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KENTUCKY TUBF GOSSIP OF THE DAY. I. osrareUta, By., Beptember I.— Secretary H. «. AiipK-gatr f ihe ChnrchtU Downs track, ]!a p-rcirea much ood news from the training quartan of ni!" famous four-year-old hay gelding, old Boss hod, tlv sensational Kentucky Derby winner Of l-H I The son of [fade Is now at the Keatacky Asa da tion track aad Is daUy reeeirlng s careful training at the hands of the IoPman of traine.- K. 1 . Weir. The liitter lias been in Ihe cast taking a vacation. lull U expected m Lexington iii the next few days. It is trainer Weirs intent inn not ba race OH Rosebnd until the racing begias next fall at Churchill Downs and the - 1 geldings trst start will be in the falls CitJ Handicap, which event is sei la be ran on the openlag day of the coming autumn meeting al the Downs on Wednesday, September 29. The Falls city Handicap, being a Ihiee qasrleia dash, is an ideal race to mark ihe reliiru to the turf of this nnied bone. Old Rosebud lias not raced since his serious accident in the Withers Stakes al Belmont Park last year. Trainer Weir began w irking him last spring and for a time be went entirely soaad. but one day ill his preparation be accidentally .-truck his leg and. while a few days later it seemed ii might l e safe to go on with him in a week or two, he decided he would lak- no chance and wait until next fall to race him. Ii is SOW thought ihat with Ihe careful training old Bosebad is al enseal receiving. that it will be possible ti race him frequently after the last of this month in any sort of serial races. Old Bosebad is cue ••! the most popabti bones that has raced in this 1 1 wart I J u recent years. When at his best as a two-year-old be was practically invincible and he started off his I hree-j ear-old career in he Kentucky Derby like one of the champion racers of all times. If lie returns to the turf this fall as he once was he will be I great card as an a I tract ion on the big tracks in Kentucky next autumn. Capt. W. 1- Cis.-o will lake nil iiair of two-year-olds. Ben Schuman and Haffaker, to Lexington the last of the week to race them for the lirst time ai the coming fall meeting of the Kentucky Aaao- ciati.ui. He thinks well of Ixith youngsters, tin-latter in particular, and he has catered this son of Dick Welles in the Beechmoal stakes at Douglas Dark. Golden Bod Stakes at Churchill Downs and Fort Thomas Handicap al Latoatt. captain Cisco has turned oat his two-year-old nlly by Dick Welles — Our .losie. and will make no attempt lo train her until next spring. He beUeres she has the making of an extra good filly by giving her every chance to grow into her best form as a three-year-old. Bert Schuman is a son of Dearcatcher and has shown a good order of the speed iu his training riiat marks the offspring of all the s.,iis and daugh-ttis ,,f that California-owned sire. Racing Secretary W. II. Pierce is an to his ears in work at present on his book programs compiling tlie overnight races for the coming fall meetings al Douglas Park. CharcblU Downs and Latonia. He has arranged to release the Douglas r.r.-u boob for distribution on the opening day at the Kentucky Association meeting al Lexington. The Churchill Downs book be will release on Monday. September 20, the opening day • f the autumn meeting at Douglas Dark, and the l.atonia hook he will release on Wednesday. September 29, the opening day Of the fall meeting al the Downs. On two days al hast pf the latter meeting there will be -even i.iei.. there being in the treasury of that association, which was left prer treat last spring, sufficient funds for two extra selling races. Secretary 11. C. Applegate announces that racea at the meeting of the IKiwns will begin each after noon at 2:1" p. m. At George J. Longs Bashford Manor Farm mere are now several coming weanlings which ale prised by that turfman as highly as any youngStjrr ever raised on thai breeding plant. The iea*on they are s.i much admired by their owner is "that they are the Brsl of the get of his great race horse. Free Lance, the l.atonia Derby winner of 1013. It i- now" believed that Mr. Long will irnt permit any ai tempi to be again made to get UR Lance to the races at any future time. Many. g »» judges think Free Lance, at his best, was as great a horse as has ever trod the American nirf. II is weanlings. Hi., lirst of his get. seen, to give hiin every promise of being an early success in the stud. Mr. ] ong has also decided to make no al tempt to have his four -year -old Balph trained until next year. This horse looks like be will cum around i.ext season and there is no reason why he should not then do a lol of good lacing as a iive-year-o|d. If he continues to show Ihe Improvement hi- iias lately evinced at Bashford Manor Faun, trainer Pete Coviv will take him np early nexi year ami aim to poial him for such big races as the Kentucky, ciark and Independence Handicaps.
