New-York tribune., 1885-03-01
HANDICAPS AND HURDLES
GOSSIP IN THE RACING STABLES.
THE SUBURBAN AND ITS CHANCES FOR RAycocAs
ROCKAwAY PROSPECTS,.


said bookmaker last week when asked what he would
lay against Duplex the Suburban Now that the ac
ceptaces for this great spring event out showing
that but have been declared the pencil
have gone to work and calculating the chan8A
that public form and private promise should lie against
any given candidates chances OF winning and this wen
we shall undoubtedly sec Que IL not more Suburban
BOOKS In the market. With really data go BY Is 10
chances are to that he docs not start, and In
field OF 25 starters at least 10 to that his horse eannos
get through his field at critical moment II at ALL Tie
last declared out was +. j. Badwin's fve-yesr
old geldlng Grisiner
Awc-known trainer, who has happy knack Of pick.
ing winners, in town from the Beach last week lie
was the only one outside Of the horses trainer who
last autumn Insisted that Roy Cluke would either
first or second the renewal Of the Twin City handesp
at Brighton Beach, and the had the satisfaction
OF cashlng mutual ticket which was worth 1922 rs.
"What do you fancy for the Suburban y he was asked
"It is too early to make pick as yet with horses
scarcely in work." said he but II had to make a selec-
tion would three four yearods that last
year were good year-ols. and that knew would
ridden by clever lightweight jockeys such Church.
Mccarthy and one or two Others that could 9e named
old has by that time perhaps bad shy at the Bel
mont. mile and a half With iis pounds Up Now the
be instructed to get IN front and stay there
good boy like Church Mccarthy VIII not pamp his
yearold good the chances that 1t will be well in
the in the stretch that one OF the speedy heavy.
meEdous spurt."
Little George Church. the crack ght-weght Jockey at
Brighton Beach last year. returned to the Beach his
home In Illinois about week ago. Tomorrow he goes
to Rancocs, Nr. Loriard has engaged him for the
year. Olney Is growing too heavy for lightweight races
and will be the chief jockey for the stable. Church is
of the most promising ghtweghts now in the silk and
with the strict discipline in vogue In such stable as Mr.
Lorillard's presided by capable aud thorough
trainer like Byrne he ought to grow up worthy mem
bsr OF his profession The boy was brought from the
West lat year by Mr.. w. B Jennings OF M0berly. NJ
There was some disagreement between him and Mr.
Jcnnings last TALL when the boy resigned the red
white stripes an became pub ic Jockey The amount
OF riding he did can be Judged his recori OF pno
mounts whchIs 347. Mclaughlin witD 35l. and whes
with 100. the only that 0a,rank hnl or his
total. Church rode seveniytwo times INTO brncsets
tanly good average, which places him fourth in
the winning list Of Jockeys rhe lad should DE- wed for
the hancocas twOyearos, As he Is as steady and col
lected OH horse as an Oh hand.
Tie management OF the gockiyAy steepiccaase As'o.
claon is OF remitting its lanors BY the end OF ths
week the new brdseye yiew Of the course spoken OF
some weeks ago in rHE rRIsGSE will be really for lis
tribution. SIR d. Cheeyer this week received letter
from Mr. ". X. Thorne the well known American gen
teman rider, who makes France his home during tho
winter season AMI a.m),t well known between tho
flags at French course Mr. Arthur Coventry. Mr..
Thorne asked for the conditions for the great se p
chase- and hunters kOckaway and stated that
there were time enough hr woJld like 10 enter and b
MS sud or OF eight hunters ad cnLseIs 10 nave
try. similar letter WAS received from Mr. stanley
Mortimer,
lie writes thar he Is still suffering from bad fall IN lie
hunting field. A. these gentlemen Will un'oubtedly
bring with them number OF French and English spirts
men, the meeting at Hockaway Will have quite an inter-
national character.
