New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-15
GOSSIP OF TURF AFFAIRS.
CONDITION OF THE HORSES AT JEROME
PARK STABLES

looks will begin lay the odds against the horses
which remain in the list of entries for all trce races
At all the tracks trainers report that their horses
were never better than present. Longstreet IS
,caIv a wonderful horse, ana II would be dhhcuIt TO
pamo one who can compare with nm III appearance
,Io Is all right In his legs and does not show sign
Of being at all "dcky' or shaky on them athough
The hard work required 10 wind morse Oh his cano'e
up to the proper pitch for hlN DrniSinI race s'ch
rs the Brooklyn Handicap promises 20 De may de
yelop a weakness in them. As a sire MS mashinceht
proportions and perfect conformation sho'iu cohmeh"
lin TO breeders.
pbnosonher Young who has the credit Of being
one Of the shrewdcst men either on inc t''ck or rs
breeder did the shrewdcst act OF MS HE "heh JIG
socnrcd both Longstrect and Potomac for 10000 TO
Ia nlaced M the mead Of the Me,irathiana breeding
establishment. Kingston Is like piece oil satih'
r,.erv trainer and stable boy at Gravesend Will saw
,.ben one compliments a horses Appearance; "faNc
Won seen Kingston lie lays away over them all
lie had hard season last year. and was not so good
in ,be fall as the public had seen him. His trip to
C1,icoro did not benefit him. he is a hard hoise
10 keep in condition and does not taNe Nhuy 'o
journeys by rail-
cocr who has not warm spot In his heart
for the gallant old geldngl lie IS likely
60 lose his name as he IS actually FAT, although
tbe statement viii be doubted by many OF his friends
Ia & ,iteIv 20 unset some Of the welllaid plans OF
, number of horsemen. who fondly hope to see their
colors first past the post in some OF the Vaiuaoie
spring stakes. Here is q remark worthy OF ho'c
made by the oracle of Brighton Beach: "Jnst SHOW
me tbe trainer who leaves odd Bones ont as not
having a chance in any race In which he doeSh
carry ton of coal on lis back and will show you
a man who Is bad Judge and one VINO can
train"
Banquet looks as If he were ready for the feast:
lie is as sleek as seasdn. and looks the picture VI
health in spite OF his long. hard campaign TIC
begin anOnef 1lIl
as hard and to finish at the end of II with as larse
number OF brackets as he earned In loSl' No"'o
is likely to prove himself a crack threeyeaFoiu as
he never displayed his true form rs two-yearolu
4 change OF trainers often works wonders Ill d"
horses FORM ard in Hike Nomad's, where inc
colt raced under every disadvantage as twoyearolo
md won crcditable races with everything in MS lo
he may be equal to the best as thrce-yearoo
NJ F. Dwyer Is at his winter home. Rock Ledse'
Fla and is entertaining a number OF prominent '"f
meD The steam launches on the lnalah hNer iur-
nish o medium for racing anu pu'ons uo"" wv
John Kelly would say.
Reports from Middleburg, Nd, say that every horsc
on the place is in good health ana that "SHI''iii
Walden will begin the season Of 1s92 IN pe''er shape
,,o, last wear such report sounds impossible, as
Tho All -,arlet almost swept the board at Washington
o,a Cravesend spring meetings. The public Will have
= chance TO get line on many Of the horses at the
Washington meeting. The horses Mt Brighton beacn
are being worked the Boulevard and everybody from
the island of sand and sausaees can see ho o'iVI oo
vearo,d than "Bnly7 LakeaDd's Victory victory
has developed into a fne-ooing animal Ills trainer
know bow good he really is. but little. He was
ha6dicapped last year. he had no regular JOCKEY
but he has one now who gives him enough confidence
to buy a mutual ticket when he starts horse.
