Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-17
THE DERBY.
Two Formidable Candidates for the Grand
Canter i'm Kentucky.

Two Formidable Candidates for the Grand
Canter in Kentucky.
A letter from Lexington, Kentucky,
| to the Cincinnati Ejtquitcr says in re-
| gard to the candidates here entered in
the Derby at Louisville, the first and
most prominent Is the game little
horse Cardinal McCloskey, barely fif-
| teen hands high. He has wintered
| splendidly and spread some, but has
not grown the eighth of an inch. His
performances last year stamp him as
one Of the iavorites. He started five
| times in his two-year-old form, was
unplaced once and won three times.
May Sd he was unplaced for the st.
| Nicholas Hotel Stakes, one-half mile
won by Punster, in 504 seconds. Sep
TENDER 18TH, for the Colt and Filly
Stakes, he was second to Ascender,
three-fourths of n mile, in l:l7f.
September 10th he defeated
Behona, Ada Ban, Nis-a-Nis
and four others, five-eights of mile,
in l:04 at Lexington. He next appear
ed at Louisville, September 10Th, in
the Maiden Stakes, three-fourths of II
| atus and twelve others, in l:22. Ora
Stakes. three-fourths of mile, I:l6,
beating Ascender, Hassan, Stamford,
Keller and Nioator. This ended his
racing career for 1889. He looks every
inch chat is, what there is of him)
race-horse; has an easy, smooth way of
going, and may be troublesome GUS
toner this year. Adjoining his stable
there is another candidate for the Der
by, and one who will bear watching.
This is Lora Ragland, II slashing big
sixteen-hand colt, and one Of the best
lockers on the grounds. He
started nine times last
year, and placed four win
nings to his credit, At st. Louis,
June 9th, he was third to Ascender,
three-iorths ola mile, in l;l9Y; Sth un-
placed to Ascender, one mile, in LAC;
18th, unplaced to Niolator iive-eights
of mile, in 1907. Saratoga, August
24th, he won the Equity stakes, three
quarters of II mile, defeating Barnes
and four others, in 10. AT Louisville
he won a welter-weight race. carrying
lis pounds, defeating Pope Leo, Mary
Corbet and others, l:46I. At Chicago,
! October 9th, he was second to Aztec in
| the Lake Side stakes, one mile, in l:45b
he carrying 10 pounds. At the state
meeting he won the Boulevard stakes,
one mile, in l:46l. At Memphis he
won the Peabody Hotel stakes
threee,,quarters ola mile, in l:lo}. Also,
y. .he same iiieeting. ne was third
ono 1, Vii DIN ~ i1i ihe ra'.roao stakes
am ~ ni' ~, ~ 90 IN inns race ne
he - n grent wnjgbt 'car w,i 'e on aGei',
horse that will bear watching in any
ed well and looks the grand horse he
is. AS vet the harrow has not touched
the track, all reports TO the contrary
Notwithstanding and If takes MI ia
Time the trainers have To so to the
roadsides to get what little galloping
the horses have had. Some of them
are beginning to look as though they
n s,,nor .'"u enough. Mr, Murphy the
ro,pi,i,, ,hihRs II the weather
S Wnndu as ~ Is ne may be able by
mohauay TO put part OF the track in
Ml,
roo,, ph,u,, - s
na |h ~ h m,,iiPs p pi ou,iolk Park, eX-
f"nns p ~ nanuie biiiy BAD Eye (2.2sD,
NJ. 49,, 49, ''''9 'e'soh'
~ -. Wni.ehesu says ms captain
,homo J'' eia uow, rs. 'he 20 horses, al
'iiousil classed ten seconds slower.
M III - roster Dewey Is giving Hat
w u Wai resi-, ana Is using Mr.,
."'iue'piits Lysander.
j. NJ. Petit will handle part of