New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-02

1uce rad been extracted so that all that remained
to-day was the rind, in the shape of deserted race
tracks One benefit. however, was likely 10 d. "
rived from the present state Of affairs ana 'hat W"9
that racing likely TO be removed from po'''.c''
as the combination OF both wrought the destruction
of a great sport. and forever buried the po"tcai
aspirations of many leaders throughout the state
At the racefracks in this neighboThoOd all Is ouse
and excitement the trainers are well aI'hE III
the preliminary stage of early training II the'e
were a great three-yesr-od stake that closed on
January l. field of really high-class horses could
be secured 50 that a race which would be the medl-
UNI OF heavy future betting would add to the at
Effectiveness of American racing.
TALK ABOUT rHREE-YEAR-oLDs.
A great deal has been said about the three-year-
Odds of this year OF course. the unbeaten Domino
IS looked upon with favor suspicion. as the case
may be- by racegoers who depend on the press LOT
Information about the horses J. X. q r. T.
Keenes stable is closed TO newspaper men. IL Is
James r. Keenes express orders that no reporters
be permitted to inspect the horses in the stape'
On that all reports In regard TO the Meme
horses should be carefully considered by the read
orc Of turf reports OF the three year-olds in the
I<eene stable Domino and Hyderabad are looked
upon as the All sorts of reports nave gone
abroad In regard to the former The chahge III
Domino from his two to his three-year-od form Is
tust about what his trainer expected. Domino
strong feature is his great length. combined with
his abnormal muscular development. His quarters
are grand indeed. and so wel-proporiionei that
EXPERT horsenen forget about his fore pas;ern5 ana
ankles which are bit straight. Lakeland IS iona
of bright coiors and delights TO see horses gaHop
in bandages as 1t causes the "rallbirds' to look
x-ise and scratch their heads ominousy whenever
the horses chances are talked about in their pres
Hyderabad is a splendidly proportioned colt bu'
unfortunately he suffered a severe accident in the
race for the Futur;y Stakes last fall HydeTabad
fell and turned a complete somersaIlt, severely III
turing one of his knees The knee is one of the
most dangerous points in a horse, when injured
as 1t is extremely difficult to treat the injury so
that Hyderabad is likely to prove an uncertain
quantity as his knee Is enlarged and SHOWS the
signs of severe blsters and the firing iron
Racegoers should not forget that Assignee is
ouartered in the Lakeland stables. ana that he
proyed himself have been above the average iornl
Of the two-year-old division last year Assignee mas
wntered splendidly and is likely to train on and
Improve any of his age
SENATOR GRADY A FAVORITE
At Monmouth Park the favorite three-year-old Is
Senator Grady, a compact. evenly proportional
horse with no waste of material IN his makeup
There are no particular features about the sire of
1roouois and Satinet to grow enthusiastic over. as
he is as nearly perfect in all his lines as 1t Is pos
sible for a horse TO be. He has steadily improved
since his retirement last fan and is what would be
termed all quality by an Irish turfman. while on
1,uelishman would say ices ha perfect gentleman
well known pigeon shooter from Long Branch
savs that any race for three-year-olds IS a dead
bird" for Senator Grady should he BE starter His
performances last year were extremely meritoriouS
as he won six times cut of seven starts. Senator
(;rady's only defeat in his first attempt for
two-year-old horses at SheepShead Bay over
heavy track on June &c. when he finished twelfth
in n field OF fourteen. -
p Iorillard's Flirt was the winner. Mr.. Byrnes
who trained Senator Grady, was greatly upset over
the colts poor showing. hc ran far be hind his
trial form. His next race was run on july s. over
the straightaway course at Monmouth Park. The
track was fast and the weather perfect me
weight carried Ol2 pounds was six pounds below
the scale Senator Crazy won easily WIN ~ 10
against him, defeating Jack OF spades. VINO was
second and moderate held.
on Tuesday. July D. Senator Grady started III
the race for the Sapling Stakes, when he met such
and Iongdale. He carried III pounds The odds
against him were 20 to l. Senator Grady led the
entire distance. and easily. covering the dis
lance five and half furongs. in the fast time OF
! 05 On August / Senator Grady spread eagled
his field IN the Red Banks Stake over slow track
IN lie with liz pounds his back Four days
later in the for the Select Stakes. ne met and
defeated a field of high-class performers. Among
them were Henry Of Navarro, Hornpipe, Declare
I)obbins and Dorian Senator Grady carried III
pounds and won by one-half length. covering the
fhree-auarterT Of n mile in 1874
BY his performances Senator Grady was looked
unon by this time n formidable competitor OF
Domino. 50 that the eyes OF the racing world Were
turned 10 the Junior Champion Stakes. which were
epecial preparation Tor the race at Brighton Beacn
and was shipped TO Monmouth Park the day before
the race. A large crowd went TO the track TO Wit
ness the contest. Domino withdrawn ana
varre Jack Of Spades ana Declare were among the
starters Senator Grady played with his field. win
ming easily in 1884 with IFS pounds. the full weight
on his back. After the decisive victory In the Junior