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PRESENCE OF MY OWN ASKED Good Colt to Be at Belmont Park to Substitute for Zev If Necessary . NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. .18. At a meeting of the special committee of the Jockey Club, vested with the choice of an American three-year-old to meet Papyrus, held this afternoon, it was decided to have their second choice, My Own, on the ground, in case of an accident to Zev, which had been named on October 5 as first choice in accordance with the agreement made with Benjamin Irish, the owner of the Epsom Derby winner. Zev, My Own and Untidy were the selections of the committee, which is composed of Messrs. Belmont Woodward, Widener, Gary and Vcsburgh! Rear Admiray Cary T. Grayson, the owner of My Own, was notified of the findings of the committee and asked to keep his colt in readiness, should anything happen to Zev. That this has been done was shown in the recent running of the Laurel Handicap, which My Own won, covering its mile and a quarter in time that was close .to the Laurel track record with 126 pounds in the saddle. The committee leaving nothing to the element of chance that had already removed Untidy from consideration, that filly falling lame recently at Latonia, asked Admiral Grayson to have his. colt work today Thursday,- just as though he, instead of Zev, was scheduled to meet Papyrus on Saturday. The presence of My Own on the grounds at Belmont Park to cover any accident was another precaution taken by the committee and arrangements were perfected to have the colt come from the Laural race course to the stable of Max Hirsch by a special train over the Baltimore and Ohio to Baltimore, at which point it would be transferred to the Pennsylvania and taken direct to its destination. My Own should be at Belmont Park early Friday morning. William Woodward, one of the committee in charge of the International race, called Admiral Grayson up on the telephone at Laurel this afternoon and asked that he send his colt My Own to Belmont Park. He said that the Jockey Club was sending a special train to bring the colt to the Long Island course. Admiral Grayson held a consultation with William P. Burch about the matter and decided to ship the colt in the morning. "Today was work day for My Own," said Admiral Grayson. "I called Mr. Woodward up this morning and when I found that Zev was to be Americas representative in the race I told Mr. Burch not to work the colt We will have to give him his final preparation in the morning and then load him on the train. Personally I feel as though -I am asking too much of My Own to represent America under such adverse conditions, but I will not have it said that there will be ho one to. represent America against Papyrus afterhis owner has done such a sportsmanly thing as to send-him across the ocean-to run against- Americas best three-year-old."
