The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-29
WILL Fight FOR
HONORS ON TURF
KEENE AND HlLDRETH ENTRIES
WILL STRUGGLE FOR sUPREM.
ACY ON SAUCER TRAcK-oUT-
LOOK FOR FINE SEASON IS
BRIGHT,

New York, Jan. 29.--The years rae
ing season in the east will open on
April rs and from present indications
the struggle for turf supremacy will lie
between James r.. Keene and Samuel
c. Hildreth. Mr.. Keene by far has the
most promising string of entries ready
for tue season, but HiIdreth's friends
declare that his plans have been kept
more CT less in the dark and he will
dawn upon the turf in April in all The
splendor of winning stable.
IN account of the renewed activity
in turfdCm in the east the Jockey club
las been having a difficult time to as
sign dates ior the spring, summer and
fail so that there will be no conflict
The advent of brighton Beach back
into active turf affairs rather compli-
Gated matters With Brighton we shall
have racing at Aqueduct, Jamaica
Belmont Park, Crravessnd, SheepsnSac
Eay and Empire City. Rather an int'
rortant layout, chi Looks pretty niLtS
for old 1910 Notwithstanding the urg-
iags which Cove: nor Hughes is sgiyln2
the New York legislature. THINK we
shall do sor1e l.N ely business in tnC
east this summer.
Saratoga made application for the
entire month of August, another prom
Using outlook. The annual meeting OF
the Saratoga directorate was held this
week when extra emphasis was given
to this request. AS the Spa manage
ment furnished the best sport Of 1905
in the east and as they have hung UP
nearly a quarter of a million dollars
worth of purses and stakes for the
coming summer their desires are re-
ceiying respectful attention.
The management Of Brighton has not
been backward about advancing its
claims for restoration to full and COM
plete racing. Nearly 80 entries have
been made for Brighton this coming
summer which is a mighty fine aug
ury.
Governor Hughes thought to take an
other racing upon the occasion of the
present meeting OF the New York state
legislature when he asked in his mes
sage that race track betting be stopped
even when no money was passed over
BY this he hoped to put the quietus on
memory" or "oral" betting, a scheme
of transaction which has gained con-
siderable prestige in the east. ] per-
sonally do not look for any further
death blows than have already been
inflicted. There couldn't be many
more, but il wouldn't surprise me to
see his royal whiskers try to have a
law enacted to put hobbies on all race
horses just before each race.
Sam Hildreth, whose rivalry with
Mr.. Keene will furnish some pretty
sport this year, has seven entries in
the Brighton handicap for 1910. Among
them are King James, Firestone and
Fftz Herbert P. s. p. Randolph has
nominated Patsy for the same event
and, according to the form shown by
Patsy at Jacksonville his odds may be
around three or four to one. Robert
Forsythe Little, whose string Is In
charge Of Tom Walsh, has twenty nine
nominations for the various stakes al
Brighton Beach this year. His good
youngster, Prince Imperial, has been
nominated to several very important
events.
was sorry to hear of the dreary
outlook for the Santa Anita race track
in California. Some time Thomas
Williams, president OF the New Cali
fornia Jockey club, in discussing coasl
racing said he did not think that there
would be racing at Santa Anita track
either this winter or in the spring.
asked him the cause and he attributed
1t to the anti betting law in California
Speaking of the Santa Anita track re-
calls that E. G. Smith, who for two
years was racing secretary there, has
been made secretary OF the Coney ISL
and Jockey club.
The runcr current during the clos
ing season OF 1909 that James Butler
owner of the Empire City track, in
tended to indulge in racing thorough.
breds next summer was confirmed to-
day. ID. r. Bradley, the western turf
man, was supporsed to ne buying horses
for Mr.. Butler, and yesterday the of.
ficlal transfer OF four colts from Brad.
ley to Butler was made known by the
Jockey club. The stated price for the
four is $500. They are all young,
STEERS and will be two-year- olds on
Jan. /. The horses transferred anC
their prices are: Compliment, chest.
nut colt, by Ort Wells Adeeke, $1,000
chestnut colt by Woolsthorpe- Hei
Ladyship, $4,000: chestnut colt by Bel
videre- Madge Stuart, $4,000: chesrnu
colt by Stalwart Domino Noir, $f,7O0
The colts are still at Bradley's farm Ii
charge OF Trainer Hunter.