New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-27
GOSSIP OF THE TROTTERs.
GOSSIP OF THE IfOI r1fts'
TRAINING OPERATIONS AT FLEETwooD-FAN-
rAsY INJURED IN RUNAwAY-cLoslNo
ENrpIrs FOR INTERcLCB RACES.


or ENTRIES FOR INrERcLuB RACES
m. chang. in the weather has given a setback TO
training operations at Fleetwood PARK. ana inc
horsemen who were sending their charges along at
TOD speed a few days ago, under the MISTAKEN i"'
rr.ssion that summer had come. are now content 10
top along at a tbree-minute gait with trotters ana
pacers that will be beating 2:I0 when midsummer ar
rives Some fast trials took place whiie inc MOI
weather continued. the trottng mare MAGNOLIA
POSI- having stepped half-me In loo one Gay ia''
week while John NJ. Stewart drove the douo'e-
raited mare Irene alf in l04A. pacing. and then
without pulling up or changing her rigging. shited
the daughter Of Star Wilkes to the trotting gait ana
sent her quarter In IS seconds. Irene mas recofo
Of 2:ll% as a PAGER and mark OF Zlei7 Al inc oAs-
onal gait 1t Is said that she made both records III
the same shoes and rigging Knta. 223h. black
mare by Sir Knight. owned by II. r. Carroll uo''eu
a quarter on Thursday in 33i4 seconds. and she
stepped half mile yesterday with apparent ease IN
1:0712. 2:15 gait
The report gained circulation last week that C. }.
Hamn's famous t.ottlng mare Fantasy -'V' WHO
has been wintering at Selma Ala. In charge OF r.
F. Geers had run away and injured herself 80 badly
that her prospects for the coming campaign were
ruined. Mr.. Hamlin. who is at the Waldorf, said on
Friday that he had heard nothing OF the reported
mishap and was inclined to dscredit the story 1t now
appears from telegram sent by Geers that the great
mare was hurt but not 80 seriously as at first re-
ported and she Is now being logged dally az ocIIha
double harness with Princess Royal. 2W. In hopes
that the two daughters of Chimes VIII lower w
champion record 2l2A, for trotting teams no" hcd
by Belle Hamn and Honest George. another OF MT
Haml.n's fast pairs. ,.,, .,.,,
Entries close to-day for the interclub trottne
races between the road horses owned By members OF
the Driving Club of NewYork and the PARKWAY
Driving Club In Brooklyn, and according to the con-
ditions governing the contests horses must be en-
tered now and started In the first race or the series
at the Parkway track next Saturday u thcy are 10
take part in any subsequent race THIS arrange
ment has not been favoraby received by some OF The
Iriuc ,ln
In all classes, any member might start his horse
in any race OF series and It Is said that the out
look does not point the large entry list which was
hoped for. The classes for 2:30 2:2. 2ls and
free -for-a trotters.
Interest among horsemen will centre this week IN
the big sale OF trottng stock at Madison square
Garden under the auspices of W. b. Fasig e. Co.
over 400 horses entered for the sale which begins
at o'clock this afternoon Six of the harness horses
TO be sold have records OF 2:10 or better while the
number with records below 230 Is close to lCt Fasg
Co have secured the consignment OF saddle horses
annually sent 10 the New-York market by Charles
7, Raiiey of kentucky. An exhibition OF these
horses will be given tonight at the Garden. and
they will be sold tomorrow evening. The sale VIII
he continued on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.