Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-05-14
All Horse Talk.

All morse Idlh'
Brazos IS again eligible to start on
board Of central tracks.
Major omo has been declared out OF
the Brooklyn handicap.
Alcryon, the famous gray stallion
and his owner, Frank L. Foble. who
were expelled in 1889 for alleged crook
edness, have been refused reinstate-
mont by the Board OF Review OF the
National Trotting Association now In
session In Chicago.
"GoodwIn's Turf Guide No. 2" is
out, giving all races run since jan
uary /.
Fred Gebhart's high-priced FLY, Ex-
pertinent, will in future be known as
Louise.
Charles Fleischmann's brother to st.
Carlo and St. Carolus is the two-year-
old track favorite at Gravesend.
DIR. Hasbrouck, Kingston, Stonenell
and Correction will come together at
Gravesend next Monday in a tive-fur-
long dash.
c. L. Fair has purchased a second
call on Jockey Garrison, and will pro-
badly secure him to ride Dare in the
American Derby.
Wildwood will not be sent east for
the big handicaps. He leaves San
Francisco next week for Washington
Park, Chicago.
The Branuons pulled off another good
thing at Gutenberg yesterday with
Larghetta, who was backed down from
10 to l to 6 TO /.
May Thompson, the unbeaten crack
flly, was given a hot argument In the
St. Louis Hotel stakes yesterday. She
won all out by a nose.
Jockeys Tod Sloan, Sparger ap&-3.
Williams were set-Sown IN St. Louis
Wednesday Tor the rest OF the meeting
for bad behavior at the post.
Boone Wilson, the late Bruce Cars
premier stallion. brought $4,000 under
the hammer Wednesday at I%ndianap-
oils. ]. c. Riley, Of that city, was the
highest bidder.
Lookout's price for the American
Darby has receded from 30 to 20 to l in
the local books since his win in the Blue
Ribbon event at Louisville. His original
price was 100 to l.
J. A. & A. II. Morris Russell is tipped
for the Brooklyn. The tip has been
used two years, but it has been polished
up, and race followers will find 1t as
good as new on handicap day.
How any well-informed turfman can
claim that it will check fraud TO shorten
the distance is hard to understand. A
so or 75-yard distance would be hailed
as a golden boon by the ''fne workers"
and manipulators Of books aud pools
wishing to dump a race.
There are nearly 800 Of the most
beautiful horses in the world in the
stables Of the Car Of Russia, many OF
them being pure Tartar bred. They are
luxuriousIy cared for, and stand with
straw to their knees. Their magnih-
cent tails are never cut and reach to
thir feet, and the long silky hair OF their
bodies is never clipped.
A live stock show and blooded horse
meeting will be held at Bennings race
course, Washington, d. c.. from May 30
to June II, under the auspices Of the
National Live Stock Association.
Horses, cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry
are coming from all parts Of the United
States. and there are already $500 en-
tries.
1t is now a f~oregone conclusion that
the sensational three-year-old MorclIo
will start in the st. Louis Jockey Clubs
Stakes, in which he is entered. The
horse was given a stiff mile the other
day, and be seemed to eat the ground
up. He has q slashing stride, and runs,
apparently. with very little effort.
Some, however, find fault with his &C.
ton. which is somewhat peculiar.