New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-11
CHAT AMONG TURFMEN.
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS AS TO RACTN

COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS AS TO RACING
AFFAIRS.
Rey del Carreres. the flying Californian was
defeated by Handspring through series of mis-
'haps When the flag fell Tara accepted the start
almost with standst with Handspring lengths
in the lead with flying start Rey del Carreres
carried 40 pounds and Taral should not have ac-
cepted the start He sail for Handspring and
overhauled him before two furlongs had been COW
cred, and led into the stretch. The crushing i'm
post on Rey del Carreres told on him. A furong
from home he faltered in his stride. which per-
mitted Handspring TO get up to him. and beat him
by neck In the last few strides. Handspring was
ridden by Perkins. the Pocket Finder. and was
backed by Riley Grammar and other expert judges
OF equitable on the whole the Billow Stakes
will long be remembered.
Sir Excess is Croker horse The negoti-
ations for his purchase concluded yesterday.
j. w. Rogers is far and away in the lead as a
salesman of horses. He obtains the highest mar
ket prices for the horses which he sells and does
not permit sentiment to stand in the way OF a
good bargain. 1t is likely that Rey del Carreres
will accompany Sir Excess to England. Sir Ex-
cess did not race well under the Grant-Straus
management he did under Rogers's G. c. train
ing.
Peacemaker has a peculiar form Of his own
which he reserves for special occasions.
Runover badly injured in the first A
frightful cash eat In his left foreleg just below
II Is not likely that Runover will race again this
year Reim could not tell how when the acct
dent happened to Runover. 1t explained by
another jockey who said that one of the jockeys
in the straight across the track when the
flag fell. causing general humping ana crowdinS
for furlOng more
Cash Day who is the verge OF a breakdown
won the last race without effort in the slow
time for the mile and ,furlong OF 1:o9 II was
painful TO the spectators to Griffin pulling and
choking Bedemere in his effort to ride 10 orders
Waiting orders are the bane Of American racing
as q
possesses the judgment and skill TO ride waiting
properly. 49,,
Patrick DUNES stable will start for the West at
the beginning of next week.
The great sale on Saturday Is likely to attract
large crowd The races will not begin until 2:l5 OH
SATURDAY so as to give William Easton chance
10 complete the sale. There many horses 10
be sold that the sale will begin positively at u:3O.
Requital is galloping every day and is IN good
condition to race. David Gideons reasons for sell
ing his horses that he has no trainer engaged
for next year and has no jockey TO ride his horses
II he had a trainer.
II is seldom that such extensive list Of use
ful horses offered TO horsemen. Nearly every
horse in the catalogue is ready TO race.
There was another meeting OF the Jockey CluD
yesterday. - ,, 81, -.
Brookdale Eminent physicians from this city were
summoned 20 Brookdale yesterday. Colonel Thomp-
son caught a slight cold on last Saturday on the
open cars thai used 10 transport racegoers he
has gradually become worse ana his family ana
friends are alarmed at his condition Everybody
who knows Colonel Thompson sincerely ana Ter
vently hopes for his speedy recovery.