The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-09
THE GOSSIP OF THE TURF.
NO FLURRT AAoNe RACING MEN OYER
JUDGE PRYoR's OPISIOH.

| Mr.. Croker Il IL Eseine 90 Stay-CnHord, Dr.
Rice, Leonswen, Ajax, Sport, Hssry ~
Navarro, sua Other Hssdissp Candidates
on the Movs-Dr. RIes's Work. 4 Ia Miles
In SOS as. ws. surprisi.sIy Good-Ths
RisEstos. Gidso. a. DAILY. sHd Other
Strings Have Resss.a sssspshesd Bay.
the constitutionsiity Of the Ives Pool law IL
not causing any great amount Of anxiety in
/ the ranks OF horsemen who are willing to ac-
cent the judgment OF John NJ Bowers. the
| counsel Of the Coney Island Jockey Club.
| There IL a disposition TO stir up trouble where
no trouble exists, and the management OF the
race tracks In New York State are not worry
ing over the situation
There is no truth whatever In the rumor that
Mr.. Croker has been ordered by his physician
to sell HIS race horses and retire from active
participation In the turf. The racing stable Of
tho Tammany leader has been his greatest
recreation. and II is most beneficial. as II
keeps him In the open air several hours q day.
Nobody can see him at the Gravesend course
any morning watching the Rallops Of his
horses without being impressed with the
belief that he takes great deal
OF pleasure out OF his thoroughbreds.
Mr.. Croker loves q horse. whether thorough
bred or trotter. and enjoys scrimmage for
fun quite as much as an actual contest with
the eolors up He IL not. and never has been.
avery heavy bettor on the races and il in the
racing business because he likes It Mr..
Croker said yesterday that he was in rae
ing to stay. and that the air agreed
with him. He has large interests In
the breeding industry. owning. in part
nership with Gen. W. II. Jackson. tho
splendid Belle Meade Stud in Tennessee. His
racing stable is small but select. and his great
three ear-old Dobbins should win $50. 600
or more in stakes and purses this year. His
physician thoroughly approved Of racing. and
thought the exercise he secured at the track
Just what he wanted.
Eugene Leigh is taking his time about let
ting the Eastern racing public get q line on
Clifford and the crowd at Gravesend yester-
day morning. attracted By the news that the
Western champion would probably be given
fast work. saw nothing phenomenal Jockey
Martin. who will ride the tour-year-old In next
Tuesdays big race. had the mount and man
and beast seemed to understand each other
thoroughly.
After breeze through the stretch, Martin
let the colt run three-Quarters OF mile 10
1:19'f. the FIRST half mile in 53ii seconds.
Opinions are pretty evenly divided concerning
regarding him as fair-looking thoroughbred
and those who know all about him serenely
confident that he can beat any horse in America
at weight for age. It is said By Clifford's ad-
mirrors that he can both sprint and stay. They
want fast, dry track. however. for the brown
fellow to show his best efforts.
Sport has not forgotten the drumming he
received some time ago at Gravesend. neither
has companionship with Lizzie at Sheepshead
Bay taken away his hatred for the Gravssend
y u
when led onto the track yesterday morning
and refused to break with Days mare. Per- |
suasion. mild aud severe. did no good for . |
worked milo and hall in 80 Horses have |
.Ss Sc n S "a S%nI9:S sss s.s:s i sI$ r
Martin BsFssn ap Was asked f 70 90 the T fSit
Handicap cOurss for the first time this season
81 The e ,ournsy w Sad n sS e ' eS
Il: posi- So and s Sh e5si :Gsn s:s
kS5an IL %se D has
hs brdo;D Hs i Ssn ss.s y ySho M
10. ard P when he % he Is nshs viii
:, Pr. DIVERS little horse Leonawell pleased
the eroEd, By working mile and quar-
den 81 Bi pays most prO@isine lrSt
weight. a midget named Keefe. that Will
be star Jockey some day. Last year he could
Of sitting still long er than most Of Days grad;
uatss., Lsonawsll went away very fast, and
Seen to do so He /. sound and ali
right yet, and looks like training on to the
longs In l:3l.. and the same owners Long
Beach galloped a mile and a furlong in 2;02.
rave sdS WAS nsa msds 81 BOYLE Iistesds
big thres-yearIold sleight Of HANG. This colts
and {: yet maiden. starting only q few times
Mr. GroS.P t tD oS ss .T Worked in about
The same notch as they did last week. Gmstsr-
aoar Sa mis n .s sss ,% aSiis Gtic:
and the colt by Bramble. out of Rosa Buekdsn.
Ws second h tastes: same ds'A B%ye. qHs5tss Of
~ Sc BlsIse. out OF Lady fIimross. and His
5af Sis sh pr maiden Ssrs timed
nueb. and they viii hardly finisS the season
n the Dyer string Col hgppsrts three;
ME !lS and Ts iaTIonE A i;sS the aIss mile
iaos; The speedy Chattanooga accompanied
DR.. Hss6rouck. the King q sprintsrs. is now
ng three-quarters Of mile in :l5.. and tho
norse that can beat him for the first race on
f. boeos w The rsa
W, J. sPieIs and J, b. Collins
,reezed their representatives through the
stretches. The sprinters. siroceo and O'Con-
iel. were prominent OConnsl IL In the To-
'oggan Slide Handicap up at Norris Park at a
Weight that makes Mr.; Spiers think his geld
ng has chance for winning. Bill Days 81.
3laiAe colt and Ill Used Ally worked q half in |
rs seconds. and J. N. Jeffcotts ysspasian
md Crown Prince worked mile In 1:47t..
Over at ShsepshsAd Bay DIR. Rice went the |
handicap distance in pos 40 This four-ysar-
Id 10 gaining friends daily and there was no |
enying the fact that he had fully 100 pounds
~ The Doctor 10 quite fayorite with the
The announcement from the West that
'rainer Clifford Porter. who once owned the
brooklyn Handicap fAyorite Clifford, has q
wo-year-old he is anxious to match against
ny younRster OF the same age for $1,000 |
aust make Leigh 4 Rose Imagine there lie
9mething phepomenal under cover. as their
lily Hanspun has SO far shown herself to be |
aAny pounds better than anything seen In
ublic as yet Here In the East Col Ruppart !
as couple Of elinkers. and Porter might be :
econ modAted should he bring his wonder
Ajax was among the Handicap candidates
bat worked at SheepshsAd Bay, The brown