New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-15
WORK FOR THE RACEHORSES
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE SPRING.
RocKAwAY ENTRIES AND SUBURBAN phcLAAA
-w.p EAGLES CHECKERED CAREER.

-I,oataso Association which were made puDic last
,ye.t are upon the whole very Satisfactory "e 80
tbe number of horses which trainers ahhoun va ~
, a,'o tho stic,s one would naturally expect heavier
Pu' e ~ hv having S25 forfeit owners have until
-, a,,o entries we shall doubt see the noini-
IT., o,cb larger before the stakes closewhen trainers
have seen something OF what their horses can no. ls
oor the Great Long Island steepechase closed WIN
,,,, svo snbscrptons The entries at present num-
her thirty-two. With the April entries TO come Tue
stake this wear W i'll he much more valuable
The birdseye view OF the new course VIII be ready
fro the end of the month. It IS handsome colored
oyk of the photographers art and shows not alone the
conformation and nature OF the ground but the location
of every jump. few thousand artists proofs VIII DC
struck of and sold to subscribers OF the Hunt Inc
balance mounted cardboard will be distributed among
friends OF sport. The corns are appropriately orna-
enfed with from last years Long Island steepe-
chase The first shows the start aud presents the
eighteen competitors. all with their true colors The
second pictures the fall Of Stanley Mortimer with Hoo
sons Choice the earthbank In front OF the grand stand
The third shows the finish with TOnkaway in front and
Rose and Charlemagne runners up. hunting scene
fills the fourth corner.
A Punchestown double jump will be made the
grounds but it will hardly be used this spring a. 1t VIII
he dlncat school horses sufficiently In short time 10
20 over il we'll consists OF double earhbank Win
ditch both the taking of ana the landing SIDE IL i
wide cpough top TO enable horse to stand on IL "'
ont crampng himself In the the horse leaps 10 tne
top and then gathering himself. leaps down the di'cn
filled rs 1t is with running water compelling MN 10 Jump
far Several members the Rockaway Hunt Will nave
their horses choolei however, for this work ana should
they prove apt pupils special PunchestoWn
will be made up
In sporting circles week prominent topic oil con-
versaion was the announcement OF the Saratoga ASSOC
caon abolishing boonaking at the Springs. excepting
combination laying and combining betting TO auction ana
Brighton lie zen A-stcldtoh-
Ronkmakers were much disguised with Mr. Reeds deter
nina,on said of the leading members OF the IRA
ernity: This step destroys every PossoiiJ OF getting
a ponl bill passed this year In Albany he'd sioWe" III"
hand too soon His action indicatespany that II betting
were lcgaizcd on raceiracks we bookmakerH would be
80 m an, bv every association club. All tho associa
,ons which now derive large income from uS for the
privilege of making book wonh say, Gentlemen, we
can do without you. We will make the money our
selves No il for To have matters remain ms
they are IL attempt Is made to pass pool Dill IL
will be foicd."
ON next Friday declarations will be due for the Sobur-
han Uandicap and il will lie interesting 10 what
owners will take exception 10 Mr. LII "rences "'lghiS
So far rs can be learned the Dryers VIII MAKE no drc
laraon. they are never pennyw-e IN tue matter OF
forfets Some OF the top weights. howc'es. Will have
the pen put throngh their ,mcs Last year onf OF -
sbsc crs were declared out. Most OF the entries
this year are in comfortably however that the num-
her Of acccpance in proportion should he lar-er The
horses that remain in will give the public line as to the
patronage they may expect for the two new hadicaps
Of the American Jockey Club the Croion Que mile, and
the Empire City, mile and quarter.
horse that will be we'll backed before lac comes 70 the
post for the suburban is War Eagle. particularly he
,riu lac trained by Jimmy Roe. This horse. five
wear, old arrived a shccp,bead Bay the week before
last and number OF racing men have lookel him over
since then AMI pronounced him danscrous He IL In the
handicap at 40 pounds The horse has filed out and
LET down. and tLs late stage Of his career promises to
.,rp good looking. Heis owned by conductor on the
pati,norc and Onto road who bought him FOR song
4 two year old. II the wnter's memory serves him
right he Wa traded for and her calf Frank Hal.
