New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-15
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS
THE GRAY BILL SITUATION.
procREss OF THE TRAINING OF HORSES AT
THE VARIOUS TRACKS.

4, the eleventh hour hurdle has been placed
r,.s the track OF the Gray bill, which has given
the Pharsees of the turf the chance t'eF "''c
hrcn looking for since the measure was hrs' 'ht''
duca1 I, the Legislature. 1t 10 said that cIeTlcaI
r,Is,akes have been made and that the BIZ IN us
,rosor, form Is not al all Ike the measure that
,,ssed the Assembly with so little opposition II the
ronor, is true there should be some vacant clerk
ships at Albany cary this week. as anypouy WHO
makes sucn a papabc mistake Is unworthy Oh
trusi and should be permitted to copy important
legislative measures
T,ho s,,,erent made by the Coney Island Jockey
f,l,,h nrintel in Yesterdays Tribune Is not taken
a,toqeher seriously 10y some OF the leading horse
owners Il is well known to everybody a'Soc'a'eu
with racing IN the East that 1t has taken months
on previous occasions to prove to the satisfaction
Of some urfmen that anthls were not iiimaayaS'
Conseouently it will require few Kindergarten
Lessons 70 teach some OF the turf Solomons 'hat
the Gray bill was not drawn up or dictated 9y the
author OF the Nemesis circulars
Meanwhile the training Of the racers goes Nor
rily on and at the racctracs there Is l;te thought
given to the situation at Albany. Matthew Alien
is putting B1ssetlaw through his PAGES ana anuc.-
natos n successful season with him on the turf
Bassct,aw looks well and is doing good work. nav
ing covered hair mics close TO the "osccoh' marN'
or all the horses in Aliens staoe, Thoras daush-
ter is the bright part:rr2r star. she IS teaiiF a
Grand specimen Of the highest type q the thorough
hired and is much Ike her .l;us;rous dam. There
are few two-year-olds that compare WIN nor ~
appearance II the publ, expect 20 see what some
persons call the acme Of equine beauty th'y are
doomed 10 disappointment The lily IS oeau'iH'
10 the real horseman for sht ia picture OF robust
conformation. She has great length with superior
bone and muscle AMI possesses ali the essential
qualities that 70 to make a great racehorsH
Arthur Hunters Hanover Gadabout colt IS well
thought o. oy the trainers at Morris farK' anu
many shrewd norsemen say that the colt VIII carry
i4a''.
mitteJ.
William Donohr,e attends faithfully 10 his small
stable. and is cheered 10y the prospect that Roche
Will stand the severe preparation required 10 II
him for the races.
IazzArone is doing all that is asked OF him. and is
doing 1t SO well as TO place him in the ranks OF the
uossib,c winners % the Brooklyn Handicap
Colonel Jacob Rupper's horses are we'll advanced
in their training. Ajax appears 10 be as so""' ~
ever and J. : campbell expects that he WI. make
2 good showing during the coming season. CONAN
AMI Counter Tenor IN excellent shap". ana
Snort. Who raced when he fcit like IT, causing mer-
l1ment 10 the many and grief 20 the few VINO bet
on him last year. - sclate a. reform pom
jic.au and does his work as II he liked IL. '"ou.d
he continue throughout he season In the MIA
manner IN which he conducts himself al present
h, Will make many advocates Tor SeldinSs
There are icvcrll horses IN training a. Morris
Park. come - which arr a. fIst that D. is I'M
possible to train them by daylight. - 'hh' 'heS
,:,, their fas trials on dark. stormy nights "he"
nobody is out Dark lanterns are used 10 ""e
the horses at the different pos'A
AT THE BROOKLYN TRACK.
A. the BROOKLYN track PhiDp J. DIVERS stable
attracts the most attention. a. tho t"o-y'nr-oll.
IN his lot have been widely aIverufed as real
.'cl.ak,r." Their. l- Ii;le doubt as - 10" .Hpe-
r,rity u Handspring 10 the other :wo y"at-ol's at
the track LcouaweI and Patrician are wei 10 '''
E-,,k.vn Uaai.cap. WIKI light lmp1sis. ana many p
.,rt. rf.lff re. ID -
DIVER is likely TO catch the judge eyes as tho fst
color past the -
John Elliott Us training tweniy-sN horses 81 vaT'- /
,s age. Their. are, several smart y.aT-plis "a
the lot \ brother O. birmingham Us Strongly /
built good gated rIpi-go'ns y.unrst"r. All j. an
exception 20 the others sired los KING Gslop.
