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Here and There on the Turf Zev Vindicates Hildreth. Papyrus Treated Fairly. A Well-Behaved Crowd. To Settle Supremacy. Zev has inscribed his name in the equine hall of fame in a way that will go down to all time. His was a magnificent victory Sat urday, and there need be no excuses offered for the defeat ol Papyrus. He did his part and he did it well over the strange track. But it must be remembered that he was brought up to the running of the race in masterly f ashion by Basil Jarvis, as his. trials testified, and there could be no blams attached to his condition. It is possible, and probable that he can run a better race than he ran Saturday taking a line through his achievements in Englandbut Zev was his master Saturday and it is more than likely he would have remained his master, even had the going been fast instead of slippery with a top coating of mud. Sam Hildreth was gloriously vindicated in his preparation of the son of The Finn and Miss Kearney and those who feared that the brown whirlwind was not as good a colt as he was when he was the winner of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in the spring were wrong. And it must be admitted that Papyrus was accorded every consideration for the running of the big race. Papyrus was saddled in" the fenced-off inclosure where there was o opportunity for the crowd to disturb him, while there was a milling multitude about Zev that left little room for saddling. Papyrus was led to the post, not only by Bar Gold, but by a stable hand with whom he was familiar. Even Mars Cassidy gave the invader a bit the best of it at the start, though Donoghue took him up slightly, so that it was no advantage. In all of this the consideration shown the invader was a bit overdone when it was done at the expense of the comfort of Zev. But it all turned out right. There were no waving flags to upset the challenger. The American crowd gave him every consideration and it was not until he was well beaten that the great assemblage gave vent to its feeling in a mighty roar of joy. Basil Jarvis appreciated thoroughly how the way had been smoothed for him and his charge and when he goes back to England hs will tell of the sportsmanship on this side of the Atlantic and other sportsmen who came over to view the running of the race will also testify to how considerately they were received. It is probable that if Papyrus had been over j a bit longer he would have given a better account of himself. Jarvis, in the short time! he had to bring the colt up to the race, did all j that was humanly possible, but two or three more good trials before the running of the race may have been needed to bring him to the top of his form. In future international races it is probable that, with such a race in view, the training operations will be different. The challenger will undoubtedly be chosen earlier thanj was Papyrus and the fine sportsmanship of Ben Irish in sending the son of Tracery to these shores to race should be of great value in the training of other aspirants for the Challenge Cup. One object lesson for those who went racing for the first time Saturday was the order that was maintained on the big Nassau County track. In that vast throng there was not a case of disorder. The crowd was a well-behaved one at every part of the rnonster racing ground. Even in the crowded trains that took the racing enthusiasts to and from the course there was the same decorum. The policing arrangements were well-nigh perfect, but it was a tremendous throng of solid citizens that paid tribute to the sport, and while there was no. lack of enthusiasm and there was a wild abandon in the rousing chsers that greeted the winners and that never-to-be-forgotten tribute to Zev when he had Papyrus beaten, yet there was not the slightest bit of rowdyism. It all went to show what has always been contended, that the racing crowd is the most orderly crowd that can be brought together for any event. It was no surprise to those who go racing regularly, but it must have impressed thoss who were making a first visit to a race" course. From every angle the International race should work great good for the turf in every country where horses are raced. And now the long-delayed meeting between Harry F. Sinclairs Zev, conqueror of -Ben Irishs great colt Papyrus at. Bnlmont Park Saturday, and Admiral Cary T. Graysons My Own, the alternate for the big International race. Mr. Sinclair is so naturally elated over the magnificent performance of his champion that he has expressed himself as ready to send Zev. against My Own over any distance and over any condition of track. Admiral Grayson is in no way awed by the Zev victory when he considers his Own colt, which he witnessed Saturday, and he is just as eager as ever to have My Own try conclusions with the conqueror of the invading Britisher. , ! This is as it should be, and there should Isurely be a way of bringing these two three-year-olds together. They have some common engagements that will offer the opportunity, and as a matter of fact there is no reason for any special being arranged. There is the mile and a quarter of the 5,000 Washington Handicap at Laurel on October 27, to which both are eligible and both are also engaged in the mils and three-quarters of the Latonia Championship Stakes, to be run over the Kentucky course on November 3. The Kentucky Jockey Club, with its customary liberality, through Colonel Matt J. Winn, has increased the money for the Latonia Championship from 5,000 added to . an amount that will make it of 0,000 value. This is in keeping with the importance of the race. Both Harry F. Sinclair and Admiral Grayson are eager for the race, and it now appears assured. I
