New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24
PREPARING FOR THE TRACA
CONDITION OF THE DwYER RACERS.
HANOVER HAS SWELLED KNEE"
rxcr OF OPINION ABOUT KINGSTON

,o rociry ,,hc that the winter IS almost over al"
that the legitimate racing season OF 1890 Is near az
hand The trainers in charge OF the great -
stables in the East are fully alive to the heces'io'
Of the situation and almost simultaneously WIN ~
declarations of fOrfcits they have started ACTIVE WIZ
with their charges the majority of whom must Oo
made fit to run at the spring meeting OF the broo
Jockey Club, which marks the opening OF t'e se"'0"
racing in this State From now untl INC 'iooo
the season next fall every one connected WIFE 'i'
various large training stables at "raVeS'hu' '"s,r
head Bay and Wcstchcster will be busly cheascu II,
the work Of preparing their chdi go iO f
sumner engagements. -.
The work of preparation will this year pc nluo,
llchtcr than usual owing to the open "ihUcr' .i
ha, enabled trainers to keep their horses III 49,
exercise right along. As a natural re'ui' .'0 49,,
arc all pretty forward in condition, ana III '",'
respect will have decided advantage Over 'nvi.
western trained rivals As in former years .io
nwver Brothers have begun operations early VII"
their large stud, which this year mum
hers upwards Of fifty animals anu lo' NV
last two weeks have. with te" cAoep'oi'.
Lcon each morning subjected to three or four hourS
walking trOtting and galloping WIN the cA'cPU
Of slight outbreak OF dstcmper, which has arec'eu
vcridcn and a couple OF George Kinney's twoSpar
od, The horses are in toleraby good condition. Inc
two and three year olds nearly all Of high pro'e
and with ANYTHING like their ordinary luck the D"yers
,hould have an exceptionally good year.
Interest of course centres IN the twOyear-oIuS' anu
Frank McCabe. the Dwyer trainer, has high opinion
of some of the Youngsters in hS care. CerlaiN' "
,ohs count for anything there are embryo liahoVers'
KINGSTON, or Miss WoOdfors in some OF the 1uveh'es
shown to Tribune reporter yesterday al'er'o'"'
rrr D,rvcr no conducted the tour of In ,pection~aS
not ouic i'm such sanglilne mood 40 his udncr' o"'
hitter experience OF tic uncertainties OF racing nae
turned him into a confirmed peSslihs'' ",iu
be IS slow at hazarling opinions on III
,urcs \ fine symmetrical sister to Hanover
Ly Undoo-B0urbon Belle, takes inc cFo
AT thc first glance and her soping shoulders gooo
ouarters and general racing-lke looks are sure u
attract the attention OF all good judges ""ehc'o
She appears in public \ black fly by liindoo-Nauc
i tho next to attract attention. She too j. bmi'
ON racing lines lull Of quality and Is altogether oie
Of the lihclIcst kind train into the first class Two
good. looLing sons Of Luke Blackburn and Grey Tom
rc - vet very backward and will require plenty oil
| time and the remark applies to the Lohsicl'o"
.e. shell colt who has sprung n cnro' n co'hp''u'
| huf, deep bodied uscful-loOkng youngater is the
brother 10 Taviston. by Luke Blachbdin->Ner MAUI
long. rangy son OF Hndoo- Emma lianly ana there
fore brother to buddhist, should pay his way, DuC a'
| ur,.-cnt he b., rather light and wants deal more
nosI a biz bazc-faccd bay, with two white forclegs'
| Ly Enquirer Tomhoy. should develop into goou
| th,ccy car0ld, while the halfbrother To LeleA ana
| Wanoo by HimyarWar Rcel,though somewhat lach'
| ing in quality. should win races In his own CLASS
| peIll "N''
tfu colt by HindoO Mercedes. lie Is built on smil
lines. but hi, superb shoulders, deep body, grand
quarter, and fine bloodcd appearance stamp him as
, racer OF high quality. Il wish there were more %
him. said Mr.. Dryer yesterday &c ou hHo"
e., GOOD big 'un will always beat "a good lttie uii'
! Mr. DIVER bad probably forgotten the cases OF SUE"
uncon,ldcied morscls Frenz. Daniel ORourke' tne
lIilo Wonder and others, Who have sncccsstnlly
acled nearly everything Of larger growth thaI couiu
be brought against them.
