The evening world., 1891-05-08
Horses Getting in Trim
for the Big Han
diCap.
PRINCE ROYALS FAST WORK.
Trainers Licenses Being Given
Out by the Board Of Control.
Iron Last Niohr. kpOrnno EIira. /

tFrop' Last Niohrs EportfaV Jsiru.I
The cold weather prevented most Of the
Handicap candidates from beng tried yester-
day. On the eve OF the great race, trainers do
not care 10 risk the chance Of tneir charges
taking cold, so most Of them merely took
walking exercise or q gentle canter once or
twlce around the track. Banquet was the only
one who went the distance. and yesterday was
his nrs, attempt. lie covered II easily Inside oil
rs Prince Royal also went q mile and
quarter In = 19x; the time for the three.quar-
ters being l. 16k and the mile l. AN. Burling-
ton went mile and quarter easily In Q l6.
lie has not yet been given q fast trial, but
Bray win sena him out either to-day or to-
morrow. Judge Morrow and Demutn were
out for q gaIiop.
It's the general opinion OF trainers about
Grayesepd that Prince Royal will win the Han
dicap easily. 1t may be.
On Friday last, N. j. Days Lorse Gioater
started In Q six-furiong dash with Kinpstock,
Pericies, Harrisburg and others, Ills Jockey
tried TO get away last and succeeded beauti-
fully. with the result that Gloster was never In
the hunt. Yesterday the fruit was deemed
ripe for pluckinR, aud Daly's friends gladly
took any price against the horse. The good
thing failed TO 60 through and the public were
nightly pleased. kingstock won by q head.
but Chester showed an astonishing improve
ment In form.
Defaulter. another OF Mr. Daly's string,
ntarted.fn the first race yesterday, but the time
was not propitious anu the horse raced the
whole journey with his head swinging. In u
IN It'll ha ,knk n.
faulter has made up bis mind TO run little.
The '.nood thing" players will get abroad,
and II in TO be ferveutly hoped that, TO use a
they will ''run mp against 1t once more.
Foxmede has been been declared out of the
surburbAn.
Terra Gotta and Uucle Bob will start at
Gnttenhurg very soon. They arrived At the
hilltop track yesterday.
Fergus, who ran In the second race at WASH
inRton yesterday, dropped dead after passing
'he post Clark Maxwell IL in hard luck.
Mart Marty Hergen, the gopular Jockey. has made
application to tho Board OF Control for n
license. The Board declined TO give 1t until
they had investigated the matter OF Bergsns
suspension at Guitenhurg. It IL to he hoped
that they will probe deeply into the CAUSE oi
the trouble between Marty and the htarter and
make puolic the facts
Al the meeting Of the Board Of Control yes
terday no action was taken upon the Ueffner-
Dwyer matter. Hefner declared that he
Dwyen.
JACOB Fncus, the veteran trainer, Ia the
proud possessor OF the nrst trainers license
% ever iaaued u this country. He resolved 1t
The others Will be given out to-day.
race Yesterday. In the crOwdlng on the nrst
turn he fell back last and could never make up
the lost pround. Alter the race 1t was dis.
covered that he had been badly cut down.
Tommy Britton. tho Jockey, and Miss Pearl
jackson. q beautiful octoroon, were married In
Lexington, Ky.' on Tuesday night.
John X. Adams. the Jockey. who ut one
time was worth $50, 600. was found dead with
nli throat cut In barn on the st. Louis tMo.
Fair Grounds on Saturday morning. He had
hsd delirium tremens anu committed suicide.
Mike Dwyers two-year-old colt Airshaft, BY
ventiiator, showed considerable speed at Gu;.
tenburg yesterday. Notwithstanding he was 10
no condition to race.
leutoHt tuo houtuCky Cduuiuhto Iot tut
brooklyn Handicap, has not arrived At Graves.
end yet, Notwithstanding all reports 10 tht
contrary. He is due on Saturday.
Fred Taral carried OF all the honors a
Gutten burg yesterday. lie rode three winners
aud three seconds. His work yesterday wal
very nne.
Ed Corrlgau has secured the entire services
OF the great LonRfellow, except his ownerl
mares, at 81. 900 for eacn mare Nc breeds.
Harrison was plunged on IN the last race
GnttenourZ yesterday; why, NO one kuowr
His odds dropped from so to Is.
II IL reported that racing at Gloucester vii
be resumed on JuneI !. The track IL In I'm
condition and upward of oGe hundred siall
are s,ill occupied by horses who are In the bes
of condition.
Kingston, Strathmeath aud Demuth hay
been declared ont OF the Metropolitan Hand
cap at Morris Park.