The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-14

IL 70 said that the owners Of Clifford
are prepared 20 back their horse heavily
up TO the last minuts. which will send him
70 the post IN even favorits, even stronger
with the public than he 10 o. present
There 10 no doubt the colt has been we'll
backed in the books. but al the money has
bssn laid BY the public and the friends of
the horss. The trainers - . rule are not
praising the horse highly, and almost TO .
man they declare that he will not win.
One Of their arguments Is that . favorits
rarely does win, and another 10 that West
srn populations have not yet been justified
when tried in the East However. Clifford
viii carry the greater part Of the money.
and Will b a. heavily backed favorits
- any horse In recent years. He was out
on the track today and cantsred around
slowly twice. his work having been done
on Saturday. At that time he covered .
mile and quarter in 2:ilk. the bsst
he has done since his arrival 1t 0ravssend.
He will make run for his lifs..
Sir Walter II the favorits among the
trainers. and his work thus far has been
excellent His best move Vas made on
distance in 2:l0H on track which IL at
Gravessnd. Ajax Was out for cantsr to
day, his work having been done on 6atur-
day. whom he Was sent mile and quar-
ter in 2:l2. He will have Garrison on his
back. This morning ne was down to ll6
pounds, two pounds lower than allotted.
Banquet started in company with DON
Alfonso and the latter led 10 the last quar-
ter, when Banquet came away and beat
him out in 2:l0 aat by three lengths. He
had something left when he finished. The
chief trouble with Banquet Ia former
years has been that he would run In CON-
pany II he was iostlsd, and that he had to
have clear way 70 win. He has appar-
emily changed in that respect. for now he
does not seem to mind the jostling.
Sport hes not worked well ct
Gravsssnd. aud his best performances
have been as Sheepshead bay, whore
on Saturday he covered the distance
in 2:l0 fat with ct least l38 pounds up.
He has always been an early horse. and
last spring he seemed to b almost unbeat-
able. Ii he takes kindly 70 tbs Gravsssnd
track when he gets in company 1t 10 be-
lieved that he will do great deal Of beat
ing. Bassetlaw went very handily In
2:l2x. DR.. Rice did his best work on
Wednesday At Sheepsnead bay. when he
went the distance In 2:09A, and today he
was sent along ct about 2:12, being well
wound up. Lowlander has developed An
ugly temper and viii not work, and kicks
and bites at every horse he can get at He
worked in 2:1l week ago, and has not
done much since. Bitten is said to have
covered mile aud half in 2:45 today.
Copyright did his final work at Gravesend
on Saturday. when he covered the distance
in 2:ii. Comanehs made the same record
at Sheepshead bay on Thursday. He Was
sent for his last work at Gravssend in 2:l4,
. good deal of work for the last mile WAS
done in 1:44K. Henry Of Navarro is last
of the likely starters. and he has done bet.
ter work than any other 3-year-old that
ever entered in the race. A week ago he
ran the distance in the phenomenal time
of 2:0sA. He was tried again on Saturday
and showed 2:oes.., and he was a. dry as
bone when pulled up. Leonawell today
covered . mile and one-eighth in good
time in i:55. but he would go no farther.
and it is quite probable he will not be
started. Leantaka will not start