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Twenty Years Ago Today Chief Turf Events of Dec. 29, 1902. Racing at New Orleans, Newport and In-gleside. Cambrian wrenched one of his ankles so badly in the Christmas Handicap at New Orleans that he will be put out of training until the spring meetings. Green B. Morris will not allow Sombrero to run in any more races this winter. The colt struck himself recently and Morris says that he needs a rest. The sale of brood mares, the St. Simon stallion St. Avonicus and the Mallowmot yearlings at the Occidental Horse Exchange surpassed expectations in point of attendance and prices realized for the mares, though it was thought St. Avonicus and the Mallowmot yearlings would bring larger sums. St. Avonicus was purchased by Caesar Young for ,500. A charter has been granted by the Canadian government authorizing the Fort Erie Jockey Club, Ltd., to encourage the breeding of thoroughbred horses and to hold race meetings and "other lawful sports," the head offices being at Fort Erie and the capital 0,000. The incorporators are John Hood and Moses Shiro, both of Buffalo; William Gorman, M. P.; A. C. McDonnel and Joseph Battle. Philip J. Dwyer of the Brooklyn Jockey Club has claimed names for his two-year-olds of next year. He has a small band, but they are beautifully bred and the familiar and popular "red, blue sash" should be carried to victory much earlier in 1903 than last, when Merry Acrobat broke the ice by winning the White Plains Handicap on the closing day of the Westchester autunm meeting. W. C. Whitney is making an experiment that is of interest to many prominent owners. He is wintering his entire racing stable at Aiken, S. C, where the climate is believed to be just suited to the training of thoroughbreds at this time of year. It was last winter that the cream of Mr. Whitneys stable down on Long Island suffered from influenza, which carried off a number of valuable yearlings and so completely crippled some of the older horses that they have never been able to run up to form. That the turf glory and success won by the horses bearing the famous copper with silver sleeves of the late Marcus Daly may be handed down to his son-in-law, James W. Gerard,, Jr., will be the wish of turfmen of all classes. In connection with the advent of Mr. Gerard into racing, announced today for the first time, it is worthy of note that horsemen always have a warm welcome for any man whose coming may be of benefit to the turf. The famous Bitter Root Stud of Montana, established by Mr. Daly at the expense of much money and care, was dispersed so completely on his death that it does not seem probable that Mr. Gerard will begin his career as a turfman with any of the sons and daughters of that famous establishment, but that is not impossible. The mere announcement of his debut as a turfman has already stirred a thousand memories of the success of the Daly horses. Racegoers are talking of the triumphs of Tammany; of the the Suburban winner Montana; of the Futurity winner Ogden; of that great sprinter Isidor, and, last and greater than all of them, the fleet Hamburg.
