The sun., 1889-04-28
moor KEATS At FLERTWOOD.
y. r. Simmons's stable of Trotter. and Late
Gossip of tho Driving Club.


Lovers OF trottng about the metropolis
have been taking every advantage OF the flne
weather OF the past few days. and fast road
sters. driven single and double. were to he seen
In large numbers on the avenues above Gem
trnl Park. where speeding is alono permissible
The rond riders are still longing for better
opportunities to try the abilities Of their favor
ite steppers, for at present New York is behind
the other large cities in this respect. Seventh
avenue is much too hard for fast driving whom
the owner does not caro- TO risk injurng his
horses feet, so that st. Nicholas and Jc-
rome avenues nrc the only dirt roads, and they
do not compare with the Coney Island boule-
ward of Brooklyn, Michigan avenue in Chicago.
or tho other wellkept driveways in Boston,
Buffalo, and other places.
The Driving Club Of this city look forward
with high horee Tor some good sport here, and
the training stables nj Fleetwood are we'll iilled
with fresh additions to the various stables
coming in eycrv day. Johnny Murphy is sun
in bad heath, and has done but little driving
for y week or. so, though he is almost every
day looking after the horses in his care He
has some young trottets ui promise. and sew
2;284. ~ Forrest MambriHo,is the fastest in
ao Wheh nn IS Best trial at 'pIse hs
mare JosIe \. in in 3 match for 81 i5oS
the race to take place al, Vest side track, \.
j., on the Zith inst; Josi: NJ. has injured leg
N nd y ,n' is ae as ora deHrfn na
Hiram smiths stable at larkyile and has
trotted trials below 2;3O during the past week
or two and Is expected to get record close
ono o. tho lest strings now at Fleetwood is
in charge Of William II. SNYDER who has hai
considerable experience with truter., and
yay and @lMer last ones Ho i, a ciyiI ensineer
driving OF horses more congenInl pursuit.
Ars Among .sva1 the ansG ,rot,SFs now In hi- stable
R,Sa ksntucE H Nj Mr EHnS Lofss f tcen in
tor many years and ID is perhaps 6esi Known as
the man who purchased the stallion George
Wilkes and took him TO kentue Ky, where lie
among other stalIions. Florida, BY. Eysdyks
orn bns area 0g Of ,rsr BY s
the fastest being Walnut. 2:l9t. Nj. Simmons
thinks him q greater sire of speed than Go rye
olds By. him. seven trotted faster than 2:SD.
One Of his daue ehters Orphan, Lass. is
nov in snyders nsIGs and vii H. start T. in
years I'D. her dam is Lou Mishier, by Mann
brno Pilot and she Is big magpiilGent.look-
perfect trotting conformation. Frenzy, q gray
lllly, two years Ii.l, by Florida out OF Young
lin by Ge2rfs Wilkes VII be shirred from
by snyder.
The other trotters from Wilkes Lodge are
by George WILKES, dam Lady Adams, BY Cas-
eight years Old, also by George Wilkes; Fer
George MiikSs: out Ell Gf mare by Albion thor
oughbred: Dung Miller, II four.year.o Old bay
and SIs sIeatnMt staon By
dam Hattie Woodward, 2:l5'a. by Abcrdeen:
BESIDES. these kentucky-bred trotters Of Mr..
owned hy a, B. Clailin: Honey b, 2:2s,s, BY
GaSgI D cna9' b. by ana hSps ssnS
. 230,is by Harold. lie has also two other un-
ri AnrSna Mnsd H9s2Si 2d
with c. r Huntington. Aurn0na's dam is
g g mare get by the famous troiter tier. Ma!olica?:
other is a BLACK my Of years by The King;
by H. MN hitehead OF brooklyn. This youngster
has Just arrived rom Indinna, whore her sire.
who is also owned by MIR. Whitehead. has been
Among the visitors ut Fleetwood yesterday
wa, Arthur }: Cation. Of Chicago. owner OF tho
near. Joliet. Mr. Cation says he will start
number OF his young trotters in stake races
this season. and his ilve-year-old mare. sally
Cossnck, who lowered her record to 2:22ia last
season, will take part in some Of the important
contests between aged horses. Mr. Cation ris-
ited III" stall of Orphan Lass, the .youn; mare
re erred to above, and pronounced her ono Of
the finest 1!lieS he had ever seen.
Eho will Succeed IIandicappcr IEeGeman.
The resignation OF official handcapper
Walter G. Hegeman and the difficulty In select
ing u suitable successor Is engrossing the ut
tention of both tho Amateur Athletic Union
and the National Association OF Amateur Ath.
letes lust now. The most prominent candi-
dates for The position are Edward &. Carter OF
the New York Athletic Club, the great distance
runner, and +. Z. Snyder of the Brooklyn Ath-
lctic Association. Malcolm W. Ford was spoken
of as a very capable man for the place. but he
is not q candidate. and refuses to allow his
name used in connection with the position.
The question is arousing n great deal of inter
est and the following interviews with repre-
sentative athletes will be read with interest;
W be 4c Wr snd Hd rgcnt safG
Sullivan Of the Pasllne Athletic Club ycstcr-
day nf ornoon: in fact. know Of no one who
is capabe ol taking his place. Mr.. Carter has
applied for the position. and think ho is about
as efficient n any body We could select.
The only drawback TO Snyder is that for
luontly NJ athl letic meetings, and may possibly
have lost track OF tho men. but otherwise
especially at the weights. l am in favor Of
making the handicapninG OF field and track
sports two distinct branches Of work Taking
being made in athletic work, and the increased
number OF athletes who arc beginning 10 de-
vote their attention to. amateur sport my ar
gumenl in lavor Of dividing II, is very rlausi;
Jc. and II my confreres in the Executive Board
D the Union coincide with mo in this opinion
shall endorse both Carter and snyder"
Il am hardly qualified by experienced speak
ntelllgcntly upon the subject. said Mr. A. C.
stevens of the Nav Jersey Athletic Club. "Of
curse have talked the matter over more or
es., SO as I. 70 get knowedGe Of the
,ligibe and from all that | can learn /
I'M inclined to think that Mr.. snyder is
he most capable man available TO III the va
,ancy. lie has the enforcement Of Mr. Hege-
nan. whom ho has assisted in handicappinE !
or lIvo years more or ess. ! am assured that |
10 will have at his dis posal all OF tho recent |
,nlciMls record books. and his familiarity with |
Nr IieGemans successful system renders him !
invaluable. in my opinion. Mr. Carriers OK !
lcricuce has been confined exclusively to long
distance cross-country oyonts and whether he |
;nOws anything about the other branches OF |
athletics am unprepnrel to say.
Mr. Fred Jansen. the indie clatigable repre- |
autn'iyn of tho Staten Island Athletic i'lub, !