New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-29
COMMENTS ON THE TURF.
NOTES ABOUT SOME OF THE RACERS.
aHD BROOKLYN JOCKEY CLUB's PROGRAMME
KENTUCKY DERBY PROSPECTS.

KENTUCKY DERBY PROSPEOis'
The book programme Of tho Brooklyn Jockey Ciuo
for the spring meeting Of 1890 is an extremely neat
pamphlet OF City pages, printed rosccoored paper
Tho cover is pearl gray and contains the back In
formation that racing is TO begin on "edhesoay
May Is and continue on thursday INC
10th: Friday. the 17th' sa'"ruas' "'o
18th; Tuesday the o1st; Wednesday the ia lhurs
day. the esd Saturday, the 25th; TUESDAY inc 2o.h
and Thursday the 3Oth. In addition TO these ten
r,,.r DAYS the public IS warned that there probably
VIII he four extra days secretary McIntyre's clever
hand Is seen throughout the work. Everything is con-
else and TO the point There is nothing superhuous
Tho conditions OF the races are 50 simple tha any chu
of average intelligence could understand them al
glance No sins of omission or commission arc dis
roverahe peculiar feature is the announcement OF
the ale Of weights that is to govern in each STAKE
Eor instance in the Great American Stakes, guaranteed
value SO OOO the old scale OF lis pounds prevails
In the Seaside Stakes, also for twoyearoius' Io
Youngsters must carry lis pounds. space ooes not
permit more extended notice Of the programme DIT ths
time
Tcnnyson, years. 100 pounds, has peeh oecia'eu
out Of tho Brooklyn Handicap.
Tbeodore Winters who may do a good deal Of racing
in the East this seasoI believes that The Czar' VINO
broke the Derby record in California last week, IS a
better colt than his full brother Emperor OF Norio
Champarne Charlie one OF the most consistent per
dIv from his sickness and will soon 80 into training
Milton Young Captain " SAM Brown ana H. Noi
Yican say that Come toTaw cannot win the heh'"'"
I,erhv and that IL Sam, Bryant wants the priZo
he had better get Proctor Knott ready and Sehu Nun
for It, The opinion IS enwing that III sp''o Va o.
Bryant has said to the contrary. Knott VIII start io
the Derby The drumming hat he Is setuns ''AA''
be accounted for in any other way.
Senator George Hearst will make strong pd ior
the Kentucky Derby with Amont' VINO u r
trained In California. This colt Is Sa'u ~ 49,
worked his milo this spring on inofo o''"SO"' 49,
one in I :4ol.2 Patrick Duffy, who won inc DoiO'
With the cart.borsc. Zen AL Will hide Amont
or Uerons claims on the Derby Nashville writer
says: -,, o. .,o
~It any rumors are floating around anywhere 10 the
gsc, ,ha, Mr. CHEST is afraid let his colt Heron
.,art N race in which Bryants Futurty winner Is 10
start they should be withdrawn at once. was d.
the track yesterday morning ana sa" inc DAY 'oi' a.
work He was moving IN canter' Wheh tho Wy was
told TO ct him 20. ana go he did, much as sur u
lightning goes But hardly had he got his head De
for, the rider was motioned TO slow down-'he con
was going too fast. Indeed, your correspondent lor
cot Il, GET HIS breath 81 he In watching The
aeet footed son OF Harry o'Faon DID you ever see
one 81 tbai great sire that couldn't run The moment
Tho how On, ne word 10 slow down he took twist on
The lcins ard pulled for dear life ny me nm utc
quarter wa FINISHED he co.., was sS aUis Heron
Is fs when he get. toned down and ready for racing
think he shoGd not be afraid to meet any t"oSear
old car;i.' ,, .o,,or will
James Mclaughlin Americas leadins ]orhtSiE, tS.n
probably vide the Guest entry, and Le combination
will be hard TO beat
Tie Fresno Cali Agricultural Association has offered
a purse Of $4,000 for two-milc and repeat running
racc The nurse will be- an annual affair and its %
iect Is 10 test the stamina and speed OF tle Houer
racehOrse.
Tho sale OF the WoodbuIn, Runnymede ana GOA
stream yearir takes place al Lexington: NY; % %
horrow Tho lot includes seventy two colts ana ~
lies the entire produce of the three farms naes anu
numbers MANY brothers and sisters OF well known rae
horses The Youngsters the get OF alsctto bllIet
iIndoo, Powhatan, Longfcllow. FonSo, King Aliohso
Lisbon THAN and Pat MallOy. several prominent
furfnen and borse-owners leave here Tor Lexington
this afternoon 10 attend the sale, which Is 10 NC cou-
duc,ed by Colonel 8 ID. Bruce and L. C. Kidd
The Ivy City meeting continues today