The herald., 1896-12-21

nouncement it was stated that 300 en-
tries must be received or the race would
be at the option of the executive. Since
then this figure has been reduced to 25o
Hislaine and Diaaka, owned by Pierre
Lorrilard. ran second and third respect
lively, in a 29-horse race in the Derby
Cup, Derby, England. The race is val.
ued at SIC, 900. The American horse Mac
Briggs won the Quadron Plate, valued
at $4,000.
James L., 2O91s, won but a single race
this year, but as he had four seconds
and one fourth money to his credit MS
winnings foot up to $3475.
J. ] .McCafferty, who has been devot-
ing his time recently to looking over the
youngsters to represent him in England,
has finally made his selections. HIS
string will consist of ten yearlings us
follows: Ch Gold Day, by Ramon
Dor, dam Glory; b C, Clockwork, ny
Magnetism, dam Glover; b C, Bill Bunch,
by Badge, dam Belleguarde. by 81.
B.aise; b C, Woodman, by Magnetism,
dam Woodbine ,Qady Violet's dam. br
c. Corelli, by Enquirer, dam Pansy Bios
som, by Bramble; ch f, sister OF Winged
Foot by Buchanan, dam Longshore;
b f, by Buchanan, dam Highland Mare;
b f, by Buchanan, dam Reecho; b C, by
Florist dam Voltine CDR. Sheppard $
dam). McCafferty intended to sail
either the last week in December or the
first week in January.
| II. G. Crickmore, clerk of the course
| of the Westchester Racing association,
| has made public the list of foal entries
| received on December 1st for the ma
| tional stallion race of $200.0 900, to be run
at the spring meeting at Morris Park in
Tr, oil ,fr.fn
| J. 3. Haggin heads the list with an even
hundred. They include the progeny Of
| Darebin, Golden Garter Goldfinch,
Islington, Midlothian. Sir Modred,
| Watercress, Teny and Tyrant
| Among racegoers there are number
| who make a practice of regularly back
ing the mounts of certain jockeys Not
only to these but to all turf followers
! does a statement of the standing of the
l Jockeys during the season appeal. A
careful compilation proves that Tod"
| Sloan heads the list of eastern winning
| jockeys with percentage of .23I VIM
ming mounts. Sloan first made his ap-
| pearance in the east four years ago, and
since that time his improvement as q
| jockey has been remarkably rapid. He
| showed first high form al San Francisco
| last winter, and when he came east this
| spring soon established himself as the
| premier lightweight of the day. Sloan
| was under contract to the Santa Anita
| stable until a few weeks ago. when he
cast his lot with George F. Smith, pitts
| burg Phil" for whom he was riding up
| to the end of the eastern racing season,
| and to whom he is under contract for
the season of 1897. Sloan, Doggett, Taral
| and Sims formed quartet of popular
jockeys during the past season. Dog
| gett is second on the list, though he is
| closely pressed by Taral. Since Dog
| gett's first appearance in the saddle his
| average work has been good, but at
| times he has become careless. and on
| occasions has been severely and justly
| criticised His principal mounts during
| the season were outside ones. Taral has
not lost any of his popularity, but did
| not have as many mounts as usual.
| Whenever he rode it was with his old
| dash and vim. Few Jockeys have bet
ter record that the 'honest little Dutch
man." Sims is a good fourth, while
| Henry Griffin, who headed the list of
| jockeys in 1895, has deteriorated in his
riding, and fifth place is his position this
| year The following is the record of tine
ten leading eastern jockeys during the
season of 1896:
r. Sloan, 426 mounts first, 1872; second
so; third, 70; unplaced, 142; percentage,
1903.
Doggett, SAG mounts; first, 143; second,
|
.261
Taral, 237 mounts: first, 81; second
"a; third, 3S; unplaced, SO; percentage,
.257.
Sims. 426 mounts; first, 90; second. 104 ,
third, 50; unplaced, 1855; percentage, .230.
Griffin. 265 mounts; first, Sc; second,
so; third, 80; unplaced, 120; perez ntage,
.211
Clayton. $40 mounts; first, 65; second
| SO; second, 49,; third, Al; unplaced, 145;
percentage, .209.
Littlefield, 100 mounts first, 80; sec
ond. 80; third, II; unplaced, s6; per-
centage. 200.
McCafferty. SO mounts; first, IS; sec-
ord, 12; third, Is; unplaced, As; percent
age. 1893.
Hirsh, 312 mounts: first, 81; second, "a;
third, 81 unplaced, 1856; percentage,
1853.
Hamilton, 176 mounts; first %; sec
ond, 2S; third, 32; unplaced, 90; percent.
age. .42.-Spirit of the Times.
Allen Lowe. the we'll known horseman
| and turf writer. who generally carries
a pretty level head, thus sums up the
| horse situation in a recent letter to the
Boston Globe, which should give encour-
! agement to breeders and owners every
where. He says:
"A great many people are running
away with the false impression that
| speed will be very. cheap this winter.
Those who labor under that idea will
soon find out it is a deluson. High-class
speed will be dearer this winter and next
| spring than year ago, and Will con-
| tinue to be so for five or six years to
come. This may be hard for the general
public to appreciate, but it becomes
plain to those who stop to figure In 1890
and 1891 prices were good. but had fallen
off, except in cases of phenomenal abil-
ity. from the few years previous.
THAT. coupled with the education of
| the public to the fact that pedigree
| that looked like a map of the congested
| portion of big city was not all thai was
| needed to make trotter began to scare.
An almost total cessation of breeding
in 1892 and 1893 did not make any differ
| enCe IN the horse market. Even in 1898
| it was not worried much about. Last
spring when buyers went out looking for
| Youngsters of ability they found that
. good ones were fewtc.-.. far between.
What We're secured. for the most part.
cost a good deal. Next spring it will be
a harder matter to pick up good young
horse, and it will be harder still the fol-
lowing year. From that picture turn
| YOUR ewes to another one.
Look at the faster classes of trotters
of this year, from, say, the free-for- all
to the 2:15 class list. We find that there
are very few of them of more than very
ordinary ability. Almost every class
race has been won inside of the previous