who trained and managed the colt last year sNears to
this day that gle ought to havewon the suburhan
~ Ia wizard Jack Of Hearts and Donohue ON General
vprce tool, Garl-ou War Eagle between them ai the
finish and prcycuted him from working The result was
that the General bea, him short neck Had War Eagle
won his marty would landed fortune. during
the early spng they hacked him at 90 TO and On tue
heen or "a ced the srarie hlnr ana bach nni
thT1sn against the rails and had hs foot 49, badly
injured that he could not put on boot bui iur 'h'
the good thing would nave como Oh l" c'''H'H'' S'''
Mar Eagle Is one Of the best etamllcs ofthe axiom
arst appearance at Washington lat -irinS he vas
mean looking horse ~ walk wa, thatn..is' al -, ne
I'm he hearing OF Mr.. Hall, VIA owns that hor-ef
He no Ssi 4cehor-c Country iars ought
oi,e .n n"uch for him" After the race which War
!" W. Won handiiv Mr. Hall chuckled A. he Mr.
GrJ,rcu " That, my horse sr.' sad he. He i-nt
cooi looking ana aren't proud bat c" y"u III. he's
Too Good II b. good LOOKING and urrn done win The
nn.Ity srrtcrs vet" Mr. Hall kept his word. for At
Faiiirnorr he landed both the RsncocaH aud PsJton
JIudrps with him beating such good one, ~ Referee,
Grar-io,e Eica Heel aud Toe and All hands Around
NV that Hughes * Cathcart have opened book on
me- The odds offered nv for ye, distant
three months riicll9usy sIort bu, no d"nb, ere
VIII be hungry aud foolish hackers ensh :" taAc hgin'
Hu Az regards the canddntes for tie Elle ihon The
wrter saw a letter few DAYS ngo IN which The CORE"
spondent-a good Judge by the way ADVISE H h'f' 10
IN, I'M the money he spare on Favor lie goes into
rap,urous description Of his eopi nhis aud says that
vyheu mi 10 galloping he viii ast1n, the natives. He
sav the coli il the best OF Pat Molloy since Lord
Murphy who II viii be remembered. beat the great Fal
sett1 Tor the Derby ia 1879.
Coynston hoiscinan however. writes that # Is use
less to beyond the Laioa racs Tor n. winner OF
the great Western spring race Tor three year odt lie
saws he "a bv DR. Corigau and that his name l.
isaac Murphy. by Virgil ont Of MARY Howard This colt
was entered Harry NhLr ana under the American
racing rules Mr. CorHean had no right 81 change ns
name but the Loriarl Of the West" a. they call him
IN NE native state seems lie above the law I'm the
West and he found that racing laws In the Iast
,ulc form last year Murphy certainly has
rlas 10 recognition Az Chicago he won the Flash and
KenoOd stakes beating In the latter race Ncrano Favor
Redstone Troubadour and Others. For the Hyde Park
Stakes he was beaten by verano and four others AZ
sfabe companion Lizzie Dryer. Boothaek splitting the
pair For the Kentucky he wa unpaced to hi stable
lad but the colts private form - better
mcnt is true, that lie was never ridden ont In any
Another Derby candidate looms up In Mr.. Mcgibbens
irown pelding Orlando, by Billet out Of Holia Mr..
Callahan Of this city, the of the smart lilly Miss
Brewster has been negotiating for some time with Mr..
Mcrfbhcr who photographed 10 him last week that the
oeding and stable companion, the bay hly Vallsea.
y Virgil Mole Cad. could be- had fOf $500 and per
ceutare of their stakes and winnings He stipulg;cs
Soreyr MAT the pair keer their Western engagements
MIR Callahan il still considering tho offer. The colt by
many good Judges is looked upon having capital
chance for the Derby and he Will remain in thcMgb
ben stable until the his possibilities VIII not he
inferfere1 With hy a change Of trainers.
There is likely 10 be some trouble regarding the well
known race Ida stanhope. She u owned by Mrs.
SianhOpe OF Kentucky, and Mr.. Loui has leased her
racing qualities Mrs sanhope, It Il understood has
good oncr for her ns broodmnre and wants
10 retire her Mr. Loud howe that she Is III for
racing yet and holds that he II entitled 10 her
The mare last had painfully enlarged ctlock JOINT
but dcspte this she started In no less than fifteen
Of ,.hlch Mra sLamLnnc nNIlcuIE lIInk.