Dunder. a fun brother 70 Bitten. is a nightmare .
or a day dream. according - TIE fancy 90 me De-
holder He - chostnui u TIE robust Leaning
ton type OF horse marked with white IN such iIan-
uer - - sugge,; That somebody had ur)Nn Il +
Iarec-.zcI pc, OF paint ell over him Hc takes
kindly 60 his work however. Az! "il proulb'y be-
hearI from.
A. shecpsheaI Bay the Kcenc stable absor9s he
most attention Domino Us 100 superb 'o"4ii'"" al
present and c,cry Indication points 10 MS wrestling
The crown OF supremacy from all corners. The
maiden three-y cA-oI, IN the stable have aitra
the attention % tine urt gos.ips IA the uptown
cafes ana hotels. Who are LOSING sleep because me
animals were not started as tw1-ychrolis. Assignee
but he dd mat "a N''i ana ,,,1, 49, ma
in the besnnlnE 'd i''t on "iJ I1h I9 cr am IN
excellent condition 20 begin the racing season, tut
bSye nof been asked to - faster than t~o-minuie
.ai. A. f,r tho two-ycar-oIIs IN the stable. IN
dlvlduals thcy compare fdEoi1Dy win any IN Tram
..77cc,l1n. from tho Kecne stable may destroy To
winter and early spring populations ~ como OF the
widely advertised cracks from al over me cohIiIy.
charles Litteheid's stable Is stI3ms one ana me
twoyearolds arr ancn goa LOOKING iT
pressed 10y their apI"atanc". ). r. Mcu1n14d IS
t'ng h nthy. IN The sable are or Moderate class
Ribbons improved appearance together WIN hs
the Npectatons OF his admirers rs Jearlns ana
Nsf,h"w Byrnes is Al, Monmouth Park with the
DAILY horses. all Of which are Ia good hraIth ana
working condition. 1t Is probable that byrnes VII
does not believe in shipping horses thousands OF
miles train them for races much nearer IN" nome
THE ENGLISH RACING SEASON.
The racing season In England opened brilliantly,
and the victory in the Grand National Of the Ameri-
can Irish horse, VIVA Man OF Bornco. was extreme
~ popular. Cloistors withdrawal 50 close to the
day 81 the race. caused much adverse comment.
An Investigation made by eminent toNcoos,sis
forty eight hours after the race, did not disclose
any indication Of foui play. , ,.,,,
Colonel North lodged an objection asains; Euclid,
the winner OF the i.ncolusnr" Handicap. on ac-
count Of obscure ownershp. Euclid was formerly
sHmcd Name Of A. Kisy,h EnclG was nominated
by Mr.. Duncan's brother {. Duncan, and AZ Tho
horse had been IN retirement nearly eighteen
months colonel North evidently believes that there
Is something ont OF Inc IN the manner IN when
Euclid has been managed. Moreover. FL Diablo.
who secOnd in the race. j. owned by Colonel
North. The stakes have not been paid but ii Is
the general impression that Colonel Norths OH
jcctiOns Will be ovcrrulcd by the stewards OF the
English Jockey Club. According to Rule 1853 Of the
Rules OF Racing, Colonel North may formally OBJ
jcct Euclid the ground of "misstatcmcnt
omission. error In the entry under which the
horse ran, any time within fourteen days OF the
conclusion OF the Lincoln meeting. With regard
TO bets II no objection IL lodged within seven DAYS
OF the race exclusive OF the day which the race
was run bets go 10 the horse placed first by the
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within the time. bets 90 with the stakes. Colonel
North says he has no intention or desire 10 mputc
any unfairDcss with regard to Eucd's entry; but
he intends ask the stewards OF the Jockey
club to hold an inquiry In order that the doubt
which has been raised may be definitely set at
rest.
The English turf writers do no, mention the
Dwycr-Croker horsas as having a possible chance