New-York tribune., 1896-01-29
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS.
ECHOES OF THE GIDEoN-DwYER SUIT
FoXHALL KEENE's ENCOURAGING REPORT OF
rIIE CONDITION OF KENTUCKY HORSES.

royuAIr. KEENE's ENCOURAGING REPORT OF
THE CONDITION OF KENTUCKY HORSES.
There are many echoes OF the Gideon -Dwyer suit.
II Is rumored that NJ. Dwyer intends to engage
Joseph II. Choate and benjamin i. Tracy to hght
The case before the Court of Appeals. David Gideon
said before he started for New-Orleans; Il desire
the most searching Investigation OF my entire
career | have never done anything IN the Whole
course of my life that am ashamed OF. and VIII
answer any question asked Of me in regard to any
OF my acts on the turf or of it,
Philip j. Dwyer says inat he intends 10 hght the
case TO the bitter end.
Foxhan Keene. who IS on his way TO Colorado
Springs. visited Lexington to inspect the horses at
the Keene farm IN Kentucky. In letter 10 his
father he writes:
am intensely pleased with the splendid crop OF
yearngs and can safely say that nave never seen
superior average lot of youngsters. Three OF the
lot are superb ana DOUBT IL they can De- eNce'eq
on any farm in either ms country or Ehsiahu. A.
though OF them not Of great size. the
anced and show so much quality that the prospect
for the future Is extremely brilliant .,.,.,.,.
Tournament has developed into Il masiihcent
horse. and appearance is all that can be desired
in a stallion. 81 Leonards promises TO make first,
class sire Chorisier has rounded mo sTahu
horse, with every line in his conformation 50 we'll
developed that one cannot help being iaVoraby
been many cases or premature foaling in the neigh.
borhood OF Lexingten il is scneray believed az mat
1896 viii be fully up TO the average of previous years
the whole am greatly pleased with the outlook.
FoxhaI keeie is an expert horseman and his letter
to his father, James X keenc. is Highly encOuIas-
Ing to the latter.
Richard Croker is in Washington. lie IS expected
70 arrive in this city to-day or tomorrow The Tam
many braves are likely TO scalp eacn other in tne
endeavOr 10 be present at the dinner 10 be Siyen
for him. one Of the braves who i regular race
gOer. startled OF the WisWamitrs pN asking.
''What youse fellows want ter give der boss
Shaving mug when der boss never shtNtu.'
When told that il Was loving cup tnat would
hold large quantity Of champagne ne remarked:
''Dere / told youse de retcrmeTs would make de
leaders fan back de GROWER bat fought lie
boss would escape
Mr. Croker intends TO sail for England at an
early date some of his horses are entered IN me
early spring that u be yum al the l~heoIl
spring meeting III March , -.
The entries The stokes 10 be run Tor IN lhe W cst
exceed in number those Of any previous Year.
There is comment about the ACTON OF the
Saratoga Racing Association IN regard to racing
dates 1t appears that there are dlssehsiohs III IN;
ranks OF the GuttenbUrg confedA:acH. one Oi me
leading members OF the German wing moUrniulF
recalled the fact that Of the sO-cdied GniienDuIe
''1g four" the IRISH members VIII drew with
comfortable fortunes, while the Dutch aIe lei
with the Saratoga elephant on their nands; lie
asks '1f two lrishmen without nothing MAKE Il
million dollars out OF the Guttenburg snap, Nha-
car two Dutchmen make out OF two lrI-hlneh VIII
a million dollars az Saratoga? As NOBODY an