The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Pick Of Vandy' S
Stable 10 Run
At 'GrdW

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md, Sept,
ALFRED Gwynne Vanderbilt,
young millionaire sportsman, now
in the midst of campaign to be-
come Americas leading money
winning owner for the 1885 sea.
son, will send the cream of his 100.
horse stable, including Discovery,
here for the 13-day's sport of the
Hartford Agricultural and Breeders
Association, beginning September
IA.
Young Vanderbilt has his eyes
on the $4,000 Aberdeen, a dash Of
three-quarters of a mile exclusively
for two-year-olds on opening day;
the $4,000 Potomac for three-year.
olds on September 81, and the
$4,000 Havre de Grace Cup
Handicap on September %, the
closing day of fall racing here.
Speed To Spare, Saracen and
Postage Due are some of the two.
year-olds Trainer J. H. Buddy"
stotler can send postward for
Owner Vanderbilt in the Aber'
deem. Of course, Discovery will be
his chief reliance in the Cup event
on closing day, but Stotler is in
quandry which three-year-old to
send after the Potomac.
Winning two of the three $4,000
stakes here would help owner
Vanderbilt considerable in his
quest to become the years lead
ing money winning owner, title
that only one other Marylander-
H. Guy Bedwell. master of YarroW
Brae Farm at Laurel-has ever
accomplished.
$1,000 in Purses
Bedwel turned the trick in 1916,
when horses bearing his silks gar
nered $1,000 in purses. That
seems like a lean sum for an
owner to win and still top the
American list, but what about
S. c. Hildreth's $47,472 in 1911;
j. w. Schorr's $58,255 in 1912;
Harry Payne Whitney's $55,O56 IN
1918 and A. K. Macomber's $685.
578 in 1917?
Vanderbilt owned horses have
won in excess of 100000 this year
and with a bit of luck from now
until the curtain is lowered in
December, the young sportsman
from over in the Worthington
Valley should win as much more;
a feat he will have to accomplish,
that is, if he hopes to be success
full in his quest for the years
crown.
With Johnny Bejshak, Leo Fal-
lon. Lloyd Knapp and Sammy Re
nick to call upon Trainer Stotler
will be we'll fortified with riders
for the forthcoming 10 days rae
ing.
Many Applications
Nominations for the three $780,
900 stakes closed last midnight.
Race Secretary Charles McLen-
nan and his staff are busy tabu-
lating the lists and hopes to be
able to make them public within
few days. McLennan stopped
long enough in his task today to
say that American and Canadian
sportsmen and sportsWomen have
been exceedingly generous in
their nominations this year;
which means TURTLES are going to
be agreeably surprised when the
official lists are released.
Applications for stalls are pour
ing in daily and all signs point to
each and everyone of the 1900
stalls on the grounds having an
occupant when actual racing be-
gins.
General Manager Edward Burke
has arranged with both the
Pennsy and B. and o. railroads
to run daily race specials here
from New York, Philadelphia.
Wilmington, Chester. Baltimore
and Washington. The Pennsy
will use its new electric trains.
which are air-cooled. These spe-
Gals will run directly into the
track, due to new four-train sid
ing being built since last spring.
Judging by the demand for
clubhouse and private boxes, Gen.
eral Manager Burke will play
host to between $4,000 and 10000
spectators on opening day.