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Here and There on the Turf The license committee of the Illinois Turf Association is following along the lines of all the other governing bodies of racing in a careful scrutiny of all the applicants for licenses to race or train That is evidenced by the number of applications that were denied deniedThis This action was taken after a long session and in addition to those who were denied licences there were many other applications that were held up pending a further investi ¬ gation The license committee makes its re ¬ port to the parent body which issues the licenses but it cannot be called to mind when there was any reversal of the findings of a license committee so that to have an appli ¬ cation denied by the committee virtually closes the matter matterIt It is well that at the beginning of a racing year BO much care is being exercised in the issuing of licenses and it will surely make for more confidence in the sport and for better sport sportBy By his victory at Jamaica Wednesday Dia volo which raced for the Wheatley Stable moved a bit closer to the 25000 Dixie Han ¬ dicap for which he is being pointed by James Fitzsimmons This is a gallop of a mile and threesixteenths to be decided at the Pimlico course Monday MondayThe The distance will be more to the liking of Diavolo than a shorter route and the manner in which he carried his 125 pounds Wednes ¬ day was to say the least impressive He is a natural stayer yet around the Jamaica course which is not constructed to favor a stayer he showed unusual speed and was at no time far from the pace paceIt It was natural that in his first racing effort effortDiavolo Diavolo should have tired a bit at the end but endbut he will be a different horse the next nexttime time he is sent to the races for that stiff stiffpublic public workout will surely do some good W T Waggoner who races in the name of the Three Ds Stock Farm is planning a tenday meeting at his private course on his farm near Arlington Texas This private course is a truly elaborate and modern rac ¬ ing grounds and when it was constructed 1 there were hopes that a racing law would be enacted to properly protect the sport in that state That was not accomplished but Mr Waggoner while naturally disappointed is s to have his meeting in any event eventMr Mr Waggoner does things in a big way and a he is well able to give this tenday meeting 5 if only for the entertainment of friends In 11 recent years he has been a liberal patron of f the yearling market while he is building g up a thoroughbred breeding farm in Texas that should revive many of the glories of f the old days when the late John A Morris s had his nursery at Kerrville Good as Gold by her victory in the Aber ¬ deen Stakes at Havre de Grace Wednesday r took down the first of the rich juvenile prizes 2 of the year It carried a net value of 9600 0 to the winner and such a winning will mean n that the daughter of Golden Broom will take e up a penalty in some of her following en ¬ gagements gagementsIn In running off so easily from Swatter r this filly looms up as a probable star for ir the Whitney colt had just about established d himself as the best twoyearold shoyn in n Maryland But it is still early in the year and there can come many a development be ¬ fore any real line is available on the new crop S C Hilreth has shown some nice home ¬ bred juveniles that promise to bring the Ran cocas silks back to something like their old prominence and there are others from the New Jersey farm that are considered better prospects than those already shown With the close of the Maryland season or at the conclusion of the Pimlico meeting there will be a chance for a better line on the crop for the best of those now in Maryland will be on Long Island to meet the best of those that remained at home homeFrom From what has already been shown it is suggested that the crop is a good one Many of the youngsters shown are of excellent size and several of them are far enough advanced in their training to give promise of real great
