The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-18
THE SPRING MEETING.
,-BRoAD CHURCH PREDICTS THAT IT
WILL ECLIPSE ALL OTHERS
Ever Held Here-Jimmy Mclaughlin,
the Great Jockey, To Be Here-spec-
ulations About the Derby-Interesting
Notes and Gossip.

are doing well, writes Broad Church from
New Orleans to the Spirit of The Times.
Lamont, of the Beverwyck string, has been
declared out, leaving three in that establish
ment eligible to start. These are Cassius,
Castaway and Brown Princess. took a
good look at the trio yesterday, and found
them fairly well advanced in their season.
ing, but still with plenty OF flesh on them.
1t is reasonably certain they will all be
seen at the post before Derby day, and the
chances are they will make their first three
meeting here, don't know but Castaway
is a shade the largest of the three, and il |
were disposed to crticse them at all |
would say that neither looks large enough
to suggest first class Derby material. With
all that, either is larger than was Macbeth
this time last year, and we all know what
the little Macduf gclding did when he
met the big and stout Galliiet in the Ken
lucky Derby. 1t may be that thorough sea-
soning and training had something to do
with the result and who knows but the
same reason will tell again in favor OF one
OF the Derby animals trained here2 Boot
maker, in Peter Winners string, is the
best looking Derby colt here, and besides
he was better performer last year than
any OF the others. lie was troubled ut
times however, with a sore foot or heel,
which materially intericred with his use
fulness. Just now he is free from blcmsh
OF any kind, and If the old trouble does
not return when severe training is in order
the son OF Onandaga will turn out a dan
right he will start in one stake or more be-
fore Derby day arrives, us hc is entered at
both Memphis and Nashville, and will
probably open the campaign right here.
There is an untricd Derby colt in Win.
mcr's string, Blantyre by name, good
locker and well bred, ms he is by Lclaps,
dam Blanche J. What lac can do will be
demonstrated later on, when strong active
work is in order.
Goodale, the jockey, who did very good
work in the saddle during the winter, will
leave for New York tomorrow. lie rides
for Mr.. Withors this season, and will re-
port for duty in ten days or SO.
Peter WINNER, an experienced trainer,
has the most numerous string at the fair
grounds, embracing nineteen in all. Some
OF these are tried performers, like Boot
maker, Blessing and Laura Stone, who
lNNt UlfthlN lllfNf llltll lllNths NNl u lNAs
jorily are untriCi 3-yeaf-olds. And among
The latter is now noted Heller sGcllcr, un-
tried publicly, il is tue, Dut made famous
10y her wonderful private trials here and
at Lexington. Abou. two-,hris OF the
string belong to James Smgct OF Na,choz.
The stake entries OF the Memphis Spring
meeting, says the same authority, have
lust been published, aud fine array they
present. They 1rc more numerous than
ever before, and what is more the class Of
animals entered is way above par. cmbrac-
ing quite number ul The cracks in the
South and West. The Chicago Stable Is
libcrally represented, and go is the Bover-
wyck Stable, and so are q dozen other
prominent racing establishments II will
be- q novelty 10 see Jimmie Mclaughlin IN
the saddle at Memphis, and ~ he will
have some iiIstclass material 10 ride. II l.
sale 20 say that the Chicago stable will
. open the season ausuciouslv. What n
contrast the riding OF Me aughn will af-
ford, 10 the buuglng work, or worse, OF
some Of the crude riders 10 be seen down
this way. Memphis will not bulge from
the dates already fixed. The meeting
commences April -, and continues eight
,,ayE. Ina addition 10 the other attractions,
the stccpcchase fixture has been abolished
and the Montgomery Stnkes substituted,
and as Sheridan has been engaged 10 start,
the April meeting ut the Bluff City will
eclipse any ever seen there before.
saw paragraph somewhere this week
expressing surprise that the Nashville
CLUB SHOULD have sold ts betting pfivi-
lcgrs 90 the Association OF Western Book
makers, IN view OF the action taken by the
Turf Congress on the bookmaking qucs-
ton. This II very easily explained by
.usstf,s. that Nunlt IL "a UaafnltaF ~
the Turf Congress. and neither is Mem.
phis. Some may be disposed to wonder al
this, In view OF the fact that the rcsolu.
ton expcllng Nashville and Memphis
was rcscinded ut the last meeting OF the
congress But here Is whore the peculiar
and anomalous feature OF the business
comes In. Both Nashville aud Memphis
claim that they were not members OF tho
congress when the expulsion resolution
was adopted, and therefore that tho
resembling resolution, while Il might be
accepted as an umicable demonstra-
ton, sort Of olive branch sug-
COSTING good fellowship In future,
could not restore the clubs named
a. membership. Certain Il b that Nash
willie and Memphis are not now members
OF the Turf Congress, although II n NJ
least possible HAT one Or both may join
after ihe new rules to be adopted Ia New
York are formulated. The probability ~,
however, that they will remain indcpcnd-
Organizations. The question then
~ Irally suggests itself, under what rules
vii those Two clubs conduct their meet.
ings. recently wrote TO Secretary Gill
lock asking Tor Information on the subject,
aud will have an answer shortly. II can
bc stated though, In q general way, that,
like last season. the Congress rules will
govern In the main, aud where they do
not the printed meeting programs will
make II known.
In the interest Of harmony, uniformity
and honest racing, ] judge Il would be de-
nrablc that al the leading Western clubs
should be associated In one central body,
but since some. for reasons Of their own,
have elected otherwise, Il Is 10 be hoped
that nj least concert OF action looking 10
the general welfare. and In the direction
OF turf purity, will be observed and carried
out. The tennessee clubs assume they
were hnnhly treated by the Congress when
there was no just proyocation, but now
that something like the entente cordiale
has been restored, even II organic union
has not been effected, there Is no reason
why practical cooperation in the direction
OF honest racing should not be observed,
aud even the irritation ongcndcred by a
clash Of dates should not prevent this.
Spokane, the Derby candidate now nj
the Memphis track, is described as a
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