The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-16
A Chnt win CorriEnn.

ST. Louis Republican: Ed Corrigan
pissed through the city yesterday On
his way from Memphis to Kantas
City, where, however, he remains Tor
but brief stay, IS he Is anxious to re-
ioln his horses. He goes back by the
snort route, and we probably shall not
see him in st. Louis again before our
June meeting. Mr.. CoIr'gan is no
green racing hand who gives away
very much Of the doings of his stable,
but he always has bit OF interesting
and fresh gossip about it outside OF the
doings of its individual horses, and
now and again he will even talk about
some of these, and on the occasion OF
this visit there was no exception on
his part to this practice. He autici.
pates a really great meeting at Mem
phis, where, he says, are collected a
lot Of the best horses in America,
Never, says Mr.. Corrigan, has he
seen, early in April, 80 many horsts
together who could, and did, cover
their miles, on any morning, in times
between | :46 aud 80. No cup horse
down South has, in Mr.. Corligan's
opinion, done 30 we'll as Editor, WHO,
however, may perhaps be trifle over
forward, as he is fit to race for big
stakes to-day. II the gray is the washy
horse in hot weather that his detract-
ors claim him TO be he will stale be-
fore he gets 10 business, but the Kan.
sas City turfman evidently fancies
him vastly, even with that considera-
ton thrown in. Many OF the horses
now at Memphis are 30 far forward
that they could show a mile in LA
on track like ours was last June
Mr.. Corrigan looks upon Jim Gray as
perhaps the most promising three
year.old at Memphis, but he has no
high opinion of the youngsters OF that
age down South in general. Indeed,
he claims to have failed to cast eyes
upon anything quite up to ordinary
Derby form. He had sneaking afiec-
ton some time since for his brother
Pats colt, Free Knight, for the great
Kentucky affair, but a change has
come over tho spirit OF his dream
go It oog that he has pissed the coll
over TO the training charge Of Henry
Avis. Free Knight is zig and lusty
but is going through by In too light
work for Derby preparation, and u
is evident that as far as he is con
cerned Mr.. Conigan ia Gelio-like, anC
will have none of him. This leave
the green and white with no DERBY
horse but the lolloping aud untried j
B. Ferguson aud the FLIES Hattie Car
lille and Mary Payne. The two yea
Odds at Memphis and Nashville are
Mr.. Coirlgan thinks, more promising
tn N their seniors OF year, and quit
host of them have shown quarter
well under twenty-five. In regard Il
his gn stable the victim OF the inter
view which furnished matter for thes
NOES was most sensibly very oy,ter
like, aud it required the Furnishing o
two letters Just received from Mem
phis to get MIN to acknowledge any
thing. However, he at last pleade'
guilty to the Freeland accusation
hurled at him. The great horse is no
lane in the stife-j joint, as stated il
! Yesterdays Missouri Republican, bu
in the off hip, the seat 9
serious trouble with him last fall
The crack points the toe OF the Of
hind foot as he puts it to the groun'
, or az he stands in the stable and h
bears none OF his weight on its frog o
heel. These symptoms read to tn
writer more like hook than hi
= trouble, but, whatever 1t may be, /
does not sound like good start II
any preparation for a great race 10
Freeland. Mr.. CorriRan does not ca,
= much about Mode ,ty or Poarl Jen
nings, both of whom may therefore b
j inferred to be going on nicely and il
deed the report Of gallop OF tie la
( ter, derived from other sources an
! published elsewhere in this issuI
, shows her to be fitting fast. L'zzi
! DIVERS leg gives her owner gref
, anxiety aud, though Mr.. Corriga
> does not think that her runaways di
her serious damage, yet the parboilln
1 of the big leg goes on night and da
: and TO be or not to be will be burr
ing Tor scalding) question with HI
until she has been taken charge OF b
. the starter for the Suburban.