The evening world., 1894-05-12
Relative Merits of Clifford, Sir
Walter, Henry of Navarro and
and Others On Form"
TIPS FROM THE TRAINERS.
Most Of Them Fancy the Champion
from Beyond the AIIeghenies,
the Son Of BrambIe.

The fascinating game of racing will he
resumed on Tuesday next at the Graves
end track. Though the past Winter has
been a hard one. financially, 1t is more
than probable that lovers Of the sport
have a snug roll tucked away with which
to tempt the smiles Of Dame Fortune.
M one who claims to haye a drop of
sporting blood in his veins can help feel
ing a deep interest in the Brooklyn Ham
dicap this year. 1t is one of the most
Interesting events ever run in this coun-
try. This does not mean that the entries
are especially high class. In fact, a real
good horse, say. built on the lines of a
Salvador or a Tammany, could tow-rope
the lot with very little exertion. They
are a moderate lot, and 1t Is the fact
that all are so evenly matched that leads
the writer to predict that this seasons
Handicap will be u closely contested
event.
The chief charm in the race Is the fact
that the East is arrayed against the
West. Turfmen IT. this part of the coun-
try are accustomed to sneer and laugh
when any mention is made of good
horses In the West.
1T isn't the horses that are good"
they will tell you. The tracks and
watches are fast out there"
However. the array of ~thoroughbreds
that, like Lochnivar. have come out Of:
the West this year. is something as
tonishing. Eastern turfmen are forced
to admit that in Clifford Henry OF Ma
varre and DIR. Rice the Westerners have
. trio that will be hard to beat. Against
them the Fasteners will put Sir Walter,
Ajax, ComanChe. Spot, Don Alonzo,
Banquet and one or two others not so
good as these specially mentioned.
Billy Hueston. trainer for Col. Rup-
pert, and a good judge, admitted to an
i" Evening World" reporter to-day that
the West looked to have the best OF it.
Il know said Hueston, that Ajax.
but / don't think he will be in it with
that lot. | think Clifford will win, Hem.
~ OF Navarro second and DR.. Rlces
think of the chances OF the horses
around here" q
Here is another good Judge. Jimmy
clever than he when it comes to Judging
the ability of racehorses. He said:
Clifford will win. Why? Well, be-
cause he is a horse that viii do just ex-
actly as you want him to, is speedy and y
game. His work has settled all doubts
IN my mind. think Sir Walter is next
best
Every one knows that Michael F.
Dryers opinion on a race is worth hav- 8
ing, He is a man who Will back his
Judgment 10 the extent Of thousands OF
AS good as any. He would not commit
himself fiat-footed to the Western crack.
for he has some hope that Don Alongo
or Banquet may capture the stake. Mr..
Dwyer has been trying for years to win
the Handicap, and though he has a grand
stable and Is generally high in the list
OF winning owners at the end OF a sea-
S IN, he has not yet realized this desire
81 his heart.
Philip Dwyer also thinks Clifford will
about do the trick.
II have hopes, however," said he.
that Leonawell may be up there fight
ing for the money"
missioner, Stands to win 1920 If Sir
Walter is first by the Judges,
That Clinord horse" added Joe, has
j. NJ. Jercott, owner Of Chevalier.
Glance and others. thinks that Henry
OF Navarro will win and clifford be Sec
with more perfect action than Henry OF
charley Walker, owner of Now or
Never. Integrity and others, and a very :
shrewd judge, Is OF the same opinion as,
Mr.. Jeffcott. He thinks that the tradi- !
ton regarding three-year,olds VIII be '
broken by the son of Knight ofEllerSie.
He likes clifford for second money.
Jimmy Dumas fancles Sir Walter to
win and Clifford for second. The lat
ter's work did not impress him as being
particularly good. and Tor that reason
he refuses to believe hat Leigh's crack
can beat Midlothian's son, .
Jim Dyer, who has two good colts in
AppAmattoN and Rolla, thinks that Sir
Walter, clifford and Henry OF Navarro
have the race between them. lie could
not express n preference for either.
Billy Barrick did fancy Don AlonZo.
but tina colts work has not been
promising. and he has switched, Ike
nearly every one else, to Clifford and
Henry OF Navarro.
Jack Bennett likes the three-year-old
Henry of war; to win, with Sir
Walter In second place.
Louis Berte, who is a past master In
chicken matters, and who attends to
the Jockey Board during the summef