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LIKELY TO DISPOSE OF HARRY KELLY Reported That One of the Wealthiest Owners in Country Will Buy Schorrs Three-Year-Old. By Ed Cole. Sarntoga, X. Y., August 24. AVealthy owners are still seeking good horses. It is more than probable that Harry Kelly will chahgq hands if he shows anything like the value of 0,000 put on him by John AV. Schorr. Ills race last Monday was a disappointment, to a certain extent. His failure was credited to his being a trifle short, although it was 4 public property that he had worked satisfactorily for the race. Many horses work to satisfy their trainers, but some horsemen fail to make allowances or preparation for the loss of energy In a horse while in the paddock, with all Its excitement, the parade to the post,, tlie delay at the start and tlie accidents and incidents that do not accompany a horse when he is Just out for a work in the early morning. Consequently Harry Kelly probably did" not show at his best in his initial start, lie was by no means condemned and will be tried again iu a race, possibly with blinkers and should he fulfill expectations, he will more than probably eat his following meal In a stall of one of the richest owners In this country, a welt-known tilrf writer having been commissioned to buy him along with at least two otheu horses that have shown prominently. The fact that August Belmonts fast two-year-old Lucullite is rounding - into condition is good news. It means the probable answer to the mueh-mvoted question, "AVhich is the best youngster of fie year?" There might be some decided changes r f opinion in the matter before the end of the Belmont Park meeting. The Futurity will help to solve the problem, but It Is the consensus of opinion that there are no real high-class youngsters this year, not one that stands out, as it were, so far, unless Papp and Sun Briar can be considered topnotchers, and they have been beaten too ninny times to compare theni with, horses of the Colin, Sysonby. Domino and Commando quality in past years. Lucullite may redeem himself later on, but his chief failing is lack of ability to run In every kind of going. He wants a pasteboard track or h.e ruiijr niuch below his form. Again, such a track would not suit Sun Briar, hence it must be concluded that the best youngsters of tlie year are not what one could term stars, but come under the head of "just good horses." Unfavorablo Comment About Unweildy Fields. Much unfavorable comment is being voiced about the extraordinary and unwieldy fields that are being sent to the post iii Some of the races. Not only are there too many for the comfort of racing, as any field with more than twelve horses is inviting dis-aster, and consistency is out of the question. Jockr-eys are fortunate if they escape without a fall, owing to the almost unavoidable crowding after the start of a race, which frequently continues until well into the homestretch. Timid riders invariably pull up as soon as a start is made, because they do not care to ride headlong into the danger zone: Boys occupying the outside positions at the post, who are extremely anxious to, win under any conditions, make a quick cut across the track, herding inside horses to such an extent that in less than fifty yards half of them are yanked up by their riders for "safety first" reasons. One cannot blame the jockeys. The deadwood in such races is nearly eighty per cent., consequently the fields could be well confined to a dozen horses with an eligible list in case of scratches. Races would be more satisfactory and consistency could le adhered to, it being impossible for the stewanls to condemn a rider for pulling up a horse in a field of twenty starters, which is the usual method if a rider is playing fast and loose with the rules. Large fields are unavoidable in stokes, but the cheaper races they can be minimized to the satisfaction of all concerned and the chances of horses and riders being killed or maimed for life greatly reduced.
