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I OF BENEFIT TO BREEDING Interest in Such Races as Belmont and Coaching Club Oaks, j Closer Affiliation Between New York and Kentucky Turf Bodies Aqueducts Coming1 Attractions. ! NEWl YORK, N. Y., June 24. Lovers of the spectacular in racing have had an abundance of thrills so far and there is every indication that the quality of the sport will be sustained on Jockey Club tracks throughout the year. The Paumonok, Excelsior, Metropolitan, Suburban, Withers, Belmont, Toboggan, Ccaching Club American Oaks and the Brooklyn Handicap have all been true tests of the thoroughbred. Short races like the Paumonok and tne Toboggan Handicaps call for extreme speed, whiie the. longer events demand courage and bottom attributes without which the thoroughbred type would Bpecdily retrograde. The interest shown in the Belmont Stakes and Ccaching Club American Oaks is heartening, for turf fixtures such as these mean so much to the preservation of the breed and the advancement of the cause of sport. Their relationship to breeding is all important and is generally recognized. While those classics are in some years without the presence of good colts and fillies, whose ineligibility is due to late development or the indifference of breeders who fail to sense the bearing early closing fixtures have on the future of racing, they nevertheless hold the center of the stage for those whose aim has been to build solidly and make haste slowly in all matters pertaining to racing. It is only in this way that a secure foundation for the sport is laid. That the West had representation in both the Belmont and Coaching Club American Oaks is good for the interest of the turf at large. There is undoubtedly a closer bond between the turf governors of New York and those of Kentucky than heretofore. Such relationship must work for the good of rac- . ing everywhere in the United States and it should be strengthened at every opportunity. The series of Specials in which Epinard is expected to take part in the autumn will be helpful along these lines, as the best horses of the West will be sent here, no doubt, to battle in the races at Belmont Park and , Aqueduct, while the pride of the East will journey to Kentucky for the final test of a mile and a quarter at Latcnia. DWYER ON JULY 5. While Aqueduct has many fine attractions ! during the remainder of its nineteen days, the Dwyer Stakes and Gazelle Stakes, the former for fillies and entire colts and the latter for fillies exclusively, take precedence over the other fixtures arranged by Fred Rehberger and sponsored by president Shev-lin. The 0,000 Great American and Tre-mont Stakes, for two-year-olds, and the Brookdale, Carter and Queens County Handicaps will no doubt, as in the past, attract large crowds, but the Dwyer and Gazelle have a mission of their own to fulfill. The Dwyer, which is run over the mile and an eighth route, is one of the best races for three-year-olds offered in this country. It is scheduled for Saturday, July 5. No event for three-year-olds decided hereabouts to date has as many eligibles of quality engaged and the contest for the prize this year j should be in keeping with the traditions of the test, which has already two epic struggles in its history. ! While it would be too much to expect a race of the brilliancy of that between Man , o War and John P. Grier three-year-olds ; like Man o War come only once in the life-J time of the ordinary individual there is the material to furnish a battle that would stand , comparison with that between War Cloud ! and Jack Hare Jr., which is still talked about whenever the Dwyer Stakes is discussed. I The Dwyer field includes St. James, Mad Play, Bracadale, Laurano, Mr. Mutt, Diogenes, Transmute, Ordinance, Ladkin, Aga : Khan, Donaghee, Thorndale Sun Flag, Big I Blaze, Apprehension, Klondyke, Eaglet, Sting, Noonfire, Revenue Agent, Wise Counsellor, Sheridan and Sun Flag. j ST. JAMES CONDITION. As far as St. James is concerned every-i thing depends on that splendid three-year- old going on in his training. It was feared j six weeks ago that he had run his last race, j but he is once more moving at speed and if he continues to gallop soundly he will of : course take part in his engagements. There j "will be general rejoicing if the big English . colt stands up, not only for the sake of Mr. Widener, but for his popular trainer, A. J. I Jpyner, who is ence more superintending the ; training of St. James after a long period of illness. If Ordinance should round to in time for the Dwyer the race would have additional Interest. The Rancocas twain. Mad Play and Bracadale, are certain to be factors in the Dwyer. So will Mr. Mutt and Laurano, the latter especially if the course is heavy. Wise Counsellor lias enjoyed a long letup that should bring him back to his best form. Ladkin, thought to be the equal of Ordinance I early in the season, will run his race some day, and Donaghee, which finished fourth in the Preakness after being kicked at the ! post, has a real following from the District j of- Columbia. j Aqueduct has a clientele that has followed ! Its fortunes ever since the closing of the j gates at Gravesend and the faithful of that period when Philip J. Dwyer was the arbiter ! of the destinies of the Brooklyn Jockey Club I "will be on hand in force when the Dwyer and other fine tests of the thoroughbred are decided during the ensuing weeks.
