The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-08
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
row OWNERS BUIID HIGH HOPES
ON THEIR YEARLINGS.

An 0OHF OF 81 q, 600 ReHneeu " EnitpS o. bWItr
Ter the Hindoo.lionnie din1 Coit-Tod sloan
Astonishing tho, Britishers-New Orleans
Meeting outponed-Entries for Washington
This Is tho time OF the year whom the average
racing man 10 congrntulatinR himself upon tho
possession OF q phenomenal ycarling or Is ours
ing the luck which made MIN buy n dozen
youngsters that cannot shade twenty-five Sec
onds for the quarter. The man who has one
that can clip 1t Off at any point between twenty
three and twcnty-four seconds Is picking out the
richest and fattnst engagements from the pro-
Rramme for 1898 and building mir castles at the
rate Of q mile n minute. Poor man, he may
nave to give away that infant phenomenon, for.
while fast yearlinEs generally perform we'll.
there are not a fcw Instances where they never
won q race. II you think there isn't a lot OF truth
in this statement, ask David Gideon about it.
From all that can DO learned 1t would appear
a. though Philip J. Dryer, President OF the
Brooklyn Jockey Club. had drawn ono OF tho
prizes Of tho year in the H~indoo-Bonni Gal
colt, which ho purchased at the Kcene sale for
o., 800. This yearling's work at Gravesend has
boen 30 good that rumor credits Mr.. Keene with
offering SIC, 900 for the colt. Mr.. Kecne him
self has several clinkers. but two Of his big
bunch, which are said to lay over tho
others, are q colt by Meddler ana q
colt by Topgarant that have made the
nand fly in no uncertain fashion at Sheepshead
Bay. They are good enough to make their
owner enthusiastic about them. Americans will
probably have a glimpse of them next spring.
but. judging from tho leaning Mr.. Kecne has for
English racing, they may have to follow st. Cloud
ii. and Voter abroad to try conclusions with
the cracks Of tho Continent. Mr.. Keene is q de-
terminod man and has q world Of perseverance,.
He won tho highest honors with Foxhall on the
other side, and narrowly missed this years
Cambridgeshire. He will, no doubt, stick until
he shows our British cousins that history re-
peats itself.
Messrs. Keene, Belmont, and Lorillard have
raced abroad with considerable success during
tho current season Next year the colors of
another American owner. John E. Mcdonald.
will DO seen, TIRE SUN already having an
nounced the departure of that good three-year-
old, Rensselaer,, who will go into the hands OF
Thomas Leaders. 1t is MIR. McDonald's inten-
tion to put Rensselaer, to jumping, and may try
for tho Paris Hurdle Handicap, one of the rich
est events of the year on the French turf.
Leaders, who will have Rensselaer,. pre-
pared Count ~Schomberg when that noted
distance performer won the race. and
he should know something about the race
and the kind Of a horse it would take to have a
chance. They put much better horses over the
sticks on the other side of the water than we
do here, and it takes q flrst-class performer on
tho fiat to win such O race as tho Paris Hurdle
Handicap. Rensselaer,, should he land safely
and winter well, should be the ideal horse for
such o venture. He has the size and weight,
carrying ability, possesses speed of a high or
der, and can stay over any distance of ground.
OF course he will run on the fat also, and should
win in almost any company. Mr.. Mcdonald has
spent the winters of the last four years, abroad
and he knows all about the game on the other
side.
there will be a much higher class lot of horses per.
forming cross country in America next year;
patched up again. found the season Of 1896 far
from profitable. the young and sound horses
of putting horses Of fair class over the sticks
was indicated clearly by tho performance of Sir
Xassar and l., Forget to say nothing OF Wood
Il was 2 certainty when Tod Sloan went to
1S nElp Ss1o shsf Sa he b w1p 5seS do IN so the Ar|s tS 1 mstie'
, tssaIi little z. . E is1sna v 81 J 1SI1s sra TOD a is rs ss i Spss;
l. a . really say tss iises i H. is rider fond an q PSs
i1S1Rfk knights saa p R!s sEo ssiss Rfinntcc Charley Gs Thorpe h,o sa Is
credited With being about ti,e, oldest Jockey now
snnaiE 1 Ssad.iiIte eyes. and saiiiow comple1ion.:
- might b IS yesEg Of sEe Sr hs might 70 So:
stoo dae On Is the he' s 6 sss'i making 4nY his sH Weight IL Sloan
snssked up behind him and said to an outsider:
Ter Sast They're rsi aft W
tr ThHIei IT sq his s1s s' ss " H5oSaf s saS seSFe az wi the 3
midget and said:
infant s1s0e e,a a1G sisn Mot1 %isS M KHS sin Ha I'M ses
, 0'Connor and Danny Msher yourself by q good
Sloan himself is authority for the statement
that when he first began to ride horses he was
the biggest coward in the State of Indiana. He
town, and after . lot Of coating took a mount
on q horse owned by tho keeper Of a livery sta.
! succeeded in transferring Sloan from the saddle
to his neck, whore the thoroughly frightened
{ [oios: sWe elae ssson ne q dast come az and sae ea aSR Elm III ~ y
The starter finally rescued aim. and theowner
don't want any more of his game" said
Tod between sobs. and he was in diisgrsee for
Sas n ss1s S St t eos L 8o With s = se HRsn Coo a ga 1 sss
| k k R ssss 1t ftBBs s ssyIf f 's6 E rid but thai r To %as es sS11 IF
tho writer ever had Of Sloan he Was
S;sStsAd ;Iso a The Sac asstrs pus Il h. a t s,sSs e
Jim BROWNS feed room at sheepshead Bay and
saying " I tsp ye" He was playing for big stakes lss
siGas : M aSs S Sc nSesnR Sis l fna 'f Il H TSoa 'h Is Ssten iEhe
; Eng London already by the style Of his living
whom he gets thoroughly warmed up and knows
all about London and Parisf
"The New Orleans winter race meeting, which
until Dec. Z tThis Was rendered ABSOLUTELY
theoessary by tho inability Of the horse owners
\ 70 BOL tholf norbop nero IN tlm0. Inere were
only . half dozen horses at the Fair Grounds,
end the races were consequently impossible.
ThiR postponement will throw out three of tho
kstatSs already, olossd-the inaugural Handicap.
kBolling StaEes-but the entrance money will DO
Spr0mptfy refunded. and these same events
Will DO renewed later in the meeting. Tho
tDeoember programme was already pretty well
tdllOd and Ii wan deemed wise to let 1t alone as
..it stood. especially as it was too late to open
khSr events to be run so early. in the meeting.
on the card for tho opening day. but 2 valuable
! bring out . fine class Of horses and adequately
opening days programme. All tho big events,
sIoept tho three voided BY The enforced post
The stakes closed on Oct % for tho Crescent
City Jockey Club meeting, and they filed in
absolute certainty Of splendid sport. The three
events which have been declared on received
81, 81 and 70 entries, respectively, while the
others closed as follows; Palmstto. Hurdle
Handicap. 80; Preliminary Derby, SO; Audubon
Handicap, a; Creseent City Handicap, q;
Ponce do Leon Handicap, 63; Merchants Handi:
Carnival Handicap. n. ST. PatriCR'4 HandicaD.