The record-union., 1894-05-14

Ajax
Sport (4l...-.........11 ] 4..........-.. Thompson
LlaDio sloan
Basselau l4)..-.........-..l Hamilton
DR.. Rice (3)................. Taral
Comanche (4)....."...11 0............-. Llttefeld
Lowlander (6)....-..-..l O.....-....-- McQermott
Blitzen Jones
Copyright Bergen
Henry of Navarro (3). ).10O.............A. Clayton
Herald g ~ 90 GO :rii,sh swash
It is said that the owners of Clifford are
prepared to back their horse heavily till
the last minute. which will send him to
the post an even-money favorlte, or
stronger. There is no doubt the colt has
been well backed in the winter books,
but all the money has been laid by the
public and the friends of the horse. The
trainers, as a rule, are not praising the
horse highly, and almost to man de-
clare that be will not win. One of their
arguments is that favorite rarely does
win, and another is that Western reputa-
tions have not been justified when tried
in the East. However, Clifford will carry
the greater part of the money, and will
be as heavily backed iavorite as any
horse in recent years. He was out on
the track to-day and cantered around
slowly twice, his work having been done
on Saturday. AT that time be covered a
mile and a quarter in. 2:lll, the best he
He will make run for his life.
Sir Walter, the California horse, is the
favOrite among the trainers, and his work
thus far has been excellent. His best
move was made on Friday, when he
covered the handicap distance in 2:l04 on
a track which is at least two seconds slow.
Ajax was out for canter to-day, his
work having been done on Saturday,
when he was sent mile and quarter in
2:l2. He will have Garrison on his back.
This morning he was down to 1l6 pounds.
two pounds less than allotted to Ajax.
Banquet started in company with
Donald, and the latter led to the last quar-
ter, when Banquet went away and beat
him out in 2:10 by three lengths. He had
something left when he finished. The
chief trouble with Banquet in former
years has been that he would not run in
company if he was jostled. and that he
had to have q clear way to win. He has
apparently changed in that respect, for
now he does not seem TO mind jostling.
Sport has not worked we'll at Graves
end, and his best performances have been
at Sheepshead Bay, where, on Saturday,
he covered the distance in 2:I0 flat, with
at least $50 pounds up. He has always
been an early horse, aud last spring he
seemed to be almost unbeatable. II he
takes kindly to the Gravesend track when
he gets in company, 1t is believed that it
will take good deal to beat him.
Basselau went very handily in 2:131-
DIR. Rice did his best work on Wednes-
day at Sheepshead Bay, when he went the
distance in 2:09a, and to-day he was sent
along at about 2:l2, being we'll wound up.
Lowlander has developed an ugly tenn
per and will not work. and kicks and
bites at every horse he can get at. He
worked in 2:l4 week ago. and has not
done much since.
Bitten is said to have covered mile
and half in 2;45 to-day.
Copyright did his final work at Graves
end on Saturday, when he covered the
distance in 2:I1.
Comanche made the same record at
Sheepshead Bay on Thursday. He was
sent for his last work at Gravesend in
2:l4, good bit of the WORK for the last
mile being done in l:444.
Henry OF Navarro is the last of the
likely starters, and has done better work
than any other 3-year-old ever entered IN
the race. A week ago Saturday he ran
the distance in 2:0Sa. He was tried again
on Saturday, and showed 2:09s, but he
was as dry as bone when he was pulled
up.
Leonawell to-day covered mile and
an eighth in the good time of 1:55, but
would go no further, and it is quite prob
able will not be started.