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Here and There on the Turf Turf Treats in Prospect. Zev and My Own. English Invasion for 1924. Racing Season Waning. With the promised meeting of Sarazen and Happy Thoughts in the juvenile division and Zev and My Own in the three-year-old division there are two rare treats of the turf almost on hand. The unbeatsn Sarazen and the unbeaten Happy Thoughts are to come together at Laurel over the three-quarters route for a special race of 5,000 value, and the three-year-olds are scheduled to start on November 3 at Latonia in the mile and three-quarters of the Latonia Championship, which has been increased from its 5,000 added to make it of 0,000 value to the winner. Both Sarazen and Happy Thoughts had so few big engagements of the year that each was denied the chance of racing to the importance that its class demanded. Each has yet to be beaten and there was every reason for the arrangement of this match for Friday. When a previous effort was made to bring the pair together James McClelland, represent-ing Edward Simms, owner of Happy Thoughts, insisted that the conditions should require a fast track. This stipulation was made for the reason that Sarazen had shown marked ability to race through muddy going and it was not known whether or not the fOy would race creditably in such footing. Since that time Happy Thoughts has been tried in muddy going and as a result the race was made with no restriction as to track condition. Both of these remarkable two-year-olds appear to be in rare condition for this meeting, and it promises to be a great race and one that will come pretty, close to determining at least the swiftest juvenile of the year. It had been hoped that George D. Wideners St. James, winner of the Futurity at Belmont Park, would be seen again under colors this year in the mile of the Pimlico Futurity, but A. J. Joyner has retired the good son of Ambassador rV. for the year, and he was the only celt of the year that could dispute the top honors with either Sarazen or Happy Thoughts, as far as those that raced about New York were concerned. There are some of the Ken-tuckians who are of the opinion that Wise Counsellor would have better than a chance to beat either one of them, but his performances hardly warrant that estimate of his speed. The meeting of Zev and My Own has tremendous importance, and it is to be hoped that nothing will occur to prevent their coming together at Latonia on November 3. My Own has been coughing since his return to Laurel after his fruitless trip to Belmont Park last week, but it is not looked upon as a serious indisposition and there is every hope that he will be thoroughly at himself to race against the conqueror of Papyrus. Samuel C. Hildreth has expressed himself as more than eager to send the Sinclair horse against My Own and has already engaged five stalls at Latonia for the use of. the horses he will take to the Kentucky track with tie son of The Finn and Miss Kearney. He has said that only the breaking down of his colt would prevent his being sent to the posti; There will be others in this field: but nat-urally -the interest will all"center about Zev, the successful defender against Papyrus, and My Own, the sterling first alternate, which was kept on edge from the time there became a possible chance for his being called upon to take the place "of Zev last Saturday. No race could be framed that would create a greater interest than one between these two great colts, and it affords My Own a chance to beat the conqueror of the English invader and a chance for Zev to set at rest all question of the championship of the three-year-old division on this side of the Atlantic. Colonel Matt Winn and the Kentucky Jockey Club ara to be congratulated on bringing about such a race, and it is fitting that, with customary liberality, the race has its value increased until it is to be worth 0,000 to the winner. The tentative promise of both Admiral Cary T. Grayson and Harry F. Sinclair to send respectively My Own and Zev to England next year to try for the Ascot Gold Cup is a cheering bit of news, but the Ascot Cup is so far away that many things can happen before its running. Should Zev or My Own come out of winter retirement reflecting the form that they have shown this season they would be worthy American representatives in that great race, but October of one year is no tims to make a definite engagement for the following year. Too often the star of one season does not measure up when he reaches the handicap division. Both Zev and My Own have every chance to be graduated into the handicap division with high honors. Each has done enough to warrant the belief that he is a cup horse but at best it is only a hope now that either one will be sent to England to race. One thing is sure, and that is there is the desire to have a try, and there will be no apprehension in either camp over the long ocean voyage or the change of scene and strange footing. It is hoped that some English sportsman will challenge for the cup that was won by Zev from Ben Irishs Papyrus last Saturday, but should no challenge come for such a race the next best thing would be to send both Zev and My Own after the Ascot Gold Cup. In these fall days of racirig about New York, Latonia and Laurel there continues great interest in the sport. All of the many angles to the International match that was brought to a happy conclusion Saturday took some of the interest away from the dally grind of the sport, but it has thrived immensely, and there is none of the jaded, track-sore appearance to the crowds that remain faithful to the thoroughbreds. In New York the curtain will be running down at the end of the month, except for the two days of racing at Belmont Park that is to be conducted by the United Hunts Racing Association next month. Maryland still has all of November for the sport, and in Kentucky there is still much of vital interest to the turf to be decided. At the conclusion of the Latonia meeting the racing in Kentucky will move on to Churchill Downs in Louisville, where that states racing comes to an end. Then, with no interruption, but rather an overlap -with the fall season, the-winter courses will throw open their gates for the long meetings in something like summer climes that keep the horses -continually employed.