Yesterday the writer visited Jerome Park, ana a
more desolate place than the tnck woud be hard TO
find The gran stand is boarded mp and there Is no
sim Of life At the stables everything was different
AT J. J. Hylands stable the boys were busy putting
things In order. IIyand had gone to church. lie Is
subject to rheumatic attacks since his Illness, aud LOT
that reason exposes himself little as possible but
visits the stable twice every day His horses arc IN
snlendid shape-no sickness, complaints and ready
TO begin the season. Ills Higness is remarkaoe
horse His record Is turf history and will not be re-
ferred TO- He has grown and spread and looRs IKE
finished horse All Of last season he looked COUSIN
more like big yearIng than a great twoyearofd' up
n anv weight or distance which two ycarolds rh lie
"a as doce and clever as II is possible for horse 10
be- but when strangers lool in his box ana see ~
carefully padded they wonder at the reason Inc av
..,aant win tell YOU he kicks In his stall, ana you go
owav with the idea that he is vicious, but nothing
oop,d he further from the truth. lie never KICKS at
his attendants but does 1t when there Is ITO ono hea
him Hyland SAYS t.is habit when nc can acooui'
Ar The reason why he kicks is because schuylkn Is
kept In the stable with nm, Is inc opii'on " ~
OF the followers Of the stable
Ludwig IS all that lie gave promise OF being Ias lan'
As one OF the boys said, II you look over te I'e1
yerold stakes for 1892 no matter what one you poA
ont, Ludwig IS in it,
Darelin's reputation sire depends on Luo~lg' as
he is the test one BY that sire which mas r1u d.
,,ro.vearold He gives every indication or being
stayer as he is good doer in the stable anu hs so'
bone and conformation. lie IS ieveihea1ed anu MS
disposition is Of the best lie has shown u@t nc "'
al The snecd which is required. His gait IS perfection
when he is In his stride he moves WITH h'te l1ouo
and as she showed in lis last race he goes py Ms COM
ne,tors a, If they were standing STILL Ludwig against
Victory will cause great betting contest when 'he'
meet I'm a race, with Dave Johnson ana HIS iono"
ing betting on Victory and John'Day, Count GIDEON
and the followers OF iylands stable betting on Ludwlg
many thousands OF dollars will change hands siiou4l
hoh horses come 10 the post fit and ready to race
Merry Monarch looks like second EDITION OF bi'iih
aletta lie is as handsome horse as is In trenihg'
schnylkill was lying when the door Of his box
was opened. but he got up and gave his Visitors IA
chance TO SEQ him. lie Is now in the list OF geiue''
He looks good. and might possibly run true To his
work and pick up a few purses for Count G1ueoh'
Ua,Penny as said before. could be passed lor d
sovereign as he is giltedged III his looks. ana SHOWS
quality In every point from BIS muzzle To MS Nhi'
contribution is not 50 high in flesh as many Vi 'he
borses but he is one Of the sort which makes itsh
,rh.n I'm training. Mccormack. by Pat Matloy, dam
Inn Playinglclds has not grown great deal but IS
ALI life and fulGs the old adage that there Is eood SUN
In small packages
Nathan strauss's stable was the next one in order
hdolpb Wheeler. formerly with Your Uncle "iha'h
Day is the trainer. His stable was as next az any
seen this WINTER and his horses arc In the same con
di,ion There arc four three yearolds and fifteen Two
yearolds in the stable. King Alfonso N.Y. loohns
much like Vivid by the same sire, wOna a''ra'' "''
",.,,( n. o,,. hor.onon she IS a chestnut of good
i've and is likely 10 pay her way, as slc showed up
well In her yearng trials. Another ch snut my W
rlages with "A blaze and four white egs. loOKed racS
snd tx the way Wheeler fOndled her must nave so"
him something in her work which pleased MN -
i h or brown lilly by Bazes the next one III
line she much like Blnen. the GuucnD"fs
inr,c,, Int is larger. and shows n l0t oi
ousI,tv when closely Inspected. \ tw9yta tola
COLI by Kyrle DAILY showed that u,hh ne wa ~
no &. ~ riy WIleeIef