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Here and There since wh when on the Turf _. lot Its *h what out out. she Buying Up Opposition. at rt Defeat of Single Foot. £ place. her Steeplechase Progress. United Hunts Outlook. _ - _ _ Col. Phil Chinn has mad" a positive hei here denial of he rumor that W. R. Co* had pur chased Carlaris, through him. or that he had even made an offer for the English three year _ old. He also made just as positive a denial of the other persistent rumor that he was a part owner of the colt. est estly Colonel Chinn pointed out that a failure to an and register such a partnership in Carlaris was con- c colt trary to the rules of racing and the failure to un ling register such a partnership would disqualify c°l could the colt from his winnings. by - All of this was known, but of course it was not known just what element of truth there sor son might be in the report that Mr. Coe was in the *w market for the winner of the Coffroth Handi Dt 1 horse cap and the Tijuana Derby. It was known all his nL5 along that Mr. Coe has an abiding faith in Pompey, his magnificent son of Sun Briar and cre Cleopatra, and that he has no fear of sendin? ,E his champion against Carlaris or any other a a three year -old that stands on iron. tnj that From time to time dangerous rivals have l that £ l»een purchased by both owners of champions tin or near champions, but the real sporting thing ei to do is to go after these rivals on the race course rather than in the market. If it became possible to buy up all opposition it would read va: ily be possible to make an inferior horse the mc mont champion of any year. Then it only becomes pie the weight of money and the sporting feature en| is ruined. tht that And then there have been times when pur wil will chases have been made to save a good horse from possible defeat that did not turn out so nu welL th the It will be remembered that Harry F. Sin- sta clair bought Playfellow, the brother to Man o ye; year. War, to have him out of the way of Grey Lag. of of and 00,000 was paid for the colt. He proved Sa an utter failure and the lawsuit that came eig eight. out of the purchase is well remembered: And the Playfellow case L- only one of many, but it foi for was memorable by reason of the suit that nu followed and the verdict that the purchase ov price be returned. th the The real turfman is not afraid to send his ov champion out against the l est and any cham tui turf pionship that is only maintained by the buying no no up of opposition is an emply championship. th; that fill Recently this column, in discussing the defeat lack m of Single Foot in his first start of the year, it was written: "It is not meant by this that Single Foot was is ■ inadequately ridden, but he was not urged to mi give up his best, as he would have been in a to to race of greater importance.- Ui A correspondent has written anent this "Then da day, what did the public get for their wagers on ap Single Foot?" co That is a natural question if the impression th was created that Single Foot lost the race by re; reason of not being ridden to give up his best, ha has There was no amount of hard riding that th the vould have made it possible for Single Foot of of to have finished closer than third, where he by by finished, but it would have been possible for him to be closer to Senator Morris and Tester a than five lengths back. ex When Clarence Turner rcalixed that his mount was hopelessly beaten he did not drive mi him out to the limit through the stretch, and ad he was content on finding that he could not pli beat either Tester or Senator Morris, to ease W his mount and save third money. Jo Single Foot was honestly beaten and hon Vi est estly an and c colt un ling c°l could by - sor son *w Dt 1 horse his nL5 cre ,E a a tnj that l that £ tin ei va: mc mont pie en| tht that wil will nu th the sta ye; year. of of Sa eig eight. foi for nu ov th the ov tui turf no no th; that fill lack m is ■ mi to to Ui da day, ap co th re; ha has th the of of by by a ex mi ad pli W Jo Vi ridden, but a jockey of less experience less horse sense might have done the serious injury by subjecting him to a gruel 1 drive through the stretch — a drive that t bring no better results than were obtained j Turner. t It was the first race of the year for the i of Wrack and Virginia L., and there is t always a danger in asking too much of a that is not entirely tightened up to do best. It is unfortunate if any impression was created that there was aught in the riding of Single Foot that would suggest anything but thoroughly honest race. The impression was moant to have been conveyed was Single Foot could have been closer at the finish, but not that he had any chance to beat either Tester or Senator Morris. 1 1 The compilation of the nominations to the various steeplechase stakes, for both the Bel Park and the Saratoga- meetings, show a • 3 pleasing increase in the number of horses 4 engaged and it would seem that the prediction i 5 1926 is to be a great crosscountry year - 7 be realized. The totals show a marked increase over* the number of nominations that were received for 1 | 1925 offerings and in only one of ten 2 stake; did the entries fall below those of last i For Belmont Park there is an increase : I seventeen over the lis: of 1925, while the Saratoga offerings show an increase of twenty 6 AH of this means more than good fields 1 • the special races, it means an adequate number of steeplechasers to make the various overnight races of more interest than has been j case in several years. After all it is the: overnight race that keeps the interest in the : I alive, for without those there would be, 4 racing. It is the horse of moderate class ; carries the load and with these stakes! filling so well there need be no fear of a , . J of the overnight jumpers. While on the subject of stccpleehasing it interesting to know that prograss is being1 made in the changes at the Terminal course make it ready for the meeting of the ■ United Hunts on Saturday, April 24, and Mon- ] ; April 26. The new grandstand is rapidly approaching completion while the steeplechase course has been put in order for the racing. ; though schooling has not been permitted, by | j reason of the condition of the turf. When it ; dried out there still will be time to give j*__apen schooling exercises, though most i those that will ap| ear have been hardened winter galloping and jumping. The flat course over the turf is already in excellent condition and several trainers have expressed their approval of it as a race track. A new sporting interest attaches to the ; meeting in the fact that trophies will be added to each race. Donors of these pieces of plate are Joseph E. Widener, president of the Westchester Association ; The Jockey Club ; 1 John McEntee Bowman, president of the United Hunt* Association , Bayard Tuckerman. 1 t j t i t W. R. Coe and the Havana American Jockey Club of Cuba. Then of course the United Hunts Association itseli has added its plate to the introductory half mile dash for maiden two year-olds. Altogether the coming meeting at the Terminal course should be by long odds the most succaesful one ever conducted by this organization. *
