New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-23
OUTLOOK FOR RACING.
FEW ENCOURAGING FEATURES IN The
WEST.
x.osssrP ABOUT KENTUCKY TURFMEN-"hA'
JOHN +. MADDEN SOLD IN A DAY-ExPEhi-

rosss,p A.o1,r KENTUCKY TURFMEN-wHAT
John e. MADDEN SOLD IN A DAY-ExPERl-
rSCys OF COLONEL OCHILTREE
Many and varied the obstacles placed IN tne
halfway of the lovers OF pure racing. Free iro"
Iii. ,hat have caused so much adverse COM
mani in the past racing however. Is IN pro"sins
condition IN this neighborhood In the west '"e.o
are few encouraging features Tor RACING nv"
contemplate In Kentucky the breeders anu 49,
owners look upon the future OF racing ~ Wv o. ,hs
ss extremely gloomy and forebodhs' o"ns W Wv
.ct,vttv OF the poolroom gamblers 1t is the pio-
nr,stors OF poolrooms and foreign DOCKS "ho e"
DO much trouble upon the turf. ,w
poo,room proprietors have little fear OF the law
and are adopts at "squarins the Venai on''H
IN certain localities in the neighoorhooo ., Wv
largo cities in the West Moreover 'ne poon 100
snen rush into the courts upon the slightest P'o'o
cation and fight every clause or the Jaws pas
20 suppress them. In Kentucky ohio'
and In this city poolroom propre'orS are ''e
ously attacking racing because the .,
49,. 49, sunnort racing upon purely sporting
Grounds desire to relieve the turf OF the pfe'eoo
Of a horde of di.reputabls characters VINO are al
injury to the sport c,,,,.u the
In Lexington Louisville and Cihcih"au Wv
winter racing at New-Orleans Is severely er'...
nv men who attended the races run at the eou.no'
ctv The total disregard Of everything assooAu
-,th tbs racing except the receipts Thoroughly o''
.,,sted many turfmen VINO visited New-oreae'
In Lexington tho prospects LOT a'' az 49,
~eason so far numbers are cohceineu, "
cellent Byron McClelland. william "",'A.I
flames Murphy shipped their horses 10 Houi' ''e
Soc, TUESDAY Byron McClel!and Will race IN '"o
East as soon as the early spring meeli"ss II, nv.
aucky and Ohio are ended MI McC'e'ia"' ,.
are in excellent shape to begin ac'Ve ,In,..s
The weather In Kentucky has been aoo'ni.ao''
aimee the beginning Of the month he"oe ' INV
xucky trained horses received severe se'o"e"
IN MIR. McLELLANDs STABLE.
Ito, 81 tho horses In McClelands stable:
N%Saa e E. y years.; BY by
Frcd Barr years by :, ES oeonSasa Role
& r. S:s sS Rsss of
Macec : CO. By Sir I Din sTcKsurais.
Sne P-,S b. g, nsl en- years Prince Royal
BY b
s sassrf S.rmsda h. Years by Bermuda Amahes-
Tmada b. f years by acknowledgements Maiden
E,Sslr; Or c. ear BY IMP Cavaer-wafer
Fra Francesca. Oh. f. years py De'e''e' N-
Nontrose.
John Z. Madden is in Lexington MADDEN IS one
OF the most versatile of horsemen he nous III.
record In Lexington as salesman. ne mas se'e'
rhoroughbreds in training. also large stane OF
trotters besides an extensive array OF tro'uhs an"
racing broodmares Due allowance being mace LOT
Aiaddens enthusiasm he Is likely TO win some races
with the selected gems Of his stable when 'he rae
ing season begins TIE following sales are sara 10
have been made by Madden in a single day one
5000 trot;er, a prize Southdown ram. herd OF
JERSEY COWS bluegrass farm, nine Thoroughbred
warnings five trotting broodmares and their foals.
six mules a threshing machine and several carloads
of oats
In addition TO the foregoing. Madden MADE sew
erai purchases in the course OF the day. and re-
turned dissatisfied because he was disappointed III
of dogs.
John Splan is prominent feature OF Lexington
life. Splan. who is second 10 none as relhsfhah ~
as youthful. as ever and fully as entertaining as
when ne plotted Rarus In his races twenty years
ego
Mr. Splan RECALLED an adventurous youth, VINO
asked his advice abou; turf career. with dsser-
tation upon It's ups and downs as follows: Young
man. there IS lots of fun on the turf, as well as
enough sadness to counterbalance the gladness. A
professional turf career is Simply a series or two
movements. They are SO easily executed that in
rime 1t requires little eXertion TO make them One
IS the movement from the sandwich TO banquet.
and the other is the movement from the banquet 70
me sandwich. Hence, you see. everything Is equal
on the turf. If / young man Ike you.
would devote my time IN inventing an Improvement
upon dark lanterns ana jimmies FOR the New-York
market as the supply of turfmen is greater than
The young man depaTed s ,r wiz ad%ss'iS ion
tends 70 remain In this country until Oeooer when
OF high-class trotters
AN ENTERPRISING BREEDER.
H. Eugene Leigh is rapidly forging to the front
rs Of the most progressive and enterprsing
breeders of thoroughbreds in the bluegrass region
OF Kentucky. The La Belle farm is being equipped
with the perfected modern appliances TO save labor
and to secure comfort and luxury for every animal
quartered upon the farm. Bram5e. of course Is
at the head of the sires the La Belle farm. Mr..
Leigh carefully considered every incident in the
career Of Bramble In the stud before he pur-
chased him. The result was startling as the
figures proved that Bramble's chances were limited.
But his percentage of winners. class Of course
being considered. Is far greater than some of the
so,ealed fashionable sires Cmord and Ben BrHsn
and to prove that Mr.. Leighs acumen and fore
of he m
to sell forty broodmares at auction next month
ssanns Tsere her Of
breds in Leigh's training stables at Louisville. Mr.
srn tracks, consequently the owners Of champion
es oS %S hss
upon the chances Of their champions o.
and Wilson's Stables to an audience Of the smaller
breeders II the bus,saass region soi,o Mr. YSqns
we want Z Mckinley and high protection. Ken
suekians We're the only men in TINS country that
made You Believe that i the people in the East would
accept silver bricks 80 iar as breeding horses and
chat keniucky could defy the world and that free
.nd
trade Now that YOU have neither gold nor silver
enough lelt 10 Sno tue pewter limitations or racers
that running your farms. everybody is howl
ing for Mckinley and protecton-when there is
thing left to protect
Hanover holds the place Of honor at the Nc.
success sire apd firmly believes that he will
continue in the lead on the American turf as the
sire Of winners. There are 300 mares in the neigh.
borhood Of Lexington that are wholly partly
owned by Mr. Young. who evidently has no fear OF
over-productton OF thoroughbreds.
C;ratz Hanley. who is the secretary OF the Ken
lucky Racing AssoStat.on at Lexington, predict,
aa H hs $ ss
Jockey Club, of Newport. Ky. The Queen City