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Here and There on the Turf The stewards at Aurora have enacted a rule that should make for better starting at that meeting This rule is that any horse which will not start from the stall gate in use will be sent outside the stalls and started far enough behind the others to equalize the break Also that this same horse shall be barred from further racing until he has been eductaed to the satisfaction of the stew ¬ ards and the starter starterThe The rule of having horses properly schooled before they are sent to the post is a par ¬ ticularly elastic one and if there was a more rigid enforcement of the regulation is would solve many of the difficulties of the starter and at the same time make for better racing In the spring of the year there is always much more trouble with both the horses and the riders than at any time in the racing season It is natural that green horses ap ¬ pear and many of those coming out of win ¬ ter retirement have to learn barrier lessons over again but withall the starters are prone to be lenient lenientWhen When the schooling of horses at the barrier Js insisted upon and punishment inflicted for refusing to school then much good is accomplished One bad actor can work no end of havoc with a field of horses and al ¬ most invariably his crazy antics excite and make unmanageable some otherwise well behaved horse horseThere There is only one way to deal out the punishment and it is the Aurora way of barring the bad actor from racing until such time as he has learned his lessons and become tractable There are some natural rogues but there is no good reason why they should clutter up racing fields and frequently ruin the chances of horses with perfect man ¬ ners nersThere There are some trainers who give scant attention to this important part of fitting horses for racing and the only way to teach them its importance is to strictly enforce the rule and bar from racing such horses as are not properly schooled When John E Madden passed away last November the thoroughbred industry lost one of the most remarkable figures of turf his ¬ tory Now there will come the passing of the last of the stock of that master breeder In the Belmont Park paddock Saturday May 24 the Fasig Tipton Company will offer twentyfive twoyearolds from famous old Hamburg Place These young horses have been trained as was the Madden custom and with his breeding fame they need no other recommendation recommendationContinuously Continuously from 1917 until 1927 the Mad denbred horses were first in number of races Avon and for eight of those years they were first both in number of races won and in money earnings Four other of the years with this marvelous breeding success saw the Madden horses second in money earned There never has been such a marvelous record of success by any breeder of thorough ¬ breds and the dissolution of this wonderful nursery is a turf calamity as was the death of the founder of the stud studThe The Maddenbred horses will carry on long after his passing and the passing of the industry from that Lexington farm and they will ever be a glorious monument to the in ¬ calculable good he did for the American blood stock stockThis This sale is one of vast importance and one that will attract both sportsmen and breeders from far and near but with all the opportunity that will come to purchase the Madden stock there is the saddening thought that Madden is only a bright mem ¬ ory of racing and breeding The unfortunate fatal accident to Connie Bruder an exercise lad in the George Odom stable has brought about the enactment of a New York track rule that will to some extent prevent a similar fatality This rule is that the tracks will be closed to the trainers after 10 oclock in the forenoon That as a matter of fact has been a rule at most courses during a race meeting but it has not always been rigidly enforced Now there will be a punishing clause to the rule for such trainers who attempt to make use of the track after that hour hourThe The marvel of it is that there are not more accident when many are galloping horses swiftly through clouds of dust as is fre ¬ quently the case Then there have been many times when horses have been worked when the harrows are on the racing strip or when the track is being watered Time and again galloping horses have narrowly escaped serious injury and possible destruc ¬ tion by galloping up on a harrow There was a case of that kind at Havre de Grace recently when a horse was galloping between races in the afternoon afternoonThe The track has to have its attention and there are hours for that harrowing and watering but there is always extreme danger when horses are permitted to work while the harrows are being used It is expected that many of the starters in the Preakness will journey to Louisville to start in the Kentucky Derby and John J Brady Jr will be on hand to look after the shipments Already he has made arrange ¬ ments for the handling of several that have moved over from New York as well as others that have raced in Maryland through the spring season seasonJames James Fitzsimmons has decided that he will not hurry Gallant Fox away after the Preak ¬ ness running next Friday he will wait until Sunday before sending on the son of Sir Gallahad III This is with an idea of giving the colt every chance to settle down nicely before he is asked to travel travelFitzsimmons Fitzsimmons is never boastful of his horses but he cannot conceive how Gallant Fox Avill be beaten in either classic provided he keeps well but Fitz is not much of a traveler with his horses He prefers to keep them close to the home grounds and that is another reason for endeavoring to make the Gallant Fox journey as comfortable as possible possibleThe The Kentucky Derby is not to be run until May 17 and leaving Baltimore Sunday will give the colt ample time for some condition ¬ ing gallops before he is asked the big ques ¬ tion The colt is level headed and there is no reason to fear that he will not stand the journey just as well as any others that are to be sent from Maryland Sande of course will make the trip with the colt to ride him in the Derby The definite elimination of William Zieg ler Jrs Spinach from both the Preakness and the Kentucky Derby is in no way sur ¬ prising after his performance in the Wood Memorial but there has come an explana ¬ tion of that race that gives the colt an excel ¬ lent excuse excuseW W J Speirs has reported that Spinach came out of the race badly hurt and has not been on the track since the running Before the Wood Spinach had been training in a manner to please Speirs and his elimination is a bitter disappointment In the fall racing of last year the colt showed enough to war ¬ rant the hope that he would be a worthy eligible for all the big threeyearold prizes prizesGone Gone Away another of the Ziegler three yearold hopes has also disappointed thus far and at this time it would appear that the silks will not enjoy much prominence among the best of that age
