Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-19
GOSSIP ABOUT THE TROTTERs.
Maud s., Jay-Eye.See, Phallas and
other Famous Flyers.

Maud s., Jay-Eye-See, PhaIlas and
other Famous Flyers.
From the New York Times.1
''Heyt" was the salutation of trotting
encyclopedia to a Times reporter yesterday;
''Ive pointer for you"
$500" queried the reporter, pausing.
eyes" came from under the heavy mus
tache in half whisper; ''Maud S. has got
her shoes on
$500" was again the interrogatory, for it
was apparent that more news was coming. A
series of wrinkles in the forehead converging
between the eyebrows always indicates that
the encyclopedia is thinking deeply and pom
dering questions of moment to the trotting
world
"Yes,' he said, meditating 'Maud S.
has her shoes on and is being logged little.
She is at Chester Park-a capital place for
wintering horses, protected from the wind
and affording little grazing, except when
there is very deep snow. She will be taken
to Belmont Park, Philadelphia, about the 1st
of May. The season there is about three
weeks earlier than here. The only exhibit
ton vet arranged is for Cleveland during the
circuit races the last week inJuly. Jay-Eye-
See, who has wintered at Lexington, has also
had his shoes tackled on and is being logged.
He may be brought to Belmont also. Edwin
Thorne will also be sent down from Duchess
county to Philadelphia in few days. jay
Eye-See and Phallas have had the advantage
of mild climate and will be in condition
early. There's johnson, the fastest PAGER in
the world, up at st. Paul. where the winter
has been unusually severe, and he'll probably
be very slow in coming to his speed. But
when he does come to it a whirlwind is no
where. 1t makes difference where trot-
ter is wintered and no mistake about that. "
e ro1L
given more or less light work by Mr.. Cohn-
field in this city during the winter, the vete-
ran observed that he should be able to trot a
good race in June. "Theres been a good
deal of talk he observed, 'about a race be-
tween Maxy and Phallas by the New York
side do the talking. Some of these days
you'll hear him say: Now put up, gentle
men, Talk is easy, you know. The real
test will be when two or three thousand dol
lars is put down as forfeit with notice to
cover it. That is what closes a good ma14y
very big mouths as tight as drum.
"We're going to see some big racing this
summer" went on the oracle, looking away
beyond blustery March, rainy April and all
the weeks of training and preparation.
'fThere's Harry Wilkes, who got a record of
2:15 at Springfield last fall, of whom great
things are expected. He's decidedly promis-
ing He was bought by Mr.. w. G. France
Now it would take at least twenty-five thou
| sand dollars to touch him. He has wintered
at Lexington. There will be, too, excep-
| tionally good lot of horses in the fve-year-
old class and rivalry like old times ought to
result Governor Stanford, of California,
will bring on Kinda Rose, with one-year-
old record of 1861 and a three-year-eld rec
ord of 2:191s. E1vira, who made record as
four year-old of 2:1s1S, will also be in the
class. I've just had a letter from her own
er, J. G. McFerran, of Louisville. He sayi
the mare is in splendid condition and vii
be ready to meet all fve-year-olds, no mat
ter what section they come from. Earl,
Dawn, with record as our-year-old o
2:21, willsalso be in the class, and Cover
nor Stanford may bring on Sallie Benton
who has the fastest our-year-old record
4 2:1754. Major Mcdowell will enter Fugue
There are number of others, all goo
ones, but I've named enough to show tina
the fve-year-old races will be we'll wort
seeing The circuit programme is not ye
arranged, but it will probably include
class Tor the youngsters.