The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-13

To aualyze tho chances Of tho various
horses. let us see how they have come
out of their winter quarters. and how they
have stood the drastic course OF iiainin3
So far Some of the lesser lights. ike
Connoisseur Flora Thornton. and faia-
DIN. are reported ami.@. bat as they only
had am "out-ldy. chance at best. they are
scarcely WORTH cou-iI ering. IL is extreme
lv rerretablc. however. that the great
Domino. the "black whirlwind.' has fallen
Nv the wayside ard will not measure
strides with the seemingly uncomfortable
Henry Of Navarro with whom De once
ran the fercest and most heart-hrcaklne
kind of dead heat. Sarlg0ssa also, Is
said 10 De none too well. likewise That
clean cut racer Ha'ma. Suil these horses
barring Domino. may Doe found an'e 10
ioiu in the general scramble Oh Handicap
Day.
II ls particularly gratifying 70 learn
ffar Wenrv Of Navarro and clifford. the
favorltcs. who are carrying the TOP
weights o., pounds. have come along in
splendil shape SD far. and promise 70
make a flying start together, sound IN
wind and limb Sp0rtsmen generally reel
q decu affection for these TWO magnificent
INCONSISTENCIES and 30 would have been
disheartcning If either had come out OF
the winter quarters amiss
II is also cheering 90 know that those
plrui three year-Clds. Handspring ana
Rem Brush. are in fine trim. and viii De-
NJ 10 make the battle of their lives with
Unord and knrly Navarro. Hornplpe.
winner of last years Handicap DR.. Rice
victor in Handicap of 90. Lazzarone, Son
ator Grady Sir Walter king Arthur II,
Teenan NanN POOH and Counter Tenor
are progressing finely in their training.
and VIII louFlces lime zap iu perfect form
whom the flag speeds them on thelt
journey Ten or dozen other naes OF
mettlc win probably face the starter, but
the talent have virtually settled that
meme outside Of the splendid stceds have
named have any show OF winning. Yet
10 would not surprise me if after an. one
OF the dcsp.so1 dozen should demonstrate
that ho ls decidedly 1n it" before the
race is over The trick has been done
before (uitncss unexpected feat of Casta-
way n. a few years ago.. and it is pos
sihle that history may repeat itself.
The Jamaican OF g6 should prove n
memorable one I'm turf history, not only
on account OF the splendid horses enter
cd in the event. but 10y reason OF The
special preparation made for II. The
volume of racing has decreased greatly
IN the East and West and the best ami
mails North South. East, and West are
trained almost entirely for the Handi
cap. the Suburban and the metropolitan
Stakes. So if we DO not get quantity ~
s. satisfaction at least TO know that We
shall have quality, and 10 the coming
Handicap we shall have the quintcssence
OF quality.
Before attempting 10 discuss the horses
and their respective chanccs-for ] WISH
10 give no Bunsby-llke opinion would
like TO state some of the conditions when
give that delightful uncertainty 10 rae
INK which makes gaming possible ana
prevents auy particular horse from nav
ing anything Ike "a sure thing" l do
not or course refer TO weights. for age.
for past performances and the like Tor
every school boy knows an about mat
there arc other things just as important
which effect toe outcome OF race. These
are the condition Of the horse the SKI
Of his rider. and the state Of the track.
There are "mud' horses and fast track"
horses. Frequently an animal OF COM
paraUvely no great speed can beat the
fastest OF sprintcra on heavy track
whether ~ Doc mud or sand Again. the
rider and his horse should be in porfec;
sympathy. The Jockey should know every
point Of strength ana weakness OF tho
animal be mounts Many a great race f.
lost by a jockey through not thoroughly
understanding his nag. Another point
which a great many people don't under
stand IS this: Race horses have the keen.
est Of inteiiocts, and they either like
G. man or hate him. have seen horses
who hated certain Jockeys with an almost
human hatred. These Jockeys could no.
Yoeslois get their best out OF their horses
The animals would stubbornly refuse al
urging IN a hard finish Horses have been
Known 10 SILVER with fright at the mere
osproaca OF certain jockeys. who had