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. . Here and There i on the Turf Count Arthur Gains Prestige Fair Knightess Scores Best "J - Victory I Marylanders Encourage Fu-I turity j Arlington Downs Prospects x Good 1 : 1 Count Arthur, which quit last years campaign admittedly one of the ranking members of the three-year-old division, although the title of champion went to Omaha without much dispute, is approaching the conclusion of his four-year-old season with high honors, after he had gotten away to an inauspicious beginning. Much of Count Arthurs success may be attributed to the training ability of Lon Johnson as he improved along with other members of Mrs. John Hertz stable, made up mostly by sons and daughters of Reigh Count, after that horseman had the opportunity to get acquainted with them. Count Arthurs second straight impressive victory was scored Saturday, in the Continental Handicap, Jamaicas closing feature, and the son of Reigh Count and Abbatissa, by Ballot, now is set to try for victory in the first running of the ,000 added Breeders Stakes, principal event at Keenclands inaugural meeting. Under 115 pounds. Count Arthur came again after losing the lead to Rust to gain a two-length triumph in the Continental, which was over the mile and one-sixteenth route. It had a value of ,010 and boosted his earnings for the year to nearly 2,000, and a victory in the Breeders Stakes will put his total in the neighborhood of the 7,850 he gleaned as a three-year-old when he was something of a champion runner-up. He was second eight times as a three-year-old, his starts including many of the outstanding races in the calendar, and this habit has been with him on five occasions this season, including the Manhattan, Aqueduct, Washington Park Championship and Merchants and Citizens Handicap. He has not been worse than second in his last eight starts, however, with his most important success coming in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, which he won easily Getting into the Keene-land event under 115 pounds, Count Arthur will take plenty of beating, regardless whether his opponents include Rosemont. The Laurel Handicap, traditional mile feature of the Maryland State Fair meeting, lost some of its appeal when Rosemont was not nominated and Time Supply was scratched, presumably because of the change in track conditions, but an excellent race resulted just the same with Fair Kmghtcss nosing out Dark Hope after a hectic stretch battle Roman Soldier proved the d.sappo.nt-ment of the small field when he could do than finish third under his top better no "mpost of 119 pounds, but he could not quite relch the first two after having been taken victory in the Laurel Her off the early speed. in wis just about the most important Continued on; th MyrsecondavgeJ.L . i L j 1 j j i 1 t !" of ,f c s e -- is h t- o e HERE AND THERE ON THE TURF Continued from second page. the career of the three-year-old bay daughter of Bright Knight and Fair Phantom, by Light Brigade. She had won the Priscilla Alden Stakes, a dash of six furlongs for fillies at Suffolk Downs, but perhaps her best previous effort was in the New England Oaks, in which she was second to High Fleet. As a companion feature to the Laurel Handicap, the sixth running of the Maryland Futurity was offered and it brought out a field of eleven, proving that the ,000 added event is gaining ground. Triple Action, a gelding by Canter, from Black Mamma, by Light Brigade, carried the silks of J. W. Y. Martin to a handy victory in the muddy going over The Schemer and Rough Time as Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilts trio of starters took the next three positions. Triple Action was bred and raised at the Martin farm in the Worthington Valley and his success in the Maryland Futurity is sure to encourage that young sportsman in his future efforts to develop a good horse. Martin narrowly missed a double when Dark Hope just failed to wear down Fair Knightess in the Laurel Handicap. During the first few runnings of the most important race for Maryland-bred youngsters, the fields were small and generally were dominated by the candidates of the late Sylvester Labrot, but this condition has changed with Martins Truly Yours scoring two years ago and A. G Vanderbilts Speed to Spare winning last autumn. Arlington Downs, the Lone Star States principal race course, swings into action Thursday for it annual autumn run, which this fall will be for thirty-three days. Prospects point to one of the best meetings ever held at the beautiful course pioneered by the late W. T. Waggoner and now carried on by his sons, Guy and Paul, with the able aid of Trav Daniel and Bud Burmester. Eight stakes are on the program for the long session, with the outstanding offering being the Waggoner Memorial Handicap, at a mile and one furlong, with 5,000 added. A. A. Baronis Top Row gained first honors in this event last fall and has been nominated for the coming renewal, although it is doubtful if he will be ready for the question. However, an excellent field may be expected as the nominations, which close Thursday, have been unusally good. The other stakes range in value from ,000 to i ,000, the latter amount being available for ithe Fort Worth Handicap on closing day, I Saturday, November 14,
