The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-18
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
THE GREAT SPRIN 7hR ERfTANNfC WAS
REsPoNsTBLE FOR NORRIS PARK.


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Horses Taking Their work NJ me Big
Cour.e. Around New Iork-The spring
M.c,,or Of the Ontario Jockey Club
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Chester.
Yet sueb is the fat. Francis Morris who
died In 1851 was 'ne '".Ner o, yohn a.
Norris. and. as anybody at all familiar
VI" 10, .'' @ ~ .,.,. a.t
knoWs' oiu mach 10 ropuinliHe 'ne spoi.
aS nS .h anu tI prinr ana ppiors.s making
The scarlet ;sckst as famous in England a
score Of Years s aso as it is in America to.day
through the successes of Russell, st. Florian.
Xmhmianoa IsIntricn,nt. Corr.ction Tar.
Hlner. and a host of others that could
b. mined. When Francis Morris re.
tired from active participation in racing
he kept small stud in Maryland.
and when no dsl he let. that property. with
ter 1 This ady did not care to oa her own
nam tho
mas a've,opeu a1s .he 'r.'e 'r u.o' ,nnt
Old was sent to WynIham Walden to be
proved a flyer from tho start. and his sue
had smoudered in his breast for there is no
man fonder of a race horse than the founder of
Morris iark. Mr. MOTIFS resolSsu 70 go
upon tho turf in an extensive fashion. and
psn Morris, who manages the huge course at
and y na t :" FIJI ths
mares could Le Kept aud bred e the best 9!
ss Tes
mated With the
get horses that swept the deck year after year.
can mares arrest to the best English siresmthc Derby
end Loger winners. for instance; The Younger
sear in Essex ana
5D1s r. :bs d sSsh Of BY
OF asSe the dam 0r Of Ass
N d puGie this ,nSy
mimic. by Ten Brock. Homeopathy. by Re-
form. out OF Maggie b. B.. the dam of iroGuois;
Sasson W ost ont ON 81 az Com
therefore full sistor to Pardee. and Vacation.
a. half sister to spSeeialty wiz go abroad
follow at ' later date. OF OBEY course Ms.
farm. but those I given above '' are OK known
ssTs aG Ss';ars sss
such unions are brought to America err ns'h in July
Madsburs III fhs sa at IL" set
trials last fan were English bred. the sires be-
American mares Active and jennis b. '"0
Mr. 4. H. Morris was asked a t,.w days ago
cM th ns rep d,d w nns stallion of their
You can't buy them. We tried to buy
S Ss5sp asn and s4s him III
Hoy I'M Mr. M Norris r+ came to build Norris Park
When It was stated. on what was supposed to
be reliable authority, that the Jerome Park
taken for a reservoir. the late Leonard Jerome
approached Mr.. John a. Merits with the idea
years reaardsd the property t'n now WI o ,nd
s BY th1 SsM York hDd JG Is aS cub
long to make up his mind that it would be- do
sirabie either for building purposes or as the |
site Of the proposed race track. He bought the |
eiled after his own ideas. He had n ways con.
tended that races should be run on a Straight |
chance and SO his new track had a Straight
oc%r 5s rs St Mo1s ar -,
tion need not be. recounted. 1t is matter Of
and his views are shared by his son and man |
ager to give the public and the horse owneras |
much for their money as nossfbie Thsra ia a |
free nsld for those who feel that they cannot
. majority 81 the stake races are SO |
Of a race mt a merely nominal sim |
fine finds at the eleventh hour that none leo. Of
prize. Mr.. Alfred Hennsr Morris has framed n |
Number OF stakes Including the Pocantico' in |
which owners find the declarntion fee on ~ ona |
day before the race. placed at the very lowest
Is b and as Il IL wn1b 10F tive
and s.: 800 the horse owner is virtually receive
Is Mr.. Morrs's aim throughout, and MS arcu.