.,,co will not allow II detailed mention OF the
other two vcar-ods in the stable, comprising colts
and Gllo, 10y Enquirer Billet George kinney felio"
croft and Fa!,c0 but they are all built on good rae
ING lines and being for the most part OF the ha"y
J y,orond. tear school coming readily 10 hand should
| ,, ,r kecrinc before the close oil
| ,h, se,,oo More than twenty Dryer horses
,r nci,r prepared Tor the Elizabeth spring meeting
! which begin, IN Apru.
Of the older horses. Hanover Kingston and June
pay reached Grayc-cnd last week from William Day
rr ,,bcr, they have been quartered all the winter
Kingston looks a. bright as star. although lie i
f,t and No., not yet got rid Of IA, winter coat Han
over wa, I'm a pllyfi. Mttcnish mood yesterday ana
/ ,,. ,,otpout his stable door opened fastened MS
teeth I'm the lapel Of the reporters overcoat lheh
| Y,Cabc', nsht ncckt.c attracted his fancy ana lie
reached for ii. Eut the trainer was H'ie 100 qN
FOR Hanover. and quickly convinced Una.
frivolous stced that business and not piay
wa, tIe order Of the meeting Hanover looks we'll
hut IL, l., suffering from a bad swelling OF the iciV
knee. about which McCabe is rather anxious. IL Is
supposed thet Hanover sustained the injury 'rous"
running against a post in the farm poddo'N' l'o
l extent Of the injury cannot a YET De as'eItaeu
ut Mr. DIVER thinks il will bc time before Han
over can be got into condition. speaking OF mo
uroollvn Handicap he said We have not yet made
mn orr mind, Ia run Kingston for the reason that he
i, very much ovcrwcighted. However, everything
will depend upon future developments II We uc'
ril, on running Kingston, we can bring MN 10 inc
nos, =. good As he ever was at any period Of his
career
~ I had to choose between the two horses. .
| s,id McCalc Il" would much prefer to train Han
over for the Brooklyn Handicap. simply because
Kingston never was an early horse anu III my
opinion, never will be. However DO not thmN
II viii be possible % train Hanover for anything yet
awhile, unic,, can reduce that swelling In the leg
Ioagstrcct Ina, grown little since last year. but can
M, made many pounds better iy May. Sir Dixon Is
vrct hcdy ILL., and LOOKS it. lie IS doing steady cNer
else. but Will not be ready for months to come
Houston i, sin backward but Flabush. who was an
unlucly colt last year. has wlnt"rcd well and Will
nick up few races. Red Dress, Of whom great thine'
vere AT one time expected, but who could not be
trained lat year. i, in active work and may at la'
be- n,aac to earn her purchase money. while Black
buru who like Long,trect. has scarcely grown since
ia-i season. viii probably never lie any thing better
tian ,ccoud class. Mr. Dryer has great hopes 81
! caldwell who ran good races last year aud has
grown into a remarkably Inc tirec yearohi ,,
/. Attention should also be directed t. Portland a
handsome colt by llindoo-karc. who after being II
.c,lrtmcnt for nearly year, will again be put int.
! raiu.u.. Cortland. whose performances are trtsh
in the public mind, look, fr' N and well and VIII
ready to ryn with few weeks work. outside IN.
Dvycr stable there g. nothing of much account
trained az travc-cnd although the Excelsior Stlbi
has tVo good t"oNcaroli, IN ~lr Datld ana tae .o
i.y E,amle- Annie e. Green Morrt, has bought fc"
low priced young with which h" VIII contIive
to snap mp or Two purses before they are t"eNe
month, older a.
Owncr, apd trainer; Of horses are reminded that th
mcc,ine, of 1890 will close on Monday next. March J
william ra-tOn. the widely known and popular
horse puctioncrr announces the sale AT the Natona
Horse and Cattle Exchange Monday. March 10, %
l. T. Iagcip'i Rancho del TaSO rOtting stock. cOEi
prsns ninety two head Of colts nlllcS and geldnSS