The New York herald., 1921-04-24
To Revive Two Old Stakes
at Local Tracks Next Year
Belmont Park to Put on Larchmont and Aqueduct
Preakness-Result of r. 7. Wilson's Suggestion for
More Fixtures for Three -Year-Old Maidens.
BY HENRY W. KING.

Two famous stake races Will be re-
vived here next season. They are the
Preakness, which was run for many
years at the old Gravesend track. and
the Larchmont, which was one OF the
features at Morris Park and at Belmont
Park until 1907. The Larchmont will be
decided at Belmont and the Preakness
at Aqueduct. Both OF these stakes are
for three-year-old maidens.
The announcement that these two
stakes will be run next year is prob
ably the result OF the suggestion made
by Richard T. Wilson less than a fort
night ago that the racing secretaries
put up stake for maiden three-year-
olds at every meeting. Mr.. Wilson
pointed out that such stakes would
help the sport because they would give
non-winners an opportunity to earn a
good sized purse. This would encour-
age sportsmen to buy horses and incl
dcntally help the breeding industry. he
said
His idea as published In THE NEW
YORK HERALD met with the approval OF
Fred Rehberger, secretary OF Aqueduct,
and A. Mel. Earlocker, racing secre-
tary at Belmont Park and Saratoga.
Mr.. Wilson, who Is president of the Sara
toga Association, has a maiden stake
at the Spa In the Expectation, but Mr..
Barlocl1er got busy looking for one
for Belmont. He struck on the Larch-
mont. While II is for maldens at the time
of entry II does not bar horses which
have won two races and less than $500
after the time of entry. The winner of
one race - penalized seven pounds and
the winner of two cheap races ten
pounds. 1t Is at seven furlongs.
The Preakness. which Rehberger Sc
lected. Is almost the same.
At about the time Mr.. Wilson was
making his suggestion MS 70 3-year-old
maiden stakes, q host OF sportsmen and
horsemen stabling Mt Belmont Park and
Grnvesend were getting UP n petition
asking the secretaries for more maiden
races They asked that race for nom
winners be Dw on the programme every
day. N.te1r wishes also were granted
Walter Edwards has put ON one almost
every day at jamaica Earlocker has at
least one every day at Belmont Park
| and 80 has Rehberger at Aqueduct.
Work on the Saratoga and Empire City
programmes has not begun yet. but IL
is likely these associations also VIII pay
more attention to non-wlnners.
Horsemen stabling at Belmont Park
will soon have an opportunity to school
NttNHitNndS1ISs IN an tnuedNOT 10 nelp
the sport the United Hunts Association
is building a school at Belmont Park
Terminal which will be thrown open 10
all horsernen free Of charge. Aqueduct
will have a school soon. too. and while
II is being built the regular steeplechase
course VIII be open TO ali norsemen as In
former years.
The track at Jamaica, where the sport
win begin in thia State on May 6, Is In
fine condition. Tom Maher, the super
intendent. has had his men narrowing
Il for more than a week and horsemen
stabling there say II Is as fast as Il
over was. The clubhouse has been rono-
waited and dressed UP with a new coat
OF paint. the grandstand has been moved
q bit so as to give all better view
ard the entrances have been ENLARGED.
A dozen horsemen are stablIng there al.
ready and dozen moro are expecte !
next week.
Adueduct also has been improved
during the winter The clubhouse and
grandstand have been painted and the
entrances changed so as to afford MOI
I fTttt fort ftxn natrana n~1