The evening world., 1891-04-28
Handicap Candidates
Being Brought to
an Edge.
POTOMAC REPoRTEDLEG-sORE
Promising Cards for the Spring
Meeting at Washington.

The uanoioap candidates are being pushed
along In their work. The big race Il only
seventeen days away and trainers are begin
ing TO put tue "edge" on their respective
horses. Tea Tray, IL is said, IN now working
Kindly. Yesterday, he had his nrst real trial
AMI did the handicap distance In O. II, finishing
strong. Burlington went mile and furiong
In atwo-minute gait and Come-to-Taw galioped
mile, with head swinging, In l. o. Judge
Morrow had q strong gallon but viii NOT be
tried In earnest until the latter part OF this
week. Prince Royal also galloped an easy
mile and quarter. and Eon went q mile and I,
furlong in . Oa Thess were tue most Import
ant moves Of the Handicap horses From day.
TO day the readers OF TINS column will DO Kept
Informed as to the movements OF the craeks.
Tho great Potomac 10 said TO be little leg
tore and Is causing his owner not o little
anxiety.
Tho Washington meeting. judging from the
list OF entries In to-dAys r,ces, bids fair TO be
the most successful meeting ever held at the
Bennings track.
morning paper has ANTICIPATED the writer
in making request to the GuttenbprR Asso-
ciation TO sprinkle the roads leading 60 the
track. Though the Association has no control
over the roads, there 10 no law which would
prevent their sending o watering cart over
them tust before tre raeegosrs begin 10 arrive
al the track. The dust 10 gJmsthing frightful
and 1t deters hundreds frovi visiting the track.
The very small outlay Of money necessary 70
watering the roads would pay the Association
o hundred fold.
"Thers 10 no trath in tho report that 90
certain man has been given the privilege OF
furnishing the pookmakefs with jockey slips
and otner information st the brooklyn track." J" :
said Barney Aaron yesterday. al will have
that priv,ege, a. a. n years psst, and acnr you
ing news to Barneya friends, who arc num-
berlesA
Snapper Garrison was erected with applause
when lie returned 10 the atand with Eclipse
yesterday. His riding OF Eclipse was Q clever
hit OF work and the spectators showed their
appreciation Off.
betting that racing anu betting viii 60 on a.
usual at Monmouth Park during The coming
season.
A crowd OF rsceRoers stood on the ROAD after
the races Yesterday and saw Q simple-looking
German neeoed out OF $500 BY 4 gans OF Thin
ble-rivgefA The poor fellow made three bets
but, ike the agile nea, when ne puI his nnacr
down II wasn't there. After losing his money
the German realizf what be had done, and
should be driven from the hill Every honest
man should feel II his duty to warn those who
may fall into the hands ofthese gentry.
The Burridge Brothers claim black and
cherry as their new racing colora They had
these colors when owning staple OF uotiers.
Foxford has been entered several times az
Guti-nburg, recently, but has always been
scratched. The widest OF Wild rumors were
Yesterday he started with Hamilton on hia
back, but he never showed a particle OF speed
during any part OF the journey.
Murray Keller rlled the post Of Judge very
scceptafiy at Guttenburx yesterday. Judge
Mutt was absent on account OF illnesA
Lambley. on Nuban. would have won the
third race with Father Bilrs black colt yester-
day. Siebel rode him fairly well aud had tho
race apparently won, but ut the last moment
he let Garrison get through with Eclipse.
The four-year-old trotting stallion Aiabas-
ter, valued AZ $40. 900, died yesterday morning
of pneumonia al Dayton. o. He bad a record
OF 2. Ia
G. II. Nelson, owner OF the great trottn9
stallion Nelson. who was recently ruled on the
lrolting turf, Offers to bet $50, 900 that Nelson
eau defeat any trotting horse In the world. II
Is 10 be hoped that he will gei q maicn. saoh
race would be worth going miles TO see.
}. r Ross has shipped Kitty Van and several
OF hiS tWo-year-oldS to the GTaVesend track.
Leather Stocking ran fourth In tue tWo-year-
old race yesterday. he In well bred, and will
be worth watching IN mis- next race.
Sandstone, Nuoisn, Jed and Grimaldl, from
their perform ances yesterday, Indicate that
they are ne riy on edge They win be worth
q bet next time they Start.