The morning times., 1896-03-02

begin the season in this city.
The contract of Jockey Fred Coady with
Ell. Purser is one covering TWO years. and
ne comes East with the Cambridge stable
plunger.
]. Hill. recently signed by David Gideon.
rode more winning mounts at New Orleans
than any other jockey. Hill rode forry-stx
winners.
The Point Judith Country Club proposes
TO hold short steeplechase meeting at
Narragansett Pier this summer
There are twenI y-lhrce entries for the
Boundless Handicap. which is TO be run
at the Little Rock spring meeting.
Ed. Corrigan mas declared off the $50. 600
Chicago Derby, there being no chance OF
racing in Illinois this season.
Col Jack Chinn has been cnga ged by the
Kentucky Association to act as starter at
the coming spring meeting at Lexington.
The Queens County Jockey Club of Brook
Ign has filed an application with the Jockey
Club for dates. Those in charge have no
intention of holding an early spring meeting.
william Donohue Is trying TO secure the
services of the California jockey, Chorn,
for the Erie Stable this season. Chorn has
earned quite reputation as a skilful jockey
ON the Pacific coast. His work in the East
last fall, however. was not of the gilt
edge order by any means.
dispatch from Manchester, y. H. an
nOunceS the death of Marshall b. Writers,
one of the best known horsemen in the State
lie officiated as judge at nearly all of the
trottng tracks in which he was Interested.
The c. W. Williams trottng idea OF two
heats in three, gainst the old system. of
three in five, was adopted recently by the
Illinois Mile-TraCk Circuit. which embra Ccs
the tracks at Galesburg, Peoria and Joliet.
The Illinois Mile-Track Trotting Circuit
have ARA nged their dates Peoria Will race
July 1, 2. 3 and 4; Joliet, 4 &, 9 and 10;
Galesburg, July IA, 10, 16 and II.
Santa Anita has been withdrawn from
all the English handicaps except the Chester
Cup, for which he is top weight, at &c
pounds or Mr.. Cookers four entries to
lhc rich Jubilee Stakes two Were declared,
leaving in Americas at los and Sir Excess
at 106 pounds.
II is stated that President Reilly of the
=
will apply for dates to cover the latter part
OF July and first of August. There Will
be about a week of open dates from May 2,
the close at Washington, 10 May IL, the
opening at Morris Park. These dates may
also be utilized at ACuCduct if the grand
stand can he repaired in time.
The race tracks at San Francisco have
won a victory in their battle against the
pool rooms. Judge Wallace, in the case
Of the people VS.. DriScoll, a pOol.room man,
has affirmed the Judgment of the police
court, and has made pool room betting in
California criminal
Ed Corrigan will race in California until
June, wien the tracks close until October
| by agreement. He will then divide his
| time between st. Louis, Latonia and Oak
lev. He has the right for the United States
| for the Gray starting machine. I'VE do
| not need expert starters with it, said he,
| at is a sure success with jockeys, horses
and the public We place our machine
| Scvcnty-?ivc fttt or so behind the post
| The start Is almost a standing one, but
with the allowance they are running when
| they get TO tie post. 1t saves horSefleSh
and winds up the tricky Jockeys"
The following is list of dates for spring
race meetings: Birmingham, Ala, March
| Is to April PA; Little Rock, Ark, March
| % to April Z; Newport, KY, April to
| April 20; Memphis, Tenn, April 10 April
| %. Washington, ID. c., April s to May 2;
| Lexington, KY, April 27 10 May 8; Nash
| vile. Tenn, April q 10 May s; Louisville,
| KY, May 6 10 May ! S; st. Louis, Mo-, meet
| ing begins May 8; Morris Park. NAV 2
to June 2; Oakley, o., May FL TO June "a;