Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-19
RACING men D|sAPPR0vE
FIND MUCH TO CRITICIZE
IN EARlY-CLOSlNG SYSTEM
AcS0N nclmont l'nlk> mt Length on
Hcccnt Announcement nf Mnrs
tnuJ JorLcs Club.

Mars,and Jockey Club ;hat its future
. policy would hc antagoniStic 10 tha
early closing stake system which pre-
walls In every country whcr, the breed
ing and racin. of thorouS-hbrcis is al
institution and their assumption tina;
the spor. hy their policy has not met
with the approval OF those in high
places in racing III The United states.
August Belmont the chairman OF iht
inss 1T pimlico and other courses ia
: Maryland. had TIE following Ia say in
connection with the reaciionary pamph-
let which Was recently distributed by
the Maryland Jockey Club.
III the Iimisco manaa, mcnt is right.
said the head OF the governing body OF
France, Germany. Russia. Spain, Italy,
Austria the Argentine. and the United
states are wrong anu the Developments
OF the turf for the last l5o years has
been along fn'se liucs. The srlcndid
elimination tests such MS the Derby, 81,
Leger. Grand IriH and GU OWN Flu.
no prccder or owner could ahord TO
neglect Them ard which created a pres
use ana I'm ,arning p"Wor. NJ the
thoroughbred to his present state OF
perfection possible You can; raise IN,
quality ii the thoroughbred to a high
pitch without makmc the object OF Sc
lection thoroughly worth while.
The earning capacity II horse Is
therefore fundamentals important, not
because II is Il il 'rccnar. feature. bu;
FOR the reason THAT II conveys conSpicu-
Gus merit Earning capacity c-tah-
fishes standard Of value ior sire as
wei as dam. II aiteCts their produce.
and makes possible the maintenance ~
breeding studs 1t rate Of expense
which common. lace values would not
warrant
Tho Pimlico management; plumcs It,
self OF what ii Will 10 for the poor
b ~, ,,r. The poor Owner is better .erved
closing events remove from oompcti-
ton IN over nigh: contests tho better
class or horses. whereas with nothing
but these races on tho Program The.
would encounter thc strouGcs; kind -
opposition q; all times. .>il Foreign
countries have races for every class ri
horse stakes as we'll n over riSht
events. This -ires all owners eli nee
and IN my. opinion such system Is
right. while tina, Of pimiico i cm-
Great Races Make Regulations.
so FAR as any material benefit which
might come 10 the owne: Of moderate
horse is concerned" resumed Nh Eci-
mont, IL the poor owner has :, horse Of
great earning caracity tho market
value OF such IN animal j. greatly Gu.
HANGED by the stake system. \; would
be idlv TO claim tha tho same state
Of affairs would nrevnil under tho "vNr
night 'ncthou, where no cNtraordiuary
earning capacity could cAiSi because
~ the fact that such IN animals future
would nc laracly in tho hauds Of tho
would feel ivstiticd in mailing the SANE,
OUTLAY under such conditions a. he
would with his candidates eligible Tor
great stake engagements where tho
morse previous earnings would deter
mine the weiSn, he should cary
NO horse can establish :rcat rcnu-
tatinn BY winning moderate r:.ce. The
public outside o thor who -, IN rae
ing nothing but a vehicle for betting
has its attention. focused on .ren, win
iJ, l,, .a.-f
through the tests between the win.
ners Of the classics--horses which have
established th.ir rcnown br achieve
mcntS which hit tacm on: of ;hc ortl.
nary and make them worthy Of repro
dncron. Every man familiar with rae.
ing in this coantr; knows that whci.
a horse Is beaten, not - uer cen; Of
the puhi!c tahc INFO consideration the
conditions undci which tho contest was
decided. The kho" iitno, Of ii"
and the others have lost lu. i .ooG
horse = frequently LOST sight 90.
undor NC s",cal,.d orcr n.ght eNs-
horse would y. under constantly i,-
cre@sinr Difficulty because Of the :ddi
,ional burden h would hsvei 10 beat
for winning. | i;noS IL nntlHu. thar
will make horse tnrn ro.u" . en-,
more unichlv u an repeated G~uelltn-,
whcrc thfre j onl g remote ch"uc"
an adequate retiru toy a horse oc 49,
psrlati"c merit without undul. tnMW-
his capabilities 'hc horse that NIGH
have been great under conditions thtt
have prevailed would otherwise pass
into oblivion aul his qualities -. lost
. 10 poStcri;N
pmlico had ~ opnor,muitv TO l.uild
M A stron" stake system. aud u lcHo.
"rS promised tho turf authorities. which
they arc now 80 ready 10 C.tttci&c. conc
time so. chat i-hcy would do -, New.
however,. .-iut rae =. ia> Il chance to
return to wh..t i; cncAt /" lie, ,hcv not
only fail 70 avail themselves ~ ,h"