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FEW HORSES AT NEW YORK TRACKS Only Small Number Have Gone into Winter Quarters There J E Wideners Yearlings YearlingsNew New York November 0 During the autumn meetings in Maryland the Long Island tracks nro practically deserted Not a few of the big stables whose horses have raced through the metropolitan circuit went into winter quarters immediately after the close at Empire City while some were re ¬ tired at the end of the Belmont Park meeting But n majority of those which went through the metro Klitin circuit now are racing in Maryland or waiting for racing in Kentucky not to mention the winter racing contingent which will race cither in Havana or New Orleans But it is a mistake to suppose that all the horses which finished the season of 1918 either at Saratoga or Belmont Park will winter at one or other of the four Long Island tracks Many vent to their homes farther south or west some to breeding farms about New York while others traveled as far as Arkansas South Carolina Virginia and Pennsylvania because their owners preferred that they should winter in a milder climate than that of New York YorkFor For these reasons the equine populations of Bel ¬ mont Park Gravesend Jamaica and Aqueduct just now are at their lowest ebb After the close of racing in Maryland the figures will make a big jump and then they will show but little variation until the stables from the south and west begin to make their way northward with the view of racing through the metropolitan circuit for the season of 1919 At present the population at the Long Island tracks would be at a standstill but for the occa ¬ sional arrival of yearlings which are coming in small bands from their home farms although comparatively few of the baby race horses have as yet reached either Belmont Park or Gravesend ex ¬ cept for the purchases which were made at Sara ¬ toga and at Durlands some of which went directly to one or other of these tracks after the yearling sales salesJoseph Joseph E Widener has eight goodlooking year ¬ lings in the hands of trainer Thomas Welsh who enjoys an enviable reputation in America England and France not only as a strictly firstclass trainer and manager of race horses but as an all around ex ¬ pert turfman and breeder Later in the season Mr Widener expects about ten more French and Englishbred yearlings from beyond the Atlantic but owing to the unsettled conditions on the other side just now lie is uncertain as to how soon he may expect to learn even that they have been shipped As these youngsters are in France Mr Welsh is rather anxious about them for feed is practically unobtainable in France and he is afraid that if they are held in that country much longer tileir prospects will be ruined as far as their stake races are concerned concernedFAIR FAIR GAIN PROMISING YEARLING YEARLINGThe The eight yearlings belonging to Mr Widener which already are in trainer Welshs hands consti ¬ tute a satisfyinglooking band and were it not for the proverbial uncertainty attendant upon the de ¬ velopment of yearlings into race horses one might venture the prediction that the Widener colors were destined to be carried by some fast and good twoyearolds during the season of 1919 What appears to be the star of the band is Fair Gain a handsome bright chestnut colt by that good nice horse Vulcaih son of Rock Sand dam the wonderful old broodmare Fairy Gold by Bend Or Fairy Gold produced Fair Play and Friar Rock as well as several other really good ones although tlie production of the two just mentioned should be sufficient to invest with the stamp of real great ¬ ness any broodmare Aside from his rich breeding Fair Gain is a striking individual has good length of neck perfect shoulders a stout barrel of good length and immensely powerful quarters for a colt of his incites He is highly finished all over a colt qf rare quality from ears to heels and withal robust and full of vigor and masculinity As would be inferred from his breeding Fair Gain was bred by Major Belmont having been bought by Mr Widener out of the Belmont dispersal saie of yearlings for 14000 and it may be added that he was the star of the sale although a son of Tracery and Royal Coinage brought 13600 An ¬ other of Mr Wideners yearlings now in Mr Welshs charge also came out of tlie Belmont yearling sale although he brought but 3700 This is North ¬ ward a fine looking bay colt of good size and sub ¬ stance by Fair Play Nineveh being a brother to the fast and game Norse King which lost his like through falling just when he seemed to have an excellent chance of winning the Suburban of 1915 Northward bears considerable resemblance to Norse King being of good size admirable sub ¬ stance and a genuinely masculine appearance appearanceHALF HALF BROTHER TO DURBAR DURBARA A sprightly looking bay colt bought out of Mrs Duryeas sale at Saratoga lust August is a decidedly goodlooking individual He is a bay considerably marked with white named Armenus by Irish Lud Armenia the dam of Durbar This is a colt of good size and racy conformation He seems to have been a really good bargain at 1000 A big black or brown colt by Santoi Charity Lass by Fugleman looks like a youngster which might develop into an admirable horse He is large rangy and amply supplied with substance He is a rugged masculine looking colt not especially handsome but one of the stout useful looking sort and one which might develop into a really great colt coltNext Next conies two bay geldings of fair size and fairly good conformation One is by Garry Herr ¬ mann Zoola being a brother to Pickwick and the other is by Bryn Mawr Valentine There is also a wellfinished bay filly a sister to Mr Butlers good horse Spur being by King James Auntie Mum by Melton Last on tlie list is a neat looking but only moderate sized chestnut filly by Garry Herrmann Sunflower SunflowerBesides Besides the yearlings the older horses turned oiit include Trompe La Mort Grimalkin Royal leiii Lentherface Bradamante Sundial II and last but not least Naturalist La Bayonette by Venvood of which much was expected lias been turned over to the jumping division of Mr Widc uers string to be educated by J Howard Lewis
