The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-22
RACING PROSPECTS.

RACING PROSPECTS.
Brilliant Campaign in Prospsctivs-The Merits
Of tho March Entries Reviewed.
The publication of the entries for the several
racing events, which closed on the LIST inst. has
created quite stir in sporting circles The races OF
the American Jockey Club, to be run at the Spring
meeting, are the Fordham Handicap for all ages,
one mile and quarter, with thrty-eight entries;
the Jockey Club Handicap, all ages, two miles,
twenty-nx entries, and the westchester Cup, for
all ages with penalties for winners Of single races
OF amounts Of $4,000 and upward, FOR
which there are eighteen entrtea Those for
Saratoga are Sweepstakes for all ages, mile
and Q quarter, fifteen entries; Flash stakes, for
twoyear-olds, half mile. Twenty-Five entries;
Sequel Stakes threeyear.olds, with penalty Of
seven pOhnds Tor winner OF any stake this year,
the distance two miles, with nineteen entries; the
Summer Handicap, two miles, twenty-six entries;
Sweepstakes, for two-year-olds, three-quarters Of
. mile, with penalties for winners, twenty.four
entries, and Sweepstakes, for three year-olds,
two miles, winners OF certain amounts penalized,
Speculation in regard to the hsndicaps must, Of
course, be deferred until the Handicapped shah
have announced the weights which, in his judg-
msnt win bring the horses as nearly as possible
together ct the dnish It should be observed, how
ever, that better classes Of horses are this year
entered than are usually found In American
handicaps.
The two-year-old stakes at Saratoga must also
remain In the dark until some Of the youngsters
develop their qualities "Blood win tell" il quito
% true maxim a. ever 1t was but In these days
very few colts Of inferior breeding entered to
be run either OF the courses referred to- From
DO large number OF fashionably bred colts, how
ever, we must expect many nrst class racers and
nne contests. i4
tho three-year-old events also remain In uncer-
tainty, for the reason that winners are to be
penalized, and consequently the weights are yet
undetermined. The most prominent are Count
CD,orssy, and nne imported colt by Breadalbane
In Mr.. Belmont's stable; Mr.. Norris Long
Branch; Wizard and Fellowcraft, in MI.
Littell's stable; Mr.. Grinstead's Crockford,
Messrs. Hunter and Travis Reviler and Stra-
chino, Messrs. Lewis 4 Co.'s Joe Johnston, &C.,
the others ell being OF good repute. The number Of
entries is not large In either of the events for three
year-olds, but they seem to be select lot. num-
Der the finest colts in the country appear to have
been reserved for the prominent fixed events Of
great value, which closed In 1877.
In regard to the entries for the other events Just
closed the records and the personal observation Of
experienced turf men furnish sunlcient informa-
ton upon which to form opinions opinions only,
for results often demonstrate the GLORIOUS uncer.
tainty'' OF racing.
OF the eighteen entries for the westchester Cup,
Tubman, ave years old, has q penalty OF three
position OF first favorte Is generally conceded to
him. A few pounds can make but little dinere nee
to nve.year-old in . dash OF two and quarter
miles, and the little penaty,he is to carry seems
. to receive no consideration. Besides Tubman
Colonel Mcdaniel has entered Abd.el-Koree,
another nve-year-old, good colt at three years,
when he defeated Hembold at four miles, but
probably permanently injured horse from that
extraordinary performance. Tubman started In
fourteen races last year, and scored nine win
nings, beating such horses as Lyttleton Ort0lan,
Meteor, Preakness, Frank Hampton, Fadladeen,
Frogt0wn Arizona Susan Ann, Metella, Nevada,
&c. Most OF his successes, however, were at shsrt
distances, including second heat OF mile at
Baltimore in :43x At TIVE miles he ran re.
spectacle race, beating Susan Ann and two others
at Saratoga In S:39x. At Jerome Park, Fall meet
ing, he won the Grand National Handicap, two and
q quarter miles, carrying lOs lbs, and beating
Preakness five years, 11S lbs. Defender five years,
lo7 lbs, and John Merryman, four years,
100 lbs. The time slow-:10H. He also won
the great Bowie Stakes. four-mile heats, at
Baltimore, galoping at his ease, with nothing bet
ter than John Merryman to contend with, Freak
ness being third and poor old Flora McIvor
where. Time slow-nrst heat, s:22; second heat,
81. The races enumerated give fair represent
tation Of the merits OF Tubman and indicate that
he is fast at mile can beat toerably good one
at two miles and galop fourmile heats In front
OF o poor lot. 1t may as well be remembered, too,
that Tubman was defeated by Alroy for the Jockey
Club Handicap though the latter gave him five
pounds; by Frank Hampton, q mile and half,
with 1O1 pounds on each, and by Arizona, for the
Consolation Purse, one mile and e-quarters, on
even terms-the last two races at the second Sara.
toga meeting.
AS Tubman has already doomed up as the most
prominent favOrite, let US examine the chances for
q successful competitor for the Cup.
London, now four years old, in Captain Moore's
stable, deserves especial attention. He started
eight times last year and won four races. His best
performances were as follows;-At New Orleans,
in April, he won the Minor Stakes, one mile, in
AL beating Magnolia, Shylock and six others.
He was the favorite before the start and won
easily. At Saratoga, after being beaten for the
.Kenner Stakes, two miles, by Joe Daniels and
Meteor, he won q handicap Of a mile and an eighth,
carrying 95 lbs, beating Mimi, same age, SO lbs. ;
Piedmont, same age, IS lbs Nema, same age 81 lbs,
and John Merryman, four years, 1o1 Ibs.; time,
2:os-a fraction over 1:46 to the mile. At Nash
Vile, in September, he won dash Of two miles,
beating Bessie Lee, Eiand and three others, in
3:39k-a fraction better than Tubman's two
miles-and "won in canter by six lengths At
same place two days afterwards he won the Max.
well House Stakes for three-yesr-olds, two.mile
heats, beating Bessie Lee, Tom Aiken, Lamp and
Malta In 8 :so%, 3:37k-both heats won in canter
the last BY six or eight lengths. This was GER
tainly nne performance for three-year- old, and
notwithstanding the many successes Of Tubman,
we lsok upon London as quite his equal at two and