The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-05
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT.
Latest Gossip Of the Turf and in the
Field.
FAVORITES OF THE RACING SEASON.
Some Fine Horses TO be Entered This Spring.
Driving Matches-Billiard and
Aquatic Events.

OF the 1855 suburban. which Elkwood WAS
awarded. is gallopng well at Westchester.
But whether he will stand stiff preparation
the future Will tell.
Charlie Post is said to be the best horse IN
the stable Of Father Bill DAILY, and for one
mile he is expected to have enough speed 10
run IN any company.
Gascon. the crack Western two-year-old. IS
not likely to start in "A race before the latter
part of June or the LIST OF July. Ills allng
leg. which was blistered seems all right now.
Pierre I0rillards string Of race-horses TINS
season will be stronger than last year. and 1t
is said that he has found a, wonderful hight
weight jockey
Several wonderfully fast two-year-olds are
said 70 be ready 10 start East from Lucky
Baidwin's California ranchat the beginning OF
the season.
The advance betting on the Brooklyn handi-
cap this year has been much heavier 50 lar
than last
New Orleans begins the spring racing cir
cult Then the scene will SHIFT on April 18th
10 Memphis, 10 be followed in rapid success,
sion by Nashville. Lexington. Louisville AMI
Latonia. This will bring the season upto well
on in June.
1t has been definitely settled to open the
Elizabeth track TOR the spring meeting OF the
New Jersey Jockey Club on Friday. April 10th.
There will be no betting on the races, so II IS
said now. and If the meeting IS well supported
it will be tho first successful race meeting at
which speculation was barred.
President Dwyer seems determined 70 keep
the Elizabeth track free from weeds ut MI
events, although It Is not impossible that
such a thing as getting over the ridiculous
"diso~derly house" law should be contem-
plated.
In n quiet way report is being circulated
that there will be racing for one month from
April 18th 10 Nav 18th at the Dundee track.
The officers of the Linden Park Blood
Horse Association have abandoned the hope
OF holding spring meeting AT their pretty
course and Monmouth Park Is still in state
OF uncertainty.
The spring meeting Of the Washing
ton Jockey Club will commence on April
IS Stable room has already been engaged
for over 200 horses and applications are arry-
ing every day, So that between 300 and 400
will be on the grounds when the gates are
thrown open Colonel Frank Hall has been
engaged to occupy the judges stand, while
Jimmie Rowe will handle the starters flag
As there will be no racing in this vicinity AT
that time with betting. large New York dele
CATION will be present. and if a successful
meeting is not held the track might just as
well be shut up.
There has been considerable speculation on
the Brooklyn Suburban handicap during the
past week. Some one has played a biz sum
on Al. FarrOw for the Brooklyn. his price be-
ing cut from eighty - one u forty to one. Ban
Quet has been backed from forty 10 twenty 10
one. Casslus from fifty to forty. Potomac
from twenty 10 fifteen. Prince Royal from
twelve % one. and Teuton from one hundred
To twenty. Tenny's has gone back 70 eight 10
one in each event. In the Suburban King
Thomas has been cut from one hundred 10
twenty and Lexington from one hundred to
sixty.
The regular racing season ia approaching
very rapidly and. notwithstanding the I'M
favorable condition OF affairs in New Jersey.
there IS every indication that u viii be the
greatest season ever known on the American
turf 4 large number of good horses are in
trimming. more money IS 70 be cOntended Tor
and greater number OF persons are interested
IN the sport than ever before. The first of the
Western meetings 20 commence will be the
one at Memphis, where largo number OF
hch-class horses ARE Quartorcd. The gates
there will be thrown open on April II, and the
meeting will last eleven days. Numerous
stake events will lie decided and their out
come will be- watched with interest by Eastern
raco-goers. rs 1t Will give them line ON the
form OF the horses that have wintered IN the
Wcst
The tandem driving match for 500 a
corner, between John 4. Logan, HIdreth X.
Bioodsood and J. K. townsend grew ont of
the Shrewsbury-Lou business in England.
and promises % be an interesting affair The
stakes 90 10 tho winner on the following
terms. Zach Of the persons named starts
from the Casino IN Central Park. ou Saturday.
April 18th AZ 10 o'clock 4. NJ. and. driving
pair Of horses tandem 10 n doc cart makes
the best Of his way % Albany. the objective
point being. the Delavan House IN that c.ty
Each driver must hc accompanied
bv guest. and also have his groom on the
back seat. and the first OF the teams 10 pull up
at the Delevan will be the winner. provided
that the horses finish in such condition that
they are able 60 be brought 10 the door Of the
hotel next day and be fit to proceed If it were
necessary. Mr. Logan VIII drive pair of
trottlng mares bred by him at his farm near
Youngstown. Mr. Bloodgood names a pair Of
hackneys- Biue Violet and Lake Kate Mr..
lowusond's pair are thoroughbred horse,
lalismau, and hree-quaIter-brcd mare,
Duchess.
The application Of trainers and iockevs 10
the board of control for licenses are coming
merrly IN. and the most hardened saelt.c can
no longer douht the complete success OK the
new plan Together with the application, If
many men and boys If excellent repute have
also icen submitted the requests of some
owners. handlers, and riders OF anything but
say0ry fame.
The magnificent new grand stand now in
course of erection at Sheepshead Bay Will be
completed before June lst and viii equal
either the Morris PAX or Monmouth Park
structures
King Thomas has been all but backed of
the winter tracks AT long odds 70 Jun the
Brooklyn handicap.
Saratoga will probably be the Mecca Of race
gOers during the midsummer.
The news that Mr. W. j. Peall. the English
billiardist. IS coming to America has aroused
interest IN local billiard circles. II Is thought
that Peall. If accompanied by another English
expert. might make money here where tho
English game is a novelty. Slosson says if
Peall brought along an English table and got
on Il match with a competent American ex-
pert there probability the meeting would
draw good audience. What billiards here
need is some novelty AMI new blood 10 stir
things up. There would be good deal Of GU
rios,ty To- learn what the American players
could DO with the small balls and queer cues
used Ia the English game
ON the Lea" Is the rather odd name OF a
crack two-v ear-Old. by OnGndaga. that Byron
McClelland will bring 10 the East this spring.
New York is the acknowledged king OF
sporting towns. Naturally. since her athletes
are the kings Of their orders
The steel yacht Utomiva. built for w. W.
Durant, Of this city, has been launched at
Nete * Levy's ship-yard. Philadelphia. The
vessel is TO cost over 100000. She will be
known as an auxiliary steam yacht. and will
be schooner-rigged with three masts. A
double expansion engine VIII furnish the
motive power which will not be great. be-
cause OF the large sail area. The length over
all is ls6 feet; on the water line, 1855 feet;
beam. 27lS feet. and depth lsH feet Cabin