After mature consideration the Rockaway ecLase
Association has decided hold fall meeIing. aud the
dates selected October 2Sand 81 Should the spring
meeting up to expscla Ton. the stakes at the in
augural fall meeting will be richer than then
Moneymaking is not the object OF the ciuo They mean
soey advance the nterests OF cross-eountry sport
Of fuxf
week fixed dates OF its fall exhibition They aFs
November j, g. aud 7. Mr.. Frank Hyde, the secEe.
ary the prize lists, however, would not be out
before july They viii be considerably modified
those of last year. experience having taught where
reductions could be made and advances introduced Par
cuar attention will be gwen TO secure large exhOis
from carrla-e aud harness makers and the p.iEes IN
thes, departments will be valuable. OF the late
all is the best for exhibiting horses The train
ing season Is practically "A end and complete
hi6lt all kinds and degrees Of racrhor,es ana rottss
be had The hunting season has barely set IN ana
hunters will not lose condition by being kept IN duo
a week Moreover "a choice collection OF stations
and broodmares be brught together from al over
this country, they not then IN se Aloethrr no
management expects unqualified success Tor It's eNho-
tiOn.
Reports come from Saratoga that Plung-r Wi ons
horses. which in winter quarters at Horse HaSel III
Jimmy Lees charge. doing well, AMI thdt E!eE'
mond IN particular will create stir this year He Is
magnificent and speedy horse, that was never hlmsen
last year. Ho hurried too much in his prepaalon
result that lie came to the pos, overi9ne
wrak and nrrvoHs and hence could do himself JUS
tee lie has grown aud thckeped since thrown out of
training. and has weii-dcveoped muscular ystemm
lee who as careful trainer he is clever and stadi
ous al have plenty OF materia 10 go 10 WORK On hVn'
moBd is In he Suburban at no pounds
Jeter Walden has purchased Bella from Mt James L
Kelly. When the writer this mare about SIX WEEKS
ago In better shape than in winter since MI
Kelly had her. and stable expected great things from
her spring. Barbee. however has such powern
OF three aud two yearods TO look AFTER mai NO
fDnitiFh haS In
working cattle
Blast four years oldby Arstides OF Colleen Bawn
who has been offer for $4,000 for some months, WI
probably JON John Hyands contingent at Jerome Pax
Blast is good horse bat one or that unfortunate caAr
acer that Is betwxt and betweena little better thsa
second class and not quite rstcsss The result was tha
he was not quite good enough weight for and 10
handicaps his 10 ward running caused heavy wgts TO
he assigned to him. McCleiland however. himself wai
handicapped tn looking at.cr ana piseihS ms s,
largely occupied in Attending to the well being and wei
doing of his charges. Hyand, however, who has s'.
bat select public stable will have more time 10 ooA "
the success OF the OF the famous Red Horse
Archer returned 10 England last wednesday Mr. I'M
Dwyer and a few other other racing men en-
terlaned him at dinner the evening DeIore s s,, no
norturr As he says. he VIII probably return 10 VI"
cOuutry at the close OF the racing season
Entries for the stakes Of the American Jockey CLUB
and the Monmouth Park Association close to morrow
and hence delinquent owners have but a day mofe !"
@ maso ,h" tSe snrng meeting at Jerome Park viii
eclipse any of its predecessors
sono of the catalogues announcing stock to 10
offered at the coming spring yearlug sales nave az
peared but II Western breeders encourage the dea nA'
they will not sell except at fancy prices they VIII hss
few buyers at their sales An owner. whose 'raues
the West intending 10 buy horses. showed the
letter In which the trainer says tns. pysa
in the West have such overweening idea Oh "o ,or
of their horses that hardly lOsk az y, x.s,.
nothing ANA most OF the horses are entered Inua,s
ern stakes almost exclusively they WISH ~ s''p
that these eugageIr snts be kept -
But after MI, owners In the East are no oe''e ,ns
reptIemen of the writer's ACQUAINTANCE on the looI
on r,r cboop horse, with which to try for some OF u.
hunters races at Rockaway. There are any n"inuel
such horses at Brighton Beach, worth, perhaps, SSaS
,Fl. al afW