New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-11
AMONG THE THOROUGHBREDS.
INCIDENTS AT THEIR WINTER QUARTERS
THE DwYERs' NEW PURCHAsE-BERRY wAIr,a
SMART Two-YEAR oLD-EOLe LAME.

THE DwYERs' NEW PURCHAsE-BERRr Wallis
SMART Two-YEAR oLD-EoLE LANE.
In consequence of the fine weather on several
week number Of admirers of the thorougbrA
wcnded their way to the different race-tracks IN he
vicinity and had look at the horses. Good health or
Brrbs Is sa nSse wnts,mg s shesRshead Bay
The most Interesting incident Of the week at sheen
head Bay the arrival the Dryer stable Of Ferops
the twOyear old sister Aella and Ferida whose RIM
ming qualities to the end of her fourycar old career wen
purchased from Barnes & Co. by tho Dryers When W
L. JONES' who brought her from the West exhibited hsr
there was general feeling of disappointment She is
small understood FLY Of the Brambaetta typeand as ste
come hand early this year She Is far from ha md
some and does not resemble Fcrda except in color
ported to havo paid $1,000 for the lease Of her This
uot so. Ihey gave only $1,000.
Old Warfed accompanied tho fly A year ago the
Dryers disposed Of him to Harrgan the trainer who
took him to NewOreans and several Western trackbut
did not start him till at Latona where he appeared at
the post three times winning He Is shaky his
pins and he will probably be sold to try his fortunes at
Brighton Beach. The veteran Hartford who became
lame about two months ago. has been sold to the Excel
his ss su s ba ae put 20 e scs
Dny bought nm nm from Fox But as he showed 50
turned him over TO the Dryers.
Frank McCabe and W. stoops divide the training OF
the Dryer lot. which now consists Of
twenty-eight horses. Jimmy Roe, then
predecessor to have strong stable this year. On
January he bought the three.yearolds Cricket and
Rocket from Applcby johnson. With these two and
Strickland he ought to be able to hold his own this
year Little Minch Is also in HIS stable Cricket Is tho
Pierre Lorlard after she won fine race at Monmouth
Park She was then matched against Mr.. Bernards East
Lynne, made hot favoritc ard to the surprise OF every
beaten. stories
race was probably Lost by J. Hyslop's bad riding.
Cricket Is by Duke OF Magenta out of Felicity. and f.
Berry Wall owns her two year-od sister, by Mortemcr
He bought her at the Rancocas sale last fall and
named her Faience. She was the highestprced
yearng at the salc and undoubtedly the best
there Hyland. who trains Mr.. Wallis horses. trot
her highly fall and experienced judges say that she
Is clinker and that 1t will take youngster OF ran
spurter and all OF her produce had the gift of speed
The nick with MOrtemer ought to make Faence even
It would be odd II Berry Wall should the owner
OF the crack twoyearold Of 1885, lie would probably
buy Jerome Park then.
St. Saviour the swift hut unfortunate brother OF Eoe
looks wonderfully fine. and snedeker thinks that he will
do well this year. As to his distinguished brother Eoe
who Is In England private letter received In town
last week states that he has gone lame and that 1t IL
doubtful whether he will ever see the post again. II
q mistake to send this horse to England. and
greater yet to place him In large establishment
DaneDury. The Dig SOn OF morse tnat has
the best legs In the world ard at the time
he gross feeder and puts flesh at amazing rate
ldons lot OF work Is necessary TO get him it,
Umaer tneae ne an S Of
horses need and this cannot be bestowed In q stable
holding from thirty 70 forty horse; belonging different
this country Snedeker would soon wind him up fore
good race
George F. johnson has purchased the fouryear-od
bay Ally Sonnet from Mrs sutclis, ana sent her to h
-gD-n III.
had speed but at Sheepshead Bay last spring she let her
hip down. Peter Hyues that time owned her bat gave
her TO her trainer, the Late George Sutcle, In lieu VI
payment for training bills.
Lucky Baldwin" has at last succeeded in getting
trainer and jockey his stable, and will strange
indeed II he does not fare better this than last lie
has secured James Stewart trainer and Hughes az
chief jockey. Stewart is brother Of Lewis Stewart,
who trains for Appleby & johnson, and was for many
years first assistant TO Byrnes in the Rincocas stable
He Is practical hard working man, and his experience
gained In Mr. Lorlllards establishment should prove
valuable TO him in HIS berth. The many iaads OF
the whtehared boy Hughes Will be glad to see that
he chance again Of wording to the front the list
Of Jockeys. He decidedly under a cloud Of hard
luck last year. Hughes is arst-class rider who under
stands his business, and altlsaSn ne Inst year e In
duged III. unfortunate propenstyof his. Of acting
Snaekes that the press gave him may have the effect OF
making him less d(sagreeabe Hughes is honest ana thu
SON TO bewa this CHARACTERISTIC the greng he
gave their horses such that the animals
dored useless for the season.
Mr. Baldwin's representative also made engagement
with Murphy the famous colored jockey for 1ssd
and 1897 to ride the Santa Anita horses q salary Of
$1,000 year For this year Murphy is still under con
tract 70 Mr. Corrisan the LorIafd OF the Wss wae
with the Handicapped and starter.
Little Andrew Mccarthy, who has been engaged a.
lightweight for the Kittson stable is q son
Of A. Mccarthy who with his own personality
and his trio OF cracks. Sweet Evelna,. Orc King
and Joe c. Guild created much amusement at Brgh
ton Beacn q clown with trick donkey. Sweet Evelk
na by the way. has been taken away from the race
track She is owned by butcher at Van Sicklen the sta
ton next to Brighton Beach She Is crazy marc as
ever looked through bride. Old Mccarthy used to
ride her himself and tho antics Of the two the mare con.
OF her. aud his ferocious Napoeonic nustache which
would AZ Into as eyes wS torrents o. SS
nearly clever rs little Andrew, who started In Life as
bO0tblack.
A downtown boolunaker last week laid $500
to $3.50 against Favor for the Kentucky Derby.
It was said that the colt was really owned
by tho Dryers, Green Morris having simply acted
as agent for them In buying him for $4,000
There Is truth In this story Tho colt would be almost
useless the Brooklyn stable as no has Eastern
gagements beyond tho IroQuois ct Saratoga
1t Is understood that tho steepechase Jockey Lock
man will begin suit against j. Birmingham to recover
money sti due him for riding the mare Odete. Brming
ham claims that he him nothing having paid him
from SIS SIS every time he RODE which LOckman accept
ell without demurrer The Jockey. however, now claims
the regular fees OF $40 losing and $25 winning mount
It may generally known that Odette trained
last year by Birmingham's sister Rose young woman
OF twoand twenty or thereabouts She regulated the
amount of work the got fed her. rubbed her, and
in fact did all the work comprised In the vernacular Of
the racing stable "looktng after" her. And the con-
dtion and appearance in which the generally faced
the flag was u credit TO Miss Birmingham Foster the
sire OF Fostcra Unknown, and Other well known horses
was during his racing days, generally ridden at exercise
by his owners little girl.
II. O. Bernard. "The Dippcr," last week lost
his namesake, the twoyearold chestnut colt, The
Dipper, by sprngbok out OF Easter Planet
by Planet. Death was caused BY gathering Oh
,,ator nround tho heart w. L. Sones. who brfp0