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TURF AFFAIRS AT LOUISVILLE. Change in Distances Suggested Macomber Horses to Come West When Saratoga Closes. Louisville, Ky., August 14. A number of horsemen here have been discussing the advisability of requesting the racing secretary to substitute for some of the heretofore three-quarters dashes at the meetings at Douglas Park, Churchill Downs and Latonia next fall, race; that in distance will go back to the old-time six and a half furlongs and seven-eighths distances. It is reported that tlie big racing string, which consists of principally English-bred horses, owned by A. K. Macomber, will be shipped here to race at the local fall meetings and at Latouia at the close of the present Saratoga summer meeting. This string of horses, now one of the most extensive in the country, will winter, it is understood, at the Churchill Downs course, but it is intimated that in coming here with his main racing string early in September, trainer Jennings has hopes of winning one or more of the big longdistance races in Kentucky with Star Hawk. In all his races this year this Eii;lish-bred three-year-old has displayed a marked liking for a long distance of ground and horsemen think that he will be dangerous in any of these races, as both the St. Leger Handicap and the Litoiiia Cup are over a two miles and a quarter course. Trainer Richard Brooks has decided to turn out his highly-tried two-year-old filly King Kelle and make no attempt to race her again until next spring, when she will be a three-year-old. He took her with his string from Latonia to Chicago last mouth, but after a few slow work-outs at the latter place, he ascertained that she had developed considerable soreness and, while not at all serious, he thinks so much of her that he has made up his mind to wait 011 her until next year and give her a chance to secure her full growth, as he believes with good training luck next year this daughter of King Olympian Gliding Kelle holds a mortgage on such races as the Ashland and Kentucky Oaks of 1917. Brooks has six other horses now quartered at tlie Downs, one of which is a two-year-old that was recently shipped to him by a friend, who has not as yet furnished him with the breeding of the youngster. The other horses he has under his care are L. II. Adair. Fleetabelle, Water Warbler, Ethel Welles and My First. The latter hax recently been gelded. Two other yearlings have joined George J. Longs string at the Downs and the band now consists of seven colts and seven fillies of this age. which, with two older horses, makes the Louisville turfman have sixteen horses in this division of his racing stable. As trainer Pete Coyne has fully a dozen in his care at Saratoga, the owner of Bash-ford Manor Farm now has at the two tracks close to thirty horses being raced or fitted for future racing. Trainer W. II. Buckner has a string of ten horses now in training at the Downs track and is expecting daily five more horses, shipped to him from Oswego, Kan., that are owned by It. Gate-wood. Two of these are yearlings, one a brother to Wilhita and the other trio are two-year-olds. Buckner has in his care four yearlings, all colts and all by King Olympian, that are owned by W. F. Schulte. One of them is a half-brother to the double Derby winner Dodge and another is a half-brother to Franklin. The other six members of this stable are all at present of a racing age. They include Lizzie Puff. Easter Greetings, Fancy Shot. Sir Wellons and Tumble Toss. Malachite, which won the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga for August Kelmont hist. Thursday, is the first winner of that race that is out of a mare that also produced a Kentucky Derby winner. Miss Hanover, the dam of Malachite, is also the dam of Worth, which won the big race at Churchill Downs in 1912 in the colors of II. 0. Hallenbeck and ridden by jockey O. II. Shilling. Both of Miss Hanovers speedy offspring are by imported horses, the Alabama Stakes winner being by Itock Sand, while Knight of the Thistle sired Worth. Miss Hanover was bred by Milton Young and is by the great Hanover out of Miss Dawn a sister to Cash Day by Strathmore. She won nine races during her career on the turf and her half brother Early was a stake winner and ran second to Judge Ilimes in the Kentucky Derby of 1903. Her dam, grandam. Dawn of Day, and great grandam Lottie Moon, were all winners and good producers. Mr. Belmonts smart filly on her dam side is full of imported Australian and Lexington blood. She has two crosses close up of these two mighty horses, which at one time made the famous Woodburn Farm in Kentucky a household word in equine circles. Two of the great thoroughbred authorities, the late Major F. A. Daingerfield and the late Major 35. G. Bruce, always contended that there could not be too much Australian or Lexington Mood in a race horses pedigree.
