The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-20
News OF INrEREsr 10 HoRsEHEx
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Grayesend race track. Every stall has been
engaged and mum Der OF persons have already
been informed that there Is no room for them
at the Brooklyn Jockey CLUBS track and that
they will have TO obtain quarters At Sleeps
head Bay or Brighton Beach.
Col. W T. Thompson's horses. eight In num-
Der. will leave Brookdale on May and will be
housed at Gravesend on the following day.
W. J. spelrs OF Major Domo fame will arrive
on May I, and Fred Foster telegraphs from
Madison, Ill, that he will be at the track on
Monday next with DR.. Rice. Eloroy. and
others. There Is no room for Foster at
Gravesend and he will stable at Sheepshesd
Bay. Foster will be remembered az the young
man who bought DIR. Rice last spring after
Gideon & DAILY had become disguised with
him through his propensity for bleeding at
the nose and the son OF OnondsRa must be
quite a race horse this spring. as his owner
last week offered to enter him in the special
sweepstakes arranged at Nashville between
Clifford. Yo Tambie and Carlsbad. Dr. Rice
was a rattinR good two-year-old In 1897. and
won q number OF valuable prizes. beating some
Of the best horses In training. He Is In the
Suburban at a nice weight, and may be q sur
prise to the general talent
@ I. Havener. who has q dozen head In
training at Washington. will beat sheepshesd
Bay on May ]. James II. Mccormick. who has
Deen preparing u. NhlDhuln hOTbeb ioE hheit
engagement at the Clifton race track. will
reach dravesend on Monday. As was an
nounced In THE Sun a few days ago II 10
Mr.. walbaum's intention at present not to
start LampllRhter for the Brooklyn Handicap.
Mccormick himself thinks that the horse has
been pretty severely handicapped. especially
on the form he displayed last autumn, and he
tain Ia sHion about the weights for the brook
Ign. Metropolitan. and Suburban. lie may
reserve the brown horse Tor the Saratoga
There was some useful work at Gravesend
yesterday morning, lakeland running mile
fellow mile in 80 or ! 53. but he was frisly,
and getting control OF the boy worked several
spectators had to look at their watches a sec.
ond time before they were convinced that they
ssd "ds nS WITH the WAY his s horss
Don xoszo Ieonaweli has an ankis which Gs.
S par. Il. sniI. G !. and
but there is no fever In 1t. and from all sp-
pearanees 1t will stand the PREPARATION neSes-
pulled pull up Without a limp or Ssver after his
gallop yesterday morning, me nile snd fnr-
sesp Ssns ye.a M6ep ss MAS as
Lamplighter. being beaten a head By the latter
as a three.year. old he performed very we'll
over n distance Of ground when the weights
were not too high. Alta mile he 10 dangerous
Father BlttI Daily 4, out, Of his element since
public. and. will In future have to speed his
,rotsrs and PAGERS or ths BopsyaTd Or else
the BROOKLYN Jockey Clubs course. Bill has
the ESeert PAGER G NE. 2;22a Ida YET ,
irotter which was closest to his heart was his
Farmer, Boy; ~ Thomas Jeforson. that
Those who have seen J. W. Rogers's three;
Be- as tough pair Of colts to beat a. viii 20 10
SS !fs 81 be eoa
class than the general public over, realized.
He was d as poor As crow when racing h under
who II q clever trainer. was sure that he could
improve him, and accordingly. paid $500 for
oolS SOr. and viii iDf bss than VIII
beat him IN the three. yenr.old diyision.,
bis g do what Psy
Mayor Grant expected OF him-beat the best Of
hs M sny to s 81 Hy nr p
Ing the past wintor at Saratoga. which by tho
way. is unsurpassed as place for winterinE
.Comsuchs, in Jimmy McLapghlin's hands at
Gravesend. is moving as well rs any horse at
him Tor the Brooklyn Handicap. This colt
was very highly tried as two-yenr.old. and
not far from frst class He. w.ss ,bie and
ErowthY. and now. having rearh.d his derel:
SRgtsns np mile ana an ssh hHrse
no reason why he should not go further. IA hi.
dam. Ethel. was full sister to King tox and
lime Old Maidstone. In the same stable. on
the verge Of breakdown last ,.eason. Is going
he Tecess as 1 haSnE
given him a new lease Of lie on the turf. IN
beat Maidstone when no was at his lest, and he
has won many races in the past tiye years.
''The harness horses at the Driving Park are
rapidly getting into form under .hs com hined
influence OF the warm weather and outdoor
elastic. and the horses take kindly to their ex-
sreiss Mcdonald i it,. giyWiHE his horses some
sent a :ast mile. Mcdonald ia preparing his
srea Sh Start op %Ss on az S F%ss
about a month month GoGTss also figured IN
Robert t2.s 5yR aa daso S %'i little a.p Tss
for pacing championship hOnors a mile In
2;59 :; coming sh. iastIgartsr IN XXI seconds
Ia 30 seconds, but was hit rank in his work.
This fellow will not begin to show what he can
Going at a, 2:4O gait Americus /. not The
sweetest going horse at the track. hut when
did little fast work quarters in IS seconds By
Globard, 224. and Sea Shell. by Lord Russell.
champion Johnston. 2;O6h. Looking and
acting like a two year old John stou N owed a |
quarter In 32I seconds .: III gait. lie will
90 through the Ohio circuit again this year, a
notable arrival Mt tho track IL the stallion
Rrswood 2:iU. which Matt Dryer bought
recently for $4,000. Mr DwTer will put The
start will PROBABLY be IN the 2:l5 stake at tho
Grand Circuit meeting. In this race he will
iian. and t'aItridce. but he is much faster
than his record. and Mr.. Dryer thinks he will
have q chance for first moneE
corresEondent from Parkyille writes 10
THE SUH saying that Trainers John II. Arnold
and ID, Ii. Nichols. both OF whom stable ut
training horses over tho farm track.
EugemaR and Marvin TO Bs TrIsd May q.
WASHINGTON. April la.-The District Attor-
ney has now definitely decided that the trial
OF the cases against George II. Engeman and
Bookmaker Marvin Of New York and his three
assistants. indicted for violating the gambling
laws OF the District. In conducting pool selling