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TOO LITTLE EASTERN RACING RACE-GOERS BELIEVE SEASON SHOULD BEGIN EARLIER AND LAST LONGER. Dates Allotted to New York Tracks Disappointing to Many Turfmen — Hope for Autumn Meetings Not Abandoned — Activity at Courses. New York, March 12. — While the racing dates •llattod to tin- metropolitan tracks by the lockcj club last Friday wii New York of Hrj l:i.vs of continuous racing, they did not meet With the approval of ■ majority of tlio racegoers. In fact, T 1 1 • v were a disa] i oiiitin -nt t.» many. Hundreds of patrons of the turf firmly believe tliat tile sport is now BSfmhv enough to liave the season begia ■ artier and last longer. They say there is no reason wliy meetings should not lie held in April and the latter part of September. While there is no chance of having an earlier opening than May IS., when the first bugle will sound at .lamaica. hope lor autumn meetings at •lamaica and Aqaedacl . following the Belmont Park meeting, which ends on September 15. have not heea ..•• indented. .Many patrons were displeased, too, with the opening day being allotted to Jamaica. They declare that Belmont Park, the most beautiful course in the world, should he used to usher in the seasons sport. The warm weather of last week town lit many horses out of their winter quarters. At Belmont Park, Al|— da* t and .lamaici trainers gave some of their charges more than limbering up exercises. The snow whh a COTl P d the unsheltered tracks, of coarse, prevented anything mor • than jogging, but a score «.f horses were given more than the usual dose of this, as well as their usual exercise in the various paddocks. With tin- opening at Howie less than a mouth away, the trainers are anxious to get the kinks out of their barges and ready to go in for hard work as soon as the MOW leaves the A ground. Cood Horses from South Coming North. Reports from New Orleans mid Hot Springs t.i-Wiatet stated that practically all the good hor.es tin re would work their way ir north and come here for the metropolitan meetings, Inliko former years. few prominent owners will forsake New York for the Kentucky or Canadian circuits. Of course, some of the liest thoroughbreds in the eountry will strive for the rich Kentucky stakes, such as the 1 rhjr, but prominent strings will not remain then as in t lnier years. While it is the unanimous opinion of turfmen that this year will be a b.-nin r aae on the metropolitan tracks it is agreed that the turf is bally in i.eed of more jockeys. They point out that there will be an abundance of high-class horses aad not enough competent riders to guide them. So urgent U the need of more good riders that the various racing associations are contemplating putting on more races for apprentices. In this way they hope to develop a great many stable boys into good riders. A lad who is still an apprentice is one of the best riders in the country. He is •-I.efty" Crump. At New Orleans he led the list of winning jockeys, and practical hor-inen who saw him in the saddle say he is another Danny Mahcr. Crump is under contract to ride for Ed Moore, a Marylander. who races mostly on the Canadian circuit, but Moore has expressed the intention of bringing his horses and rider to New York this year. ■rankle Robinson, who finished second to Crump, has signed to ride for A. K. Macomlicr. the wealthy young patron of the turf, who has tin- largest ■table of thoroughbreds in America. Hiding sin h great horses as those belonging to Mr. Macomber insures Robinson a great record this season.
