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Here and There on the Turf Match Stars Named Elsewhere i Made Sure of Engagements Owners Have Tax Problem Maryland Sale Excites Interest Just how much suspicion was entertained by Charles S Howard and Samuel D Riddle that arrangements would not be completed for the scheduled clash of Seabiscuit and War Admiral at Pimlico on November 1 we do not know but the owners of these stal ¬ warts didnt take any chances as to their in ¬ activity If the match did fail to materialize Howard it is true did fail to nominate his horse for the Washington Handicap on clos ¬ ing day at Laurel and this omission hardly was an oversight Apparently the Califor nian had an early idea Alfred Vanderbilt would attempt to stage the match or it was his intention to give Seabiscuit further time before his engagement in the Riggs Handi ¬ cap at Pimlico The bond between Howard and Vanderbilt being what it is and the Westerner having become interested in the Maryland Jockey Club such a course was only natural naturalHad Had there been no match arranged Sea biscuit still would be in the position of being able to accept an engagement in the York town Handicap which is on the calendar at Empire City Saturday He also has been named for the Bowie Handicap at Fimlico and may seek that mile and five furlongs event in which he was beaten a nose last autumn by Esposa after the race with War Admiral He may even go after the Riggs as well even though it comes only four days after the Special Both Seabiscuit and War Admiral were nominated for the Autumn Continued on thirtieth page HERE AND THERE ON THE TURF Continued from second page I and Rhode Island Handicaps which are among the features of the current Narragan sett Park meeting and until the Pimlico race was carded it was the intention of Kiddle to ship his entire stable to the Paw tucket course a plan he may follow after November 1 1Whether Whether or not the two horses will clash if their long awaited meeting does not take place in the Pimlico Special might come in the Rhode Island Handicap which offers the best chance Narragansett Park is adding 10000 to this mile and one furlong event and will raise the ante if both horses accept Unfortunately perhaps the Rhode Island will run in competition with the Bowie Han ¬ dicap at Pimlico nd being scheduled for November 12 the chances of good weather and track are not as good as they might be Both horses insist on dry going After the close of the Pimlico and Narragansett meet ¬ ings the plans for the two horses are in ¬ definite It has been stated War Admiral would enter the stud next spring but that wouldnt prevent him from undergoing an ¬ other winter campaign Nothing as definite has been said about Seabiscuits program but he still has his eye on Sun Beaus record recordOwners Owners and breeders have had their troubles with the income tax department for quite some years now and the situation seems just as unsettled now as then The collectors are not as consistent as they might be and some of the court decisions have been at variance because of the difficulty of de ¬ termining whether racing is a business or a sport It happens to be both although more persons are active in racing as a business than otherwise although happy to take tne sporting side along with it The government doesnt wish to see the owner and breeder deduct the losses of his stable and farm from his income derived elsewhere although it is quick to cut into the profits if any and there have been such The National Thoroughbred Foundation from time to time has issued a booklet entitled Racing And The Income Tax and a new edition considering the cur ¬ rent situation should be released releasedMuch Much interest is being displayed in the first annual sale of horses to be conducted under the auspices of the Maryland Horse Breeders Association which will be con ¬ ducted in Baltimore November 7 and 8 From time to time autumn sales of year ¬ lings have been held in Maryland but the ef ¬ fort being ptit forth this year appears more serious than ever Numerous Maryland breeders have booked consignments and con ¬ sidering that the industry has developed greatly in the state in recent years a better class of offerings may be expected and they should be in demand particularly because of the opportunities offered Marylandbred horses at Pimlico Laurel Havre dc Grace and Bowie BowieOutofstate Outofstate breeders have listed consign ¬ ments also including such an important one as Audley Farm which has been at or neat the top of producers for the past ten years
