New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-31
HOOFBEATS AT FLEETWOOD.
* INFORMAL SPRING OPENING TO-DAY
WEATHER PERMITTING.
THE GRANDsTAND TO BE IN PART kEDOihi-
SOME or THE FAST TRoTTERS NO"

THE GRAxpsrAND TO BE ~ PART REBUILT
SOME or THE FAST TRoTTERS NO"
n THE STABLES THERE.
with bright sunlight and clear air. Fleetwood
park in Morrsana will enjoy spring opening oi
spor, today. the peer OF any 1t mas lau III 'ed,.
:, - ,rue the grandstand does not look so SVEN
~ :, bos =, times But this is evidently owing 10
Gre which burned away a part OF 1t last NoNe'h-
bor I'm, contracts have been given out ana IN
few DAYS rot only repairs but important in
movements will be in progress super"i.e.ue"S
Moore saws that within another week work VIII oesih
ON tne new and improved grdndstand. Thisne" s'aha
v,u no Of about the same size as the present one
,,h This difference: il Will be about % feet nearer
rho clubhouse an improvement that mas Always
hocn desired by both the club members anu ''e
general public. This change VIII De acco"'p'S"eu
bv cutting OF that part OF the stand no" cha'reu
end dIsneured and adding the same length to the
other end . ,,,,
Tho members Of the Gentemen's Driving Cluo
NJ Nev-York are prepared to spend considerdpie
sum FOR those improvements But the! uo "o'
stop there. The club has decided 10 cu' uo"n '"e
hill not only part Of the one TO the hot'" o' NC
clubhouse but part OF the one under the grand
stand This viii enlarge what was the betting
incosire as well as give place from WHICH =
nearer view of the finishes may be had.
There are some 20 head OF fine trotters at Ola
Fleetwood Park thus early IN the season Fee'S
woods track far has peen 100 pau' 'oo 'n'NN "'N
roo heavy TO work the flying harness champions on
49,, ,ha las, faw DAYS OF drying seasonable weather
have done wonders To-day then. the usual Jolly
throng OF New-York drivers ana horsemeh WI"
.,ather AZ the Fleetwood Clubhouse for the hrs'
time this season 10 bask in the deliGhttu a'mos-
nhcre and stimulating sunlight, 10 gossip oi COMMITS
contests in the equine world and TO ho!d theH
.a,cbas on the efforts of the trainers charges on
tho track below Ii is Of the brightest scenes
imaginable this weekly Sunday gathering OF lovers
OF horsefesh Fleetwood
Lawson ~ Fuller. friend OF Russell sage Is
particularly enthusiastic admirer OF trotths horses
and ne never loses an opportunity OF giving MS
.h,rcss Of which he has a good half dozen fast
ones AZ Fleetwood, a little exercise. MI ruler
drove two speedy ones yesterday Ihey were
Hughey and the black stallion Dexter J. H. Dur
hara was another who gave his horses some Work
on th, track yesterday. He had me cross
matched pair out. which he worked on the track
ard then drove horne. L. W. Parker, who has just
come back from Florida trip. was another team
man Yesterday and the pair Of housekeeping
horses with speed when 1t is asked of them, tXcted
lots of admiration. s. H. Mason. jr. the treasurer
If the Driving club drove up 10 FLEETWOOD !es.eF-
day with 4 fine bay sample of his we-kept stables
4 Dir of good news about Fleetwood is that +. &.
Walker formerly Eastern Editor OF The chicago
Uorseman." and Edward Bthers VIII be mere next
week with their strings. These two experts VINO
have TO their credit such cracks" as ay-Eye-See,
InalllS,
will conduct public training stable. There Is no
doubt about their having large patronage. "knap-
sack Mccarthy is here with such fast ones as the
chestnut geldng Cobwebs sold 10 Nathan Straus
last week for IL is said. 5000 with record OF 2;l-'
Anna Mace record 2:2si.. and six others. besides
running horse Anna Mace a good second last
year in a race won In fast time as 2;l5. Her
owner is CAD she did not win, as she has not such
Der OF green ones. Among John Days lot OF fast
ones is the ch,fancied PAGER tratty; Jerome
Whelpey, who ha the misfortune 10 Dreak MS leg
recently. and consequently Is having his brother
ABB drive for him. has Little Barefoot. ?lsl..
special care is "A small Director colt with remark
ably good pr9spsc,Sii has filed his string for th,.
seasons races, lie can be Congratulated on having
likely lot The head Of the Noble stable is sterS
2iH by Harqdson. ont OF i.agrs MI W;iams she
OF Mobiles lot is Chester brown stallion by Wilkes
SPIRIT dam R ia y B TSsn 's Sere IS Haa
bay mare by Stamboul out Of linda with =
s.. Is getting in good shape and is sure to beat her
record. II called on to do So this season Among
D. by Kaiser. dam Fanny Patchen, 2:24i2; Ruralist.
by Axtell dam by Admiral; Edith Wilkes. brown
mare. by Wilkes's Spirit. jr. and Diana, black
j. w Fleming has San Pedro and Snip. Nose.
2liia and Wax. the last named very enduring
Aaron Towsr has SsHd %
with a record Of 2:ii4. George Mcbride. OF White
ones and Martin and John Kelly. the last-nsmsd
with James Buffers string, are going on well in
"Knapsack" Mccarthy and Noble will start for
Baltimore shortly with their horses to attend the
Arlington and Pimlico meetings.. which begin there
The Club House at Fleetwood is again under new
who has had plenty OF experience with the Calumet
and other clubs will prove another "Gabe' Case
' Entries for the New-York State Breeders meet
Ing at Rochester in September close tomorrow.