New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-14
NOTES ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.

The COney Island Jockey tluo announces auuiuonai
stakes for two.yearods to close Oh April L. owners
and trainers are partial the tass) course as
it is called by the trainers. and the Coney Island Jockey
recognized their demands by giving three races suit
able all classes IL twO-yeaf.ods. There should DC
large list OF nominations to these contests:
The Daisy stakes-A sweepstakes for two years old,
toals Of 1890. Of s2j each and only $40 forfeit with
81 $50 added which $3.50 to the second and 800 TO
the third. Five furlongs the turf
The Pansy Stakes-A sweepstakes for two years old.
foals 1890 Of s25 each. and only $40 forfeit with
$500 added OF which $3.50 to the second and 500 to tho
third. The winner Of tho Daisy Stakes 70 carry II
extra. 1hrccquarters OF a mile on the turf
The Spring Turf Selling staAes-A sweepstakes for
two years old oas OF 1890. OF s25 each and only $40
forfeit with $50 added OF which $3.50 to the second AMI
slOO 10 the tfd The winner ~ be sold at auction for
5000; II for ~ 600 allowed 10 II for 80 600, 10 n;
y allowed for each 500 down to 200. Three
quarters of mile the turf.
Tho Shecpshead Bay Is all that trainer could
It l. Level billiard table and has been care
fully narrowed that trials at speed could be run over
1t at any time
There are indications that the Grtenburg management
will have to attack Gloucester the number q Lorses
entered In races that track Ounuuber the Gutten
burg entries The racing at the latter place grows worse
every day Many OF the are baresced that even
Of track officials condemn them in unmeasured
The horses against each other day in
and day with blood ~ change the monotony
had TO resort to hurdle races TO re-
yye OF the patrons. but the first
such dsgracefl exhibition that Jockey suspend
ed and even the Gutenberg public was disguised.
so the burzard OF Gloucester IS likely 70 become the
victim Of the yuures OF Gutenburg In the end there
will racing in tho STATE the Gloucester manager
VIII take decisive than the Law ard order
League to close UP Cuttenburc
L. f. positive that NJ r. Dwycr will C,utten.
frank McCabe intends to race some OF his horses
at Washington.
o. A. Jones will have representatives. OF his stable st
the Washington meeting.
katpy In MIL hla hut
the trainer Of It Tenny received
course blstcrs and had time enough between tho up
pcatons 10 have oil the fever leave his legs before the
next one applied. Tenny Is not high In nssh
at this year Donovan thinks much OF Jenny
to him TO get him " do rNce and II he thought
could get him In condition TO race Tenny would DO
making season in the stud
The question % the rights OF boOkmaser who raced
horses on the oS:racred on the Board
Of Control il being talked atou IN the uptown
sorts Many people say that under the present rules
the privilege VIII be denied to the offenders.
Morris Park Will receive PREPARATION this week. Su.
perlntendsnt intends to have 10 the model
70 work horSe THIS year jerome Park does not
ne great dao OF attention Tho soil Is OK such q char
acter that every heavy storm leaves IL perfectly
smooth and It gets hard to vor. horses
less 10 I. frozen
The snseless talk that horses trained jerome PARK
are ready the horses trained at iri>csad
the NONSENSE the leading trainer at that
has his horss III and rady 20 race when he sends them to
The PfeaAn,~s stable promises 10 be strong this
year. ldwaId F,aAcs who train. the horses. is well
pleased with the two-yearod division FcaKos had
tad wear In 1891 say but is confident Of
covering the losses thl. year
Pierre Lorlid Il sad 10 have declined the Of his
name in connection with the Board Of Control
now rule. TO date horses age from March. IA bcinS
acaied England with every chance OF f., becoming
racing law The leading turfmen In England have been
emphatic in assertion that II i violation OF natures
laws to have the IA the stormy and cold months
Of January and February and declare that there few
sc ON record oalcd ia MAY and June becoming
acers The benefit size IN the thoroughbred has
not h.cn proved the mOderae--lcd horses have won
, larger number of the important both In
Eng and and America
A rulo 20 dat, q horses age from March = badly
,d.d in this country. there l. such diversity OF
climates IN the different sections The breeders IN Call
forn have az months the beat of the breeders
In this section The percentage OF premature fodng Las
increased 10 an alarming extent In Kentucky caused by
their having bred months too early, many pOctcal
horsemen assert What the American turf requires IS
return to at least nNclound allowance for gedlngs and
March as tie date from which 10 reckon horses age.