne country. and conceding her tWenty-elsnI
y,o-~Ss vas beat-n only head cr Two miles, "C+
l-afcat=d clearly that the Of Voter was At hi7
L.st Three days after thts trial and two DAYS
before The ASCOT Cup. Ballot was started ana naa'y
t7Asre7 n : seven-furlong sprint ard since thfh
tss ro+ been 70 the post Horsener in England
s-e now wondering. according 70 my CORE sponoent
~ zzsr,or which has been trained for the cup
-fsr5rce zrd had proved himself ready 70 go
rc2lte should be started In race at seven tuI-
'aogs Il seems Pity Il Z mistake has been MADE
,r ire handling or Ballot, after the unfortunate
accident 70 Sir Martin in the Derby ana the tailure
- r-,- pa,. and Priscillian 70 uphold the prestige
~ .,se ro,ntr-y on the English tracks. horseHen
rsrs he6 looked the sen OF Voter 70 make up
<o o.b.y 5isaprojn tr7aents II is quite possible
to,royar that he will still DO as he is a horse
n ,,raUeztioned class and quality.
TIE baseball public in this tcwn-and its size has
i,een absndantly proved In the last Two years
win not look back with many pleasant toosl,S m , Ga
she season of 1905 ~ seems now. me Iiah'S
t-,e no, v-jred out the bitter memory OF last year,
---er +be,, lost the pennant on technicanty' ana
49,. - Fa-, failed 10 make anything Ike as good
. ,-or-,ry as tbev did then when Chicago won the
,-r,.,,, t,, single game IT is stili possible ior
re-o75 ,leoa 10 be won by McGraws men, put my
win have 10 make a phenonenal recoro Oi s"e
coming Western trip, which oegiiH "It o 90,
-, .. hCroa and short series In Boston Chi-
- - . aI.or lead for second place now. ana
- s,,r.,,es, ~ chances Of winning fourth PEN
-. -, e.ta,,,;,o, fga Pirates but the Gisnts'