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Here and There on the Turf Papyrus and His Training. No Alternate for Him. Sarazen Loses a Chance. Death of Trainer Mayberry. Now that Papyrus has had his long looked-for trial there is no better line on his condition for the-International race of October 20 than there was before he was sent along for the mile and a quarter. Hardly two who watched the son of Tracery gallop had the same opinion of the trial, and altogether it told nothing. Of course, Jarvis will send him along at a better clip the next time he is paraded for a long route, but there is no assurance that even in that promised work the colt will be asked to do his best. It must not be forgotten that Jarvis only has the one horse to bring to the post on October 20. He must bring Papyrus to the race on that day for the big 00,000 match, and it is not a question of winning a bet. He naturally wants to have the son of Tracery in winning condition for his big engagement, but it is imperative that the colt is ready to race. It would be fatal to take any chances of "knocking him out" in an effort to sharpen up his speed. Papyrus must be ready for the engagement. There is no other challenger to run against Zev, and whether or not the invader is -up to the test he must run. Basil Jarvis is most concerned now in having him in a condition to run on October 20. The winning of the match is a big thing, but it is more important that he be in. condition to run, even though it should be apparent that he was not right up to a winning pitch. It is not meant by this that there is anyone in the Papyrus retinue that is willing to admit even the possibility of defeat, or that anything will be left undone to have the colt at the top of his form, but having him race is the big thing after all. There can be no reason for in any manner attempting to hide the form of the invader, but there is every reason to see to it that his work is arranged with an idea of having him at the post. Whether he is up to his winning form or not, Papyrus has to race on October 20, while we have My Own to fall back upon if anything should prevent Zev going to the post at the eleventh hour. No horse that raced as Papyrus did in England can be underestimated. No horse could reach his heights of fame on what was shown in his "trial" of Tuesday. Papyrus is an infinitely better horse than his move would indicate. That is agreed by all who know anything of racing, and for that reason there can be absolutely no value to his exercise in forming an opinion of his eligibility to race against Zev for a mile and a half distance. With all this it must always be borne in mind that there is no reason and there has been no attempt to hide the form of the colt. Basil Jarvis knows what he is about. He knows what his colt needs to make him ready for the race, and he will bring him to the post in a better condition than it would be possibb for any other trainer to accomplish. It may not be a winning condition, but that is desired. I but of nothing like the importance of having him ready to run all the way. Papyrus has the engagement to fill and there will be nothing done in his training that will in any manner jeopardize his ability to meet the engagement. It was only by a mistake that Mrs. Vander-bilfs great gelding Sarazen is not eligible to the Fort Thomas Handicap, to be run at La-tonia Saturday. The entry was made, but too late to make the son of High Time eligible. Thus it comes about that this unbeaten two-year-cld is robbed of an. opportunity to meet both Wise Counsellor and Happy Thoughts. Both .of these are eligible for the ,000 added race. This is a thres-quarters dash and Happy Thoughts has been assigned top weight of 130 pounds, with Wise Counsellor just two pounds under that weight. The performances of Wise Counsellor have been such that a three-cornered race for him with Sarazen and Happy Thoughts could not fail to be a turf event of tremendous importance. With the passing of John Pierrepont May-berry the turf loses another character who was widely known and admired by racing folk both East and West. In his long association with racing Mayberry had from time to time played an important part in the sport, and in addition to being a finished horseman he had a ready wit that endeared him to his fellows. Old Robin Hood, one of the most consistent of modestly bred winners of his time, was campaigned season after season by Mayberry, and after every victory, and there were many of them, the horse participated in the festivities that followed with just as much zest as the guests. Mayberry fitted Judge Himes for his victory in the Kentucky Derby of 1903. Mayberry for a considerable time trained the horses of Frederick Johnson with success, and all through his long career on the turf showed skill in his chosen calling that mads him respected by all trainers. John Mayberry had been in poor health for a considerable time, but recently it was supposed that he had come back to his full vigor, and the news of his death came as a distinct shock. He is survived by the widow and three children, two sons and a daughter.
