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Show BETTER RACES AREJXPECTEI) Horsemen Hope for Better Showing After number of Extremely Lean Years. New York, N. Y., March 7 In spite of the fact that racing has passed pass-ed through a number of extremely lean years, there is plenty of evidence that the most directly interested are hopeful of better conditions in the near future. Enough trainers and jockeys have applied for and received licenses thus far this year to make a respectable showing even In the palmy days, when racing held the boards without intermission from early in the spring until late in the fall. No loss than 155 trainers received credentials at the most recont meeting meet-ing of the Jockey club. While dozens doz-ens of these will undoubtedly appear in the additional role of owner, tho list contains the names of many veteran vet-eran handlers of the thoroughbred. In the matter of jockeys, too, the Eastern turf will be well supplied. Sixty-six of these, veterans and budding bud-ding talent, have received official recognition, rec-ognition, Including practicnlly all the riders with whom tho followers of the sport became familiar during the abbreviated season of 1913. |