New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-15
FACTS ABOUT TENNIS LAMENESS.
THE TROUBLE Is IN THE FooT-HoRsES IN
TRAINING AT MORRIS PARK.

| THE TROUBLE IS IN THE FooT-HoRsES IN
TRAINING AT MORRIS PARK.
The long streak OF ill-luck which for the greater
part OF last marred the career OF Tenny mas
TO all appearances Just reached its ultmatum. Inc
story told yesterday OF Tenny's lameness and break
down in training seems to be unhappily only TOO true
Mr. Pulsifer was apparently broken up with GRIEF
Yesterday morning. as he watched the idol OF his
heart and the pride Of his life limp along the oboggan
slide at Westchester in the rear OF "Snip' Donovans
string OF racers. With tears In his eyes he said'
pointing to the great little 'un":
"Therc's $50 900 worth OF stakes gone in a minute.
I needn't have backed him for a cent and yet
should have been about that much the richer at the
end Of the year."
No one who examined Tenny yesterday morning and
saw the coat shining like FURNISHED brass, the muscle
standing out in thick cords on the superb neck and
shoulders and chest the legs clean and hard and the
wicked eye rolling and flashing, could help exclam-
ing with Tenny's owner, The pity Of It," In point
of general condition Tenny just now is at his best.
But for the ameness which has disabled him he could
race this week. In fact, Mr.. Pulsfer intended to
start him at Guttenburg, believing that or two
on the hill would materially benefit him in his work
for the Brooklyn Handicap.
Tenny's trouble lies In the old spot-the off hind
foot. which has already twice before disabled him.
His progress in trimming delighted everybody at West
chester and the trainers stable boys and hangers
on who saw his work felt that Mr. Pulsifer had
mortgage on one OF the spring handicaps, and
prepared to put their dimes and cents him.
On Tuesday OF last week Donovan thought It time
10 give Tenny gaop OF the first class and sent him
on mile and quarter spin, which finished at the top
of the toboggan slide. When Tenny was slowed up
the watches registered 2:19. This good enough
to 90 on WITH but the following afternoon the giant
repeated and actually improved on this performance,
2l7 being the time. He showed no illefects Of his
foo In IN
Thursday Donovan gave him fast mile gallOp. He
finished full Of dash going the distance in 81. Then
as he slowly walked down the main stretch he appeared
to faIter Donovan Immediately guessed what had
happened.
The lad on Tenny's back dsmounted and led him
back TO his stable. There dt was found that the
left hind foot had again weakened-thls time,
IL is feared, for good or rather bad.
The trouble is supposed to be with the navcuar bone
The secret Of Tenny's breakdown was well kept-so
WELL indeed, that 1t not until Mr. Pulsifer was seen
10 take 81 900 to 500 about Frenz for the Suburban
that any suspicion of the truth leaked out.
It was said yesterday that since Thursday Tenny
had been confined to walking and trotting exercise
When he first walks out the track the lameness Is
not perceptlble. When he becomes warm with exer-
else however, the weakness in his foot begins to be
felt and he puts his foot to the ground with the painful
tenderness Of equity old gentleman
al doubt whether we shall ever DO able to send him
10 the post again." said Mr. Pulsner. Donovan
thinks he has broken down for all time and Donovan Is
about right People have lately taken TO calling me
colonel Pulsfer. Now that Tenny has gone sup
pose shall be plain Pusifer again, or even Dave so
much for earthly glory"
Mr. Pulsifer's views on Tenny's prospects arc not
however shared by the majority of the trainers at the
track.
"That lameness amounts to very little" said one Of
the ablest and most experienced men in the business
Iyn fbpVN want
Mr. Pulsifer has useful second choice in Onaway,
whose good form as a two-year-od In 1880 would en-
title him 10 respectful consideration for the Brook
,vn Handicap. The injury to the right shoulder
which he sustained whesat exercise last spring. has
almost entirely disappeared, nothing but large
swelling being perceptible. lie has grown and filled
ont into q fne-Iookng fouryearold ard is forward
enough in condition to be ready for the Brooklyn
| meeting Mr. Pulslfer has invested 800 on him for
hc handicap and must therefore believe that he has
some sort Of chance.
Demuth another OF the Brooklyn Handicap candi-
dates who was bought for Frank Ehret at captain
| Crowns SALE and is in Matt Aliens care, has
developed into grand looking colt, and will be one
NJ the fttest horses likely to run In that race.
Allen has given him nothing stronger than TWO
minute work. ~.
Others in Aliens string are Clarendon and Peter
Clarendon never looked well as he does Just now
and will win good many nice stakes for his new
gunner Peter has grown into threc-year-oh OF
mich power and symmetry, and judging by the I'M
movement he has made since last year, VIII De
dangerous In any kind Of company.
Los Angeles galloped along the tobogsan sioc
with the evenness and sm0othness Of piece OIL
machinery yesterday, and to Judge by appearance
will this season TO hand earlier than In any
former year. -.
John Campbes lot have all been more or less subject
10 sickness and are therefore backward.and athoughS
~ Castaway III for the Brooklyn Handicap TINS yea
NAV as well be dismissed. lie cannot possibly he
cot around to his best form in time for the race;
DIablo looks WELL but viii not be al his best ult
the shee pshead BAY meeting IS we'll under way simon
Waaus the imported OF st. Simon and Wheel OF
Fortune Is a colt of substance, beuty ana syni
metry Apparently the climate OF this county agrees
with him, for he has grown and spread out nnti
now he is one Of the best specimens OF Thoroughbred
Ia he found I'm this IN any other country. Al Use
trainers AZ Westcbester In love with his long ow
level graceful sweeping action, strongly reminiscent
" Now that Tenny has presumably been disposed OF
tho WESTMINSTER men regard Uncle Bob as their most
nromlsing Drooklyn Handicap candidate. @. J. John
son has had him la strong work Tor q cOnsln eJnDe
time and YESTERDAY, IN the presence OF The Iribnts
rsnorter he worked a mile In 40. lie moves WIN
,re fre and determination, and breasts the Materhof
H Int little has been done with the two-year,ods a.
Westminster and as yet they are all more or less on
c,sntItv In CAPTAIN Browns lot, now