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Here and There on the Turf Longden Takes New Job May Decide N E Dates Soon Pimlico Business Better Action Retired to Stud Johnny Longden has signed a contract to do the riding for Mrs Vera S Bragg and J S Riley Don Cameron is the trainer for these owners who are expected to expand their interests The former Wheatley Stable jockey is receiving a retainer as large as that received by any other rider in Amer ¬ ica At the conclusion of the Pimlico meeting the Canadian veteran will hurry to Tanforan to keep in the race for the 1938 riding championship The current lead ¬ er Longden will compete against Johnny Adams one of his most dangerous rivals at the West Coast track During the parade to the post In the SeabiscuitWar Admiral match George Woolf and Charles Kurtsinger agreed to pull up if cither cried no go at the start Both boys knew instinctively that the two first attempts for a perfect walkup were failures failuresSherrill Sherrill Ward is not succeeding Preston M Burch as the Walter M Jeffords trainer as rumor would have it He denied the report to this department Saturday An extension of one week of the Narragan sett Park meeting may be expected During the additional time making the finale November 19 two days racing for charity will be staged Representa ¬ tives of Narragansett Suffolk Downs and Rockingham Park are expected to meet soon to arrange the date schedule for next season seasonWhen When that is done Charles J McLennan will know whether a conflict will prevent him from serving as the Arlington Park rac ¬ ing secretary because of his new contract with Suffolk Downs Robert S Shelley likewise will know whether he will succeed McLennan at the Chicago course Bert Williams will succeed E L Snydcr as trainer of the T P Morgan stable It will win ¬ ter at the Three Ds Stock Farm in Texas part of which Morgan now owns ownsBusiness Business at Pimlico is averaging about 100000 per day better than that of last year because of the impetus forthcoming from the SeabiscuitWar Admiral match Last au ¬ tumns meeting averaged 419000 and this figure already is passed with two holidays and a Saturday on the calendar for this week Sam H McCormick has taken up his duties as the new secretarytreasurer of Hialcah Park The Florida course is now open for training and more than fifty horses already are on hand Hope for a revival of racing in Texas next season isnt as dis ¬ mal as it may seem Strong efforts are being exerted by the right people Mrs Ethel D Jacobs is retiring Action to the stud at the Cannaday Farm In Maryland The nineyearold son of Olambala Violet Play by Fair Play rose from a 1000 plater to a good stakes winner during 1936 1936Because Because of his defeat of War Admiral Seabiscuit undoubtedly will be given top rat ¬ ing by the handicappers Robert S Shel ¬ ley will be the first to make a comparison in his imposts for the Rhode Island Handi ¬ cap to be run Saturday at Narragansett Charles McLennan also is figuring out the weight to be assigned the champion in the Bowie Handicap War Admiral is not eli ¬ gible to Plrnllros distance fixture Col E R Bradley has booked four marcs to the son of Man o War and Brush Up by Sweep for the 1939 season Samuel D Riddles ace will be retired immediately after his appearance In the Wldcner Challenge Cup which will be renewed early in March Very few other outsiders were able to book mares to War Admiral as Riddle will send many of his best mares to his court courtNick Nick Wall has only given a call on his services to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt He will do ihe firststring riding as usual for William Zeigler Jr whose stable will be at Santa Anita Park this winter along with that of the young Maryland sportsman Christopher J FitzGerald has very little In ¬ tention of retiring as the state racing com ¬ mission steward on the Illinois tracks The Maryland Racing Writers Association has worked up an immense amount of enthu ¬ siasm for its first annual frolic to be held in Baltimore Thursday night They hope to make it as successful as the New York Turf Writers annual dinner at Saratoga George Woolf s contract with Louis B Mayer may prevent him from riding Seablscuit this winter So Charles S Howard is hopeful that Red Pollards leg will mend soon enough to permit him to resume riding at Santa Anita
