The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-18

The West Side Park at Chicago will
offer S25, 200 in purses during the first two
weeks OF the meeting beginning May 10.
Ed CoRRIGAN is working up q boom for
his Chicago track, and il inducing
owners 10 jump Louisville and Latonia
and go direct to Chicago.
The following bookmakers are among
the latest arrivals sam Alloway, Cincin-
natl; sam Estes, Chicago; Fred Walker,
Chicago; Barney Wolf, Kansas City; VIM.
Bolander Cincinnati; Leo Meyers, Atlanta,
TIA; James Christy, 81. Louis.
The FIRST dream OF the season has been
reported. lie dreamt he was at Sleeps
head Bay, standing on the steps leading
from the stand 10 the bar-Toom. IL was
Suburban day, aud great crowd prevent
ed our dreamer from seeing the horses
finish. lie looked up at the judges stand
and saw the figure '3' exhibited. Just
as lac had consulted his program 10 dis
cover the winner great cry Of lnsolence
went M. Sporting World
BELOW X given the list Of winning own.
ers during the spring meeting. says Mon
days New Orleans Iicdymc Castaway
H., OF the Beverwyck Stable, was the
largest stake winner. capturing both the
-4hrcc.ycar.old stakes. OF the outside
horses, Stuart made 500 for Gaines * Co.,
winning three races Bevcrwyck Stable,
Sl,iO5; 4. NJ. Berry. SG0j; l.. NJ. Sponard,
$500; w. o. Scully, $3.50; Cumberland sta
bic. S0S5; Gaines q Co. 5000; X. Tucker, $3.50;
A. q. Atkinson, 500. q. G. Peuengill,
500; +. Leigh, 500; T. II. billiard, 500,
ID. Long, $500, l.. Ezell, $500; NJ. 4. Wal.
den, $3.50, I. J. Richcreek, $3.50; VI. T.
Danaher, $50; J. y. Fisher, $780, J. +.
Donovan. 500; +. Robinson, 500, G.. w.
Poole. $50; J. W. Guest, $50 j. VI. Brown,
$50; l.. Harper, $50; 9. 4. Armstrong, $50;
+. WINNER, $50 llawkeye stable, $50; T.
Tro,tcr, $50; g. T. Howard, SO.
TnE victory Of Castaway III in the Pick
wick stakes at New Orleans has started an
active discussion Of that horses chances
IN the Kentucky Derby. II was in the
Pickwick stakes, seven years ago, that
Apollo first gave evidence Of his proves.
!. II was also at New Orleans that Macbeth
- VI. the winner Of last years Derby, inst
began to open the eyes OF the turf world.
Johnny Campbell handled the latter at
that time. aud rs he has Casiaway III this
year, and is starting him OF In pretty
much the same manner, there are those
who expect 30 see turf history repeat
itself. Hut the Pickwick Stakes was q
and, while there IN no discouniing Casia-
ways time, 1901, still there lisa big differ
cnce between a seven iurlong dash and a
race OF mile aud n hali-tho Derby
route. The Que Is merely a sprint, the
. other IL a mere test OF both speed and
y staying power. Castaway II. may win the
Nncxt Derby, but IL will not he because OF
Niis performance In the Pickwick stake.
IA last Monday. -Erchang,.
I. TnE Louisville COuricr-Journal OF April
u 10 says II anything were needed 10 stir
up State and sectional pride, Ia Corrigan',
action has done II. The recent telo'
gram from Nashville, that Couiga
would run free train for horses and
horscmcu desiring 10 give Louisville the
10 by. from Nashville 10 Chicago, has had
AN effect far different from what the pro.
icctors anticipated. Tho alliance OF the
Bookmakcfs' Association with III CORR
gan has only had the effect OF rendering
both, II possible. more unpopular. The
action OF The New Orleans Jockey Club
and the National Jockey Club Of Wash
inglon, followed by Baltimore, Lexington,
Louisville and st. Louis, will dcmonstrat,
90 those gentlemen very clearly that while
the tracks can aud will exist wilhUus them
they cannot exist without the tracks. Tn,
nbovc named associations either have OF
will advertise all the privileges 10 indi
viduals aud will not allow themselves e
be dictated TO by any such combination
II might be wei for the Bookmakou As
sociaiion 10 heed the clubs warning beioE'
going further.
IL has Just leaked out that ProctoI
Knott Is not taking all his work by day
light. A well known trainer here, who's
ycmcity has never been questioned, spcn
the greater part Of one Of the nights and I
portion OF the early morning in the city
and as consequence did not arrive at th,
track until about $50 am. As he droy,
toward bis stable he says he was aston
ishishcd TO hear several horscs-he coulC
not sec em-thundcring down IN,