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v- , Here and There on the Turf New York to Have Two Judges. Strassburger Horses Win Abroad. Pelleteri to Campaign at Spa. Injured Jockeys Convalescing. No successor to the late E. C. Smith will toe named and the placing of horses on the New York tracks will be done by Chris Cornehlson and Francis Dont Call Me Judge Dunne with the aid of the Jimmy Jones camera. . . . Steve Vaught, former Blue Grass newspaperman, is the new agent for the Brookmeade Stable. . . . His predecessor, Howard Holmes, is in Florida with the recently-acquired missus. . . . Sun Teddy, which gave Granville such a stern tussle in the Travers last August after winning the Saranac and Arlington Handicaps, is being brought to hand gradually by trainer Frank Kearns at Washington Park and Warren Wrights four-year-old by Teddy Sunmelia should be seen in competition again at Arlington Park . . . Chris Wood, who has done much broadcasting about races from Philadelphia stations, has been signed by NBC for three years as a running mate for Clem McCarthy ... He is now playing an important part in getting Delaware Park xeady for its opening a week from Saturday. Ralph Beaver Strassburger is another American whose horses are doing well in England. Last week his Firozopere won the Empire Stakes at Newbury, a race worth ,200 net The Pennsylvania sportsmans English trainer is Fred Darling . . . Theme- . ; 1 ; l l r r 1 - v 2 5 " tig in her graduation effort at Aqueduct Friday. The daughter of High Time and Console was backed from 8 down to 3-1, and the Longchamps owner had something to do with it ... No one knows better than Harry Richards that hes in a slump, and he is accepting very few mounts until regaining his stride. . . Dawn Play, a galloping winner of the Coaching Club American Oaks lor the King Ranch, is a strong possibility for the American Derby . . . The work tab " hasnt shown Mosawtre since his last race, and he may not run again until near Classic time. . . War Admiral is not eligible to the Travers, most important of Saratogas races for three-year-olds. After Charles White, the gentleman jockey, was heavily thrown from Masked Knight last Tuesday and th ambulance failed to arrive, a new system was inaugurated by Marshall Cassidy whereby a man oh the Aqueduct roof will signal to the doctor if he is wanted on the front stretch or back stretch . . . Anthony Pelleteri has requested tKe Saratoga" Association for stabling accommodations" for part of the Millsdale Stable Of Melvin L. Emerich, Chicago sportsman. will not be surprising if Pelleteri proves yearling buyer . . . ONeil Sevier has taken up his residence at Wilmington, where he is typewriter-punching in the interests Delaware Park, and "Tasker Ogle" really knows how to get volume out of banging -i -Continued on-tMrteenth page. 1 e J s b !, 3 s v e ? It a a n e of f y g "I HERE AND THERE ON THE TURF Continued from second page. the keys . . . The Belle of Anderson County distillery, of which Col. Phil Chinn, the David Harum of racing, is the head man, recently had its first run. The Colonel will wait a few years before he gives a pint witlj every yearling . . . Joe Wagner, who is carrying his left arm in a sling because of a broken collar bone, hopes to be back in the saddle in a months time . . Eddie Litzenberger is convalescing steadily from his serious injuries at Mary Immaculata Hospital, Jamaica . . . Even though Delaware Park, is closer to home, Alfred Vanderbilt will campaign his stable at Empire City, where his horses have had good luck ... In the seventh race at Suffolk Downs Saturday, nine of the thirteen overnight entrants were owned by women . . . Election of William E. Hitt to The Jockey Club still leaves one vacancy, the maximum -number being fifty . . . Several very prominent sportsmen are deserving of consideration for membership as they have been for quite a few years now . . . Hitt is carrying on the breeding farm in Virginia and the stable formerly maintained by his late wife. Katherine Elkins Hitt. Top Row paid his first visit to a paddock the other day at Aqueduct since he was beaten in worlds record time by Indian Broom more than a year ago at Tanforan . . . Mrs. John Hertz is to give Count Arthur a chance at the stud when the son of Reigh Count and Abbattisa is through with racing, probably after this season. Count Arthur won The Jockey Club Gold Cup and many other important races ... A frequent visitor at Aqueduct is Walter Cox, for so many years a famous driver of trotting horses. His chief counsel on the thoroughbreds is Alex Gordon. A familiar face missing at the Queens County course is John J. Kane, the affable secretary . . . Edwin James Brown, president of the National Association of State Racing Commissioners, will be on hand early at Saratoga to aid John Sloane, Herbert Bayard Swope and John Hay Whitney in arranging for the midsummer meeting. Where io put up the visiting delegates is perplexing Sloane, but he is confident they will get an eyeful of real sport under delightf ul surroundings.
