New-York tribune., 1909-07-26
COMMENT on SPORTS
ruO-YEAR-OLD RACING
v,rs and Vices on Current Tope''
amateur and Professional.

- ,,eetior rs to the crying heeo
- restriction Of the racing u ~ -. 80,
fof soINo and it IS not surprising DIa'
% this o0H,-1e -.1ea~e Of the thoroughbred and lhe
VIZ :. hart should resort 10 oI0S''o
turf &. .,roe regulation in this respect As eA
bring az aus A. The Tribune on Wednesday 4 ON
elufiVes .e.es for presentation TO the beSls-
hss his state next winter 10 fesuis' -
lstuie - .-ovear-oIds until August l. PERSONALS
rs04he altogether in sympathy Win Iili9 iii'
h"- ting the youngsters, as IL Is 4 quo9
o. p,e-lv belongs TO the stewards u ''o
us C1,,b II however, the Jockey Ilu"
'ookes the subject seriously. now that II mas
GO oohs'Ue ,+ ~, AGAIN il seems as II there Is
been o-isa+ion for more drastic measures Ihe
fo"e a. not a new one and has been Jhrasheo
eOe -, t,r7e to time during the last ten years
o.. - - Years ago q resolution was oIereo at d
onp ~ the Jockey Club 10 limit the racing oi
- class Of two-year-oldS ui'l i'l~s'1'''
w H a. resolution was either taoieG OF "eA'eI "0
pul strong opposition It is just possible tha'
cause o. III nov be reopened and more favor
able action taAe"'
..ors against restricting the racing of
Ioa--o15s are largely OF a selfish kind and are
w. w -o-+bv Of much consideration If the Teal puf-
~. - racing is for the Improvement OF the oreeu
p.Lo,,g1treds The scarcity Of good horses lhls
q -. three-vear-old and over division IS due
81 ,ae+ year when the outlook for racing IN
- --a.e MAS dark and gloomy. and also 10 the
-. +het for several seasons the two-yeaT-o-dS
= -o+ had A fair chance 10 develop in}o any
49, hut ordinary. broken down selling p-ateTs'
tn.anse If TOO much training and too much racing
- maturity At least this is the opinion of a
80 NJ torsenlen. and while II may take some
80 n improve conditions here. the experiment IS
- worth trying IN point of fact the proper pro-
-, of -vyo-vear-olds cannot be called an eX-
-. as q has worked 10 good advantage in
-r-rlsn5 France and Russia. and particularly Eng
go vbere according TO = r Hitchcock and otheF
- srdees who have made q close study of con-
s+-ons here and abroad the general run or horses
4, rourh better than in this country The stars OF
che American turt may bc quite The equal Of the
-.-s of the English turf but il would appear that
=, .,a lonr run our horses suffer In comparison
rs is not due entirely TO the oyerracinE Of two
.ss-so]ds as the breeding for speed To satisfy the
s,-snd OF horsemen fer stock that VIII show a
,r,.k rsturn On the investment must be considered
slso Il however. there were fewer temptations TO
tr--T a young horse along for some rich engage
rnsut the breeders would work along different
lines and, no doubt, with better results.
uo-seren are not Of one mind as 10 the necessity
s.- legislative enactment on the question. and
-psur are outspoken against any action At a time
rhen there are so few horses racing. but the
majority OF those who have given the subject some
thought agree THAI something should be done in
the near future 10 restrict the overracng Of young
horses II point Of fact something must be done
sths governing body of the turf would live up TO
the svoEed purpose Of improving the breed One
q, The leading turfmen in the country said TO me
m Thursday in discussing the subject that Il was
Necessary 10 cut the coat 70 III the cloth, implying
rst fhe tine had not come 10 make any change
sra that conditions here were different from those
ALL ~---r-T f- Zp1- fHT
t5z he turf is being reconstructed and built up
E-. SO 10 speak. the time Is ripe for rectIfying
III Mistakes Of the past and starting night. even
I1sgh IL may take a little longer to re-establsh
Gs Epgt and bring II hack to the point # occu-
psi before the passage Of the Asnew-FIart law
Thsrs are some persons who profess 10 make light
Of the bill and cali Il a Joke but those who have
drafted Il did IN al seriousness. looking beyond
The present and into the future. in my opinion
those breeders who opposed 70 some restriction
Of two-year-old racing are blind 10 their in
isrestss as wil be proved in due course
The l.peralfy of the New York Yankees in en-
oowing other teams with stars was emphasized
rather sharply the other day. when Neal Ball. re-
Gently sold 10 Cleveland, made the only properly
authenticated, unsssisted triple play IN the history
q the n1sjor leagues Il is p fact that most re
fpectable team could be built up from New York
cast-ons. mostly IN the time Of Clark Griffith.
q
nan; Jimmy Williams Of s.. Louis. would play
second; Ball short; Conroy. Of Washington, third:
Ham OF Chicago. left field; Hoffman. Of s. Louis,
centre fed. and stahl Of Boston. who. TO be
t1fe Is a first baseman, right field Thomas, now
q Philadelphia would be good catcher. and
if pitchers there would be Sallee Of the &. Louis
cardinals; Powell and Howell. Of the St Louis
Sfo~ns Hughes, Of Washington, and Earl Moore.
q Philadelphia For substitutes Cnglaub, Ward
--fF q
10" making good" on major league nine, but
only fair to say that some OF them never
gave OF their best while in New York
ne Western teams OF the National League gave
us Giants most unpleasant surprise N the series
~~1 ended On SATURDAY. Pittsburg, St Louis and
N-e&go all captured q majority os the games
tssso' but clean sweep Of the series with Gin
-eu enabled the Giants 10 take eight games Of
.e seventeen played with the Westerners- Had
~-e"son not been out Of commission for both
ee F1ttsburg and Chicago series the results might
-'e oeen different but there are no excuses for
~'ee games Won by St Louis The team
se "a Boston to-day and tomorrow. and VIII
jump TO Pittsburg. meeting the Pirates on
.soeg- 1t is doubtful whether AIathewson viii
=, s'7 10 pitch against the Pirates. and. with
r-Eusro also hurt this leaves the pitching up 10
raymond and Ames This trip is a crucial
"' the Giants. Unless the team improves
%hle i is away and wins the series from
n - sho Plttsburg, there will it would seem,
4N1e chance OF recovering the pennanI.
p@Ssihg q Mike DOnlin is not an unmiXed
,,sr ne left the team in the lurch this spring.
Il. s- proved 20 uncertain q quantity that even
~, Qualities as player are often forgotten.
ehc one Of Philadephia's coed pitchers viii
/. oie value 10 tle Giants this year than Don
9e reserve list for Il is as true as il ever
kh - DIG IN the hand is worth two In the
e and here are two birds IN the hand and one
4 ps..h: Ussh: Billy Murray has done better work
issr .@.e'paia than the present standing Of the
sar ---eaies. and is not likely to have TO look
st ,..s kees have continued 20 surprise the lead