New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-06

work compares ayoraby with anything done at the.s
courses SIR Dixon won the withers Stakes last year
tvet wss ,s oSasns Prnee Royal short head The
slous OF winning the Withers month and that he
intends to DO u with French Park, though he be
OBLIGED 10 aisappoint the Sage OF BroOkdale who has
not yet had the satisfaction Of taking the przo
bears his name Trainers who expressed doubts Of
rNhch ftfKs soundness SIX weeks ago are now OF
tho opinion that he win stand training Hyland has
been confident from the first, and even the sceptica
Mr. Gldeen is convinced at last hat his SIG 900
NOT badly invested French Park has grown consider
ably since the racing public him pick up 1872
Gypsy Queen in the Encore Stakes on june IL his last
appearance In 1883. But he is stu King Ban from
t and we'll saU , he 60 to the post for the withsrs
FavcT1ale colt. " ' - 49,
Sam Wood, another Of Mr. G,deon's purchases at the
Morrssey sale, has developed into three yearold Of
handsome proportions, and It is whispered about the
Highly spoken O. o s%d for any
trainers entertain the highest respect
R' ams! ss much y a Il mInnd Is
Fea a pa5k shs Is by Sensation out Of the Acct
semllance 20 her great dam. but is understood tne
result possibly, OF iniudicious handling or neglect
old English rue better Ss Sn GOD d little OneDOoS one
slider Tho Bard and FienZi, for instsace-but when
that can Keep 1t company. Carrie c. has shown
G. W. Bsthgate is proud Of flly by spondthrtt
has it that she Is the superior of her sister in every
respect Mr.. Bsthgate Is firm believer IN the spend
th1ftS and always has string Of them I'm his stable
With the exception OF Carrie c.. no two ear-old at
Jerome Park has done better than half mile In $50.
The only horse that has approached French Parks
mile q 49) is General Gordon whose 40 IA con
adered SO good that he sent TO Clifton to pick up
FEW races. Few trainers expect 10 be represented
at the Brooklyn meeting.
o., Many needed improvements will be noticed when
: the park is thrown open Decoration Day II OPP
position 10 the Gravesend attraction A covered
bricl pavement, extending from the railroad track
to the grand stand, will be found a welcome relief
from the steep and slippery hill that goers have
been accustomed to struggle over unprotected In all
sorts OF wind and weather Tho grades both sides
OF the summit are light and nobody Will mind the
short ascent and descent. cut three and one half
feet in depth has been made through the hill and
the waste earth has been borrowed for filing on
the railroad side. side track Is being laid for
the accommodation of psrlorcar tain which will
be the last TO arrive at tho park on racedays, and
the last to leave there.
In the betting ring the mutual register is 10
be used instead Of the old French machine, ard
pcntcrs at work making the necessary changes
The mutual register which Is operated by cleo tTcity
was fully described in this column several weeks agu
The American Jockey Club intends 10 give II fair
trial The woatherb boarding put up to protect the
grand stand during the winter has been taken down
and the scrub scrub OF the henc washer will soon
be heard IN the park. There IS such lawn in New
York as that which surrounds the clubhouse. John
LamaSney says the grass Is better than any hi has
seen in Kentucky.