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Here and There on the Turf Trial Horses Needed. Three-Year-Old Handicap. Next Saturdays Stakes. Winter Racing Prospects. It would be well if some of the trainers who have suitable trial horses would offer them to Basil Jarvis, should he desire them, in his work of preparing Papyrus for his race of October 20. It is not likely that Mr. Jarvis would think of asking for the use of any trial horses, and it is possible that some of the trainers have hesitated about making the offer for the reason that he has not asked. The proper pro cedure would be for the offer to be made, and it would be the gracious thing to do, whether or not Mr. Jarvis would avail himself of the offer. The English method of fitting a horse for such a race as the International match has always made the use of trial horses essential. Papyrus has no trial horse, except Bar Gold, and he does not measure up to such duties. There are plenty of available horses for this purpose at Belmont Park. Tfore are plenty of trainers who are more than willing to give Mr. Jarvis every assistance possible in his task of making Papyrus ready for his 00,000 engagement on October 20, and it is a sure thing that Mr. Jarvis could take no offense if an offer was made, and it is mora than likely he would gladly avail himself of suitable trial horses for his colt. It is no small job to fit a horse for a mile and a half race, and everything should be done to assist in seeing to it that the distinguished visitor has every advantage that is desired for his proper training. Down Maryland way that is, at Laurel, where the Maryland State Fair is conducting its racing Zev is considered a three pounds better colt than My Own over a mile and a quarter distance. That is to say, the handicappers opinion fixes that difference in the weights that have been announced for the 0,000 Maryland Handicap, to be run Saturday. Next to these come Wilderness and Enchantment, each under 121 pounds, and the weights drop to 116 pounds, the impost to be carried by Martingale. This is just the difference five handicappers of the Kentucky Jockey Club fixed between these two great three-year-olds for the Ken tucky Special, that was won by H. P. Headleya Chacolet last Saturday. That race was at a mile and three-sixteenths, but both handicaps give an excellent idea cf the expert estimate of the two colts. It is shown that they are considered as being close together in the matter of class, and it is a sure thing that stretching the distance to a mile and a half would bring them closer together still. All of this holds out great promise for the meeting of the pair in the 5,000 Latonia Championship Stakes, to be run at Latonia November 3. This is a race at weight for age and should prove a rare contest between the son of The Finn and the son of King James. Another holiday of sport comes with the races Saturday, when there are rich stake races at Laurel, Latonia and Jamaica. At Laurel the offerings are the Maryland Handicap, for three-year-olds, at a mile and a quarter, with 0,000 added, and the Chevy Chase Steeplechase, with ,000 added. The Latonia offerings are the Fort Thomas Handicap of three-quarters, for two-year-olds, and the Autumn Handicap, over a like distance, for older horses. Each has ,000 added. The Jamaica offerings are the ,000 Pierrepont Handicap, for three-year-clds and over, at a mile and a quarter, and the ,000 Bmsen Handicap, for the two-year-olds. At each of these racing grounds there are eligibles enough for these various offerings to make certain of high-class contests and it ought to prove a thoroughly interesting holiday "for patrons of the turf wherever they elect to spend the afternoon. The arrival of Joseph E. Wideners Stefan the Great in this country is an event that is of importance to the breeding industry. When Mr. Widener made it known during the summer that he had purchased this -son of The Tetrarch he was fairly deluged with applications for service from breeders and obliged so many that the book was filled in almost no time. Stefan the Great will take the place of Sweeper II. at Elmendorf in Kentucky, and he will not lack for opportunity to prove himself in his first season as an American sire. The stallion stood the trip over exceedingly well, and those who have seen him pronounce him a probably remarkable addition to the stock horses of this country. Traveling companions with Stefan the Great were six thoroughbreds consigned to Walter J. Salmon. These were four weanlings, the brood mare Snowcapt, a four-yeandr-old daughter of Roi Herode, the sire of The Tetrarch; Snow-flight, by Cyllene, and a yearling colt by Gainsborough Fortuna. The yearling was sent to Tom Healey, who trains the Salmon racing string so successfully, and the others were shipped to Mr. Salmons farm. With the various announcements of winter racing comes the time when the stables that campaign the year around must make a selec- tion of the racing ground for the cold months. With Havana, New Orleans, Tijuana and Tan-foran all to choose from there is a great variety, and at this time it is safe to predict that each meeting will not want for an abundance of good horses. Each year there are a greater number of horses sent into winter racing, and there is every reason to expect that this condition will continue. The breeding interests have grown to such an extent that there must be continuous racing to take care of the production, and winter tracks afford an excellent and a profitable racing season for many a thoroughbred. Tijuana is out with its stake announcement for the meeting which is to begin over the Mexican border on November 29. These stakes are to close December 1, and the list is a particularly liberal one, containing as it does the 0,000 Coffroth Handicap, the Tijuana Derby and Tijuana Cup, each with 0,000 added; the Tijuana Futurity of ,500, Speed Handicap of ,000 and the Juvenile Stakes of ,000 added.
