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RACING HAS HAD PHENOMENAL REVIVAL Record Patronage Brings Increased Purses and Widespread Activities in Breeding In all the gold tinted history of sport there never has been a comeback as notable as that of horse racing Seriously threatened for a time by the thrusts of socalled reformers the sport not only survived but in recent years has been gradually growing stronger until now it enjoys a greater popularity than it had in the days prior to the enactment of adverse legislation in this state stateThis This signal triumph of the thoroughbred is elo ¬ quently attested to by the record making crowds which have attended the races at Jamaica Belmont Park and Aqueduct thus far this season On Inde ¬ pendence Day the largest crowd that has ever jam ¬ med its way into Aqueduct was present Not since the track was built in 1S95 has a crowd of such proportions been seen there It was an impressive tribute to the si ort of kings kingsAs As a result of the great reception which racing has received from the public in this section of the country there is reason to believe that an autumn meeting will be held at Aqueduct and Jamaica as well as at Belmont Park This is in striking con ¬ trast to the recent regrettable stand taken by one member of the Kentucky Racing Commission who recommended the sport be discontinued for the dura ¬ tion of the war warThis This liberal support by local fans has enabled the different racing associations to offer better purses with the result that a greater interest is being manifested in the breeding and development of thoroughbreds Another direct result of this pros ¬ perous condition is the improved quality of the sport The fields have been bigger and a better class of horses have been sent to the post than at any time within the last decade This improvement in qual ¬ ity is especially true in the younger division two yearolds and threeyearolds It proves that during recent years breeders have felt the increasing in ¬ terest in the sport and have been spurred to greater efforts effortsIK IK THE YOUNGER DIVISION DIVISIONAmong Among the younger divisions there are Johren and Elfin Queen respectively the champions of the threeyearold and twoyearold classes Elfin Queen Is unquestionably one of the best twoyearold fillies produced in America since Maskette By winning the Clover at Aqueduct on Thursday she established her class beyond question She has also won the Juvenile and the Fashion FashionBy By Disguise Sprite Elfin Queen has a brilliant future Her breeding is of the best A striking coincidence in connection with the victory of Elfin Queen is the fact that Iassing Shower which ran second to her is owned by J H Rosseter who recently was appointed director of operations of the shipping board and who also owns Disguise sire of Elfin Queen QueenAqueduct Aqueduct is one of the most popular race tracks in this country This can be attributed to two tilings In the first place It is possible to view the horses throughout the entire distance of all races In the second place the long stretch it is threeeighths of a milt enables the horses to run closer to their true form formThe The track is a popular one with the owners be ¬ cause besides being fast its resiliency minimizes the chances of horses breaking down while running there This is responsible in great measure for the unusual size of the fields that have been going to the post since the meeting opened New York Evening Telegram
