New-York tribune., 1885-03-08
SHEEPSHEAD BAY STABLES.
ANOTHER LOOK AT THE DwYER HORSES.

-, ,.urh, an the race tracks, and trainers made
preparatons to put their charges INTO strong wo,h'
There is a demand for good lightweight exercise ads'
and ,be amply is limited. Hence couple OF qnIcks.
witted negroes who during .Ie ahs Sannv idea of
do;nS little brokerage business In furnishing Doys !"
racns stables and trainers glad to avail themselves
of their services ,.
oround but while at Brighton Beach aud Monmouth
pL Tho warm sun soon made the roads In the vicinity
en. e,erc;sing grounds the Sbeepshtad Bay race
roe ras I'm a wretched state. The track proper, the
inGed and the roads leading to the grounds were on
vast sea of sush and the unwary traveiler soon %
- oIf aImnst IN to his knees IN the pasty msrs.
n con,nelled TO pass through the lane that skirts
the track sank In to the hups.
s,e;rtepdeut Lynch hitched up one of his stout ana
hardy Kanuck ponies to his buggy and drove the wrc'
IN the different stables. They may talk about ias'
tracks in the West" said he but IT we won't nave
the fastest and safest in the country III be Wiling
live ON diet of bread ard water for year. beoro
tho winter set in covered the entire track WI"
Iaver of several inches OF fine sandy gravel he iros
and the present slush have thoroughly amaigam.'.mu m
that with the original SOIL and by the time we gea ~ -
work on the track with our harrows anu sc,ap nst
will he in such condition that every horseinah nus @
go into raptures IL. The entire inneiu aho .
lawns in front of the grand stand and oettln8 Pa'i
~o,e nut under manure the close OF the season. 4"
n,b vou will see a vast expanse Of green. and wheh
the hell rne for the first race here in June the lawns
will be like velvet The vacant space Deyonu 'uo
tino ring will probably be Lard out Ill grass WIN =
sssr arden in the centre The exact arrangements
have not been made yet but as the onceiS VI 'uo
club saw DO mind expense but go rght on anu M
~, ,ke this the loyeest course III tne woru o
orounds will be charming when the races begin
troop Of three horses came charging through the
1psb of the pied and halted near the rails to maze
critical examination Of the newcomers linen sSishhe
their tails and kicking up their heels they dared awayn
snce file TO the other end of the ground. That's old
Warfed and the little sister to Ferda, Ferona' sam
Mr. LYNCH They have been turned ont the ~noo
winter and they seem revel in the slush Ihe other
one is Fred Carter's Felicia. She also mas occn ous
most of the winter and is chunming II with the DWSer
pair She has become just much OF n pig as they.
The looks of the animals certainly made the term pig
appropriate. Old even money Warfeld was as
frisky as year Old, and every now and then would
INDULGE in the luxury of roll in the soft s!ush. The
mare and the flly would invariably follow suit and the
appearance OF the horses upon rising was h'goit
ludicrous. Warfeo's head was covered win 9aken l
mud and his eyes blnked from under TINS mover ace
poyder their expression was quzzicaI IN tue extreme.
Ferona is spreading ont but rs she very small stoops
SAYS that the stable will do nothing with her ID .e
spring. so as to give her plenty VI 'iine w b'o" " Nv
velop. .
The horse, in the Dwyer stable are all doing well
Mr. Soops WHO showed them said that not ono oil tue
twenty eight had been sick or sorry for single
day. The last time that the writer saw Barnes an"
Miss woodford about six weeks ago. They had
been blisered week before. aud their ankles were
bic. The improvement since then is marked. The
Joints have fined down fully one half. and the big
bellies which the rar had, tho result of winters ease
and luxury. are also disappearing. Ii IL apparent
that the straw ride which encrces tho stable has been
II constant use during the last two months The pro-
cress that Barnes may make during the next Two
months will be watched closely by the thousands oi
people interested IN the Suburban Handi'ap. Sand
Captain Coster the other day IN speaking OF tps
suburb an What's the OF picking about TO ind
the winner of that There u nothing IN beat
Rarnes NJ 10 pounds-it he starts That there
great many people who hold this Wow il shown by the
betting :" opened book on the suburban ths
A. the favorte at 20 TO l. Two hours after opening
had taken In 600 about this horse. Now, II Barnes
keeps improving in the same degree "a he has, he
wall certainly he tit for the Suburban. aud the steady
work that be il getting will hs legs materially.
But" as n trainer remarked. - all this seasOning
is very good when II comos TO winding hun up now
ever then the question Ia, won't he crack v
George Kinney and her ladyship" Miss woodford
do not appear be quite advanced as Barnes but
they too have fined down considerably. Richmond u
forward and has evidently received special atehtop'
The stable will probably not attempt TO do much AZ
Jerome Park reserving Its strength for sheepshead
Bav after the manner of the Rancocas stable but the
horses entered in the stakes will undoubtedly DC sent
mn The three year-od brigade will lie strongly rem
forced by the addition Of sumner and fNecntor lhe
former In particular promises to be useful horse;
Petersburg has not dGuc 80 wei NJ lht
needs time Pauidue has fined down considerably
aud his legs will probably not give his trainer much
trouble Soops said that he WIS not nearly as savage
as some time ago. lie was worst during the extreme
cold of january and February. - He's very thin
skinned and nervous he added, and the discomfort
he suffered probably soured ms temper. which any
thing bat pleasant naturally such cklIsh horse ~
he Won never saw. When you tickle him tremor
passes through aim and he shrnks right down"
OF the twoyear-ods the sister TO Barnes. the sister
to Burton the brother to Getaway tue Firework colt
the Brembc colt and Buffalo appear TO be the most
forward Quincy aud the brother TO Vigil will proba
bly, not be taken up at all th. spring. The former Is
small and the latter is late colt Hence both should
have plenty of time stoopss Tornado does noi seem
10 be able TO break the chain OF al luck which has
bound him almost since he ioaled. Last week
Soops had to blister him on both fore legs and the
near hind one for splints. He might have squared
things by throwing one in the other leg" said his
owner John ~ late ibe Lerna colt, which b-oaght on
the downfall Of Lord Abererombie by defeating that
d.tinquished racehorse Walldower has illed out
so well he might. lie was kept in training till the
end of the Brighton and the result that he
Will hardly be an carly bird this spring.
On Saturday night before last there was a. stir at
sheepshead Bay. L. c. Behman's Chickadee gave
birth to fine colt foa by Sensation. As this was the
fret ioa born the grounds the arrival quito
curiosity aud the stable lads from all the place
constantly hover about Chickadees box in the hope OF
getting glimpse of the yOungster. lie Is good
sized Hardy looking sucking. and Chckadeo Ia quite
proud OF HIN. lhc iads nave got nor USED 10 expect
Jumps Of sugar and other daintes whenever a visitor
enters her box and she invariably eyes toll by mute
appeals and invest CATION of coat pockets The colt
is bay, with white stripe running down tie face.
and lett hind foot white. Chick adee claiued out
of selling race last July in which she was entered for
81, 900. Jeter Walden's disgust Was great. but he
could not help himself. The people who claimed her
got bargain they knew that she in ioal.
Mr. Clare. the superintendent Of the Brighton Beach
track, will begin work next week on school for
stceplcchasers on tho Prospect Park track Schooling
il not allowed to any extent the Shsepshead Bay
track aud hence the tsnbertoppers all took their work
the Brighton track, playing havoc with the fences
and other obstacles. Mr.. Lynch says that he will also
probably have a few jumps put up outside the track
where schooling be done all day long If necessary
and do no injury to the grounds.