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Here and There ; on the Turf Dunlins Disappointing Race Yesterday. Wilderness Qualifies Hand- somely in Defeating Blazes. Owner Bradleys Benevolent Plans. , ~ i Dunlins defeat in slow time at Havre de Grace yesterday by such a lightweight as Eu-lalia seems, to say the least, to cast a large shadow of doubt over his Preakness Stakes and Kentucky Derby credentials. A really high class colt is not vanquished by such an ordinary class one. fleet thought she is at times. The incident makes it appear that trainer Garth was sincere when he indicated that Martingale is the real reliance of the Cos- i den Stable for the two big races. Dunlin may redeem himself, but just now he does not seem to call for much consideration. Three other Kentucky Derby candidates in the Dunlin race. Autumn Bells, Daniel and Luminist, indicated that they are already in the discard, so far as that race is concerned. Different things must be said of Mr. Wilsons speedy colt Wilderness. Blazes has shown rare form in his racing this spring and was known to all to be fit and at his best. Yet Wilderness defeated him at three-quarters without a particle of difficulty. Besides this such other speedy horses as Champlain, Hil-dur, Dexterous, Carmandale and Sunference finished behind Blazes. Being at such a short distance the race is conclusive as to nothing but the speed of the Wilson candidate. However speed is the highest attribute of real race horses and Wilderness demonstrated its possession in an eminent degree. Mr. Wilson inflicted some painful surprises on other owners last year with his unexpected Pillory. In Wilderness he may have a better racer than Pillory- A colt of his breeding should stay well and no doubt he will do so when called on. Plainly Wilderness is to be considered with respect from now on. Edward Riley Bradley, proprietor of the Idle Hour Stock Farm and long before the racing I public as an owner, is backing a project for the establishment of "community halls" at race tracks to satisfy the recreation needs of sta ble employes. Mr. Bradley knows the turf and he knows : the conditions about the stables after work hours. He knows that recreational facilities at the average race course are meager or to-taly lacking. He knows also that the stable boys — many of them excellent riding prospects I — may be ruined by seeking recreation and 1 amusement in the wrong quarter. Few youngsters are satisfied to while away the hours after dark sitting in the moonlight I about the stables. The craving for excite ment is in their blood, otherwise they probably would have selected some other line of f endeavor. Consequently, singly or in pairs. • they seek out the neighboring city where they may find a pastime that is not often recreation and companions that can do them little ; food. | a at » v r t a . ■ * I I * I 5 ; , i This is a recognized condition. Drastic sta ble rules and regulations cannot remedy it. Many men who have the welfare of the turf heart have been seeking a remedy. Mr. Bradleys plan is not the first that has been offered in this direction, but, in many ways, it seems to be the best. With a "community hall at every race course, the stable 1 1 boys and older men employed about the -grounds will have a recreation center easily 4 accessible and attractive. Pool and billiard ta 5 5 6 bles be facilities for can provided; gymnasium -those 7 who want them ; a swimming pool and many other features that hold an appeal. 1 Another good feature of the project is that it would tend to create anew the old com- -munity 2 3 feeling among the employes of racing stables. This was the spirit that gave birth to those stirring ballads sung about the stables z 5 in the old days, the turf minstrelsy whose 6 passing Salvator and others have deplored. Mr. Bradley is attempting to interest racing 1 officials in Kentucky in the advancement of his project. He stands ready to lend finan- 2 " cial aid in carrying the experiment through 3 to completion and it is considered probable that j a "community hall" will be establish on at ■ least one Kentucky race course this year. t The Bradley plan is one that might well be taken up by racing associations in other sections. New York is not the best place in the world for young stable employes to seek their ; diversions and with adequate amusement facilities close at hand on New York tracks many of them would willingly forego the t doubtful pleasures of the great city. , t
