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£ : £ HERE AND THERE ON THE TURF I • Present plans contemplate the return of Mrs. John Hertz Reigh Count to this country immediately after his running in the Ascot Gold Cup. The son of Sunference and Contesina has been named in the City and Suburban at Arlington Park in Chicago on August 2, aa his final before being retired to the stud. There are still high hopes that the American champion, despite his English failures, will yet make good in the big event for which he was sent abroad, but announcement is that he will be retired after this one engagement at Arlington Park. Reigh Count has everything that should make hint a great stock horse and he should be a valuable acquisition to the American breeding industry. The manner in which Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilts Sarazen II. won the Youthful Stakes, at Jamaica Saturday, would suggest that no mistake was made when he was named for the grand old gelded son of High Time and Rush Box. Sarazen II. was a bit unfortunate at the break in the running of the Youthful, but he was lucky when he had the opening on the inside, in the stretch run, that opening would have availed him nothing had he not been colt enough to make it an advantage. He had to run swiftly in the early stages to make up the ground lost at the rise of the barrier and it is natural to expect that would take something out of him. Yet, in the stretch, he shot through when the opening offered, and he was home the winner by four lengths, and going away from his company. The field was probably the best lot yet seen under silks this year and it was a race that gave the son of High Time and Talisman, for the time being at least, a position at the top of the New York juveniles. The Belmont Park meeting of the old Westchester Racing Association, which will open Friday, will undoubtedly bring about the uncovering of some more of the new crop, that are highly considered, but any colt that takes the measure of Sarazen II. will have to show an abundance of quality. The New York move from Jamaica to Belmont Park Friday will be a popular one with the racing public. The magnificent Nassau county racing ground never looked better than it does for this opening, and again Joseph E. Widener has found new refinements and new comfort to add to the great course that seemed to be the last word ir. luxurious comfort and convenience last year. For many of the horses it means going back home, for many of those that have raced at Jamaica and in Maryland, have permanent New York quarters at Belmont, and the trips to other courses have been only visits. The racing strip was never in a better condition and the steeplechase course, as usual, is well nigh perfect. And it will give the New Yorkers a first taste of the crosscountry sport. There was one day of excellent racing conducted by the United Hunts Racing Association. Another racing season is well under way and there has been nothing of a definite nature done looking to the ridding of the turf of the overabundance of worthless horses. That is to say, nothing has been done by any of the various racing associations to provide for an outlet for these worthless horses. Something was done recently by the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, which, if it is carried to a successful conclusion, will be at least one step in the right direction. This was the adoption of a resolution that the Maryland State Racing Commission be requested to instruct all the racing associations under its jurisdiction, and with mile tracks to provide an elimination race each week. The conditions of the race were not outlined in this resolution beyond the fact that the winner on each occasion should be forfeited and placed with the Maryland Breeders Association, and sold by it, or given away under the direction of the commission. Various suggestions have been made of conditions for these elimination races and should the order for such events go out by the Maryland Racing Commission, there should be no trouble in making a choice of one that would be eminently fair and acceptable to the horsemen generally. For years it has been admitted that the constantly increasing number of bad horses in training is a great menace to the sport, and it has been generally agreed that something should be done in the way of elimination. a
