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y- . . Here and There J on the Turf Seabiscuit May Be Through in J ; the East I Howard Objects to Bowie Im- j post. i Good Field Likely for Route j Test ! Bull Lea Earned His Vacation j I ... 4 Seabiscuit, perhaps, has run his last race on an Eastern track and very shortly will be on his way to California, probably to remain forever if he manages to wrest the worlds money-winning title away from Sun Beau during the winter. Charles S. Howard had original intentions of starting the champion in the Bowie Handicap, but since Charles J. McLennan issued the weights he is not so sure about sending the son of Hard Tack after the 0,000 event. The impost of 134 pounds that the Pimlico handicapper j assigned Seabiscuit for the mile and five furlongs affair was a few pounds more than his connections thought he ought to carry and so the horse is expected to be on his way -west within a day or two. That he was not going to Narragansett Park for another meeting with War Admiral, even for a 5,000 purse, generally was expected. A factor in the probability that Seabiscuit will not start in next Tuesdays race at Pimlico is the overtures made Howard to send his horse to Tanforan for a 5,000 race. If this event materializes, Seabiscuit probably will not have so much weight to - carry and it will give him a splendid opportunity of drawing very close to Sun Beau, as only 7,000 separates them now. Another reason why Seabiscuit cannot be expected to accept his Bowie assignment is the illness of George Woolf, who is suffering from influenza. Although other capable jockeys would be available, the Howard camp ever has been particular about who was selected to pilot the star. So it looks very much as though Seabiscuit will not seek revenge for the narrow defeat he suffered in the Bowie last autumn. With Seabiscuit out of the Bowie the principal candidates probably will come from among Aneroid, Cravat; Esposa and Mr. Canron. Aneroid, fresh from his clean-cut triumph in the Riggs Handicap, has moved up four pounds in McLennans estimation and must carry 120 pounds, but he still is considered inferior to Jacola and Cravat on the scale. The latter also was allotted 120 pounds, but this is scale weight for three-year-olds, whereas the filly at 118 pounds is rated a pound over standard. Both Aneroid and Esposa, the latter at 117 pounds, are held, as six pounds below scale and Mr. Canron, which proved a good second in the Riggs, is getting fourteen pounds off. In last Saturdays test of a mile and three-sixteenths Mr. Canron likewise had a 112 pound package. The connections of both Jacola and Esposa are hopeful for a fast track for the Bowie because of the disappointing efforts of the pair in the muddy going that prevailed for the Riggs. And with the course in a more satisfactory condition, they may entertain greater hopes these feminine stars will do better because of the drops made in their imposts off their Riggs assignments. They carried 121 pounds each last Saturday and the three and four pound reductions respectively may do them much good even though the Bowie distance is seven-sixteenths of a mile greater. With the event shaping up Continued on twenty-seventh page. HERE AND THERE ON THE TURF Continued from second page. as an open contest, others which may accept include Count Arthur, Flat Lance, Jolly Tar, Regal Lily, and Roseretter. Everyone in this group is a true router and should be well at home in the mile and five furlongs affair. Bull Lea has gone home to Calumet Farm for a well-earned vacation even though he was unable to fulfill the hopes of Warren Wright in developing into the three-year-old champion. The son of Bull Dog and Rose Leaves wasnt quite formidable enough to obtain titular rating, but he went against the best throughout the season and was ever troublesome. Unfortunately he was denied a victory in one of the outstanding races, perhaps because distances of more than a mile and one furlong were just too much for him, but one of his best efforts was in the Classic at a mile and one-quarter over an off-track. He looked all over the winner in the stretch but Nedayr overtook him, but behind Bull Lea were Stagehand, Cravat, Menow and other leading members of the division. The colt goes into winter retirement in sound condition and with a promise of being one of the leading members of the handicap group next season.
