The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-24
.TURFMEN EXPECT
BETTER RESULTS
Stakes Attract Many High
class ThOrOughbreds.
DEATH BLOW TO BOOKMAKING
Trnck Stewards Determined to HOut
Open Betting. but VIII TOler-
ate Oral WaEers metropolitan
Season Opens Next Friday at Aque-
duct-Rich overnight Purses Up.
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From the Philadelphia North American.
Next Friday the metropolitan racing
season. under the auspices Of the Jockey
Club. will begin at Aqueduct. From
that day until November Is there viii
he incessant racing in the State Of New
York. but whether the sport will be
source Of profit to the various racing
associations remains 70 be seen.
The betting conditions Will remain as
they We're last season, except for the
fact that according 20 a decision by the
Court Of Appeals there can be no inter
ference with oral speculation, which In
cudes the laying Of odds without the
recording Of wagers.
Il Is natural conclusion that the
general public will be prevented from
betting on the horses under these con-
ditions, and that only persons who may
establish credit can back their opinions
But with the usual high rate % admis-
sion and a cutting down Of the free list
the track owners feel confident that
there viii be enough paying patronage
10 enable them 70 meet expenses.
All Of the tracks have mapped out
liberal stakes. The overnight purses
have been hung UP without stint. and
there seems 10 be no doubt that more
horses viii race here throughout the
season than at any tina since the Agnew-
Hart measure became law.
The example set by August Belmont,
chairman Of the Jockey Club. in racing
| almost exclusively in this country, has
been followed BY other prominent owners
/ who had big stables in England last
year: while owners and trainers who
deserted the New York tracks for The
I Canadian and western circuits in 1903
and 1909 are coming back.
Tracks Pool Interests
That the tracks are prepared for
I rocky road Is indicated in the pooling OF
/ interests by the Aqueduct. Jamaica.
/ Brighton and Yonkers tracks. The have
. agreed 10 share profits or losses, as the
case may be. so that there VIII be no
open dates in the metropolitan schedule.
/ The Gravesend. Sneepshead Bay. Bel
mont Park and Saratoga tracks, on the
other hand. having the cream Of the rae
ing dates. figure that they can stand
alone From April until November, there
fore. a treat is fu store for horse owners
and breeders Of all classes regardless Of
/ the patronage of the public. and as a
result the stakes have attracted the best
race horses ln this country.
While virtually All OF the stakes have
been reduced I'm value. they are sriH at
tractiye and viii provide some Of the best
kind Of racing The Carter Handicap,
seven furlonEs. is the leading event at
Aqueduct. and more than thirty nors IS
. are eligible. The Excelsior Handicap. one
/ mile and a sixteenth. viii be run on the
opening day at Jamaica and VIII draw q
classy field
; During the Belmont Park meeting the
) Metropolitan Handicap. the Withers, Bel
mont. Ladies. Juvenile, National Stallion
and other turf classics VIII be run. the
best horses iu training being eligible.
- The Brooklyn Handicap the Gres,
American. the fremont, the EXpect4t.o1
. the Hudson and the Brooklyn DERBY are
the usual features at Graveseud. Then
the Tidal. Che Commonwealth Co-ey
Island Jockey Club and Lawrence ReaE-
cation stakes az historic Sheepshead Bay.
Brighton Handicap.
When Brighton Beach reopers in July
the Brighton Handicap will be renewed
together with other interesting events
which will be crowded into meeting
. Of only fourteen days. The Empire City
follows with twelve days the Empire
city Handicap being the star event. as
usual with more than sixty entries.
Saratoga has planned a brilliant meet
ms with $4,000 to be distributed TO the
successful horsemen. The Saratoga Han
dicap Saratoga Cup. the Special. the
Hopeful the Alabama. the Flash, ths
Travers, United States Hotel. Gran.
Union Hotel Hurricane. RensseIaer and
. other stake events VIII he starred. and
many fine horses viii be seen under sad
die. With Saratoga at and end, Sree7-
head opens fin the fan season with -la
, rich Futurity. the Flatbush stakes and
other big events 20 follow. Graveseud and
!. Belmont Park will wind ur the important
stake races of the year. though there Will
be a long stretch of raeiuS al Jamaica
and Aqueduct before the end comes.
There is renewed interest i'm the run
ming of the big hand.eaps. the Brooklyn
Suburban and Brighton. because of -Lt
fact that entries closed on January
and the weights have since been allotted
Last year the Brighton was not run
while the other events were so reduce.
Z IN value and drew sue, scanty entry Lst.
that they were practically robbed Of .u
portauce. But this year the big IanI
caps have nued remarkably we'll AN.
have also been literally endowed by On,
racing associations.
Z some interest is added by the return
of Ballot. Prisculiau, Helmet Diuna Ker
and other horses from England. bu
whether they can accomplish auythin.
remains TO be seen. Ballot was a Uhe
nomenaI race horse in 1908, and Traine
| Rowe still thinks the son OF Voter CO,
win some important races. but there ar
/ grave doubts as to his ability TO cop
! successfully with such famous racers a
! King James and Fitz Herbert.
! VOsburEh's Weight AuOtments.
/ Handicapped VoSburgh's siSument o.
/ weights for these three events rates Fit
] Herbert as the best horse in America
/ II is only a few years ago that his sire
/ Ethelbert. received the same distinction
/ in these famous classics, and today IL
/ a subject for discussion whether Fit
/ Herbert or Ethelbert was the better rae
! horse. on the basis of the weight 70
! age scale Naskette is really second d