The sun., 1909-06-18
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
NEW HORSES AND JOCKEYS
HEADED FOR LOCAL TRACKS.
Prominent Turrmen in Kentucky and
Canada Attracted by Increase in
LEGAL Racing Schedule More Day,
Looked For At the Bay and at Yopk ers

Numerous horsemen In Kentucky and
Canada arc preparing to ship their stable,
to the New York tracks without furtbsr
delay, The news that there will be racip,
here until early in November and that
hereafter there will be not less than four
days q. week. with fve at Yonkers and SIX
at Saratoga. has stirred up much interest,"
among owners and trainers who havs
been anxious to come Fast T C. Nc.
Dowell. Rome Respess. william Gerst, H
G.. Bedwell. G. Reiff, W. s. William, p
Dunno. w. F. Schultz and others now al
Latona are preparing to put their horse,
aboard the cara within the next week in
order TO have them here in time for ths
opening OF Sheepshead Bay next Thursday
They will do the bulk OF their racing at
Empire City, however. From the Canadian
circuit will come william Garth. G. H
Holle. Thomas Clyde. P. NJ. Civil. J. E.
Sea gram, James Carruthers. VILLA m Shields
and others In the near future and as they
own some good horses the quality OF the
racing here will probably be srestly i'm.
proved. Better still. some first class
jockeys are coming. Vincent Powers, Nc
Gee, L. Martin. Taplin. s. Page. j. Lee. A.
Walsh. Mccarthy. Schilling and Goldstein
to local racesoers, inasmuch as the present
riding material here. barring Z, Dusan
and one or two others. is decidedly ackiaS
The extra day put on BY y5 P, J, Dwy.r on
fdently expected that there will be another
essns ess asres VII III @stt open das ss'
head bay on Thursday. when the Suburban
@ Is n The Ssns 5 spshaSs III
etGfsfb tSs Bay aye esins not ing
9sSs Week hi of ey CEN Mani n.
sssYonkers. s and d i Is believed that Presdent
'-mss PSsrs Is no w doubs ssp6Stss he h n many
raoetrack len that the sport will continue
to grow in point Of popularity with the ar.
ments M with extra days have been source
that horsem en who believed tha, racing was
time Ho anS sur
prise At the increasing hea1thfulness Of the
turf. They are naturally enthusiastic and
are not slow IN predctlne taSI raslg in
Apprecistins % the determined struggle Of the
Jockey Club to keep the game alive. 1t may
be said that al classes o. hossepsn are no.
the sport received body blow at Albany
tso belongs esa the eys fss TO srfa tSe cause
SsVe eiss been All ali the he more dIfioGit, N ''
Word comes from England that Louis
Winans, who paid John v. Madden ss5, 900
for the colt st. Martin, is so disap ppointed In
the owing of Ogden's son that he may re-
only three times III England. which is not
regarded as a thorough test of h:S ability.
IL is believed therefore. that Mr.. Ninans
has been misunderstood as to his plans Ia
view Of the fact that Sir Mart is supposed
TO be absolutely sound.
II looks as II the members Of the Fair
mont 4. q. will witpe a slashins ten round
fight between those old enemies. battling
Hurley and Charley Griffin OF Australia.
Young men have refrained from sparring
tactics and have simply sluzged steadily
from bell to bell Both have been grogsy
at times. but neither has been able to score
lie in hax