, 1880-05-23
THE TURF.
4 Large Number Of Western Horses
Reinstated by Secretary Vail.
Earolds Brother Nins Rate in EDsland-aotes
aud Gossip or The Track.

aud Gossip Of the Track.
TIE LOUISVILLE MEETING.
Tho nsst week has been an eventful and in
terrettnR one, SO far as the running turf IS con-
earned. the spring meeting Mt Louiss1lle-the
last days racing Of which has been postponed
until tomorrow on account OF bad weather.
hiring. as usual furnished a number Of sur
prfscs, by means Of which the knowing ones
fell heavily. The two most important events OF
the meeting were the Kentucky Derby and
Louisville Cup, and in neither Of them was the
resul. what had been expected. The perform
ances last season Of Capt Cottrill's colt h1moan
showed hin, to be one OF the very best year
olds ot the year, and after the departure Of
Mistake and Wallenstein to England and the
consequent forfeiture OF their engagements 1u
this country it looked rs though the big son OF
Buckdeu would have the principal fSear-
old events in the South and West ut his mercy.
provided he kept strong and well. ne passed
fhe winter quietly at Mobile, making his first
appearauce this spring at New Orleans, where
an easy victory fell to him In the fic2"acK
Stakes, His running Mt this meeting conflrmeo
the rood opinion previously entertained OF MN
by horsemcu, and he Was at once made arst
fayortt In the books for the Derby and con-
ttnued to hold that position until the race was
rim. But when it came to the actual work OF
the race KttnbalI was beaten by Fonso. With
out apparently having made the victor do all
that he was capable Ut. Fonso showed BY his
performances last year that, when IT. ne
was hurI customer for anything Of his age to
handle, and bis sire, King Alfonso, ranked, when
Il ;-year~uIl with those other grcat sons OF mp.
Phaelun, Ten Bru.ck and 4 Aratnis, MI three oe
tny nov In stud, although none OF the get OF
Ten Broecss or Araulis have yet appeared On the
turf The lMs.-nAncd horse was 1houKnt Dy
o.%t %tHn1sf f1f
snd indeed was 80 ranked by the owner OF King
Alfonso. lie is now in the stud at the Lafln u
Powers s. Son. Decatur, ILL.,. and should oring
u limo OF winners from the chofce:f bred mares
that arc being sent to him. In the great rusn 70
get money OH kimlail at almost any odds, tne
chances and merits OF Fonso and otnef &ovo
ones seem TO have been almost entirely over
looked. and tho few who backed him lanoed
In the Cup rnce, Bramble was made favorit
In the books US souu rs the weights were nn-
1lounccd, tho general impression seeming to be
that there was notqunlity enough in the pniance
OF the nominations to make the aardy nltie son
OF Bonnie Scotland aud Ivy Leaf take Il position
in the rear. As time pAssrd on, however. ana
reports Of tho manner in which the horses were
in 1her oegan an oo. TO oG
to BY some rs d possible winner, and he received
such substantial support in the poo;s t,.; that
the aI Of to '9 paen9 h on era an
equality with Hrauhic- Then Dave Moore,
wbose name was changed last winter 70 Long
Taw ran such g9nd n, rSeS a. Mem a ,hat o
began to he considered dangerous in the Cup
Nr. Green Morris, who took the horse III charge
4qtnals 1ast 1e rs rs knu 1b cutry and bis last
season With those two cast-ofls. EGYPT and Gar.
ryowen lrenaned W. L. Mintzer', showed that
wns Nc. Luck Tht qacfs nls e tie
efs Of Long Tawextrcmely confident, especially
as he was known to be good ,and
consistent performer, and in the Garden City
CUP run here last summer was second to MollIe
Mccarthy. beating all the crack horses Of the
South and West When the day of the race
faced the starter, Bramble having been
scratched the evening previous and Long Taw
about an hour before the horses we're called up.
1t was then conceded that Vhturao would have
an easy victory, the heavy track produced by
nard rain the night before being i'll his favor. as
he IS stoutly-bslilt horse and one that hkcs
the equal of Rramblc. who is regarded aS
sure winner ON wet and sticky course The
backcrs Of Mr.. ]. v. Hunt Reynolds stable
win, US he had been doing well In his preliH-
mary work. and was known to have the speed
Of amy Of the party Himyar was also thought
speed. but those who invested money upon bis
chances should have remembered that be had
never before been called On TO- to r1n IN the dis
cquaI to the task imposed, Voiturno. Blue Eyes,
And Cammie F. finishing the first three places,
he end Of the race. As neither Bramble nor
eetwccp them and vnlturno was not
iettIed, but, US Long Taw, Volturno, Rlue Eyes,
and CAnmie f., are all engaged in the Garden
City Cup. to be run here In June, there will
doubtless be hot fight at that time for SUI
prcmacy, and, as Fortuna and other good ones
Ei1l be IN, the r1ce here promises t. be the most
lotablc and interesting event Of the year.
The Louisville meeting will be continued to-
MORROW and Tuesday, after which comes the
annual feast Of sport provided by the Maryland
Jockey Club at pamlico. From there the rum
ners will 70 to ST. Louis, the meeting in TINT
city commencing June s and two weeks later
will witness the grcatcst meeting OF the year
that at Chicago.