Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-20

SON II would be somewhat useless TO re-
| view lot Of horses who have been entered
| but who will never be prepared for this
| event. I shall, therefore, speak Of those
who have shown most prominently in their
two-year-old form and who will be likely
TO- go TO the post.
First on the list Il Prodignl Son, bay
colt By Pat. Malloy., out OF Homsward
| He IL the property of the celebrated color
ed trainer Ed. Brown, and started seven
teen timeslas season. winning three events
| in very good company. He is a good-look-
| ing fellow, and should be high-class
three-year-old.
Then comes Protection. one Of the last
sons OF the great Prince Charlie. He too Is
the property of colored man, Bob"
Campbell. Mr.. Baldwin's trainer, being bis
| fortunate owner and his sensational win
ming of the Junior Champion stakes last
summer is still fresh IN our memories.
Protection started seven times last year
and won twice. He will be dangerous
horse in the race, but can't say would
pick him "a the winner; still he is very
much fancied in come quarters.
take Blue Blazesnext on the list. II is
pretty certain that he vii, start, for un-
derstand that Mr.. Cassidy, his owner,
thinks well of him, but / cannot say that
any Time lASl SeAsOu uiu LAC oAo" sAo AOA IL
Now we come to Riley, the good son of
Longfellow aud Geneva. He is big bay
colt, typical Longfellow. and / like him
better than any horse in the race.
Now You ask me why L like him! In the
first place / like him because he is Long
fellow, and you take Longfellow who has
shown well as two-year old. and 1t IL
shoes TO plates that he ia better in his
three-year-old form. His dam IS War
Dance mare, and the Longfellow- War;
Dance cross IS one of the stoutest strains
we have in tho stud-book, so he is bred
right any way TO 90 the mile and half.
like Riley because he was consistent
performer last year. lie showed himself
to be good colt in the spring, and towards
the end of the summer and fal! high
class one. Riley started twelve times last
year and won six races, his last appearance
being at Latonia, where he captured the
Railway stakes from field of six starters:
The track was in miserable condition and
he carried 1913 pounds, ten pounds more
than any horse in the race, and ran the
mile in lax. That's why like Riley
Reports reach me from Memphis thai he
is doing well. and. barring accident, will
90 TO the post in good shape.
The Dryer Brothers Caldwell comes
next, but hardly think he will start, as
understand he met Win an ACCIDENT late-
ly. He was looked on as a world-beater in
the West last year. but he proved to DO
somewhat of disappointment when he
came out East. He Is being trained by
Mr.. Frank McCabe at the Brooklyn track.
Frontino, the full brother TO the great
Falsetto, IL the next on the list to catch
my eye. He did not start last year. but |
saw him at Fleetwood in the spring, and
he certainly was grand looking two-year
old. triAe growthy, perhaps. tor a colt Of
his age, hut That will be remedied by the
extra year. lie is wonderfully like Falset-
to both in color and conformation.
Speaking of Frontino reminds me of
some pleasant DAYS passed at Colonel
Tarleton's place, and Of the historical turf
associations connected with this famous
Kentucky farm, for it was from thence
that Fslsetto. Whisper. Blue Eyes. and
other old time cracks went forth to do bat
tie for the classic events. Ii was here that
Isaac Murphy, the famous jockey. first
learned the art of superb horsemanship,