The evening world., 1894-04-11
GOSSIP OF The TURF.
Proposed Match Between Domino
and Croker's Dobbins.
Number Entered in Each Stake al
Coney Island.
Probable Judge Burke VIII Go with
the New Jockey Club.

Richard Croker wants to match his
black wonder, Domino. The pair met
last Fail as two-yearolds and made the
most sensational race OF the year A
dead heat was the result. and that was
az near as any horse came to beating
the Keene colt during the season. Mr..
Croker said yesterday that he was will
ing to run that dead heat off, and was
willing to bet any amount of money
on the match. Mr.. Croker was sur
rounded by number of trainers and
reporters. and he may have been in
that mood termed "jollying." 1t Is prob
able, however, that Mike Dwyer would
bet $1,000 or $4,000 that Dobbins can
beat Domino Regarding the latter, 1t
was said last year by many of the ex-
perts that he would not stand training
this season. He is, however, doing very
well under Billy Lakeland's watchful
care, and perhaps a match may be made.
1t is almost too much to hope for.
The Coney Island Jockey Club an
nounces that its stakes have received
ban. 81; June Handicap, 80; Zephyr, Is:
Spring. rs; June, T6; Vernal. III Swift, 81 !;
Sspindrift. 49; Daisy, Sc; Pansy, 53;
Der, %; Autumn. 10; Fiatbush, 81, and
Great Eastern Handicap, 45. In the
Suburban. 1t is said that all the we'll
Grady is also entered. This sterling colt
VIII hay grand chance under the care
full hands Of Matt Byrnes. None of the
four-year- Odds is of much account, and
"A good three-year-od may break all
precedents and win the big event.
The new Jockey Club has made par
ticularly happy selection in Offering
Joseph j. Burke the position of presid-
ing, judge OF the. race tracks under its
commands so much OF the esteem and
confidence OF race -goers as Judge Burke,
ana, II Is safe to say, that no better
toga, but 1t is probable that he will
obtain release in order to accept the
new place.
in the Brooklyn Handicap, is on his way
East.
Dobb!ns covered a mile. Sims up. in
SO yesterday.
1t Is said that James f. Caldwell will
be offered the. position Of starter by the
new Jockey Club.
Garrison has reduced to 123 pounds,
and says he will have no difficulty in
riding Ajax at lis pounds.
Chris Smith refuses to start 70 Tam
hien in the proposed sweepstakes at
Cumberland Park, and in all probability
the race will fall through.
NJ. +. Dwyer was asked yesterday for
his opinion on the Brooklyn Handicap.
| Il am such Il poor guesser at these
| big handicaps," he replied with a laugh,
that | hardly care to express an opin-
| ion. If Clifford Is the horse they say
he Is. then Clifford ought to win. Ed
Corrigan tells me he is really great
| horse. Then there are Ajax and Sir Wal
| ter. and you know what dangerous
| horse Sir Walter is. | don't fancy Don
| Alonzo He may win, but l don't think
he will It looks to me to be a very
| open race"
owing to a terrible snowstorm yes
| terday Byron McClelland did not start
from Lexington for Sheepshead Bay
with his string until noon to-day. He
| took Henry of Navarro, VIII Fonso and
FondolIne, besides the good two-year-
| old Hanover-Julia l.. colt Halma. and
nine other promising youngsters.