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Here and There on the Turf Greater Unity Imperative. Time to Build Fences. Success of Seagrams. Importance of Chesapeake. a 9 With the 1927 season of racing under way there has come no word of what was to have been accomplished in the bringing of all the racing sections of the country into closer relationship. At that Saratoga Special dinner Johnson N. Camden set forth the importance of all of the racing sections of the country coming together more closely, for the mutual protection and benefit of all. It had been suggested that there be formed a central body that would cover the entire country, and it was suggested that each reputable racing section be adequately represented. All of this promised big things for the American turf and a committee was named to formulate plans for the desired result. Thus far there has been no public announcement of the work of this committee and, it is not known that anything whatever has been done along the linos of the Camden suggestion. The benefit to the sport from this clos?r association of all the interests is so patent that it admits of no argument, but aside from the social intercourse of the Saratoga dinner, there is absolutely no evidence that Kentucky, Maryland and Illinois are any closer to New York in the actual conduct of racing than they were before that dinner. The.se social gatherings of the head* of racing are always commendable, but they came on rare occasions and they should be something more than simply social gatherings. The troubles of one should be the troubles of all, and the successes of one should be reflected by all. Racing has grown to a tremendous popularity in this country, but those in control everywhere should build their fences in these days of prosperity. Those fences are best built by a unity of purpose and a unity of interest. Too often racing has been lulled into a feeling of security in days of bountiful prosperity only to awake to a losing fight. Now is the time to build the fences. Racing has never had such a hold on public support as it now enjoys, but all of that can be readily wiped away, un less the sport is able to present a solid front against attacks that are always threatening. The Canadian Racing confederacy of the Seagrams, made famous by the late Joseph Seagram, and carried on with such success by his sons, has been making the Canadian racing colors of great importance in these early days of the 1927 racing. Trainer Bringlo? campaigned the stable far from its native heath when he journeyed all the way to the Pacific coast to race at the Tijuana meeting. That journey met with a crowning success when the three year old Sir Harry was returned the winner of the Coffroth Handicap, the richest race, for three year-olds and over, run in this country. At the Bowie meeting, while the bad weather and consequent bad track conditions kept several of the l esi horses away from the races, laffsman, from the same sterling stable, was plainly the best horse that was started during the meeting, And his victory in the Prince George Hum.j, proved his worth. Now, moving over to Havre de Grace, Hringloe has added another bit of fame to the black and gold colors by beating the best that could be must ered in the Tuesday feature with Kdisto, a Brookdale bred son of Johren and Tunnin by Broomstick. This success came in the mile and seventy yards of the Congressional Handicap and und*r 118 pounds, the Canadian-owned campaigner beat such good ones as Joy Smoke, Marconi, winner of a Lawrence Realization Stakes, Prickly Heat, Harry Baker, Cudgeller and Fly-Hawk, the three-year-old which was the winner of the 0,000 added Daytona Stakes at Miami during the winter racing. And Edisto won with an ease that suggests his being right back to his best form, though he was one of the Seagram outfit that was unable to earn any part of a purse in his five starts at the Mexican course. His last start in the far west was in the Coffroth Handicap, which fell to his younger stable mate, while he was beaten off. Time was when the Seagram Stable, for so long so tremendously popular in Canada, made few invasions of the United States, but one important invasion is remembered when in 1898 Marimas was winner of the Fulurity for the late Joseph Seagram with Harry Lewis, one of the best jeekeys of his time, in the saddle. There have been other Seagram successes south of the Great Lakes, but none of a like importance with that of Martimas. The manner in which the stable has been piling up important victories this early in 1927 will take the horses back to Woodbine Park next month with a considerable start over all the other Canadian racing stables. Just as the Blue Grass Stakes at Lexington was always considered a stiff tryout for the Kentucky Derby at Louisville, the Chesa| eake Stakes at Havre de Grace is looked upon as a tryout for the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. All four races are for three year-olds and both the Blu? Gra«s Stakes and the Chesapeake Stakes arc over a distance that makes their value as a trial a worthy one. But not a winner of the Chesapeake Stakes, which was first run in 1920, has succeeded in winning a Preakness Stake? and Bubbling Over, winner of the Blue Grass Stakes last year, is the only one that followed it up with a victory in the Kentucky Derby. But both races remain useful in preparation for these greater spring races and the Chesapeake Stakes of 1920 saw Paul Jones second to Sandy, and, while he was ineligible to the Preakneis Stakes, he won the Kentucky Derby. Then last year, when Rock Man won the Chesapeake Stakes, with Canter second and Display third, Display followed it with a victory in the Preakness Stakes. The relation of these races to the greater races gives them added importance and the running of the Chesapeake Stakes, on April 30, is of great interest. Several of the candidates for both the Preakness Stakes and the Kentucky Derby will undoubtedly be in the field and it is easily the most important of the Havre de Grace fixtures. While efforts are going forward looking to the passing cf a racing law in Ohio, there has come about a harmony among the various racing associations that should make for better racing, even though the proposed bill fails of enactment. For a considerable time Ohio has been sorely beset by the conflicting interests at various I racing points. There has been internal strife . that has worked an evil all along the line, but j this year most of the associations have come ! together in the matter of a division of the racing time which should greatly benefit the success of the sport in the state. Of course, a racing law is greatly to be desired and there are high hopes that the racing j bill will be passed, but the next best thing ! for the health of racing in Ohio is harmony ■ among the various asscciations. This seems to j have been brought about and it will be of mu-tual advantage to all, and at the same time add materially in the chance for the eventual : racing law that will take care of the question ; of dates at each of the various courses. Ohio i Ls well able to liberally support the turf and, j even with the many handicaps that have come in the past, through a lack of harmony, which has been demonstrated. With all of the associations working together for the mutual benefit of all it is natural to expect better results than ever before.
