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t. f Here and There on the Turf Gloom Prevails in Texas Arlington Downs Deserves Luck Galsun Looks Good in Training Privileged Has Grown but Little t Arlington Downs spring meeting of twenty-eight days opened Wednesday under weather conditions that were hardly conducive to high class sport, but a fair-sized crowd was in attendance. The.enthu-siam displayed was not as great as it might have been, apparently because the patrons were conscious that this may be the final term of racing to be staged in Texas for many years, with repeal of the pari-mutuel law imminent. Under the repeal legislation, no more racing would be permitted, with legal betting after ninety days, and Arlington Downs is the last track on the spring schedule. It would be most unfortunate to the Waggoners, who control the large beautiful track constructed by their late father, - and to the owners of Epsom Downs and Alamo Downs, if racing is voted out, because racing hasnt been conducted long enough to pay for the construction of the tracks. The Waggoner track, especially, deserves a better break than now seems likely. Located midway between Dallas and Fort Worth, Arlington Downs has catered to a population that deserves good racing, and the Waggoner family has tried to present just such sport. Values of stakes have been increasing steadily as patronage warranted until the Texas Derby and Waggoner Memorial Handicap became 5,000 added events, thereby attracting good horses from various parts of the country. Too much racing in Houston and San Antonio may have been a factor in reducing the support given the sport, but more than probably the operation of so many minor tracks throughout the state under haphazard circumstances is the largest cause of the present crusade in Texas against legalized wagering. Racing in other states may learn a lesson from Texas. Late closing of the Texas Derby has permitted the nomination of the Millsdale Stables Grey Count, recent winner of the 0,-000 added Louisiana Derby in track record time, in the Arlington Downs feature, and the son of Reigh Count and Grey Duchess may be expected to try for the 5,000 race, even though his opposition promises to be much more formidable than he conquered at the Fair Grounds. Robert McGarvey has several of the Milky Way Farm stars at Arlington Downs, including Reaping Reward and Military, and they are being pointed for the mile and one furlong event. Rifted Clouds, the Woolford Farm filly which took a decision over Bottle Cap in the Washington Park Juvenile Stakes last summer, is another capable performer which may try for the Texas Derby. Dead Calm, which finished second to Grey Count in the Louisiana Derby, also is considered one of the outstanding prospects for the race. Upon making his first inspection of Galsun since last fall, your correspondent can readily understand why Warren Wrights colt has been accorded such strong support to win the Kentucky Derby. In his easy mile trial over the Calumet Farm track the other morning, Galsun made the pace for Privileged and Gosum, the stables other eligibles for the Derby, and he handled himself much more impressively than did the others. He is just about the best looking candidate for the Derby, being big and hiKkv but very smooth in his confor-mation. The Ion of Gallant Fox and Sun-"roke has come through his preparation so far under the expert handling of Frank fashion, but he as in satisfactory Kearns SFSJ the other Calumet hopes are not as well advanced as some of the other Deroy at such near Lexington or hopefulS-training Kearns does not intend Columbia. a point as of to rush Galsun, taking cognizance is eligible to all the the fact that the colt . "" . Continued on twenty-seventh page. HERE AND THERE ON THE TURF Continued from second page. other important three-year-old stakes to be run this year. Privileged, which proved himself one of the better two-year-olds last season when he won several stakes, was second in the Belmont Futurity and Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes and victorious in the Fimlico Futurity, only to be disqualified, has developed but little. However, he is considered "all horse." The son of Sir Gallahad III. will be trained for the Derby right along with Galsun, and it is quite likely that he will come to hand sooner. He is just as capable on a muddy track as on the dry and will be Calumets reliance when the going is other than fast because Galsun demonstrated in the Saratoga Special and Hopeful Stakes last summer that a soft track minimized his chances. Gosum is held in very little esteem as a prospect for top honors. The Calumet youngsters are a fine looking group, but Kearns has gone very slowly with them, with none expected to race before Belmont Park with the exception of those which saw service at Hialeah Park, such as Chic Maud and Co-Sport. ,
