New-York tribune., 1886-06-06

none. He Is In at 112 pounds. and In spite OF his
success ut Washington has earned no penalty, pe-
cause he only ran for O small purse. Inc great
horned horse Bersan. his stable companion, was ID
at 1lS. but he has a penalty of four pounds
Weight. however. is nothing to him. for IN TINS
respect lie is even superior to old Ratapan, OF the
Kttson stable.
Other arrivals Mt sheepshead Bay have been Pet
tingirs horses George Rices, including horse BE-
longing to Porter Ashe the Californian. and the re-
mander of Burchs string the others being ut jerome
Park. This brings the total OF horses present 10
more than 200 and as jerome Park Is full. ana the
majority of the horses there will go to Sheepshead
Bay at the end of the spring meeting, some dini-
Guilty will be found providing stabling room ior al
who may require it, The following stables arrived
yesterday Z. Corrigan's, Davis * Halls. >. l.
Wiliams's Spellman's. Goldsmiths, with the
Californian Beacon=tield. and Ban Fox Tyrant.
Test and some two-yeaT-olds of the HaggIn strihu:
The Santa Anita stable of Lucky" " BALDWIN Is not
coming
One OF the improvements provided by the enter
pislng Concy Island Jockey Club Is the turf course
one mile III length, inside the regular track, "hien
Is one mile and furlong Running up0R .nc
turf will be started on the first day OF the
June meeting by the Green Grass Stakes for 3-year
Olds, $50 each, with 81 $50 added. colts 10 carIS
122 pounds, mares and geldngs three pounds lcs.'
There are scventy-three entries for TINS contes,
which will be as exciting as II Will be mover III
America and among these are the best three-year-
olds of the year Dew Drop, The Bard. Con Cregth'
Walter H. II Hcadiad. Cyclops, luka, Pontic2, VIII
fred Savanac. HOusatOnlc, Lansd0 yne, SALISBURY
Bankrupt. Dry MonOpole, Onto Bramo'elou' III,
spector b.. Bess, BrIer, Pocomoke. Cassatt anu sn
Repartee. But there are important allowances i"i
maidens and for vIctOrs In small contests, so @ @tnhI
OF the best will have no chance uhfss q trfh iI
are gluttOus at ght-carryIng. How ihey VIII
acauit themselves the turf after tfhlnlhg Oh he
track will not be absolutely matter OF snrh,se;
for Mr. Lawrence, the secretary. has lnstruc'ed
SUPERINTENDENT Clarke to permit every trainer W
TASK the question upon the grass. =
This new cOurse has been made since the cios" ol
the fall meeting last year. In soae parts thIe Ws
no gra-s because the original mile track rau
through that part of the Inclosure formerly, ana
had only been seeded IN an imperfect way. IN
Others the grass long and spare, Ill
lunches like miniature buffalo grass. 1t was
decided TO sod fye-eighths of the
entire circuit, and accordingly this was done III
ST rlls of turf one foot IN width and three fect III
length These did well during the winter, ana eX-
celently IN the spring. and lords now thick elias
tie carpet of green over which colts aud niles wouid
love 10 frOic If they had the chance. But they are
only to race upon this course. The Dackstre'ch
and hOmestIcich are magnificent sweeps III NelNctS
lawn. and the upper turn Is remarkable lor tne
thickness of the roots and the eVcnness OF the
ground There was one little drawback whoh
greatly dis reSsed Mr.. Clalkes mind. hr men no
brought the soils cut them from some WOOdIahu
glades full OF villa flowers and when the opening
days of May arrived 1t became painfully clear that
there we're thousands OF vlOlets on one part OF 5he
homestrctch. The superintendent was duDioas
about them. and feared they might InIure the
horses But as the grass is cut reieousy every Ten
davs they have been sternly repressed and there is
no danger that PontIcO or Dew Drop ol Con CIoe"h
will come TO grief over these sweet vOets
4 broad stretch Of the grand stand lawn has been
tagged with bricks, laid In herring bone style, Win
colOred tiles here and there.