The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-26

New York, April 26.-Local horsemen are
looking forward with eagerness to theopen-
ing of the Eastern racing season at Aque-
duct tomorrow. All preliminary details
are now complete. and Indications point
to a successful meeting Supt Tuck
er's only worry seems to be that the
patronage extended by owners may exceed
the stabling accommodations.
The policy at Aqueduct OF hanging up
reasonable purses for animals difficult to
place at more ambitious meetings, makes
the track popular battle-ground for the
plating division. The paddock and
buildings have been tastefully renovated,
and the track is said to be in fine shape
Only five races have been scheduled for
each day, owing to the Limitation rule Of
the Jockey Club, in which only certain
number Of horses will be alio wed to start
in each race. This leaves room for split
race, and possibly two divisions, so that
there is not only probability Of six races
each day, but possibility of seven, as
there Will be nearly three hundred horses
at the track and in the neighborhood when
all the strings have arrived from Washing
ton and the local winter quarters
Numbers of castles which trainers at
winter season have vanished during the
last week. The pruning knife in that
short season has played prominent role,
with the result that number of animals
that were to figure prominently when
Morris Park threw its gates open are now
either under slight suspicion or onthe shelf
Halma, after his mile gallop on Friday,
has been treated to rest. Howard Mann,
one of the handicap candidates in George
E. Smith interest, has exhibited signs of
lamenesS behind for the last two or three
days. AS a result. his trainer has been
compelled to treat him in the most gin
gerly fashion As if this were not a suf-
fieient misfortune for the stable, Belde-
mere, who at the beginning of the week was
going great guns, has thrown out splint,
and is now on the retired list, while Rubi-
con has suffered from rheumatism for the
past three weeks
Among the Others on the invalid list are
the majority of the horses under j. W.
Rogers charge. Clifford, Rodomond and
wiskinkie have so far been treated very
leniently and the two-y ear-clds in the
string have had no liberties taken with
them for the past week. Chalmers, the
slashing son of Luke Blackburn and Lythe,
after being hustled along until a fortnight
ago, began to swell in his ankles. The half
brother to Clifford has not been asked
to gaifop at any kind of speed for at least
a week, and it Is a question if he will be
seen at the post until late in the season.
jack Joyner's string cannot be credited
with coming utef last week ordeal with
flying colors. 'Eakins, the three-year-old
from whom so much has been expected, is
continually pulling up lame in his off hind
leg, while somefof the two-year-olds who
promised to pIa such havoc n the stakes,
have shown unlnstakable signs of being
in Queer street Town Topics, a smart and
decidedly speedy son of Sensation, has
thrown outa spIint. The Dipper, a youngs-
ter, by Prestonpans, on whom great hopes
were built has been confined 70 his stall
for three days, and Stonefence, by stone
henge-M d Jolica, who a fortnight ago
could reel off half inside 81 seconds,