Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-17

Preparations I'm Progress for the Spring
Meeting.

was ALREADY out with his force of workmen,
and line OF horses, all with their clothes on,
was moving from the stables to the track. Mr..
johnson said to the reporter 1.-THE track is
just in prime condition. 1t never was SO fast,
and some OF the trainers are begging me not to
made 1t any faster. But what we want is
speed, and II they don't get 1t it shan't be my
The white-wash brigade was at work and
painters were touching up the fences and build
lngs. me jumps In the steeple-chase course
are being replaced with new ones, and in fact,
wherever repairs or improvements are needed
| the work is being done. Superintendent John
ae
full hand in all that goes to constitute q com
Several days ago the Washington men who
are interested In the new course at Bay Ridge,
prevailed upon Mr.. Johnson to go down there
track and grounds He says nature seems to
nave specially made the location for a race
track, and that the incorporators intend to
they had decided to offer $50 900 in premiums
this season.
THE STABLES AT IVY CITY,
THE STAR reporter, by alternating between
the quarter-stretch and the stables, managed to
see every horse on the grounds. The stables at
Ivy City now are follows:
Ex-Gov. Bowie's stable Of fifteen horses COM
prlses Cato, Cassett, Bessie, Shady, Valiant, q
olds.
Davis & Hall have Enigma, Brunova. Bess,
nlly by Brum, dam Fannie B, and a b. c. by
Matador. All the horses Of this stable are look
Ing well, and some of them bid fair to be heard
from at the coming meeting. Bess is in good
form, and has q good prospect Of doing even
better In her three-year form than she did as a
Walter Olney has Emerson. Pasha. Hannibal.
Escape and Red Bassett.
10. McMahon has string of Is horses, and
certainly, If good looks and clean work can give
any assurance, he may look forward hopefully
TO the meeting. He has frankie B., Swift, 10.
Mitchell, Boheme, King Victor, Frank Ward,
AL Reed. John DAILY and six two-year-Olds.
swift Is doing finely, and Frank Ward is credit
to his namesake: He is full of vim, and If he
pearances are very deceptive. McMahon has a
pretty lot OF two-year-Olds, and he is giving
them close attention.
Ivy City track than any other one man, has the
Oh veteran and favorite Col. Sprague, Telie
Bracken, Bobolink, Saranac, the Pienipo colt,
and three other youngsters. Mr. Burch has
wintered his horses here, and as a result they
appears to be able and willing to duplicate his
performances OF last season, and If BiggoDnet
does not carry Burchs colors to the front it will
be wonder. Telie Doe and John c. are both
working very nicely, and the twO-year-Ods
promise to maintain the high reputation Of the
stable.
William Higgs, the well-known jockey, owns
and is training the Duke of Westmoreland.
J. ". and r; II. Loud have Lady Loud and
named Lady Loud now five years old, never
looked so we'll in her life, and with halt chance
she will show some of the best flyers her heels
Maynard, one 2-year-Old and another horse not
named. All the stable are in active training
J. r. Branch has string OF fourteen, among
whom are Huron, Chickahominy, Seminole,
Stiletto, Aurora and Nilus. Mr.. Branch has de-
cided to take portion of his stable to Clifton
William Garth has Modoc, Miss Grace and
Eolite at Ivy City, but he will probably con-
Guide to go to Clifton also, where his horses will
country, as would be the case here.
John Spellman has under his immediate eye
and training Strathespy, Wandering, st. Paul,
horses down to fine work, and with his eXpe-
rlence II Is pretty sure that everything in them
cent cigars, which is an indication that he ex-
poets to reap rich harvest during the coming
season.
NJ. T. Danaher owns and is training Avalon.
Spanish King and Marshall. The latter is q
steeplechaser, and, though he puffs like asteam-
boat In running, he moves along pretty fast.
Avalon and spanish King are both in tip-top
results.
g: W. Jennings has just arrived with Tony
Foster, POcolo and Alsinora.
THE GALLOPS
were satisfactory to all the owners as far as THE
STAR reporter could ascertain. The first to
show was the leading division of Joseph McMa-
hons stable. They were followed instantly by
Colonel sprasue. McMahSn 'n sal H1 sw
frankie B. and Frank Ward in set, and al,
though all went free and in good style, the time
Reed, Boheme and King Victor, the first and
last-named showing to good advantage.
Sprague, Telie Doe and Biggonnet, OF Burchs
lot, went In company, and Burch appeared to
be satisfied with their several performances.
Biggonnet is looking and doing well. Saranac
when the firstnamed broke off, and went along
70 the finish OF the mile, pulling up If he
wanted to go on. The Plenipo colt is good
looking fellow. and is probably as good as he
looks. He is as well put together as any colt at
the track, and moves like a race horse
Joyner had Davis Halls Halls horses out: Bess
time of year-about LAG. VintOn galloped at
a rating pace, and Bet and Black Rose were
Enigma were also given good, but not particu-
larry fast work, and both acquitted themselves
creditably. The horses in this stable are well
the meeting is over.
Walter o!ney had Pasha, Emerson, Escape
and Hannibal out. Pasha and Hannibal went
together for about three-eighths, when 1.-THE
Turk" went along and finished a mile resolute-
ly and gamely. Emerson and Escape are doing
well, but are not being hurried in their prepa-
Duke OF Westmoreland is as good looking
horse as there is at Ivy City. Higgs had him
The Duke went a half at rafting pace and
pulled and wrestled to get his head to go along
Lady Loud did mile and an eighth. Elsa
Rosalind went halt mile in good style, about
as fast as anything has gone at Ivy City SO far
The other, Mortimer, in the stable is lame
Avalon and Marshall were out about ten
O'Clock. The former had BrOphy as pilot. He
was cantered a mile and a-half and was scraped
of, and was then given mile in / :5S Spanish
King came out afterwards. He was done up in
grand style-as snowy as a bird of Paradise in
full plumage. He seems TO be sore all over
Nevertheless he was sent three-uuarters at a
two-m1nute gait, and at the finish was fresh
and strong. Danaher has only three but he
has high expectations of all. Marshall is O
''roarer"-that is to say, broke winded-but he
probably will do all that is required of him in
the steeplechases.
Strathspey, Wandering and ST. Paul, in SPELL
mans string, were only cantered, Velvet was
given mile breeze but the time was slow
Gov. bow1e's horses, which arrived Thursday
as already noted In The STAR, were rested up
est Cato and Cassatt, both three-year-olds
were worked mile together. Both are I'M
doubleday nne colts, and of the pair Cato is
probably the better. Shady, Valiant and Bes.
sic went In company, and the latter had the
loot Of her companions. The governors horses
have a capable trainer in Mr. COSTELLO,
STABLES EXPECTED.
George h. Kernaghan's horses will arrive on
Tuesday next from Augusta, Ga. He will have
Burch, Col. Cowan, Fred Smith, Jennie B..
Lizzie Baker, Little Minnie and two others
= Cotton and Emery and the Dwyer Brothers
will be over from New York about Friday,
Wyndham Walden and William Jennings
will be here from Maryland on Thursday
Col. boswell will bring nine horses from
Hanover junction, Va.
There will be between thirty and forty horses
come from New Orleans, and about twenty