El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-12
SHORT RACE MEET
BETTER, SAYS ROSE
Ascribes Death of Racing in
California to the Long
Meetings.
(By Bert E. ColIyero

Chicago, Ill, Nov. 12.-If Robert
Levy, the youthful promoter of the
race meeting at Jamestown, Va, bark =
ems to the advice of George Rose, the
dominant factor in and about palat:al
Santa Anita, he will not attempt pro-
tracted meetings. According to Mr..
Rose, it was the 100 day and $50 day
sessions that precipitated the death
knell of racing in in California
Don't" said Mr.. Rose to Mr. Levy,
''let any man persuade you to try 60
or so day meetings at Norfolk The
climate there is suitable for winter
racing, understand; the town is ad-
mirably equipped for the entertain
ment of a winter colony from the
north and east. and the public senti-
ment seems to be with you.
You might get away with a 100 day
meeting once and make a lot of money.
But ultimately the very people who
want to see you succeed now would
turn against you and before you real
lied it Virginia would shut down on
the thoroughbred.
Was GverdOne in California.
Il know whereof 1 speak. We over
did racing in California If we had
been content TO have two meetings at
Los Angeles. one in December and ore
in March, the states would be up In
California today. We were making
money SO swiftly and so easily we los-
our heads and failed to see that we
were offending people who had heen
with US first and who had strivea
hard to, boost our game along.
Il do not think. there is any room for
doubt but that we will ultimately get
back to Los Angeles. And when we do
We will have short meeting ,@If we de-
oil will he 70 N1a
moderately long meeting rather than
two short ones, our long session viii
not extend beyond SO days"
The Santa Anita Course.
Santa Anita. the Los Angeles course
in which lIr. Rose is interested, is one
of the most picturesquely situated and
best equipped racing plants in the
country. The main track is one mits
and a furlong in circumference, with
chutes for the mile, also seven fur
long dashes. The going is light and
easy and the course so well construct
ed that several American records hay =
been hung. up there. The most notable
OF these are Center Shots mile Of
ISL 1-5 and Chepultepec's six furlongs
in Ell The plant has not been used
for one year, but the property has not
been allowed to disintegrate. Mr..
Rose, who was recently in California.
states that everything is in tip TOP
shape, and if necessary racing could
begin there again on "a hours notice.
The news of the appointment of Jo-,
seph J.. Burke and E. c.. Smith. Of
Nevt York to the posts of presiding
and associate judges of the Tampa
and Pensacola meetings has been con-
firmed, also has met with hearty ap
prov II frJr, the llCrse.r<;. nj racing
fraternity at large Both are old time
men with a wide and thor
ough knowledge of 2 the game. Mr.
Burke has for many years filled the
position of presiding judge on some OF
the principal tracks OF Canada, and
his work has been uniformly setisfac-
tory to horsemen and public alike. NJ.
Smith, probably, was seen to best ad-
vantage during the life of racing Fl
Los Angeles, where he filled the posi-
ton of racing secretary That the
management of the Florida meetings
is to be congratulated upon securing
such competent officials, goes almost
without saying-they lend tone and
Importance where heretofore the stig'
ma of merry go-round' prevailed.