New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-09
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
WORK OF THE HANDICAP CANDIDATES.
WHAT HoRsEMEN AND BROOKLYN OFFICIALS
SAY ABOUT THE DECISION OF THE COURT

! WHAT HORsEMEN AND BROOKLYN OFFICIALS
SAY ABOUT THE DECISION OF THE COURT
OF COMMON PLEAS
The work of the candidates for the Brooklyn
| Handicap continues In spite OF rules. decisions or
other obstacles that beset the turf The critics OF
the East have begun express their opinions of
Clifford racehorse before he has been asked to
extend himself. There Is a remarkable diversity OF
| opinion in regard to clifford He has been called
handsome. plain. common. ordinary not up to East
ern handicap form. while some persons say he Will
| not do at any price. Eugene Leigh believes that
II the race is truly run. without the crossing and
jostling OF last years Clifford viii defeat the
| cracks that ne Will withou; doubt. Race
goers who follow the judgment Of owners have only
to select from Leigh's opinion and that OF NJ F.
! Dryer and other owners who have horses entered
| for the race
Clifford ''breezed' three-fourths yesterday In
! 1871, merely exercising gal;op for him. As the
horse Is In racing condition. and has been raced
there Is little need for him to be worked out to the
| last ounce.
Ajax enjoyed n change OF scene yesterday and was
| taken Sheepshead Bay where he worked the
] Handicap distance-one and one-fourth mes-we
| within himself In oil. He Is certainly factor in
| the race should he retain his present form.
| Leonawell with snowbird his back.
| OF the trainers called little keefe. OF w. c.
| Days pupils. covered and one-fourth miles in
| 2O9a. Hence he may be considered to be in the
race with outside chance be in the first three
Sport dslikes the Gravesend track. and will not
| work kindly It. lie has received much
harsh treatment that he is afraid ne IS going to
be Killed every time he Is taken the track Yes
terday he gave his attendants lot OF trouble be-
| fore he would break away After much persuasion.
| however. he started. and covered one and "A half
miles at fair pace In 252ii.
The from Sheepshead Bay shows that Henry
OF Navarro is the favorlte of the horsemen that
| track 1t reported that he one and half
miles In 2:3s with l07 pounds on his back
DIR. Rice ia strong Zip just David Cid
con says that II he Is 1T and well he easily
| defeat all such horses Don Alonzo. Or. Rlce's
work has been "gilt-edged" TO use the expression
| OF Frederick Foster. his owner and Foster be-
leves that his chances are as good those Of any
| OF the other contestants.
Sir Walter is In as fine condition could be de-
sired
There are at least eigh, handicap candidates who
| have shown in their work that 209 for the dis
| lance Is a comparatively easy task for them.
Perhaps Handspun Is hardly a world heater after
| all. In a four and half furlongs race at Lexng-
ton. Ky. yesterday. he ran dead heat with Iot!e
Eastern owners Will probably have little fear that
Handspun will sweep the board in this part Of the
Matthew Byrnes the Madison Square Gar.
den yesterday looking for hackney. Byrnes said
that mis- horses doing Spencidiy and that Sen
ator Grady was In excellent condition. although he
had not worked better than l4S the mile The
two-year-o.ds are doing well could be desired
Byrnes said that he intended to begin the season at
Alexander McKeever who Is a hackney expert,
was present 10 aSsls; Mr. Byrnes IA his selections
Inc turfmen IN the S'S are AZ SIS ana sfvs.s IN
The Coney Island Jockey club officials refer To John
NJ BOwers's opinion. one Of the bOokmakers at the
81 James Hotel SAID that IN some games Of euchre
the Joker takes the bowers
David Johnson has a card Inscribed: Il have
troubles OF my own. Tel yours 10 Fred iioey
Matthew COrbett saii. cd" believe that the decision
Will csus~ lot Of annoyance until the question Is
definitely settled"
Isaac Labod remarked that racing was no longer
| lot or men who should unite 10 place II On a arm
Peter De Lacy said: Il intend to night to the
| end | am not a reformer. and never claimed TO bc
but / want to II set OF gamblers IN DO as
they like and hound another st out Of eNisence.
A large number o.: men expressed ,h,ir opinions
| YESTERDAY but did not care TO De quoted The icc
| prove 10 De A serious matter y determined men
forced the question TO an issue - the spring meet
J. e. Mcdonald who had profitable experience
turn n TO that Country az H. thnEs pro,pcc OF
ing in this country are anything but bright
sem. S1e' for ", copy Of the decision in the General
Term OF the Cour, OF Common Pleas IN regard to
In regard to It's enforcement ~ the BROOKLYN rnce-
tracks But he thought, that an arpeel froun judy
Pryors opinion to the Court Of Appeals would pre-
vent any action under It this season. lie added
we will enforce the law In Kings County
Corporation Counsel Mcdonald said that while
| annexation had brought all the rnc"trackn III the
county within the city. he had not found time amid
the multiplicity OF matters brought " by hnn"Na
| ton 10 consider whether II would anect pool SCH
ing He had not read the decision 81 judge lry9'
save by headlines and had not considered u ~ an
District Attorney Eldgway declined To express an
oninion until hr had the full text @! the de-
! cielon Of the Now-YOrk Court -,
Secretary Mcintyre Of tn Brooklyn JOCKEY 'lup.
| said that he did not think theT" wouIn he mp
| interference with the racing. 20 begin next week
| I'm the way OF hlndering pool-sellng, lie 90 ny
,h,nk any racing man would recclv" Judge lryof =
Iaririon seriously on tho ground that ne went on
t,relv outside Of the case before him 70 pass niI
| he constituiionality OF the law allowing pools
| o. g.. cold on racetracks certain dayf IN IN"
go, ,rber. was no restriction az % whether
y,cetracks were In n city or not