The evening world., 1894-05-12
.o,a that n Sir Walter didn't win he'd

said that IL Sir Walter didn't win heu
And all westchester will go with
me-" he added. They're all sure Of Sir
Walter, and will tell you, that he's a
grand horse; They,re al so d 40 Mor Ih MN S,H,'
York II he wins Sir walters a
moral" ,a,
could be given here. but they vary hut
Iittlc, and II sufiCes to say that the ma
jority favor clifford, Sir walter. Henry
OF Navarro and Dr. Rice, in the or"'f
Until clifford arrived here the race
looked n very open AFFAIR. Now ms Is
all changed, and, in the opinion OF IN"
experts. il Is al oyer bar 'hS S%g syar rr
and DIR. Rice. at Sheepshead BAY, mas
brought them into prominen.Gr' h4t y
must he borne in mind that S~hr"psn"ad
Bay Is at least two seconds raster thah
BROOKLYN. The latter course Is deep b't
a scrape and "A roll Will put 1T mo IN"
best of condition before Handicap day.
Conceiing that the race lies between
the four named, "A few paragraphs re-
Garding their abilities will not be amtSs.
TO begin with, Clifford is a bay col',
Duehess. He started tw"nty~folr ti'no1
last year, was first, eighteen times Sc
ond once and third four times, In ms
win, he beat harm nmonS SffR m e h Ga'!scSn..
Huron, B~oundless. Montana, Tyro.
Lamplighter and 70 Tambien It WIN
be seen that there was not muTh great,
ness in this lot save - Tamhlen and
Lamplighter The latter was not within
fifty pounds of his real form ana l9
Tlmblen is no great shakes II real Eood
Clifford did not win but once at a mile
n a quarter, md there. are many VINO
declare that the Bramhles do not care
for a distance OF ground. Clinord was
beaten in the American Derby 10y
Boundless ami st. Leonards. His colors
we're also lowered in qtnsr THC.H ny
Sweet Blossom and Dungarven.
ii is curious to note that all Of these
races were over a mile. However TINS
record may impress others, tn writer
license to concede Sir Walter two
pounds. Clinord's best work in the East
up to date has been a mile n "a LUZ,
long in LIS. Clifford seems the most
dangerous of the Westerners.
Henry Of Navarro, the three-year,old'
by Knight OF Ellerslie, dam Moss ifose,
of his age yet heard from, IT'S recHrl
as a two-year-old stamped him high
class. He was just, a peg, below Domino;
Senator Grady and Dobbins. He could
and did beat the best of the others. For
a three-year-old to win means the up
setting of all the cherished TURF tradl-
tons of former years.
plished the feat, and he writer doubts
II II will be dom now. His work may
be fast enough; but ne ,b is sSlng tina mp
dHtlIlSt ~ W F'E' 49, '',
and not speed, tells the tale. y two
y%ear-old, with ~ pounds up; can run
six furlongs in l.l5 very easily. rake
thirty pounds from his back, and stack
him up against an older horse. His
speed leaves him when he begins to
rate along with the hardened veteran,
and he is easily beaten in slower time.
Henry OF Navarro. might work the
Handicap distance In 2.U7, and be beaten
in the race in 30. However, nothing
is certain in n horse race. and with 100
rOtn11 nm he NAV ne labelled 'uunEpT-
GUS"
Or. Rice. the third candidate from the
West, Is a chestnut colt by 3n2ndaSa;
two-year-old. but his last years form
makes him an uncertain quantity. lie
bled in one of his races, and his only
good win last year-he won twiCe-was
at Morris Park. where he beat Rainbow.
Sir Walter. Prince George and others.
over a track ankle deep in mud.
After that those he had beaten easily
not started West. This Spring he Is
doing well. and Taral viii ride him. In
the writer's opinion he has IA fair chance.
and should at least beat Henry of
Sir Walter. the hope Of the East, Is
doing all that Is asked of him. This T.
four Years old. His record last year
left him the best three-year-old In ,thie
%sectiSn Of the country, lie was SICK n
t"c OPP ~ nv 49, 49, '''.' 100 80
until Summer had fairly set In.
He beat BOundless and ST. Leonnras
both Of whom had defeated clifford,
This season he has been doing nobly,
and the writer has It from a man who
has seen him daily that he Is n much
improved horse. His best work has beer
2.16 l-2 for the full distance. If this re-
port be true, then he has only a gallol
In the Brooklyn. for n horse that car
run so fast at Jerome Park should 90
the Handicap distance In 2.OI at Brook
Ign.
Comanche Is another horse which
Fasteners may rely upon, lie has I'm
proved greatly over last year. and hh'
been going in smashing style In hi
work. He covered the distance a
Sheepshead yesterday in 2.l2. but whef
McL.aughlin lets him down tomorrow
he may open many a mans eyes.
1t Is not believed hat more than I
dozen horses viii face the starter OF
Handicap day. Even this IL a big ticl,
however, and there win be ~jOstlinl
enough to give every one Of the heater
owners a good excuse for the defeat o
their favOrites.
As near as can be estimated the flcl,
will be made ny of the following: