New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02
RACING MEN IN THE SOUTH.
COOPER, MICHAEL AND OTHERS AT
WORK.
THE RACING CAMP GETTING READY FOR THE

THE RACING CAMP GETTING READY FOR THE
COMING SEASON on THE TRACK
Savannah Ca May 1.-The gods OF the rae
ing game have certainiy smiled upon the racing
men within the last fortnight, for without ex-
cepton every day has been like its fellow fair
and. warm, and the "crackajacks" in training
have been kept at their task with the regularity
Of -clockwork
The two stars CT the camp, Michael and cooper
who came here just n month ago, have shown
thc-result OF early training in no unmistakaoe
manner. Eoth are strong and supple. lusty with
the latent forces OF carefully conditioned atm
letAs. and both aching for try at the racing
~ayne Of the early season. There was certainly
no mistake In the selection of Savannah, for the
walsh cbampion and the Detroit man are both
In riptop shape.
Cooper has done much sp!nting within the
last week. having at last prevailed upon
"Mother" Webb to try him out. Weobs polcy
has been to take his man along slowly, more
slowly in fact than Cooper has ever tried 10
train with the intention Of building him up
Thoroughly before getting his speed out MI
chael has had the greater say in regard 10 MS
own work, following the lines OF framing i'iu
down for him three years ago by "Choppie
Warburton. the English trainer. The TWO stars
of the Morgan e. Wright camp have gone al their
work in totally different ways but in these clos
ing DAVIS of the springs training Il is apparent
they have together arrived at the same ends
Cooper may go next week TO join the southern
circuit chascrs at Montgomery. for the opening
OF the National Circuit. He will not take any
chances Of competition on the indoor surfaces
but is willing 10 ride either match races Vi
sneed trials Michael. on the other hand Is
for V.
race somebody. . ., 10.
Frederick Ioughead the Canadian, found ne
had more work on his hands than he parealleu
for His winter in California must nave pee'
spent in pleasure. for the man was fat ahC heaNs
and Trainer Pickard has been lining MN GU.
twice day. Loughead is Wiling wo osse, x ge.
on more than one occasion he mas pTotes'e'i We,
orously against the grind ne Is unaersVii,s 80,
rheumatism seems 70 have ieit hlih ai.o6 Nc
and Pickard is confident OF piaclns ms ma" u, tho
season where he belongs, III the III 81 ii's'' Va Wv
speed merchants. ~. ,1ooaorald at
1t is interesting to watch Kay MaSuo ,l az the
work Two years ago the newspaper i'leil VI nv y,
circuit would have said little Ray Macdonalu'
II is "iitle Ray no longer for the staten lsidiIu
man landed here with excess weight cna,s ,'id
against him. and he Is trying mahluh! " sc' e.. -"
Of twenty or twenty five pounds OF useless Ia.
Ue,savs he will stay here two months IN oruer
to get into shape. and from present appearances
II will take all of that time. ,. >,rnh,,
Charles Murphy is grinding away, put Mul Piis
evidently is not as strong as he was in the years
agone IT is question if he can approNlhlate, Wv,
condition he enjoyed in 1880, and without Din
Young IT is a mooted question II the fIel i
man. will have the nerve to flSht the Snulis s
of the game as he did in that memorapie se"soa,,
T. Z Kinsey the local rider, mas so' wv
his indisposition and appears at the track resu
larly for his workout. Kinsey Is man Oh pi iui
ise and the local authorities think that With Win
.ha r,nr.h no will be in shape 10 give even Coop
or rub He is training with the single desre on
getting against "Bobbe' Walthour, Ior .Is
Georgia man took his measure last season. anu
Ki,ssv is still srnarting under the defeat.
The arrival of A. D. Kennedy and billy pam =,
bridge from Chicago. with c. o. lngranain' VI
Diyon III adds life to the camp, for the trio are
~ r,ar NJ high spirits These men are training
with the intention of following the circuit WIN
pave" Shafer. Shafer is expected tnls MeeA
tom" Eek will also be here from HOT 'pi mss