Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-26


Oak Park on August IS
The track at sheepshead is nov In such rood
condition that the horses stabbed there are
cantering over IL in preference 20 the boule-
ward, and il the weather continues enc fast
work viii soon be commenced.
Aierton, Axtell, Ralph Wilkes and Aleantara
we're bred, with one exception, by poor men,
No OF whom were doctors, yet they represent
saine today OF not far from ESQ.,. 900.
Starter Caldwell will take a run across the
Atiannc after the Guttenburg races end. IL
ne wants 70 see good starting he needn 60 50
iar' Tor the "only" Pettngill is the bose Of Them
Guttenburg viii lose for the present it's star
JOCKEY, as Hughey Penny goes 20 Mobile. Ala.
on saturday next TO Join the western string %
capt 3 ;: Browns horses, which are in charge
OF Peter WINNER
Ed. o Dell has been winiering his stable, in
Guiding Maggie r. (2l5isl. by kilhuck Tom. st
Mobile. Ala. and will be ready 10 start NJ she
Philadelphia meetings
Ed. Corrigan has lost his colt Thrifty. By
Spendthrift, out Of Modesty He was heavily
engaged at western meetings
The Detroit Mich Driving Club announces
It's annual merchants and manufacturers stake
OF $1,000 for "a class trotters.
The trainers, horse owners aud all hands st
oioucester are signing q request for Mr. Pet
nngill to reconsider his idea OF going 70 the
Garfield Park Club
In Norway public trotting races have been in
existence for the last sixty years.
The flower city stake. $4,000 for 2 30 horses,
Will close with Secretary Collins al Rochestes
on Friday. April l. IL costs but 5 per cent 70
name.
Belgian justice has determined to enforce
vigorously the anti-gambiing laws against bet
ting on races.
Many horsemen say it would be an improve
neht on the present methods If all the stakes
closed on April l. There would not then be 60
many horses In the forfeit list as owners
would know Just what they we're about when
entries were made.
The Brighton Beach Association is likely 10
nave the best meeting ever held on that track,
as IL rs almost certain that there will be NO
opposition by the board of control tracks
Inc freakness stable is looked upon as .
| strong one, the two-year-olds by Linden show
ing wonderful development Two of them are
ni'een hands three inches high under tho
standard, and have run fast trials.
Inc stormy weather will retard training on
eratlons at the different tracks at least a week.
and the Washington people NAV not begin their
meeting before April Is.
Ihe Fourth OF July is q bone Of contention
as a racing day, and the Coney Island Jockey
Cluo has underworld TO secure il several times.
lhe prospects Of the Washington meeting
| grow brighter every day, as many stables
| which were not expected TO send represent
| auves have applied for stable room, so that
| every stable on the track will be occupied.
fettengill, the starter, may receive word to
| report at Garfield Park, Chicago, on Nav l. ss
| report from Chicago SAYS that the meeting will
open ON that day n the weather permits. The
horsemen all over the country NAV rest MS
| sured that the full complement of racing days
allotted to the Monmouth Association. az in
former years. will be given it, that all the an
nounced stakes will be run and that the usual
program OF overnight races will be given. The
| horses at the Gravesend track are worked every
Gay. The snow does not stop them from doing
outdoor work, but II prevents their being GAL
! Ioped along at a two-minute gait or better.
| lrOttlnR and moderate cal la sarde
with the trainers
| The good rider, James MCLAUGHLIN will be
seen very often in the saddle during the CON-
ing season, as he will ride for Aichael f.
| Dwyer whenever he can do the weight.
| Mclaughlin is lighter at present than he has
been IN March for two or three years past and
he hopes to be able to get down to lis pounds
when the warm weather comes.
Trainer Allen Of the Ehret stable SAYS:
| There are three of my youngsters of which
am particularly proud. These are the chest
nut lilly Josephine. Don Alonzo-the horse by
Long law out Of Round Dance-and Sir Fran
els l mention these as horses who have eau
| tered beyond ala expectation and upon which
| the public should keep it's eyes"
The ancient race course at EPSON, Eng, over
which the derby is run, Is TO be remodeled
at last, and mile straightaway provided.
| The Pennsylvania Association of Trotting
| Horse Breeders will hold it's trotting meeting
| OF 1892 on the elegant new grounds Of the In
| diana County Agricultural Society in conjuno-
ton with their fall fair at Indiana, Pa, octobsr
4to7.
The usual cry Of "Tenny has gone wrong u
| going the rounds in the east. Ii be is In such
| a pitiable condition his critics would have
him his trainer, Snip" Donovan, is not aware
| of the fact.
J. Barrett, fairly good lightweight Jockey,
now riding atGuttenburg. has been engaged b.
I'd. Corrigan for the season
| Jockey Mike Barrett made his temperance
| In the saddle at GutteIburg Monday after .
| long absence. Mike has been very ILL and. in
| fact. he lis far from well now. He wouli have
been riding some months ago hac he not been
attacked with a chill while training down TO his
| lightest possible weight.
4 Sixty-eight PAGERS have gone in q 5 or better
against hfty-one trotters OF a like speed
Walcott Campbell. who were so unfortu-
| nate last wear with their thoroughbred, which
| were nearly all taken sick. do not seem to have
| escaped from their ill-luck yet Two of the
| colts that they purchased at W. L. Scott g sale
| last year have died One a brother TO
| Tenny and the other brother TO L.ighton.
| Their death is more unfortunate from the TACT
that they were both entered for the ST. Leger
| in England
Marty b. has been sold to J. RYAN for seoo.
Deakin 4 Bragg have been expeled from the
East ST Louis track They owned Kildare aud
Blue Rock.
The present race meeting at New Orleans has
been such a success that the executive has de-
| cided to hold one next winter on n far more
pretentous scale. The management will give
fye races a day, the purses to be double the
value OF those offered now The meeting will
commence almost immediately after the fell
meeting at Nashville.
The Prospect Hill stock farm at Franklin,
Pa, has sold S127, 900 worth Of trotters in the
past three months at private sale.
Reports from Lexington say that Byron Mo-
Cleliands famous FLY Sallie McClelland Is
going like a tornado. She must not be left out
In calculating the chances of the big winners u
the coming season. Bermuda ID likewise doing
magniicently.
Leavy, the Jockey. has been reinstated ut
Guttenburg. He suspended on February
% for the alleged crooked riding Of J.B Leavy
has shown that he endeavored TO ride to order
| on the unfortunate occasion, and that in con-
nection with this fact At was the first time he
ever got into trouble and that he supports .
mother and sister, SO the association removed
the suspension.
Sports I'm General.
Capt. Hartwen Of the Yale crew made two
changes in the crew Monday, taking Gallsudeto q
this city, son of DIR. Gallaudet from No. ana
placing him at stroke and taking Graves from
the second crew aud putting him at No. 5. Yale
men think that Gallaudet will be the perms-
nent stroke of the crew. He held that seat in
the boat during January. Since then How
land, Kinney and Ives have been given .
chance there. but Gallsudet seems 70 be the
best man for the place.