The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-14
THE SPRING RACES.
TIMELY GOSSIP ABOUT RUNNERS
AT THE TRACK.
Opening Day Of the Mobile Meeting
The Winners Mr.. Munger
in Town.

There are over $50 horses in active
training at Memphis, which seems TO
have developed into iavorite train
ing ground for The spring campaign.
The officers of the association are par
t'cularly polite and accommodating TO
all, and the sp'ing meeting promises
Ia he q grand success. The SPIRIT Of
The Times, in its isJua of the 10th in
slant, says: There has been a change
in the weather from very dry 10 eX-
tremely wet. Nevertheless the track
is OF such sandy soil that the horses
continue to gallop every day some are
out in the rain, while Others slip out
between showers. Mr.. Corrigan hiss
started TO work his horses in earn6s',
and says, rain or shine, from this TO
the races his horses shall be worked
daily. Freelapd, Modesty, Swiney,
Pearl Jennings, Lizzie Dryer and Irish
Pat have all been moved along several
gal'ops at , 90 gait, and some few
quarters in q seconds. His whole
stable are apparently doing well, al
though some of his big legged ones
pull up lame and go to the stable on
two aud three legs, but after soak in
hot water come out for their gallops
next day appai emily as good ss now.
Mr.. Pate's stable all continue TO look
and act well. Editor CertainlJ has the
finest action ever saw, and il my eye
can be relied on as a measure of speed
/ there are few, ii any, that ever passed
me at faster rate oil speed than Ed
TOR did few days sgo.
"Mr Green Morris is very indus'ri'
/ Gus with his string ar Il moves iuNaria-
/ bly, so as to throw every one OFT as to
/ their real merits, while Bersan il daily
| gaining favor an )ng the 'tOuts Zone
of which Col. Montgomery requested
| 10 leave the gruunds). Lsmasney
Bros. L1ngview looks and acts like
really good horse. Jim Gray is at
tracing considerable notice every
day-that he gallops fast. Mr.. Lucas,s
stable has 30 recovered from their
coughs IS to be out again and taking
their daily gallops Philip s, and Por-
ter Ashe are Gf looks indicate any
thingl really race-horses.
"All the other stables here are do.
ing we'll, but as the Louisville Dixiana
and Fleetwood handiCaps are all the
talk among horsemen here, among
both those entered and these that go
to Washington, all of whom agree as
to the injustice done t. many, you
will please pardon me for dlverRing
and grant me space to repeat the re-
marks made by many here a. to the
lack of common sense disl layed by
the Handicapped in the weights allotted
to several, il not all the h )rses in
those two races, more particularly the
Dixiana. First OF all Freeland is in
with one pound over his due weight,
while Preciosa has five pounds over
her weight, thus giving Freeland four
pounds Bluest)ne, horse that never
won but one race, aud selling race a.
that, where he was in to he sold for
$500, and only ran five.eighths in los
over fairly good track, has four
pJur Dis over his weight, he giving
Freeaad three pounds, and giving
such horse as TrCubadour ten
pounds, KosCiusko seven pounds, and
many oilers that have shown II bt
much better horses than he has, he
also gives weight to, aud, as one
gentleman remarked, Can 1t he pos
p sible that any sane man, who Is at al
posted in the weighing of horses anC
has a grain Of honesty, could he have
carefully looked over those weights
aud said to himself they ale reasona
bly, fair2' No. said another.
"Mr. Corrigan lie 30 much pleased
with Memphis that he has con
cluded to make it his winte
b quarters for good share of hi
horses. He ia having built a mode
sable, 60A2,0 feet, and it will be
: model of convenience and comfort II
every respect. Several other turfmer
are building stables; also avenues ar
= being laid out, bordered with chad,
trees, and the grounds plowed up snt
sown down in blue grass and clover.
"a gentleman who recently say
Freelaud work at Memphis will
Swiuey says he did nothir very fas
until the finish. On adjourning TO hl
stable he found the ConquerOr Of Mis-
D Woodford with his legs in the inevi
. table tub OF hot water, while he at
oats nom the hand of one OF hi
: visitors. Mr.. Oorrigan, it would ap
; pear from this, still ChDgs to the no
a.