New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-17
RACERS AT WESTMINSTER
AN ACCOUNT OF SOME OF THE BEST TWO;
YEAROLDS THERE.
THE wIErcuED CONDITION OF THE TRACKS,
GOOD YOUNGSTERS IN THE STABLES OF
IA. A II. NORRIS, CHARLES
REED AND cTHEES.

REED AND OTHERS.
Trainers at the wcstchcster racecourse are 1uN
uoy croauing under what they consider to be grev.
ancc Of the worst kind. All through the winter
moftIs and, In fact, ever since the close OF the
fan meeting the track has been almost untouched by
nouch ar harrow As storm has followed storm, the
mud has accumulated and dried and thckcned, until
now the track Is In condition nothing short OF abom
inobe In dry weather the Is covered with deep
frrow of mud hardened % the consistency OF concrete
while in wet weather those whose duties oDige them
10 cross ana rccross it have TO wade through per-
feet sea OF black slime and slish' scVefai ihches
deep. Thus training Is actually brought 10 stand
s,lI the trainers being unable to put their charges
inf, .pvtblng like strong We rk While the track remaina
in M present state tho horses must be confined to she'd
work or walking exercise. II Is not possible 10 pus
tbem nm the track without incurrlg the almost cer
tain result Of lamcnes, or other mischance.
Itisa fact that the roads In and around WesclcsteS
are exceedingly bad bat surely Mcssrs. John ~ and
4 IT, Morris, who have made such a SHOW Oh pulc'
nc model dwelling houses, additional grand stands ana
now ,,,, budincs will Immediately remedy this cry
ing scandal and do something to make the'r 'huch-
pufed and landed track III for decent senrespccuhs
horse 10 put his feet Seriously the matter Is lar
700 grave to be trined with The racing season Is
rapidly approaching trainers are becoming eAcccdnsE
anxious and unless the necessary measures are ~
l
grcat confusion viii result
,ncalng of the Morrses IS a reminder that tney
have now on their breeding farm AZ lnrosso .'o.A
some sood-Ioohng yearIngs, notably flckie' aar@
brown daughter Of Tom Ochtree-Fathess' ana there
lore balssscr to Britannia who is one OF the most
powerful and shapcly juveniles seen for long unie
past sic is built all over In true racing nnes, anu
Is Looks 60 for anything should train on into the hrst
c,s This /, also true Of Mantilla, well formed
chestnut daughter OF Barnes-scota, though she VIII
probably always be on the small scale.
az tle two-ycar-ods in the Morris lot now AT west
chester rooticht a grand looking. bloodike bay son
~ Luke Dlackburn who Is built all over Ike wcighe
carrier with great power both behind and in 'front.' %
the saddle will probably hold his own "i'h TIC oes'
that can be brought against nm.
,;cr,ldine I'M r. Porter Ashes string has spread
and filled out into beautiful mare. and 10 look at
= a picture. Kelly. her trainer, says she can 10
rcadv for racing with a few weeks work. frontenac'
rho i trained by W Walker, and over whose victory
in Sweepstakes at the Wcsichester sumner meeting
the co!ocd brigade had such hog killing has neither
crown no, thichoned since last year, and VIII proc
ably never be much better than thrd class lnere
I, nothing else i'm this stable OF any particular az
,ount and neither Of Waller, two >pendthrift colts,
silver Prince and sidney is likely TO set the Hudson
,,ivcr on fire Good reports are 70 hand, however,
about Inc hllv by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., and Win
her Walker may be able TO make another lrontenac
strike.
Charlie, Reed the wilic~t Of the willy has judging
-, roert occurrences. sworn the Holy Vendetta and
raj ed the Fiery Gross against the newspaper "'cn'
ON HI, inclosure il Is said. Is posted the notice; All
rcporteg, found straying Oh these grounds VIII 20
a ,t,nyci~ while his stable boys armed with SELL
roinc six hootess when they are instructed to un-
load NJ any writer on turf subjects Who gets Wuhi
200 ysrd, oi the stable kitchen. Yet II the nlormA-
,, cIXsd f,1u various authoritative sources can 10
relied on Mr.. leeds fears lest any one or any tls
,hould Interfere with his deeply Laid scemes, az a.
.,fnfif
! display nrhlike mcekness when racing pes.,s;
T,no,h,- bn.d tendon still makes MN hcip'Sss, dio
i'io,f ,,h.,h me can be trained this season.
petcrsboroach who showed fair form once ne %
! twice last year. particularly when INC O ss.
tiyonla and Dr.zzl, at >leepshead Bay, ~"
not srown but has taoAtned sshieEon. IS
Faryew, bay ,on OF II e yonnsterS in this
iahe and tic image OF Eranbie having ee h saa'
snort aud thc,et appearance. win yep oui T21s
snot nowerfu quarter, aud 4 grand par ~ ,h0ulusr,
I,n,iy another OF Forester, Out OF htl>" ,1sn,
j. IL soft AID nsel,h. and wants tine: t mA rs,e
but >cAtus. brown son - L ons ~r,,r.,er win
My9Se bower FAnf S.nnd 7"' '1 hc addis but
ira, urn Of ,gccd po il'T lie and rai iASw
10 shown three fariong, in 81 /: seconds, PatrcH
i,cr Dennis ard benjamin are al common a. 49,,
brisht chc,ina BY Long law-Nss Dance s Is no
ccli With powerful shonldi, 100 Inn, ,ct rms ar,
aNu p.YrN ,i'Vr That initiate AGAINST h> appearance
NJ, j.. however backward and VIII not 90 uii'i ia''
}" W rRe nc in this ,rns ore likely to attract
tc critical admiration oi All ~ound luds's i
A ,lnculary handsome chestnut uanshrr oi :, ,bc
ont - tl' h!lhr NM hon dam even down
B counterpart VI ,,,I l. the
.D",a,, limo nrohal,y one ~ the best l0oAlnS TWO.
rr.arold, in tie country Annie. BIZ PichwcA out Q.
Nnr9c w"oi I'M, given evidences Of speed, but tbs
ra,. NOV. ne ns,.cd over without notice. go -,
All the trainers q Grve,enG are N love w" s.
Nv" whom they declare 70 be ot the best movers
.re;y have ever seen. Green b. Morris i caretuIy
m'rin~ The much improved Judge Morrow: win whom
in means 70 pick up one two nice plums III uis
year Of g"ace. 8. =, .ai,o- Tor Charles
Jane, Lee. who was until lately .gaer i meet
Pod Las hcrn APPOINTED starter AZ IN spllhs ue-e.
inc Of tlc Washington Jockey Club WHICH peSns s on
,,rI MIR Ice has previously welded tle ma,
MI amy and with hi, intimate knowledge OF
iocleys ard their way. should be able 10 make
En,ics for stakes at the New-Jersey Jockey Gun
MING meeting will close April instead OF Marc
70 A, heretofore announced. . A.. r..
pcrcv ward the ex superintendent OF the west
chester track has met with severe los, IN tnc aea
from pneumonia of his promising 0oi' D'uSe' ~