The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-03
THE WORLD OF SPORTING.
latest Talk and Gossip About The Turf
and Horses.
NOTABLE RACING EVENTS IN PROSPECT.
Number of Dark Candidates I'm Training
Newcomers on the Track-SenatoT
Hearsts stables-Track Notes.
rCorrospondcncc Of Tho Times.l

NEW York. MAY 2-BOlcrO is SIM coughing
bit. but seems 70 be on the mend
Tenny is taking light work again, and the
reports Of his breakdown look exaggerated.
Ganymede is now a member Of the Khattan
stable by virtue of a sale.
We are 20 have another Australian stallion
In this country. NJ. Lopez, Of Australia, has
recently sold TO Mrs Wolfskll, Of Santa
Monica. Cal, the imported Australian colt
Plenty, by imported Suwauow, dam Lurline
(dam Of imported DarebilD, by Traducer, her
dam Mermaid by King Tom out of Water
Witch by the Flying DutchInan fourth dam,
Evening Star..by Touchstone; nth dam. Ber-
tina, by Rubens sixth dam. Bfadicea DY Al
exander
With the number Of dark" candidates now
In training at the vicinity tracks the pubic
will be on the lump 20 locate the identity OF
some of the long shots pretty certain 10 he
bought of daily. But your careful better VIII
always prefer to know that the owners money
is on before investing, for SKINNED mix
with q run is infinitely better than cream
with your horse in the ruck at the outcome
and his jockey the most tired one Of the par
One OF the newcomers to the turf this year
will be II. /. Thornton. of Gait Ornla, Who has
q numerous stable. mostly young horses Inc
animals have just arrived from the Golden
State and are qu9Ttered ut Jerome lafk. An
other gentleman WHO Will tempt fortune on
the turf Is G. ". Chaplin. a son OF tie laie
president Of the Boston and Albany road
and whois an enthusiast on tqrt matters.
Men Of such standing are certainly most VOL
come as successors to such men al senator
Hearst and August Belmont. There Is room
for many more ot their class. 80
Reports come from all the great stables that
the twO-year-Olds which VIII invite poDlG
attention for the trst time SNOW Unusual
promise. The number Of breeding farms ana
of foas increase rapidly every year 50 does
the total Of horses III training. 1heTe wall DC
a legion of youngsters b race this season that
will surprise, and surpass IN extent and va
riety the record of any previous year, While
the quality will be sure TO make lis marx.
The general opinion Of the Brooklyn hondi-
cap horses so far is in favor Of Burlington,
Prince Royal EOn. and Tea TIay.
Sheepshead's new grand stand will be I'm
ished in two or three weeks and show an I'M
posing front It's dimensions are rs follows:
Total length, coo feet; depth, 40feet, with an
overhang of 10 feet, which, during shOwery
weather, will shelter its occupants. The
superstructure is built wholly OF iron, we'll
braced 1t has plenty of seating room. The
new betting ring has booths which Will ac-
commodate 100 bookmakers.
1t is 225 feet square. 1t has brick floor, is
well ventilated, and viii be very easy of access
from the rear of the stand
ID. Swigert Elmendorf stud Mura. KY. has
lost the great brood mare La Polka. bay, fOaled
In 1900. DreU by tue ldJe II. A AIcAduucI, Ny
Lexington, dam Darce, by imported Gloncee,
her dam COtilliOn, out of the imported
LeOviathan, out of the imported GalOpade,
by Cation, etc La Polka was fine race
mare: winner of the Grand National Handl-
cap at four years old and other races. She
was also famous brood mare, having pro
duced Post Guard. Dancing Master, Callum
A. Glen Strathspey La Esmerada. Heel and
Toe. Elmendorf. Lulu, Los Angeles, Gallop,
Minuet, Glancus, La Dauseuse. All OF her
foals except Elmendorf were by Glenelg. lie
was by Virgil.
1t now seems probable that Senator Hearst's
widow will follow the advice of her husbands
trainer. Albert Cooper, and have the stable OF
thoroughbreds sold at either the Brooklyn or
Sheepshead Bay track May 18th, instead Of III
this city, which would be on the whole most
sensible proceeding, as it would be a danger
Gus experiment 10 lead the horses, who are
well along in training, over TO this city. Her
agent, MIR. Clark who arrived here Saturday
will decide the matter this week after he has
had a talk with Cooper and the auctloneer.
Brooklyn handicap day is less than three
weeks away. The racing season in this State
opens May 18th. and that day the richest all
aged stake of the year will be decided. Given
"a good day there will be greater crowd at
the Brooklyn Jockey Club track than has ever
before assembled there. With a good track
there is every possibility that there will then
be decided over that track the greatest race
ever run there. The stake is $4,000, and 49,
900 of that amount will go TO the owner OF the
horse whose nose pushes first past the finish
ing post. 1t looks now as if there would be
about twenty starters for the prize which will
bring fame to the owner, the trainer and
jockey of the winner as we'll as the horse,
and a moderate fortune to the owner OF the
latter.
1t will be a source of disappointment TO all
race-goers that Tenny will hardly be q starter
in the race, although he has entirely recovered
from the lameness which afflicted him, and
which gave rise couple OF weeks ago to
sensational reports that he had broken down
Never before were there so many sterling
animals III training in America. Some years
show wretched lot of three-year-olds and
two-year-olds of low class When Ecuador
won the Lorrillard stakes at Monmouth half
a dozen years or more ago, nearly all the
three-year- were of little better than Gut
tenburg rank. But for the Belmont
the Realization, the Lorillard. the Omni-
bus, the American Derby and other renowned
stakes an exceptionally fine class OF colts and
fllies will run this season. The death OF Mr.
Belmont threw out Potomac from most OF the
stakes for colts of his age, but he can start for
The Realization, while Strathmeath, lnver-
ness, Russell, Bolero, La TOsGa, Ambulance.
Montana, Rey dc Rey, Mitchell, and many
other fleet three-year-Olds will keep up
series of contests that cannot become dull
No peerless champion like Launcelot Of the
Table Round will make all rivalry futile.
No Luke Blackburn, Hindoo, Sensation or
Salvador will sweep everything before him
and scare away opposition. A well-matched
lot are the three-y ear-olds of 1891, and the
pleasing element of uncertainty viii add TO
the excitement OF all their meetings.
great number of local chess magnates
have taken combined action TO raise q testi-
monial for the champion chess player of the
world. w. Steinitz. The circular Just issued
draws attention to the fact that Mr.. Steintz
is about TO celebrate his twenty-ffth ami
versary Of winning the championship by
beating the famous German expert, Professor
Anderson, and since then the champion has
beaten all corners in set matches
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