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KEMPT0N PARK RACING CONTEMPLATED W. II. Murray Confirms Rumors of Proposed Thirty Day Meeting .with Oral Betting. By Ed Cole. Saratoga, N. Y., August 6. There is some talk here of opening Kenipton Park near Montreal for a thirty days meeting with oral betting. According to Broadway chatter such a meeting could be held profitably, if the transportation facilities can be arranged. The conservative racegoer, however, is at a loss to understand just how such a meeting can be held, in the face of the governments edict regarding further racing in Canada after August 1. W. M. Murray, who came here yesterday confirms the i rumors that such a meeting is in contemplation. John Drake arrived today after a boat trip from New York to Albany and then by auto to the Springs. He will stay until after his sale of English horses, which Phil Chinn purchased for him last winter. It was twenty-five years ago last Saturday since Sam Hildreth married- his- wifa- in- -Saratoga.,.. The. occassiou was celebrated at the Roseben Inn and the able trainer was surrounded by hosts of friends, who hoped to be present at the fiftieth anniversary. Mr. Thomas Monahan, the owner of the stallion Textile, the sire of The Spinner arrived today and will stay for the meeting. Mr. Monahan is collecting a band of good brood mares to breed to Textile and will probably have a formidable stable next year. He already has several yearlings going through their first courses. Old Rosebud was Jumped on in his last race, hut it was not . a s.eriojisiniury. . While he was being cooled out, considerable mud was found fii his mouth, thrown from the heels of the leaders. Mr. Weir believes that this had something to do with his tiring as he did, when called on, combined with the clicking pull Molesworth had on him throughout the running. "The pace was slower than Molesworth thought and lie obeyed orders too strictly," said the trainer. "I expect Old Rosebud to run a better race the next time he starts." Walter Jennings Thinks Highly of Omar Khayyam. "I wish I had known Omar Khayyam was as good a horse as lie is. I would have had him in my stable if it took 0,000 to get him," said Walter Jennings, in alluding to the winner of the Kenner Handicap. "He is a horseinten thousand and anybody who thinks he has one to beat him, will find what a tough customer he is before the race is over. He can beat any horse in this country weight-for-age. He can do anything, and I know he beat a good horse when lie ran away from War Star. 1 thought I bad a horso- to beat him on Saturday, but I soon found out I was mistaken." Papps race in the United States Hotel Stakes was convincing and was more than pleasing to Max Hirsch, his trainer. "I raced him frequently at Aqueduct and Empire City to try and make him settle down and it has evidently done the work," said Mr. Hirsch. "Considering he travelled here on Tuesday night through the hot suffocating weather, lie ran a remarkable race, better than I expected, but he is a tough horse and can stand any kind of treatment. He does not look the part at the first glance, but close inspection shows him to be quite a good horse. He has gotten over his ratty disposition somewhat and lias learned to behave in his races." Eugene Wayland is resting the Marrone horses for a week or two and will not race them until the latter end of the meeting, witli the probable exception of J. J. Lillis, which is likely to be seen in one or two handicaps if the weight alloted him is encouraging. While riding Night Wind in the fifth race. Buxton was nut against the fence and had his leg injured.
