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1 Here and There 2 on the Turf 3 ■ 4 5 _- Harmons Resignation. C Master Charlies Races. 7 " Meeting at Toronto. Two Great Stakes. j 3 Then? is natcrd surprise thai at this time t then? should comr a difference b?tween Frederick Johnson, owner c Quatrain, and T. J. Harmon, trainer of the cell. This will make 6 some difference in the calculation of student* of the Kentucky Derby engibles and already there has been a lengthening of the price against the winner cf the Louisiana Derby in 1 the furore quotations for the Kentucky star 2 , feature. Rumors of the celt showing soreness are a 3 • bit alarming and wiih Harmon leaving the Johnson employ, it is natural that there should 5 am? some apprehens.on as to the actual con- dition of the good colt A* a matter of fact, Frederick Johnson is a practical horseman himself; h? has a long experience, and for years he has to a great extent directed the training of his horses. For , that reason the loss of a trainer is not as serious as it would have be?n to many another racing stable. Doubtless Mr. Johnson will announce the appointment of a successor to Harmon before long, but in the meantime there , will be no interruption in the preparation of this eligible to th great Kentucky race. WiTiam Daniels Master Charlie has completed his long journey from New Orleans to the Jamaica track on Long Island and, before long, he will make another trip to HavTe de Grace, wher? Blakely intends starting him in the 110,000 Chesapeake Stakes, which is to be run on the last day of the meeting. While the Chesapeake Stakes ha? more importance than any thre?-year-old offering at the Havre de Grace meeting, by reason of its value, it has the additional importance of being an ideal I ; trial for the a030 Preakness Stakes of the 1 Maryland Jockey Club, which is to be decided at Pnnltco May 8. For that reason decision of the Chesapeake Stakes means more than , , the winning of a 110,000 race, though such a j value is a worthy one, even in these days of 1 1 bounty on the turf. No trainrr is more con- , j fident of victory rn the grfater three-yeaT-old races than Blakerr. He is convinced that he ; i has one of tb? grealerf horses in the worid and he cannot conceive of any chance for the son of Lord Archer to be beaten in either the i , Preakness Stake? of the Kentucky Derby. j It i admitted thai the Englishman looked; J exoevdairlr well whin unloaded at Jamaica and I Blakely had MM just about ready for racing I when h? left th? Fair Grounds at New Orleans. : Master Charlie is of a temperament that wear. well, he is anything bui a nervous colt, and | that is a big asset when it comes to Ainping. There need be no apprehension on the scor,.* of Bending him from one track to another to I j meet his engagements. The book for the meeting of the Ontario , Jockey Club has been distributed and it is Sj one of the most oinpjete of its kind that ever • MM off a presr:. [| j» more than a program of the offering* foT the meeting at the Toronto , track that begirc May 23. but it amounts to a MMMM bouvenir with much useful in - forniaii . n. The book carries reproductions of photographs - of a number of tlie public alallions of Canada that are maintained by Racing Association*, . It abo ha* short and intrrestin? l review* of the; stakes of importance. The e King* Plate natcrally r main* the most impor taut of features for the Canadian sportsmen, ., and it i* described briefly, with a roster of f ; I 1 , , j 1 1 , j ; i i , j J I I : | I j , Sj • , - - . l e ., f the winners since the first running in 1860, when it was known as the Queens Plate and was won by James Whites Don Juan. With the publication of the nominations to the Preakness Stakes there is awakened a new interest in the sport in Maryland. It was expected that the list of nominations would be almost a counterpart of those received for ] the Kentucky Derby. I This year, better than ever before, the dates for the running of the Preakness Stakes and th? Kentucky Derby invite nominations to both great stake races. I With the Preakness Stakes to be decided on May 8 and the Kentucky Derby on May 16, I no better arrangement of the schedule could have b?en devised. It affords ample shipping time and will afford a chance for any candidate to recover from a hard race at Pimlico and be ready for as good a race at Churchill Downs eight days later. Just now the most talked of horse for either race is William Daniels Master Charlie, and on the reports of his trials, he is ready to race at this time. But there are others that have not been as much in the public eye that have been training with just such a campaign in view as is planned for the imported celt, and he will find plenty of contest both at Pimlico and Churchill Downs by others that will endeavor to match tbe feat of Sir Barton when he took both races. It was fitting that Walter P. Vosburgh should place the three conquerors of Epinard at the top of the Paumonok Handicap. Sara zen, the champion of 1924. could not be oth?r than the top in any of the spring handicaps, and he is not harshly treated when required to shoulder 129 pounds. Wise Coun32llor is second, under 127, and Ladkin is required to take up just a pound less. This is an estimate of these three great hordes at three quarters, and it is safe to say that over a distance greater than a mil? Ladkin would be required to give Wi-e Coun-f seller weight, but over any distant".- Sarazen would have to remain at the top in the ligh* of the heroic things he has accomplished, As a matter of fact, unless Max Hiirch changas his present plans, Sarazen will not be j a starter in the Paumonok Handicap. The j son of High Time and Rush Box just now | j | j is intended for the Dixie Handicap at Pimlico. In that he is required to take up 130 pounds, but it is for that race he has been trained, and, as the Paumonok Handicap is to be run April 29, and the Dixie Handicap May 1, it is virtualy impossible for the champion to keep both engagements. But there will be plenty of competition with Sarazen employed els?where, and, as a matter of fact, his absence may result in a better contest for the opening feature of the New York racing season.
