New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-04-27
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE TURF-TRAINING QUARTERS IN NEW
Jersey.

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coming season. The has not been very favorable
fr Getting the herses work early, but the NewJersey
trainers have generally been faVOed than their
temporaries at Jerome Park, as the sandy soil In
Darts OF the State becomes dry sooner and consequent
IT, keepsin better order for gallOping In the OF
the past week reporter visited several of tho leading
stables in the State where every facility extended to
him for gathering information The racing this
year will open in NewJersey and the 10th Of May
large attendance will doubt be the stand at Secau
Gus, that the promoters of tins meeting may fnd it
paying than 1t last year There are to
three days racing during this meeting and some large
purses are offered, which will probably bring good field
competitors the post All the arrangements of the
stand, etc, will be managed In efficient manner tins
year. and everything will done TO make tins meeting
complete success. The first visited was
THE PREARNEss STABLE.
pleasant walk of about "a miles Paterson over
small range Of hills and into the Preakness Valley brings
the stranger 70 a charming, secluded little spot The
stables are situated upon gentle rise in the center OF the
plain. with paddock sopng dowh 10 IE o'"T iese
stables arc the property of Mr. Sanford ana ne mas spaG
I'm every respect The horses under the care oil An
thony Taylor Euglish trainer. who for many wears
other side of on the arrival Of our reporter he
made known mis- errand to Mt Taylor VINO immediatcy
around the stables The first building visited ccntaued
ten boxes Ave each side, with walk in the center 70
pass through to feed the horses These boxes were all
well ventilated so as 10 have cool current OF ar pass
them
and in good condition. The next was haywood,
sut rTv aa looks Very we'll Box No contained the
old fayorite, Virgil four years old who is perfect pic
ture of health--i thing in huef form than when ne
appeared last year at Paterson as ne mas heu OUT anu
and among them an old acquaintance, Northumberland
bay horse by Lexington, who looks well and has f1led
out considerably The next in the row nee level
made roam colt own brother to Astcrod standing about
1872 and looks as II he will make an awkward customer
some day King John. bright bay colt by Lexington,
chestnut colt by Lexington out OF Manesaker pig'
strong useful looking colt Ia Polka bright nay My
has grown aud tickened considerably since last year
and her SKIN is very fine La HGicrSOI, pay my.
had a good turn of speed. The remaining box con
tanned Lutte, dark brown flly by Lexington out OF
Lulu Horton. about 10 hands, nice raenshhe my ~
The next stable was the round yard, Win boxes LOT
cred walk for the horses in wet weather The Tst animal
seen here was Edney hreeyear old bay my by Lex
proved since the last at saratoga Then came
the twoyear Odds. aud comueneng with Ming henry Dy
Lexington, out of TOkay-a gOOd-OOking bay cot. "a
81 sai,y PoktS@y 70 be very fast Num- by Lexington
out OF Novice, is nice. rscing-ke chestnut lilly IA
tnska by Australian, ont of Kate Hayes Is g"o1sNeu
feTinrton ont of Bavseaf brother 20 haywood
Joke a hay flly. by Star Davis, cut OF hatona' own
TO turn oat fast Mimsc, a bay hlly, by Lexington,
of Mildred is small but very neat; i AIef
concluding the inspection OF the horses ih framing,
accompanied by Mr. Taylor, oar reporter pad HIs 10
He has greatly improved and thckened and stands about
10 hands. He is likely Co get good stock In an ADJOINING
S9n S nice breM y by aud next
ascythan mare, with an iron gray MY much rGsemonS
Taking stroll down tne pddocKs
in the corner near running brook may De Seen Shy
out OF Leudora and Lax, BY scytian, out OF Iavcndy
the adjoining paddock III the further corner We SAW
White Buuder. three-year old bay lilly, by Lexington
ont OF blonde Charade, chestnut mare by Australia
out of Charlotte Buioid who are an lureo SuU on v
turning 10 the stables another stable was shown cor
tanning some empty loose boxesa InrSlSn pain, gLana
rics saddleroOm. and underneath backsmltns Iolse
from whence the hotair, III heating The BATH Is con
ward was cstcrn which was filled with water from the
broO, 10y means OF ram In the estern sli ns Mte
feced It may be discovered immediately Adjoining me
round nice yards TO turn the youngsters
in and in shape something like that Jerome Park
These stables are kept in perfect order
HOLMpElL STABLES. . .
To reach these stables one takes at the foot
Where 10 S G & By TS sqSr
about hour distant Then walk OF about three InSs
Morrss stables where our reporter received by Mr.
William BToE3 & paS5S SS and %So IN the a
ence Of Mr. Muor has charge Of the horses There was
oye since he has moved up in this vicinity Delaware
looked very we'll but there Is doubt to his stand
was Boaster, threeyear old chestnut colt by imp
Eclipse out Of VANITY re looked very wen and IL good
Hannah FaTrow was IN good trim and looked like racing
G Gs GIes on sister, TO RHts looked very We'll
and in good order. This lilly has fed out considerably
Ludlow Is fire biz bay dly, three years old by Eclipse
dam Molly Jackson. looks WELL and Is about as Tar ad-
vanced as any of the others Near by the twoyearods
and the firstexamned was fne biz chestnut colt by
slasher dam Molly Jackson This colt has plenty OF
mt colt by Eclipse (own brother No 81 very nice
looking colt. A brown colt by Eclipse dam by airing
Ton lacked very well. The neat racing
like lilly by Eclipse dam by slasher This flly is one of
the incest Of the lot and vii make very hot Tor some
Chestnut ny by Eclipse Of the Rebel mare that was
captured during the late war This closed the st OF
Ss Years yers Monday and Ruthess who both looked
pretty we'll This stable is fine large rooy building I
large passage behind as 70 get at the stock 10 iced
Them and with plenty Of TndGTs pk 10 He Ifs
front Of the stables and is OF an oval FORM Dut not
fenced in.
Close at hand between Mr. Morrs's stable and Holm
dell the stable of Mr. Lloyd, who has trained for many
years for Mr. Morris He has few horses at present at
work. who all looked pretty well. Lord Monmouth,
years old by sasher dam by imp Langford looked very
old lilly by Lapdist ont OF Juliee is doing good work
lexington. looked weil and ut sraws bay 2year old
colt. by imp Eclipse, dam by Cadmu is also In good
FORM aud dong steady work.
TIE SEcAUCUs STABLE.
After crossing the Hoboken ferry our reporter TOOK the
cars 20 Union HILL where after an easy walk OF about two
miles he came to the track and saw some OF Col Nc,
Daniels lot taking steady galOp Old BaeKDrd ana fed
Dick went pretty hard spin ior about TWO es ana ma e
present horses in training who are All pretty wen
aSTe S four %eeE The following horses are at
in training: Baekbrd aged, by Albion dandy imported
horse SIX wears Cd by Lexington dam julia has been
doing good work; Red Dick, bay horse five years od Dy
bsy horse i've years old by JEFF Davis out Nina looks
pretty we'll Morrssey bay colt four years Old by breek
and has filed out and improved greatly since last year
this colt stands nearly icy hands Clement BLACK colt,
grown considerably and Is doing steady w6rl; NIFTY
Chestnut fly four years DID, by Planet out Of CaroIda
IN RrsS sGH " out Of Lady Sykes Is as well
as may be expected; the tlree-yesr-olds are al