The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-29
GOSSIP OF THE HORSES.
THE EYES or RACrN6 MEN TURNED
7OUaRD yLU JERSEY THESE DAYS.


chairman OF the Board orControi Trace
Horses Moving Along on the Coney
Island Bouievnrd-IIow Tompkins OF San
lenndro Educatcs His Trottcrs-.Jay Eye
sec Entered in the Pacing Stakes.
The eyes of racing mon are on New Jersey.
md every move on the part OF tho Board of
Control and the enemy Is closely watched.
There arc hopes for favorable legislation. al
though very little time remains in which to
pass bill. 1t has been announced that tho
Monmouth Park Racing Association will raco
its dates at the Gravesend. Shccpshcad Bay.
and Morris Park courses. II this is SO. then
the Monmouth folks have given up nll hope of
securing bill this year. and the splendid now
course at Little Silver will remain closed for
another year.
There is considerable speculation as to who
shall succeed ID. D.Withers as Chairman OF tho
Board Of Control There arc two names prom
inentiy mentioncd-J. &. X. Lawrence and
John Hunter Both gentlemen are well known
and are prominent in the turf world. Mr.. Law
rcncc is the President OF the Coney Island
Jockey Club. is young ambitious. and clever.
Mr.. Hunter Is tho owner OF that good colt
Dagonet is a racing man Of tho old school. and
has had "a vast amount of experience in all
matters pertaining to the sport. Folks would
be glad to sec John A. Morris TO tho fore. but
Mr. Morris is in New York seldom during the
winter months and is unable to give as much
OF his timc rs he cares to. Some mention has
been made OF his son. Alfred lionncn
Morris. bright young business man.
assuming charge of his fathers racing affairs.
As matter Of fact this young man has had en-
tire charge of the hugo stable OF race horses
running under the firm name OF j. a. Il A. H.
Morris for tho past two years. Not only this.
but tho younger Morris has had tho man
agomcnt of u great many details at Nor
ris Park since tho inaugura! meeting. Henry
G. Crickmore. tho popular Secretary who
holds like position with tho Monmouth Park
Association. finding his time fully occupied
with the work Of getting ont the stakes and
seeing that no black sheen get within the fold.
& Son that have leon winterin= in Red Bank
have been brought home to Grars , and
reITa:Ih SoknE lot nix ar" r Dwyf
but II horse If Eon's hulk Will not race long on
bad legs, There will he, plenty of wreck
move alon., ut anything like fast pace. and
rumor is busy with the names of several of tho
are said t" b.. in II bad way. and ther" are sin:
lister hints ahoat regarding the condition OF
other iayiorites. The moral attached to this for
to win the Brooklyn. Suburban. or Metropol:
itan. pick out Il sound onc-a four year-old
Ing overthc isl, Of winners Of the races named.
the four ycar-olds are greatly in the majority.
Several books vii! open on these races this
Among tho entries for the 5000 racing
stalk at ndep"naenn,c yh No. is i eiInK EId
horse lad feet took him away from active par
year he took to pacing. and as the lateral gait
is much, easier than trottng and is not 50 try
l nncs On iii His .' "w T Jackson T. case Jr. Of
Racine. Wis. has entered lJictators fast, son
in sy S of Iksd n or a tn@ the l te
whceiers This time last year the public was
,,ton.shTl t" hear that bree WhT at tina,
four wears old, had been set pacing. and tn.
smart Photographers in different parts Of
T n" s% wh9 "Iu hIshca til" story Dr"ct
pprenre9 nmons ,he pacins hiyison. nnv"rthe-
winding NJ as the cham ion. with 4 record of
2:ob. Itwoul be snrlr!sing should Iay Eye
purrs, of action ut the trottinE gait.
along at !. slow cnor and every fine. morning
sr.rdnwav for trottcrs in the world is alivo
With tEorous hbrcls that arc, winterinE at
t Ticks Gs road fiy oT nn sY s"i
is mode, place on which t" lrsra,re
Sr" i. Ich greater %e variety in saorns on
the road than over III" reEulat ion stretches Of
II race track. and very many horses will only
take their work on such places. it being next
to impossible tp get them to take their work on
the track. The road affords welcome change.
horses. Badge is remark able example of sore
ness developed by cNccss ive work on the race
badge was : one Of the most honest horses in
aTSn lis T Tsz.I a 9he oi i.si
that he would got just as many oats
if be did not try 50 hard. and lie suddenly de-
taken out in til" morning for his gallop re-
fused to do anythin: but trot or cnntcrr slowly.
Since then his work for races has been taken
on the road.
san IsanlrS caIitorpia, haS his own views on
training trottcrs and. Will hc does not claim
to be able t" nu, horse in shape to 20 intoa
that he can accomplish n grnnt deal by his
system and lsay. very little work to
T III" tank IS "s smne a ss no'h nH
w WSEs t aMa r" Sn nens
at each end. down. which the horses walk
int he water Thirty yards away from no
!nish,ss. steam for tho tank: The steam
little below blood heat. TO make the hath
more perfect and to further insure against
salt. abou! Il ton and u half being .cnptied into
III" pit. There nr" provision, for emptying
aud iillinG the pit with fresh water Whenever
Tompkins has string Of trotters in train
ing IN the tank. and the California Ernn'in"r
saws that they arc about ready to go for tho
money without having logged yard on the
track. This swi mining of horses in order to
reduce flesh and give them the lung power
ncras;;nryto 90 through sharp race is .es:
peciaily beneficial for horses that have bad
legs that will not stand the pounding on
the race track which Is tho severe test through
which every trotter must pass. Trotters go II
great many heats in some races, and tho
preparation for u campaign entails great
deal moro work than thoroughbred must on
dure. and it takes 4 worry SOUND horse to with
tt,Np f,r,a
There arc any number Of crippled thorough
brcds that are patched w year after year and
every twenty men. the horse would not run u
hundred yards before dropping from sheer
pnln
Mr.. Tompkins's idea is not now by any
means. Budd Doble and OF her shrewd horse
mon having used the swimming method ut
intervals with n good deal Of success. Fol.
lowers Of the Grand Circuit six or seven years
ago will recall tho game cnmpagner. Phyllis.
and her owner and driver Charles Wagner Of
vcrsally known as POP, and had the, reputation
inf, e 4 4, inn Ia 10