Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-17


books have been opened in 1t Louis,
one at Baltimore, one in New Orleans,
and one in Boston. believe all OF them
are responsible. In CHANGING over the
odds notice that very fair price ia OBJ.
tainable on Badge. From what 1 hear
from every reliable source this little
horse is a certain starter for the Subur-
ban. barring, of course, an accident, and
he will be very hard, hard horse to
beat.
During the past few days the differ
ent associations, whose stakes closed on
March LIST, have announced their entries
They are emnently satisfactory, and in
many cases brilliant, particularly with
the new New York Jockey Club. Nor
did such associations a. the Maryland
Jockey Club, OF Baltimore, and the Ma
tionsl Jockey Club, of Washington, fall
behind. Still, this is at best tho gliding
Of the sunset OF their prestige. These
clubs, the former one Of the oldest, and
the latter one OF the newest but most
onterprising racing organizations. have
always formed part OF the regular east
eTn racing circuit
4 MISREPRESENTATION TRACK.
am afraid that the time is not far dis
iant when they will have 10 sink to the
level OF merely local enterprises. | was
IN Washington last week, and while there
met several Of the members OF the Exc
cutive Committee, aud from the tone Of
their conversation it is very plain that
they have made up their minds TO face
the inevitable. There will be no trouble
about giving successful spring meetings
this year, but the difficulty will come IN
the fall, when at least one OF the big
projected autumn and winter racing
enterprises In New Jersey will
be il operation to maintain them
selves as representative national
racing body. Several leading members
OF the National Jockey (lub are now
apitating - project OF building A new
track midway between Baltimore and
Washington which could be utilized by
both the Maryland and the home assocla-
ton for their regular spring and autumn
meetings and made use Of in the summer
time for trotting meetings. ! I'm told
that hundred gentlemen OF Washing
ton, who are admirers Of the trotting- horse
only, have announced their readiness &c
/ subscribe 500 each for such an enter
prise. and at least half of them would
not mind 800 moro. The cost OF build
ing and equipping such a track "a mile
OF course, including the cost OF the
land. would according to the estimate;
amount TO So, 900. Now it would looh
TO be o very simple matter to raise 800,
+ coo from the racing element OF both
cities. and thus the project so far has Q
very rosy look. How 1t will look aitel
the work Of development has been gone
on with to some extent is another ques
ton.
TROTTlNG-HORsES.
Kentucky, Tennessee, and other re
eions whore the breeding Of the trottlnG
road-horse has been carried to such (
pitch OF perfection had better look on
Tor their laurels, for California is loom
ing up not alone rs dangerous competl
ton. hut as an almost certain cOnqueror
[ The Golden State has advantages of eli
mate and soil which surpsss even those
Of tho blue Grass region, and, what Il
more. the California breeders are rs {
rule shrewd. long headed businessmen
who know how to send the produce 0
their farms TO the best market.
The immense sale OF trOtting horses
which Messrs. Kellogg conducted IN TIN
city last week for q number OF Califor
mis- breeders WAS revelation in It's way
In the first place the pluck and enter
prise of the seuders ii shippinga dis
lance OF >, 900 miles a hundred head O
horses is 10 be admired. Then the ami
mails themselves deserve in every respec
the epithet of superb. The Cali 'orni'
trotter is rapidly developing into a type
He has size, substance, and bone beyonC
anything raised in other regions, and hi
action is simply perfection.
A project "a on foot 10 harmonic The
rival athletic governing organizations
the veteran "N and AS" and the new
/ American Union and from what
learn It will be brought about, as the ole
association, seeing sure annihllatlOI
staring it in the face, Is ready to capltu
late on honorable terms. How the ole
association has frittered away its posi-
ton il is possible to get euchred Will
/ four tramps. The National Association
has accomplished that difficult task.
A CHAPTER on STAGE FRIGHT.
"Stage-frightl Yes, indeed, know
what it is tremble like leaf in
gale every night before go on the stage.
So said pretty Sadie Martinez as SIN
curcd up IN big chair in her dressing
room while waiting for her turn to 60 OF
the stage.
And on a first night" she went on
" Am so nervous | cant sit still.
The pretty sOubrcfte's experience l
the experience of Others. Charming
Lillian Russell, she of the lamb's-woo
tights. the ideal Of the eilded youth o
Gotham is a great sufferer from stage
fright"
81 am never sure of my voice, oh
explains, "until after | have sung
verse. The high notes seem to irlghtl
me. and if the audience does not respon'
quickly. am quite unstrung
Madame Patti, who has sung in al
lands, and who, one would think, sbouI'
DO proof against nervousness, expe
riences the same difficulty as Miss hus
sell.
"When | once put my foot on In
stage feel at. home, says Mrs. lang
try. "but | can't help feeling nervou
while waiting for the curtain TO go n
and for my turn to come.
My heart goes thumpety-thump 70
the first ten minutes aitet get on tn
stage, saws Clara Morris, " but ate
that am all right.
The experience of these queens OF III
stage is not ut all different from that o
leading sctors From Edwin Boot
down they are all troubled the same way
John Mackay, the comedian, had such
bad attack of stage fright awhile az
that he ran away from the theatre IN
no performance could be given.
MINISTER'S AND LAwYEHS.
II is the same with ministers. lawyers
and orators You can see the nervou
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