New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-16
COMMENT ON SPORTS
Boon to Breeding Industry in
Victory of TraCery.
GIANTS AND THE RED S0X
News and Views on Live Topics
of the Day, Both Amateur
and Professional.

The victory Of August Belmonts Trac-
cry in the historic St Leger at Don
caster, England, last Wednesday was
satisfying. even heartenng, TO all lovers
Of thoroughbred racing In this country.
II has long been the contention of those
most closely associated with the breeding
industry in this country that our good
horses could stay with the best Of those
abroad Mr. Belmont Is now enjoying tho
satisfaction of having bred colt which
ranks with the best three-year-olds IN
England even IL he does not stand AT
the top. and in q measure the brilliant
success Of Tracery reflects TO the credlt
Of the breeding industry here. AT TINS
time when the sport Of thoroughbred
racing is passing through its darkest
hour, due TO hostile legislation. when, as
said so many times, was aimed at the
coose-public bOokmaking-and killed the
aander-an invigorating sport-anythins
which will serve TO arouse Interest In the
thoroughbred must be welcomed by those
who are still working 10 save the pieces.
The victory of Tracery will certainly act
az a stimulus to breeding in this country
If nothing else, and truly the Industry
which means so much TO any country ana
which has suffered such staggering
shock. needs all the bolstering that is
possible.
Tracerv has much English blood in MS
Neins-the blood of Hermit. OF Ben dOr'
Ormond Galopin and Stockwen lie is
4 son of the Derby winner Rock Sano anu
Topiary. The stallion was imported 10
this country, however, several years ago
bv Mr.. Belmont at a fancy price and mas
been standing at the nursery stud In Ken
,uckv long enough 10 be called Amer
lean. even IL not native born. AS mat
ter Of fact, England is the fountain head
Of thoroughbred blood, and most OF 'he
good lines I'm the American stuopooh
trace back TO horses imported from that
country. BIT by bit. however. the STOCK
here is becoming more individual ana II
seems a thousand pities that the CROWN
of the breeding industry should have oeen
checked at time when the future looked
so bright Mr.. Belmont who Is chairman
Of the Jockey club. has done much Tor
racing and breeding in this country. ana
is still working TO build again on ne"
and frmer foundation Under the circum-
stances ne is open to the hearuest con-
CALCULATIONS in owning a horse like Trac-
cry. which he bred himself-a horse
which. in large measure, set the seal
on his greatness by racing to such an
impre ssive victory over Tagale, the Derby
winner: Lomond, ranked heretofore az
about the best three-year-old in England
and other good colts in the St Leger.
THE Boston Red Sox are logical favor
ties for the worlds series games, and
should beat the Giants by their greatly
superior outneld and stronger pitching
staff" SO says Joe S. Jackson. the Wash
ington baseball critic. whose opinions, as
a rule, carry weight In this particular
instance l am bound to differ with him,
and not because. I trust of partsanship.
/ can see no reason why the Red SoX
should be logical favorites over the
Giants, for while Boston may have
stronger outfeld in Speaker Hooper and
Lewis, as compared with Devore, Snod-
grass and Murray it strikes me that New
York is better fortified in the infield and
certainly is stronger behind the bat as
Carrigan and Cady the Boston catchers,
hardly measure up to Myers and Wilson,
of the Giants. In the box there appears
little 10 choose between the two teams.
hut for a short series Of only seven games
] would much prefer to bank on Mathew
son, Marquard and Tesreau than on
Wood. Ray Collins and Bedient. or, pos
sbly. O'Brien. In response to a number
OF queries / would say that at this writ
ing it looks like an even wager between
the two teams