The evening world., 1891-08-08
Horses Being Prepared
for the Junior Cham
piOn Stakes.
PROCTOR KNOTT IS BURIED.
Mike DWysr to Enter Kingston
for the Garfield Stakes.

There will be battle royal among the two
year-olds at Morris Park on Tuesday next.
The best youngsters now In training will
meet In the Junior Champion Stakes, at three
quarters OF a mile, and the winner will carry
on trine over $4,000. The race is prob
ably the most interesting of all the two-year-
old events, barring the Futurity, and every
colt and tilly will be az good as his or her
trainer can possibly make them. Green B.
Morris Is training Ed Corrigan's Western
wonder, Huron, for the race.
lie is also fitting his colt, Library. The lat
ter has never started yet and ne is believed
to be world-beater. Matt Allen is getting
| Iorkvllle Belle on edge, and Matt Byrnes viii
have Sir Matthew and Tammany ready 70
support the standard OF Marcus Daily. Dave
Gideon will send Merry Monarch for the race,
and speedy Dagonet will do battle for John
Hunter. The race will probably be the best
OF the year, and II any one should ask for the
name OF the winner whisper "Yorkville
Belle" with Dagonet close up.
Tenny has got over his sulking flt and
is doing regular exercises. Snip Donovan
had the swayback out yesterday trotting and
cantering. He will be at and ready to race
in a few days.
Some one tried 10 blow Trainer John Higgins
up yesterday. Mr.. Lorillards right-hand man
found big package Of gunpowder in
closet In the kitchen attached to the Ranco-
cas- stable. Gunpowder was scattered about
| tho floor also, and small spark OF flre would
have sent the kitchen and US occupants 70
he is, did not succeed In his 1endish design,
and there will be warm reception awaiting
him II he retnrns to his mischief.
The Brighton Beachers got In two heats at
Jerome Park yesterday afternoon. They
played Houston heavily and slapped all the
winnings on Beck Both good things went
through, and all in all, the beach combers
found Jerome Park rather nice place.
Father Bill DAILY and Pierre Lorillard had
business conversation yesterday. The result
was that Mr.. Lorillard is 70 have second call
on either OF the Lambley boys He will have
little jimmy my has h 81 no equal. Mr.. Gorillard con-
| templated another hOg-killing with Fagot
yesterday, but Jimmy Lambley did not arrive
ut the track In time.
At the ottawa, ILL.,, races on Thursday, DIR.
Sparks, a fouT-year-old trotter owned by A. J.
/ Hook, OF Paris, KY, made the remarkable
time OF 2lsA for mile over half-mile
track.
Little Cox is very good jockey for a
youngster but he is hardly strong enough TO
guide heavy y-headed horse around the turns
ing Cox out Of the saddle, on the clubhouse
turn yesterday.
Michael Dwyer yesterday said that he
would surely enter Kingston In the GARFIELD
Stakes, with 900 added money, TO be run
! ut Ear m
enter Longstreet II the time for receiving
entries is extended as has been proposed.
Proctor Knott, whose death was mentioned
In this column yesterday, was buried at
Saratoga. His funeral was attended py q
large crowd OF trainers and stable boys
The police made raids on several pool-rooms
uptown yesterday. Another test is TO be
made concerning the legality OF the commits
Sion business.
The Improvement which Grand Prix showed
in mis- race yesterday was remarkable. He
was beaten only few days ago In very mu b
slower time being ridden by Doggett. Yes
terday Bergen had the mount, and-well, this
p. oOably explains matters. Grand PriX beat
all previous Jerome Park records, doing the
half mile In 4s94s.
Eugene Leigh has discharged Jockey Harry
Anderson, who while under the influence OF
liquor the other day assaulted his employer.
johnny Weber has been engaged by Mr..
Leigh, and will ride his horses for the rest OF
the year
Marty Bergen has taken possession OF his
handsome new residence at haplewood, N. !.
The racing reporters and the bookmRkerT
clerks will have another baseball game on
Friday at Guttenburg. Betting; 10 100 re-
porters, 100 TO bookmakers' clerks