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Here and There on the Turf Appeal of racing. Dangers of Prosperity. Prospects for Suburban. Stakes for Raccland. It was just s little unfortunate that the various racing associations were cheated out of one holiday of racing this year when Decoration Day fel on a Saturday. Every Saturday is a big holiday for the turf and to have such a date as Decoration Day come simultaneously with Saturday robbed the schedule of one big day. But it was a tremendously big afternoon at the various race courses and a day of racing that gave still more evidence cf the grip it has on the public. It was natural that there should be many enticing counter attractions on Dee oration Day, it is always the case on a big holiday, all of these various sports and attractions brought together immense crowds of pleasure seekers, but not another one had the appeal that did racing. Belmont Park, with its tr.-mendous capacity, had one of its largest gatherings and it has iwen the scene of many a mighty crowd. At Churchill Downs the racing was patronised in a manner that brought recollections of a Derby day. Maple Heights, Wheeling and the Ca nadian tracks, Woodbine Park and Mount Royal, also had banner attendances and all through the continent where horses are raced it was the racing that led in the sports. This gTowth of the turf has been a healthy one and just so long as the governors of th; sport see to it that there is nothing to offend, racing will continue to grow and prosper. There is always an ever present danger of a certain amount of disaster in the success that comes to racing. It is while the turf is on the crest wave of prosperity that fences should be built that will make it invulnerable to attacks. Too often success and prosperity invites the let ting down of the bars and a certain looseness in the administration of the affairs of the turf. Success must not turn the heads of those in control of the greatest of all sports and this is the time to so conduct th? racing in its every phase so that those who oppose the sport will be forever silenced. Next Saturday comes the renewal of the Suburban Handicap, the mile and a quarter feature that ever since its first running in 1884 has held a proud place on the American turf. With ninety two nominations for this race, it is sure to bring together a truly representative field. There are enough of these which have already shown enough to indicate a field of goodly sua Some of the most probable candi dates are James Butlers Metropolitan Handicap winner Sting. Mrs. Yanderbilis champion Sara ten, which although he was beaten in th Metropolitan Handicap has come back to the races a good one. as was evidenced by his vie tory in the Dixie Handicap at Pimlico; the Rancocas Stables Mad Play. Glen Riddle Farm Stables Big Blaze Then other eligiblcs are Ladkin. Aga Kh2n. Altawood, Spot Cash, Pr.n cess Dcreen, Blind Play, Lucky Play, Bracadale, King Solomons Seal, Transmute, Wilderness. Serenadcr and Wise Counsellor. And in addition to these there are found th? names of the l est three year olds that are to meet a week later in the running of the 0,000 Belmont Stakes. Weights are to be announced by Walter S Vosburg five days before the running of the race and with that announccenint there will come new interest in the famous old handicap. It is also announced that the meeting over that course will be held following the fall meeting at the Woodbine Park course of the Ontario Jockey Club. It is well that as many of the Canadian tracks as are iligible com? under the jurisdiction of the central governing I- ■! of the big courses. Such an arrangement should make for better racing and it naturally averts any conflict over the racing time al lotted. Announcement has been made of the stakes that are to be decided at the Raceland meeting, which continues from July 9 to August 8. The big event is the Raceland Derby of a mile and a quarter with ,000 added. Three other stakes of ,000 added each complete the stake program and they are all to be closed Wednesday. The Raceland Derby had its first running last year when Bob Tail took the measure of Altawood and the Kentucky Derby winner Black Gold. That was rather a notable inaugural for the new Derby and en dcavi rs are being made to attract horses of a like class this year. The racing over this Kentucky track, which is conducted under th» authorization of the Kentucky State Racin? Commission, conflicts with the racing at the Hawthorne track in Chicago, as well as the new Coney Island meeting at Cincinnati, but already there have been assurances that make certain no lack of h~r?c- for the racing that is promised. The Suburban has invariably brought the best in the handicap division together and its roster of winners contains the names of many turf champions of the past. There is every reason to expect that it will go to a worthy champion this year. The Westchester Racing Association has de cided to provide fibre skull caps for such jockeys as care to make uic of them on flat r-.es. It is re iuired that these protecting hel mets be worn in stee; lechases and. on ■ me race tracks, i: ■ compulsory that jeckrys ot the flat be so equipped. These hrh.ier.- ha.e from time to time prevented what otherwise [might hae been a faal injury and ;uc!i a iri.i: c ".ion would surely have prevented r miti gated the injury from which Briny Marinrlli if. still c mfined in the hospital. Much h;:.s been said en beln.lf of the e skuM caps and not a few of the jockeys appreciate the protection that is offered and will avail I themselves of them. Tho Wesicheslcr Ais-c: ation has ordered fifty of these caps of as-: sorted sixes and they will be for the use of ; such riders as desire to make use of them, though there is no rule compelling their use in races. Two hcrse sales have been announced that should afford sportsmen some excellent opportunities to buy ready made horses. Both if these wiil be c nducted in the Belmont Park paddock and the first is to be conducted by the Fasig-Tipton Company Saturday and the second conducted by the Thoroughbr.d Sal? Company on Saturday. June 13. Tor the Fasig Tipton sale there have been consignments from the Sanford farm. J. S. Cosden. Greentrec Stable. Newtondale Suble and Thomas Mona han. The principal consignment for the later vendue comprises lb» horses of the estate of l the late Jcseph A Marrcne. It is announced that the Thorncliffe track at Tornnto wiil come into the fold of the Can ad-an P.acing Associations for its fall meeting. .
