The Washington critic., 1889-03-20
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

n Washington correspondent OF the
Spirit Of The Times writes as follows TO that
paper: The writer is astonlshed that more
owners do not winter their horses ut Ivy
City. In other words, why every stall there
does not harbor q race-horses during the
winter months, as we have the best accom-
modations IN America for stabling and excr-
cisinp In all kinds Of weather. The build
ings, Exposition and Machinery Halls,
being originally intended for other pur-
poses, were erected in the most substantial
manner.
They have 100 stalls, 12x12, and a better /;
or safer exercising ring cannot be found
under cover anywhere. The roofs being
dome-like and almost entirely composed OF
glass, afford, at all times, a bright, cherry
aspect; the atmosphere is always free from
stable gases; the sun, when II shines at all,
encircles the horses In their stalls as IL In
an open field, and it is never ms cold as In
ordinary stables, being seldom below forty
five Fahrenheit. This is on account of the
CLASSY covering and concentration OF animal
heat.
The horses now stabling here are In ex-
eellent shape and taking their morning gal-
lop on the track, the outer edge OF which Is
In splendid order (tbe winter covering OF
manure not yet removed from the inside).
OF course, cantering Ia the order OF the day
as yet, but in u short time the 200 gait viii
he struck. A letter from Augusta, Ga,
says Mr.. Green Morris and Mr.. Burch are
sending their horses along at 300. Well,
those who think that the south has advan-
tages for early preparation should not forget
the drubbing southern trained horses re-
ceived here at our opening last spring, and
II might be well also to bear in mind that
the same fate awaits them at our opening
hos tla
One exception, however, may pc noted
here and that Is the s'three-ycar- old event."
for which Mr.. Sam Brown holds o fine,
closed mortgage. One owner told the
writer yesterday that he would give Mr..
Brown 40 per cent. of the three year-old
stakes for his chances. II certainly looks
as II as was nearer the value.
In regard TO the two-year-old events,
there are only few youngsters wintering
here, but among them are two nice lockers,
and, II current gossip is at all trustworthy,
they are good performers. One is bay
FLY, by Little Phil, dam Ella Warfield.
The other Is not entered here, and IL Is q
source Of regret, too, as he is the grandest
youngster that has been domiciled here In
years. He is by Onondaga, dam Ballot.
In looks, bone and symmetry he is GER
tulllly Hrunu lOOhlnH loTbes
Little Ella, the Ella Warfield illly, is very
racy-looking, nice, keen, Intelligent face
and eyes, graceful neck and throttle, shoul-
ers and chest perfect, tho former resting
well back, the latter round and we'll fallen,
unusually long (for her size) robust arms,
very short canpons, long, expansive barrel,
and loins as large as quarter horse. Of
course II is a foregone conclusion here that
Mr.. w. Walden has mortgage on all the
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fancy that the speel will be broken this
year.
Another correspondent, signing himself
T. II. p, says: We enjoyed visit yester-
day to Ivy City Park, located within two
and half miles of this charming place. It's
site for race-track is an admirable one.
All Of the Improvements are excellent and
Of the most modern architectural design.
The stables are large and commodious and
sufficient to accommodate 500 horses. The
water supply is abundant, of the purest
kind, and conveyed right into every stable
from never-failing spring. Under the
management of its president, Mr.. j. @. Nc
| Kibben, and the affable secretary, Hon. II.
D. Mcintyre, 1t is rapidly becoming one of
the most popular racing points in America.
We found quartered at the track two
stables of horses, one owned by Mr. VIII
liam b. Jennings and the other by Davis Il
Hall. The string owned by Mr.. Jennings
embraces Telie Doe, Swift, Frank Ward,
Bigonette, Utility, Ted Foley, Langley and
three two-year-olds by Onondago, Ten
Broeck and Billet, respectively. These
horses are trained by Mr.. Ben. Fogg, who
was reared among the thoroughbreds in
| Tennessee, and is entirely competent and
| trustworthy.