The evening times., 1896-02-18

critics.
The top weight in the Jubilee Stakes TO
be run in England this spring carries l33
pounds and the bottom weight A pounds.
The Dwyer brothers evidently believe they
will sweep the East and West in the three
year-old events with Handspring and Ben
Brush.
The highest price paid this season for 4
two-year-ota was $1,000, which Pat Dunne
put INTO the hands Of Cirf Porter u day or
two ago for the bay colt by Whistle Jacket.
out of Zublan, by Imp. uhian. This colt
is highly tried and has many stake engage
ments.
The funeral of Isaac Murphy, the famous
colored jockey, was held from his late
residence, in Lexington, KY, sunday after
noon. Soup Perkins, Pike Barnes. Monk
Oberton, Tony Hamilton, and Willie
siInins were the palibearers. Murphy was
Q high liver, and although he made vast
amount of money, ii is stated that after
his debts are paid there will he little iert.
While exercising on the race course at
Lcwcs. Stoncnell, the six-year-old chest
nut horse, 10y Stonehengc, uut of Nell,
formerly the property OF Michael +. Dwyer,
aud which was claimed by T. Hoodlass.
after running sixth on May o last in the
Newmarket selling plate, for the selling,
940O, plus the stakes, or $500 i'll all, was
badly frightened at pack of fox hounds,
fell and broke his leg. The horse WIS al
most Immediately afterward killed.
II is said that book has been cponcd on
HE Suburban and Brooklyn handicaps by a
wcknown firm in Baltimore. The pen
oilers quote Henry of Navarro, favorite
h both events, offering 4 to l in the
Brooklyn and TO l in the Suburban.
More than S16O,OoO was expended at
Madison Square Garden last week for trot-
tiers, the average being S440 per head.
The two stars OF the sale were both bought
by New Workers. W. +. ID. stokes and Peter
DuryeI, for whom Patchen Wilkes WAS
secured.
Phil. ]. Dwyer thinks tha: in Handspring
HE turf will have another Hanover, unless
some accident happens.
From the meager dispatches which find
their way East from san Francisco. ii may
bc said that the estartingmac chine in usc onthe
tracks there is huge success. So i'm
pressed is Starter Ferguson with III. value
Of the machine, that he has secured the con-
tract for the exclusive use of the machine
in Kentucky and New Orleans. He will
use the gate on all tracks where he is en-
gagged to start horses.
Reports from both New Orleans and Cali
fOrnia are to the effect that the racing at
these places is hardly according TO Hoyle.
uspicious looking races and indOlent rid
ing on the part OF some OF the jockeys are OF
daily occurrence, and at both places the
regulars act like a pack of wolves now and
then. 1t is likely that the Jockey Club will
ask a question or two OF the New Orleans
mana cement and officials whether such re-
ports are true. The ruling off OF turf re-
porter recently will also be inquired into.
1t is hardly likely that a meeting would
have been held in Saratoga this season had
the association been powerful enough to
select its own dates. Last years expert
ence was too disastrous. Until Saratoga
can boast Of its club houses and open gam
bling games. the race track will he almost a
dead letter. From the present outlook, the
summer months will be filled i'll by Aqueduct,
Brighton Beach and Providence. A short
meeting at Readville. Mass is spoken OF
by some "down-easters.''
Horscmen who have visited Marcus Daly's
ranch. near Riverside, Mont. are cnthusi-
astic in their descriptions OF it. They de-
clare that, with the exception OF the Haggin
California ranch, and that owned by the
Norris family, near San Antonio, there is
nothing like it in the world. II is days
ride from one boundary to the other. Mar
Gus DAILY has invested S15O.000 in race
horses and 81 90 900 in brood mares, and his
annual outgo for the keep OF the racing es-
tablishment alone is not less than $4,000.