New-York tribune., 1893-10-02
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS
GOOD AND BAD LUCK OF THE KEENEs.
THEY HAVE WON LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY
THIS SEASON, BuT MISFORTUNE HAS
PURSUED SOME OF THEIR TINE
HoRsEs-TuE FORFEIT lis

HORSES-TIIE FORFEIT LIST.
The stable Of J. r. and +. z. Keene heads the list
OF winning stables by a handsome margin. Domino
alone has more money than any other staoe.
Many persons will say that the Keenes were ex-
tremely fortunate In 1893 The stable mas had
more than its share of misfortunes william
Lakeland is too shrewd and intelligent to make
u serious mistake in horses class or to over
rate any horse that he trains The truth is' ne
is conservative to a superlative degree when ne
trains a horse to race for the great stakes
Mr. Lakeland was confident that in st. Leonards
and Chorster he had two three-year-o'us 'ha'
were In the first rank. Chorister won numoer
of races before he and St. Leonards made tne'r
trip to Chicago to start In the American Derby
The race has been talked about by turfmen from
all parts of the country. few OF the horses en-
gagged in 1t have recovered their form The ueay
at the post and the long journey to Chicaeo anu
return completely upset both St. Leonarus anu
Chorister. The latter was kicked to pieces AZ '"e
most. and had his left eye almost knocked out
NJ his head He was last away from the post
and finished fifth In the race. Many turimeh say
that II Chorister had got off with the ieaneIs "e
would have the American Derby TO MS circuit "
his race from where he started was sraiu o'''
as he closed a lot of ground. and was gaining vi
tho leaderg at the finish. When the horses al
rived at the Lakeland paddock at Brighton Beach
Il was discovered that Chorster had bowed
tendon He was I'm terrible CONDITION. ms e''
was so swollen and painful that he wouiu ho' ~
He was bruised and cut in several piaces' So ''''
he was withdrawn from all his engagements a"e
taken out of training His tendons nave pee"
,us,araa and thorc Is every chance that Chorster
will he one of the contestants for handicap nohor'
In 1894. , -, ,,, ,r,n IN
St I.eonards seriously afecteu " h's UP "
Chicago He ran second In the Realization ''.he'
IN Young America. His defeat was attriDu'eu "
his iockeys neglect of his instructions IL was ol'
boH locth
,a,or and he had a let up In his training He soon
rounded TO and won some good races. lie rohpeu
away from his field at Sheepshead bay 'h SuC
impressive style that the stakes FOR three!eai o'
at the fall meetings appeared to De at MS "'e'e''
os he was entitled TO liberal allowances In many
of them The morning after his last race NJ oheep'
head Bay St Leonards began coughing so that nc
wos thrown out of training The glands In MS
throot hogan to swell and he had severe attach
of strangles He Is just recovering from 'he ene@'
Of the disease 1t is not likely that he Will lace
the starter until next year
Hyderabad showed such promise that Mr heene
and his son. Foxhall. paid $4,000 for the colt lie
vas light in flesh when they bought him. but he
ran good races William Lakeland gave him
snecioi preparation for the Futurity, so that ne
could do battle for the rich stakes shouiu any
accident happen to Domino. Hyderapao ls 'o"s
stridng colt and severe jostc aflects MIN hhofe
than It does horses with different gait In the
stride so that he crossed his legs and turned
complete somersaut. which Jared every JOINT III
his body. His right knee was twisted so that the
sinews were wrenched, causing the colt great pam
The knee received a light blister and Is much I'M
proved but 1t VIII take months of rest ana patien'
care 10 get Hyderabad back to his FORM
Domino not at his best either In the futur-
itv or the match race with Dobbns which fol-
lowed Although he was ne. defeated in thch nc
was not just right. A few days after the race MS
skin was covered with botches. which formed INTO
hard pimples At the end OF a week they yielded
to treatment but left the colt covered WITH whi'e
spots Mr. Lakeland gave the colt every chance
TO recover 80 that when Domino LEFT the paddock
10 start for the Matron Stakes, he said to Mr..
Kcene that the colt was as good as when ne
smothered his opponents in the sprins
There were other hgh-priced horses In the stable,
which were sold because the stable was so large
that Mr. Lakeland did not have the time TO at
tend to them properly. Lidgerwood was one OF
them Bowers. a high-pricec yearlins did we'll in
his work. bu. extremely nervous so that ne
was reserved TO race as n three-ycar-old Inc
yearlings owned by J. II. and f. =. keene are
promising and show good form In their work. al
though none OF them have been asked 10 try their
best The imported Youngsters vast improve
rlent on the yearngs imported previously They
have size conformation and bone. and are royalty
bred 40 that the present indications are tnnt the
native bred youngsters viii have to do their best
10 hold their own with them In II Is likely
that Orchis will be sent to Kentucky and that
White Rose viii accompany her. II Is not decided
what horse will be mated with them.
H. j. Johnson. who manages the Aetna Stables,
saws that I.amplighter defeated his horse and gave
him weight. Rudolph defeated I.amplighter and all
the best horses In the West at the Washington
Park meeting There II "A possible chance that
race may BE- arranged between l.ainplighter TAM
many and Rudolph.
Marcus Daly said on Saturday that Tammany
nodded Just a little and that he was trine sore.
Mr. Daily objects to the reports about his betting.
lie rays that the reports are Ike those In regard
To his wealth ~ the reporters he said. had
the difference between what ! bet on race and
what they report that bet they would be happy
indeed. The same thing applies to what they say
In regard TO my wealth"
The inciscrlmlna,e distribution Of free badges
bv track mnnagers attracts large crowds 10 the
tracks Tie introduction Of bOOkmaicrs To the
free field enectually settles the mutuals IA the
betiors In The free field arc like the plung.rs In
the betting ring they want to know what they
are TO receive In return for their dollars when
they bet
The forfeit liz, has grown to be formidable In It's
length and the number OF names II startling. as
many wealthy owners allow their names 10 remain
the list until they own promising colt. when
they pay up that they may have chance 10
compete for the great stakes. Some Of the owners
Of leading stables greatly dissatisfied and desire
q radical change from the present system. The
breeders who breed FOR the market do not take
OF their forfets in many Instances. The fact that
a man IN the forfeit list can find many places
where he can his horses acts bar for the
collection OF forfets due TO the owner Of winning
horses. one Of the best known Of American turf
men suggests that the racing associations guarnn-
tee the value 81 every stake won. lie says that
winners should BE- paid promptly, and n the asso-
Citations cannot collect the unpaid forfeits they
should bear the losses. ~ they frequently accept
nominations to stakes from persons who ire
sponsible and will not pay unless they have horses
which are SURE 10 win races
Another serious objection 10 the present system
le the difculty experienced In preventing dishonest
owners who are In the forfeit list from racing
horses IN other persons names II Il well-known
fact that horses owned by members of The Board OF
Control or their managers were raced at the ostras
csed tracks where racing was permitted In the