The evening times., 1896-03-04
WHIP AND SPUR.
Chateau has broken down.


recent illness. ...,,
| Jockey simms has gone from New Or
| leans to Hot Springs.
George Roses horses will hereafter be
trained by Fred Merckel.
| Australian starting machines have been
| ordered for the Bay District tracks.
.'Pittsburg Phil" has dropped Sam Dog
gctt and the latter will come Ea st TO ride.
The Kentucky Futurity stake has re-
ceived about 400 nominations and more
are expected.
At the California tracks they Use gold
exclusively, and the Eastern bookmakers
find il very novel.
sculptor. who defeated Rey FL Santa
Anita at Latonia Il couple OF years ago,
was recently sold at auction for S155.
Glenmoyne, J. W. Rogers famous sprnter,
and Perry Bclmont's Masian have recently
arrived at Morris Park from Lexington,
Ky.
The $4,000 Futurity, which closed
March l is by far the richest event ever
opened for foals OF the ages specified in
Ma ssa Chusctts.
Out at Madison, Wis, the trottng horse
men are having lots of fun speeding their
horses on the ice. Half-milc heats are the
favoritcs.
George Ijndenberger OF Louisville has
been elected secretary OF the Louisville
Fair and Driving Association in place OF
William Porter, resigned
A Bclmont's Terpsichore III is entered
in the following English eycntsto he run in
/ ls96 John O'Gaunt Plate, Priory Plate,
Golbornc Plate and Lyme Park Stakes.
J.J. McCafferty has sold to his partner,
Wishard. his interest in Helen Nichols,
Hugh Penny, Raniapo and other horses.
He will, however, have a good string of his
own.
George wheelock, who is said to lie
S25, 900 ahead OF the game ut San Fran
cisco, has decided not TO tampcr with
good fortune too long, and win take a trip
TO Europe.
According 10 recent reports from Cali
fornia, Riley Grammar is not the only un-
fortunate out tl.ere. Leo Mayer and Frank
Phillips are also said to be away behind
the game.
W. j. ArkelI. owner OF Judge. the comic
weekly, has a stable of twent y-two thor
oughbrcds, mostly two-year-olds. They
willracc principally in the East. Lew ElnIore
has been engaged to train.
Ben Brush is still favorite for the Ken
lucky Derby. His price remains steady at
4 to 8. Should he go to the post fit and
well he will be a to 8 shot.
Ed Corrigan will race in California until
June, when the tracks close until October.
by agreement, He will then divide his time
between st. Louis, Latonia and Oakley.
1t is stated that President Reilly of the
Queens County Jockey Club 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 TO May 12. the opening at
Morris Park. These dates may be utilized
also at AQueduct IL the grandstand can be
repaired in time.
Charles Head Smith is said to have the
three best-loOking three year-olds at the
Gravesend track.
Starter Caldwell has secured the right to
use the Topaz starting machine in New
1Ork ana new jersey.
Marcus Daily will have forty -one two year
olds in training this year. The majority are
the get of Salvador.
Among the mares that John II. ShultZ has
booked to direct is Rosebud, the sister to
Stranger, and only living daughter of Gold
smith Maid. She was to have been bredNto
Thistle again this season, but the arrival
of q fDmpuS sir at
rytown. which is convenient to the big farm
owned by Mr.. ShultZ, near PortChester,
resulted in change of plans.
Handspring has had several strong canters
during the past week. and it looks as If he
would be an early horse. 1t is not likely
that the president of the Brooklyn Jockey
Club VIII let him run in the b Brooklyn Handi
cap, when there are so many valuable three
year-old events in sight.
The weights in the Boundless Handi-
cap, to be run at Little Rock, Ark, are
as follows: Revenue, "a; Assignee. ITO;
Ben Eder, 1OS; Beau Ideal II, 1OS; Whis-
per, 80; Free Advice, 115; Bravo. 80; Loki,
100; Fayette Bell, 100; Plunker, 100;
Tenactty, 06: Boundless. lis; Metairie, 80;
Lady Inez, 1O1; John Cooper 11S; Empera,
1O3; Rey del Mar, 112; Mercury. 80; ToOts,
1O7; Garland Bar, 95; Crevasse. 1Os;
Adolph spreckles, SO; Pepper, 11O; Oak
wood, liz.
The meeting of the Crescent City Jockey
Club will come to a conclusion on Sat
urday, April 4. On Monday, April 6, the
new Louisiana Jockey Club viii begin
meeting, lasting until April s, and con-
flicting with the Little Rock meeting.
Dan HOnig has purchased the fiye-year-
old brown mare Levena c., by Ansel-Miss
Goodrich, from j. Carroll The mares en-
try was refused at Ingleside recently, but
the Judges there and at Bay District have
lifted the ban since Honig owDs her.
The offices of the Natio nal Trotting Asso-
citation will be located in the Aetna Life In
surance Company's building at Hartford
Conn.,, after April 1. For twenty years or
more the headquarters Of the association
were on the corner OF Main and Pratt
streets, but the business has outgrOwn the
place.
John C. Gray has what is generally con-
ceded to be the fastest finy at the Little |
Rock, Ark, track. She Is Mabel Oliver, |
a chestnut, by Faustus. out of Black Crook, |
and has worked quarter in % 1-2 sec
oDds, and Is credited with three-eighths in
81 seconds. The only fault to be found with |
the filly is her size, she being very small. |
but she seems to like to work, and her |
owner expects great things Of her this |
season. She is wen entered in two-year-old |
stakes.
There will be twelve weeks Of running |
and trOtting in Kentucky in addition to the |
regular spring and fall meetings at Lexing-
ton, Louisville and Latonia. The Central |
Rnn a ic IN n .IishR