The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-18
THE TURF.
Track Gossip About Home Horses, aud
Miscellaneous Notes.

Miscellaneous Notes.
The spring meeting Of the Memphis
Jockey club Is but four weeks distant in
the future. and interest Is warming up ac-
oorlingly. There Is not the shadow Of n
doubt thar Il will in many respects eclipse
any and every former meeting.
A run out 10 Montgomery park on the
Dummy line has become quito the fashion,
and the horse man Of TnE APPEAL lever
misses an afternoon. One feels amply re-
paid for the trip on arriving ut the park
and seeing the lOOor mOrc handsome, met
tied thoroughbrcds In the field, each with
his boy holding him while he moves
around nibbling the blue grass and clover
that Is springing up ~ II by magic. The
horses do their fast work every morning,
generally before Q O'Clock. In the alter
noon they are quietly led around for half
an hours walking exercise, aud then are
bedded down and put up Tor the night.
II the weather today proves as favorable
as yesterday the trains 10 the truck will he
crowded all the morning with the visitors
going out 10 inspect tho flyers.
Tho clubhouse will bc opened early for
| the benefit OF such Of the members rs
care 10 20 out and take breakfast. Indeed,
there will he several small parties out to-
day, and Fannie Cannon will mako tho
Sunday morning track breakfasts feature
of this season for club members and In
viied guests.
Every stable on the track has sent one
or morc horses on fast trials the past two
days. The track Is perfect and favorable
for last time, and work that would win
races heretofore attracts no especial atten.
ton now. II Ia expected that the track
will bo fully three seconds fnrter than ever
before, and M II ~ wider by fifteen feet
than last spring, there will he no trouble
In getting larger fields oil, and the results
will be more satisfactory, as a. horses
will be able 10 show their true firm where
they arc not crowded and knocked about.
The horses that have done the fastest
work no far among the older divisions are
Arundel, Panama, Tom Hood, Governor,
Cloncc and Turney Bairi The three year
olds that attract most attention arc Prince
foriunatis, Bertha, wylic Buckles, VIII
Lyons, Jongrhance, Leo II. Wheeler, 4.
Lady Roman, Lizzie b. Montgomery, Volta
Colamorc, Brigade and Convict. They are
undoubtedly the pick Of their respective
stables, aud are doing 10 nicely that the
thrcc.year-old stakes are sure 10 have a big
field Of starters.
The New Orleans delegation will be
especially strong In two-year-olds, with
Blessing, Overture. Viking, Fan King.
Monita Hardy and Nose X. still. With
Memphis having GENTLY. Madonna, Thad
Rowe, Quarterback, Boodlcr, Coiillion,
Miss Thomas, Meta, Entry, josie NJ, LIZ.
lie Malloy, and twenty other promising
youngsters, We should BE- able 10 hold our
own with them and give them harl race,
or n beating, In every event.
New Orleans adviccs are that I'd Corr.
gan may ship TO Memphis before tbespring
meeting there comes of.
Mr. r. Corhgan viii sell OF his race
horses during the coming summer, and
devote his time 10 mining Interests which
he owns. Ills stable. while not strong In
numbers, has some promising horses. and
II Is 10 be hoped They will show 10 well
that he will reconsider Ills determination
and remain on the turf. Ills loss will be
fell moro Than any smaller stable that can
b. called 10 mind. There 10 no man on