New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21
RACERS AND TRAINERS.
SOME OF THE GOSSIP OF THE HOUR
WHAT THE OWNERS AND TRAINERS ARE TALK
ING ABOUT.

ING ABOUT.
The trainers who are through racing for the season
are making everything about their stables snug and
comfortable. Jack Joyner has number to break
that sold at the late sales. He will winter about
twenty five head at sheepshead Bay. Foxhall keene
will winter his lot ut the same place. The stable win
contain twenty or horses General sanford
shipped his home 10 bis farm at Amsterdam
yesterday. He says that he will show colts that
are as large. taken on average. any lot OF Kep
tuckans Of IN, same number at the spring sales.
John Mackey went TO Chestnut Hill on SUNDAY. ana
secured Clara, the dam Of Reclare. and another we'll
brod mare lie paid $4,000 for them. J.. Kitson was
reluctant to part With them, but Erdenheim Is too
valuable to be used for stock farm and Will soon DC
broken MP into lots.
Megars, the famous dam Of spInaway was sold ct
the same time to Mr.. Larrable. but was disguised al
the idea Of going to Montana. SO she lay down and
died In the paddock that night The sale is on
w. S. Barnes, formerly known the Adonis OF the
Tur:. Is going into breeding on an extensive scaie.
lie has fifty wcbred brood Mares and intends 70 nave
as good stallion as anybody owns at the head OF Ms
stud. He made several purchases at the late sales
and has the distinction OF owning the only hly by me
famous handicap horse Bendgo in this country shs
is by BendlgO, dam Pleasance
The Montana bred ycarllngs were revelation TO
the turfmen when they led into the ring IL
that buffalo bunch grass will press the blue
best food to feed young things Now that Marcus
DAILY intends 10 breed on an extensive scale, with
such sirS as the Child OF the Mist and Inverness and
choice mares to breed them to. he should rank Win
the leading breeders. He proposes TO put Sl,oOoooo
In his scheme breed the best trOers and runners In
America.
Many of the breeders from the South and West
have visited Guttenburg In the last few days, and
were highly pleased as the winter tracks furnish an
outlet for the waste thOroughbreds, and make mar
ket for almost any kind Of colt, as the cry Is, You
can win with them at Gloucester or Guttenbnrg.'
There win be many changes in trainers hbout the
first of the year, as number of newcomers on the
turf intend to have their horses trained by their own
trainers About the hotels IL Is reported that b G.
Potter and j. Rowe were acting agents for August
Belmont jr, at the Belmont sale. Another Is thas
Mr. Reed was offered an advance on St. Blaise OF
22O 600 by jacob Rupert.
There are light entries at baltimore tha'
number of trainers intend to ship horses over ut oncc
as they like an easy game. II is said that wen
! known California turfman has lost over 100000
| wrestling with the tiger mot the TnmInany tser
since ne has been in the Fast The game Is not con'
| ing as pleasantly rs in the past
The knowing ones say that there is not chance
for legal betting in NewJersey In the next five years,
bmt that there may be racing at Monmouth under the
| Old method
wyndham Walden will have number in the sale
list ate, he has tried his yearngs. stake class Is
what he is after for 1892.
The Board Of Control should meet, and all horses
should be registered before the stakes close on jan
| nary ]. Al least that is the opinion OF horsemen.
| Chester w. Chapn'S horses that were In the SAFE
averaged $3.50 John Hunter sold some Of his 10y at
small figures. but saves money by the TRANSACTION.
| lie is already figuring on next years stakes. 49,
Matt. Allen comes TO the city occasionally; lie
looks wise and says nothing when yearlng tials are
| talked about. lie intends TO try his lot at nan
| mile before he puts item away for the winter
ID. D. Wthers will have one Of the largest stables
on the turf next year, unless he disposes OF NUMBER
| at private sale.
! The pOolroOms lost heavily on "ench' coubina.
lions last week, and many rooms decline that sort Oh
betting now. ,.
Megara was one OF the best broOdmares In America
She was by Imported Eclipse ont OF Ulrica by Lex
| ington. Ulrica was the dam OF Ben All. Megara
produced Spinaway the greatest twoyearold lilly Oh
her time and FenelOn, winner OF over iOrty races
! She was more than twenty years Old when she died
The weanlng FLY by her side was purchased by JohD
| Mackey for 81 900.