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JAMES R. KEENE IS OPTIMISTIC. Considers American Racing- in More Promising Condition Than It Was One Year Ago. Saratoga. X. Y.. August 20.— Resides F.allot. Maskette am! Iron Mask, which were reserved when the rest of his horses in training were disposed of this week, James B. Keene will next season race a stable of some twenty-live two-year-olds. These youngsters are now at Castleton Stud. They are sons and daughters of Disguise. Voter. Ken Brash, Kingston and Hippodrome. Major Foxhall Daingor-ticld will ship them to New York some time in Sop- tember or October, and they will be broken at Sheopshead Kay under the eye of trainer James Rowe. Mr. Keene has not the least fear for the future of racing, and be said as much yesterday. • Racing." Mr. Keene declared, "is in a more promising condition than it was a year ago. The laws passed last winter at Albany were drastic, to lie sure, but they were obviously unfair, and I have a notion that the courts will turn them down. I do not believe that the sentiment of the people of the state is with such laws. Racing is a pop alar institution, and behind it is the great breeding industry of which the people of the state are beginning to take notice. "1 am convinced that we will have a change of administration next fall and it will be possible to secure a modification of the Hughes laws that will enable us to race as we used to. "Many valuable thoroughbreds the country could ill afford to lose have been ahlppcd from American Shorea as a result of the crusade against racing in this and other states, but there will be plenty to fill stakes and compete for purses in 1011. Notwithstanding the bard knocks the sport has had. the racing here at Saratoga has been first-class and it has been loyally supported." Mr. Keene recently shipped a bunch of horses to the Argentine Republic, under the charge of John S. McDonald, but he did not send away his beat yearlings. The star youngsters of last seasons Castleton foals were left in Kentucky. They will bear the spotted jacket of the vice-chairman of the Jockey Club next summer in races like the [Jolted States, Grain! lnion. Futurity. Groat Trial and Great American. Mr. Keene is undecided whether to retire Rallot or to order him in training again. Rallot was tailored in the running of 1 lie Saratoga Handicap, and he had an ugly-looking leg until a few days ago, but he is going soundly again and Mr. Howe says it will be poaitbhi to train Mm again this year. Mr. Howe is confident the chestnut will stand up next season. Ballot has been racing the batter part of five years now. anil he was never lame until he was injured before the start of the Saratoga Handicap. Ballot is destined for the place of Voter, his sire, at Castleton Farm. Mr. Keene considers that Voter ontbred himself when he got Rallot. The son can sprint as swiftly under weighl as his sire used to. and he can carry his speed over a distance of ground, which Voler could not do. Ballot has made several track records at such distances as one mile and three-sixteenths, one mile and five-sixteenths and one mile and a quarter. One mile was as fat as Voter cared to go in first-class company, and he preferred seven furlongs to a tniie. Such a horse Mr. Keene considers well worthy of preference at Castleton.
