Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-18


From the Turf, Field and Farm.
II the form OF the best two-year-olds is analysed
1t will be found that real good ones were more
numerous this year than for many years past, and
1t Is more than doubtful II there has been In the
past decade any better two-year-Old colts In the
United States than fremont, Hanover, and the
unfortunate and much-regretted King Fox, to say
nothing OF Kingston, Poteen, Jim Gore, Raymond,
and Duhme. fremont flashed upon the public like
brilliant meteor, and defeated all the colts he met
with such ridiculous ease that it was concluded
that those he defeated constituted an Indifferent
lot, but any colt which can win Thirteen
OF the best stakes In the country, from a
half to three-quarters Of a mile, always well in
hand, and frequently being the last at the
start, must possess more than ordinary merit.
Hanover ran only three races, winning the
Hopeful July, and Sapling Stakes at Monmouth
Park. each three-quarterS OF a mile, the fastest
time made being 1:15k. fremont and Hanover
Jerome Stakes at Jerome Park; the Lorillard, ON.
nfbus, Stevens and Stockton stakes at Monmouth
Park; the Coney Island Derby and Tidal Stakes at
SheepShead Bay; Dixie and Breckenridge at Bal
timore. Kingston won two races out Of six starts,
including the Camden Stakes, six furlongs In 10
and the select Stakes, same distance, IN :14a tne
fastest race Dy q twO-year-Old this year. In tnlS
pounds.
Great Eastern Handicap, six furlongs, with 125
pounds, in rs, and the Flatbush stakes, seven
furlOngs, In 1:27A. 1t would appear that the
ting events in the East, is almost gift for the
Brooklyn stable, unless some very remarkable
dark one should come to the front, like Tyrant In
1885. The best ones In 1t are FirenZi, Milton,
Kingston, Belvidere, Raymond and Nat Goodwin.
Both fremont and Hanover must be classed as
are engaged. The rumor that either was retired
on account of Injuries or shaky pins seems to be
without foundation, as both now appear to be as
sound and well as could be desired at this season
OF the year.
The fillies in the East were a good lot. Firenze,
the daughter OF Glenelg and Florida, the latter
sister TO the great HfndOO, is unqueStfOnably the
best one with engagements in 1887. She won sew
eral good races. including the Autumn Stakes. six
purse seven furIongs a in So in which She de-
feated such sprinters as Burch Pearl Jennings and
others She engaged in all the flly stakes in the
East, including the Mermaid at Sheepshead; the
Monmouth Oaks and West End Hotel Stakes, at
Monmouth; COney Island Derby and Tidal, at
Sheepshead, and the LOrillard, omnibus, Stevens
and Stockton Stakes at Monmouth. COnnemara,
whOprOved herself one OF the best OF the twO.year-
old flieS, and is feather in the cap of her prom
Using young sire Stratford. has been declared out
OF all her three year-Old engagements hence It Is
useless to consider her as an element in the fixed
events. Bessie June, another excellent N.Y. Is
rose. both from Improving families are in the flly
stakes at Jerome, COney Island, Monmouth Park,
and Baltimore, and La Juive I'm the Alabama at
Saratoga. Grisette, the fine daughter OF Glenelg,
has only two Or three engagements next year.
The best colts shown In the West were Poteen,
Terra Gotta (not In any three-year-0ld event( jim
Gore tEzek1eD, Duhme, MOntrOse and Duke OF
Bourbon. Ali of these except Duhme and Terra
Gotta are In the Kentucky Derby and have shown
fairly well in public and we do not hesitate to say
that the chances OF MOntrOSe and the Duke OF
Bourbon are fully as good as those of any colts In
the race, and their chances to win it in good
hands equal to the best.
The fllies in the west were fairly good lot.
The best which have shown are Lizzie kreppS
Glenellal: Wary and Jennie Treacy. The latter
was one OF the SpeedieSt flllies ever seen In the