The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-31

with capacity of tween ty stalls Three or
these are already finished. and the others
are In course of construction. Every bit OF
available space Is now occupied, even TO
the chicken-house in the " oods and the old
feed barn that did service for the tenant
of the Voss farm. There are altogether
about $50 horses working" on the track,
and the lessees say they could have as
many more there right now if they had
shelter for them. And yet Laokey's i'm
mense stable has not yet been brought over
from Cambridg &c City; it alone contai ms over
one hundred animals. 1t is not at all
improbable that the number at the
track will be swelled by some of the
famous horses now housed at Terre Haute.
For two weeks negotiations have been
pending with the managers of the three
California stables there. with very fair
prospects of landing two of them. The
location. the railroad facilities and other
advantages of Indianapolis. added to the
excellence of the track. make 1t possible to
bring here the best horses in the country.
ALI these, of course, cannot be accommo-
dated IN the speed barns erected by the
Board of Agriculture, but the board offers
free ground to any horse-owners VINO de-
sire to erect their own barns. and at least
three OF them expect I'd take advantage Oh
this. ;. Lackey, Bruce Carr and Smith
Graves having signified their intention of
building for themselves. In discussing
their plans friendly rivalry has sprung
mp as TO which shall have the prettiest
building, and something unusual in the
way of stable architecture may looked for
in these private barns.
ANY morning one chooses to drive out he
Will find the track full of costly thorough
breds being put through their PAGES by
their trainers. with number of horsemen
In the Judges stand ready 10 time them for
q trial mile. Since the race-meetiDg of
week before last not a few fast miles have
been made by horses working out" and
the trainers are pretty near unanimous In
i'ronouncing 1t already one of the best
tracks In the country. They say track
cen never be at it's best until it has ex
perienced freeze and thaw, and with tins
one so fast While new. they confidently pre-
dict record-breaking a year hence.
There Is heap of costly horse.fiesh on
the ground, and it is the hope of the Jour
nal, by taking up and describing each
week one or two stables or strings" to
give the people far idea of what is con-
tanned in the unpretentious barns. Bruce
Cars stable with most of the horses In It
owned by himself, contains some of the
best blood at the track. 1t is housed in
the ''hen-coop" In the woods, and is an
charge of the careful Jim" Mclaughlin.
one of the best trainers IN Indiana. At
the head of the stnd Is Boone Wilson, d
beautiful little iron-gray stallion,
five years old, by Jim. Wilson.
the greatest stallion OF the celebrated
Blue Bull stock. Boone Wilson gained a
trotting record of 2:20lh as q four-y ear old.
and his trainer declares that he is now able
pace a mile In go. 1t is q great rarity
to find a horse that can go either gate IN
such time as that. l.. L. Kitchener is a big
dark brown stallion. four wears old. by
Gambetta Wilkes. bred by Ceciel Bros, of
Danville, Ky. He is fine example of the
Wilkes strain. and though ne has attained
no racing record, he has worked very
fast mile. Ed Robinson IS one of the best
bred horses on the grounds out of the dam
of Boone Wilson. and by Sphinx, by
Electioneer. He is q handsome bay
bricks and three unnamed colts in the
string. which also contains Johnsons Har-
~ Princeton. Brownings Orville and Dr.
handling Sir Michael and Captain Wilkes
owned, respectively. By Michael Sells and
Smith Graves. Sir Michael is toppy.
rangy black stallion colt of two ears, sired
by Palmetto by Red Wilkes and ont of
dam by Haywood by Biackwood. Mo-
Laughlin thin ks we'll of the colt and believes
his three-year-old prospects exceptionally
good. Captain Wilkes IS a trim and hand
some black stallion, by Palmetto. He is
training but q few weeks, shows q mile
IN 2:50
Ed Graves, formerly of Kentucky, is also
located In the "hen-house" with two turf
performers. His bay stallion Ali. by Red
Wilkes. dam by Mambrino King. was en-
tered in the races last week. He has a
three-year-Old record of 2:40le. and is now
able to beat % In his four-year-old FORM
n m faxv
days ago. HIS PAGER, Pat Murphy, by
Palmetto. with dam by Davy Crockett. has
three year-oid record of 2:37. and in
working out last week showed mile in
2:2llz. with tho first half in 1:0Sh. Willis
Y. Graves has his headquarters there, with
his trotter lakewood, by WalsinRh ham. dam
by Princeps, q five-year-old without q
week. On Friday ne was loaded for Mex
jco. No., where he will be driven for the
two-thousand-dol.ar stallion stake this
week. - -
There Is much opinion pro and con among
the horsemen as to whether the State fair,
without pool-selling Will attract good
horses. Il never bet q cent on race or
on any other chance" said prominent
owner yesterday, but pooi-selling seems
60 be inseparable from good racing. Of
course few men like Banner, Stanford,
Lorrillard and other horse fancying mill
ionaires breed horses from sentiment and
support races simply because they excite
interest and breeding, bat that is not the
case with the great bulk OF the horse
men. They own horse or two,
possibly as many rs ten. and they
make business of following the
races Race-horses are mighty expensive,
and they cannot hope to make them win
out in stakes. They use their knowIedge
of the horses and their form TO get even
at the pool-box. and thus they make a
living"
81 don't believe" said another. that the
fair races much. The horses that are en-
tered In the Western and Southern circuits
Will be apt to come on hero just the same,
instead OF laying up week. unless there
should be some event at the same time
60 draw them oil. Nobody supposed
the board would permit pool-selling, and
thay Will not be disappointed"
Horse and Turf Notes.
The PAGER Victor. by Pilot Medium. now
In Doble's stable. Is not doing as well as
expected.
Mary 1rueblood by American Boy. has
made record of 2:3Oa.. She is good for
lbs honors.
Will the driving club give an October
neetIDgf Horse-owners generally believe
that It will.
While trotters are the pride of the horse
men, unquesfi0nabIy IL il a running meet
lYu haf fof ah ha