Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-08
TURF AND TRACK NOTES.

III. II. Knapp's mare Renown, has just.
had a filly foal by the French stallion.
Adam, which was sent back to his native
country last summer and sold to a Ger
man breeder at large price.
For some time past United States gov
eminent officials have been making many
purchases of horses at Nashville for mill
tary purposes, and it Is now proposed by
the present owner OF the famous Belle
Mead stock farm to devote 1t entirely
to a nursery for horses for army pur-
poses. The late Pierre Lorillard was ac-
credited with trying to induce the govern
ment to purchase Rancocas for the same
purpose.
Among the three-year-old FLIES left IN
the Mermaid stake tor 1909, which is ono
of the oldest of the Coney Island Jockey
Clubs classics, are August Belmont's
Field Mouse, James r. keenes Maskette
and Addiction, John F. Madden's Lady
Bedford, Lady Hubbard and Miss Kear-
ney, Harry Payne Whitney's Pett!coat
Rosedale and Ruby Granta and r. T.
Wilson, jr.'s. Mauviette.
Following the discovery of electrical ap-
plianceS on the body of jockey who was
killed in a race in Australia recently and
the subsequent warning off OF the trainer
concerned, the committee of the West
Australia Turf Club has issued a notice
tIlat In future all Jockeys VIII De
searched before riding in races in order
to prevent the use of the electric bat
terry.
For the first time In many years Al
French horse is to start In this years
Liverpool Grand National This is Lut-
teur III, owned by Mr.. James Hennessey.i
Lutteur III Is by st. Damien which horse
has been wonderfully successful as Sire
of cross-cOuntry winners.
The attention of the postmaster general
of Great Britain has been drawn to the
great number of frauds practlced by
sending kilograms to have horses backed
at starting prices. when the senders al
ready know the names of the winnnGj
horses The perpetrators would handi
in the kilograms with the names OF the!
horses left blank. Meantime they would'
receive the name of the winner from a
confederate. then ask to have their tele-
grams returned to them for correction.
and would fill in the blanks with the
names. Hereafter the time at which all
kilograms are filed must appear on them.
It is estimated that the Arcadia race
track represents an investment of so5O0oo
and that 33 per cent of this sum
was earned last year. This season the
earnings will be 40 per cent on the
capital. Thus If the anti-betting laws
put an end to racing at the track the
actual loss will not be as great as it
would have been a year ago. There are
$50 acres of ground within the fence and
this is. worth 81 900 an acre.
The London Field says that it does not
require a really great slayer to win the
Derby on account of the rather peculiar
physical nature of the course. The first
half mile is on a rise. then comes a fat
ter bit of ground. where there is long
descent to Tottenham corner, and even
after that there is still a slight decline,
while there is no rise on the run-in.
Sprinters do not win the Derby. but
many winners OF the race have been
known to be better at mile and quar-
ter than at a longer distance. Cicero,
Ladas and Bend Or were of this class.