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BETWEEN RACES By OSCAR OTIS GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 10 From our vantage point it would appear the new rule most likely to become nationally adopted is that now in vogue in New York of refusing double entry to a horse on any one day even though one of the races in question be a sweepstakes The rule is in the Jamaica condition book in fine type Here at Garden State this new fashion in entries has been added to the condition book as a track rule As the news has quietly spread we under ¬ stand other track managements are eyeing the thing with a considerable degree of interest In the opinion of some managements the rule is almost a cinch to be adopted by all states offering what might be termed as metropolitan racing We dont suppose the thing makes much difference on smaller tracks where the horses are more compactly classified than on courses where there is a constant flow of the better horses from track to track The recent running of the Harford Handicap at Havre de Grace has been cited as a case in point of support of thje change On Harford Day seven of nine horses en ¬ tered in the stakes also were entered in a highcLass over riight allowance Most everyone scratched out of the allowance rdce to go in the Harford then four failed to put in an appearance at post time in the stakes Result the allowance race went with two horses and Flying Weather scored a hollow victory over Bordeaux in fact by nine lengths A A AThere s There are many ramifications tp the rule which does not meet the eye at first glance The rule of course limits the freedom of choice of a horseman or at least makes it necessary for him to make up his mind earlier imd definitely into which race he wishes to actually start In favor of the change are several concrete sup ¬ ports One is public interest in that a fan overnight can handicap a horse or a race more substantially The rule also would tend to act as a factor towards elevating purses and stakes awards When a twohorse race comes along or even a three there always is a chance of minus pools and if the track loses on these races they are in a less favorable position to pay purses than if they gained their regular commission In any event play on the two small race fields tends to drop off as so vividly demon ¬ strated at the Kentucky Derby when lack of paper com pefition saw the Derby wagering pool drop about in half over the previous year while other pools were about the same The Derby had five wagering interests There is one alternate of course and that is the plan so suc ¬ cessfully used in the West of requiring a sizable fee to pass the entry box in major stakes plus an additional fee to start The entry box fee is strictly to keep triflers out of the entry lineup in stakes The problem there ¬ fore is less acute there than oh the Atlantic seaboard seaboardA A A A AHorses Horses and People Ralph West trainer for Jaclyn Stable and his new contract rider Wayne D Wright grew up in hamlets but 15 miles apart in Idaho Wright from Rexburg West in Rigjay The two were good friends before West the first to leave the ancesjjal home went to the bigtime races at Caliente He sent word on to hisiriend to foresake the bull rings and jangles and come on to Mexico where they were paying big money for the same type of work of the comparative pennies of the bull ring George Mitchell Palmer son of starter George R Red Palmer has but one more year before graduation from the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary school Add the name of make good riders formerly bellhops A Powley who rode his first winner here earlier in the meeting was a page and later a bellman as they call them in Minneapolis before em barging upon a turf career Powley grew up on a farm and with horses made his break to the turf to get out door employment Now 27 he has no trouble with weight and his contract recently was purchased by trainer J Y Pyle of Media Penn Powley is rather unusual for an apprentice in that he has a wife and three children Jimmy Haritos also riding here at Garden State is a former bellhop as is Freddie Miller doing right well on the West Coast Haritos is from Hartford Conri while Miller is a product of Salt Lake City Utah UtahA A A A 7 The Garden State bugler is the only one we under ¬ stand on the Atlantic Seaboard calling the horses to the post With a long shepherds horn as first introduced at Santa Anita Might interest you to know that his costume is authentic as a master of hunts even down to the gloves imported from England New Jersey has not what might be termed a jockey school but appren ¬ tices are given a betterthanaverage chance to learn by a twicea = week sessions with the stewards who answer their questions run oft pictures of their rides and offer friendly and kindly advice Pictures of other races are Tun too and the stewards point out good and bad badbits bits of riding Edwin J Brown steward representing representingthe the state was responsible for this wise bit of betterment of the turf Broadcloth second in the Kentucky Derby and winner of the Derby Trial that year is for sale here His disposal will mark the complete retirement from the turf of his ownersMr and Mrs George Poulsen of Los Angeles both of whom havebeen in poor health for an extepdled period of time It is with regret tfiat the Poulsens are giving up active racing but there is no alternative Broadcloth is here under the care of Reggie Cornell
