New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-01
WHY TURFMEN ARE HAPPY.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS OF THE NEW YEAR.
WHAT SOME LEADING MEN IN THE SPORT ARE

WhAl SOME isEADiNI MEM IN HE SiORI AXE
DOING AND WHAT GIVES THEM JOY
Turfmen. horse-owners. trainers ard racegoers
alike begin the new year hopeful for the future Of
racing, and firmly resolved 10 lend every aid 20 The
Jockey Club In It's enaeavor to purify the turf and
TO place racing upon high plane of excellence. 1t
Is believed that the vacant stewardshlps will be
filled with men WHO are prominently identified with
the TURF and vino are familiar with the intrcacies
OF racing and who not theorists. August Bel
mont begins the year almost entirely recovered
from the effects OF his recent illness. week at
Babylon under the watchful care ot Professor
j. James Hyland. the Fuurity exp,rt and the
stimulating effect caused by the magnificent APP
pearance Of the youngsters that two-year-olds
to-day toning up his constitution. and me cha'npi"n
Of racing Is again IN active training. and is pre-
pared TO battle for the turf Everybody associated
with the sport wishes August Belmont Harry
New Year.
Colonel William p Thompson IS as happy as
schoolboy because Re1uital is himself
The new year dawns ausp.ciously for Colonel
Thompson and he Brookdale Stud. Reiu.tai end
One-l-Love are pair % aces TO begin with. and
Il would Re difficult task to find twenty year
lings that Will average lot with the Piookdae
youngsters. James Rove is confident that the
Brookdale horses will make good showing. The
stables have been reconstructed under James
Rowes supervision. 1t is safe to say that the train
ans stables of the Brookdae Farm and the Gideon
4 DAILY stable at Holmdel excel any other stables
in this country. and equal to any Of the train
3ng stables in England.
David Gideon and John Kelly in Boston.
where culture and beans likely to make them
happy on the opening day of the year.
James X. Keene has nothing worry him far
as his stable Is concerned. he IS supremey conf
dent IN the prowess Of his two-year-olds Hence ne
begins the new year as happy as II is possible for
turfnan to be.
Colonel Jacob Rupert wishes Happy New Year
10 the turf. and hopes to win many this year.
ok1loc hArx tko IL
combination stable of selected horses from the sta
bes OF leading turfmen.
j. ". Rogers does not intend TO visit Europe. but
expects to be happy on this side of the Atlantic
A. Jackson Joyner is in North Carolina shooting
quail Birds must be extremely in North
Carolina. Joyner has not shipped single one OF
the many hampers of birds which he promised TO
send TO his friends when he started for the South.
nIis friends wish him Happy New Year and hope
that birds will be 80 plentiful in time that he will
be enabled to fulfil his promises.
Colonel Thomas p. Ochiltree begins the new year
with firm determination TO win every bet which
he makes in 1896. The horses were unkind to the
genial Colonel last year. but he hopes TO make up
FOR lost tine when the racing nS ooss begins
capture many equine laures with his stable of
Mr. Croker in position 'g that reduced him 50 rapid
ly that his friends believed he would be light
and he begins ss Happy New
tested finish in a race. He begins the new year
S. a1en so the Ga'
Matthew Corbett. as usual. has begun the new
& army Of ends ws h Happy e
Year and that IT, he may win many large wasers on
II is not true that 1; O. ARpleby intends to
scssu the y"ans brother to Henry of Navarro
H. 6. Crickmore; the veteran turf-writer. opens
the year with the best wishes OF everybody on the
turf: from the millionaire owner down to the hum
blest stable lad Mr.. Crickmore deserves the unani-
Gered to him He is one Of the most loyal and most
over he is charita al in all his dealings
Max Hirsch treasurer Of the Metropolitan Opera
House receives the congratulations Of turfmen. OPP
era singers. actors managers racegoers and thea
TRIGGERS. The popular treasurer OF the Metropolitan
wishes everybody Happy New Year even the men
The new year in California is not likely to he
track keepers the best friends of racing desire
There have been many petty auarrels that hay"
send the starter pie as peace Offering and per-
haps Edward Corrigan will be invited to partake
OF the pastry and the trio may wish each other
Riley Grammar and George r. Smith c.Pittsburr
Gently OF Course. the bookmaRers wish them
Happy New Year.
cess as his friends %ond ike to have HIM con
eequently they wish him a Happy New Year and
soTsss 2 ride n Ss N Year greetings
10 everybody associated with the tIrf Yesterday az
dent OF the Westchester Racing Association
happy giving VIII he All Of msss ew
about the turf. and fair honest. fearless criticisms
o. racine ing ara Tbacs If Monday an Aus
traan horse. by Nordenfeldt. dam The Mersey.
. was through an error Of the composor made TO
our readers from the impression that The Tribune
calls horse carriage.