The sun., 1895-01-06
THEIR ENGLISH DEBUT.
OUTLOOK FoR MEssRs. cRoKER AND
MI. DIVERS HORSES ABROAD.

t Il ThouRht thnt Dobbins VIII ne = Hard
Horse 20 Beat in the Race for the Ascot
Cold Csp- Eight Mead - ne shipped IL
About Two Weeks In Charge or Trni-er
CsnpbeiI-Jockeys simms May GO Across.
The announcement that Mr. Richard Croker
had changed his mind about retiring Dobbins
TO the stud, and by his cabling the colts entry
for the Gold Cup at Ascot, England, created
quite stir in racing circles yesterday. IL was
the universal opinion OF all racing mon that IL
Dobbns should arrive on the other side 1T and
we'll he will be hard horse to beat The dis
tance OF the race he has been entered for. two
miles and four furlongs. Is just to his
liking. The scale Of weights in nse
in England. which are much higher
than those In this country, will not, II sthough
be a drawback to the son OF imp. Mr.. Pickwick.
All last season he showed his ability to carry
weight NJ. +. Dwyer was aware OF Dobbns's
weight-carrying ability. and in arranging the
terms Of the match with Domino tried to have
the colts carry 1870 pounds instead Of 1ls, the
regular weight, This important feature OF rae
ing, that OF weight. will therefore prove no him
Along with Dobbins and Montauk, other
horses belonging in part to Mr. Richard Croker
whether tho new order OF affairs that Mr..
pwyer will meet with In England will prove TO
the English A. method Of betting which is entirely
different TO that In vogue here, may suit his
plunging propensties, even though he VIII be
he does here. In order that the horses may become
ecclimated. they will be shipped TO England in
about two weeks. Hardy Campbell, tho regular
trainer of tho Dwyer and Croker horses, will
sail with them. Willie simms. who rode the
Is Is said. ssI 60 "a abroad just at present: lie may
70 later In tho year provided Il. j. Dwyer who
has first call on his services. gives him per-
There was a great deal OF hustle and excite
ment around NJ, I. Dwyer's stable yesterday.
ESsrSthing was @ esng PrepareHb m b l0r
are Dobbins. Don Alonzo, Stoncncll, Banquet.
Harry Reed. Montauk. and four other two.year-
undoubtedly be u hard horse to beat especially
over q distance of ground; II does not make
going is good, bad. or Indifferent, he viii
IN the cups and long. distance handicaps, The
long courses, with only a few turns, should suit
the elongated Don Alonzo. The slow pace dur
ing the first part of the race will help his
and likes to run well in hand during the early
stages of the journey. He is a faint hearted
cp s ps his high turn OF speed at at the ena
should carry him through where he lacks
courage.
give n good account Of himself he has speed and
can carry weight. The English courses, which
are up and down hill to large extent.wiii hard;
performances at Morris Park. The one horse
that NAV not come up to expectations is Harry
Reed. This very fast yonngster is essentially
sprinter, but r uon-weight carrier. In his races
last year he did not show disposition to so far
untillntc in the fall. Unless he has improvedwon-
derfuliy since he went into winter quarters he
Il not likely TO win many races, except short
dashes, with light weight up .,,-,.
Montauk the twO-year-old son or Spendthrift
and Spinaway. is the apple of the stables eye.
He is expected to capture a number OF races
( this year well as the Derby of '06. The other
four youngsters are good look ers and may give
good account of themselves.