The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-08
Is DOBBINS FAST OR SLOWf
HINDIOAPPERR ar SEA REGARD
INC RICHARD OROKER'S HORSE.

! Keeno's horses to England yesterday has drawn
renewed attention to tho coming campaign OF
prominent American horsemen In the land OF
roast beef and racing. Most sof the American
horses already located there seem to have made
q high impression on the official handicappers.
and they have been placed pretty well toward
the top OF tho list in every scale Of weights so
far compiled. According to tho latest RdciR0
Calendar the American candidates for the early
handicaps are by no means so leniently. treated
as was rumored here about q week ago. There
is q remarkable difference OF official opinion
regarding the racing qualities OF Richard Gro
kor's Dobbins. Handicapped Robert Hanson
places him within four OF the top weight for the
City and Suburban and asks him to carry 110
pounds, while for the Kempton Park Great Ju-
bilee Stakes. with the Same horse carrying top
weight. Handicapped Egerton lets Dobbihs In at
90 pounds. The Field Of Jan. 30 makes special
mention of this discrepancy.
CHANGING through the official lists the first
name to catch the eye 10 that Of James r.
Keene's four.year-old colt Voter in the Babra.
ham Plate. a weller handicap Of 80, 500, to DO
run over the Rowley mile at the Newmarket
Craven meeting. Voter is next to top weight,
his impost being 1874 pounds. while II. Mccall
mont's ive-year.old Knight Of the Thistle is set
to carry 1873 pounds. There are twonty-nine
others engaged at Weights ranging down to 90
oubuo rot ~ VI VI PAo,-
900, to be run over the straight mile at the Lin
coin spring meeting, Knight Of the Thistle is
again rated best, at 1913 pounds. Voter is third
on the list with 124 pounds, and St Cloud II. 10
slated to carry 119 pounds.
The EPSON spring meeting has been VOL sup
ported by American owners. In the Great Sur.
pSap Ssos ssa III ssf Ssiys ssiosSaldL all6 RsG ,Srd B.; s,e
old Meta H.. 1o3 pounds. Tho top weight is
I Iss po %Slvort FSr sh :l]fp; IinSs 81 w% Sp5I ! s. SEEiy.
sos Esisss hfsnidlllssR Stable q Sla'G IS ro Gas %asa 's So
pounds.' 'TSs TOP op' we S%Siaq iso ne MorS %yG' His Z Rev W
srence. 8, 1873 pounds. Then comes the City and
saSpIss9 for A @SieS sR. Of 3 Snoi f2ts};s 2 So,t % 81 H nna Z
K 1is; S 81 49, e ra RsSS al IL, e. 81. Giagd 'f Il. Cd FL.
124a; sandia. lit; Borzak. ITO, and NunsuOh.
Tho Hurst Park Spring Handicap Of $1,000,
ono mile, bEings q bunch Of the Americans well
iSKct and tho D. others Is are IS san eS e" is; '8 %ot @sl fas.
ana ssrs siaia a2o 9, TnEp n6S T. e the h KEPT KssI%psSSnT On Park ark
the two handicappers referred 10 as having dit
ferred 50 much regarding Dobbins agreed as to
i Lat P fer the 8en npdeSst event nn' WITH nYf' iss se pounds sne
I2s: SandIs. l22; Voter 12o; 81: Cloud r.. 1ds;
the principal event on the spring programme Of
Wv w CobIuCblSI hobOtlhtlOn,W sTGu ihuo
known officially last night. They number thirty
si5 In all. Thres;year-olds are unusually con.
SsH asO. ssns sals %sI7l Misha ef'n ff1.. rG siy Fos. pf Sy
yious. Handball. George Keene. Blueaway.
P Ps%ssgSsqsi s1 ana f E!%Is BsSllnF T BSsoq isa x !
In training outside Of Ben Brush and Ornament.
d: 1s S:s: ' 1ss$;sa T y ! f Fine; o st sss s and Don @
Stag, Marcus paiy,s ogden aud Isidor. VIC. Dniys
Sly Fox. II. +. Dryers Ben Ed eren oieopnus. anna ana
PPrevio1s; p; J; DIVERS HandbalIi, Esston 4 Lara;
Perator and hiusawsy.. Haymsn / frani:s
liam Lskeiands winged Foot, j. McLaushin's
nfsmis:' b I; p MoT Bluos a nnS T Rsyl.. s 4; Il; + fa D; +;
Lou Bramble. Rogers 4 Roses Tillo, J. W. chorr 4
f Dss1!d A!ss Ts! Macy b aos sFs' By. c.sis,t T. an. p; 81 X e%'7 1. VII.
Tho other fixed events on Westchester's pro-
10; Baychester, IS; Van Nest. 81: P%ocantco Hendi.
f RGshe iii ass s., Serial III a, T]Sse%Ss sisR. Hhs snaissp.. 81 q: S x%.
atenr Cup. 10; St. Nicholas Hurdle Handicap and
stesplseRass aa melaiG h a. and fns s eir SssR; sH sse sSSs
base Handicap, 22.
The directors of the Saratoga Racing Associa-
rooms. 1902 Broadway. and decided to offer az,
teon stakes during the meeting, which will be-
delay in the announcement OF the Stakes was
duo to the attitude OF the residents of Saratoga
in their contributions, but the matter has been
settled amicably. and, the programme will be
issued soon. The stakes, with one exception,
will havo q stipulated sum added. This move,
no doubt, 10 instiRated by the antipathy of
horscmen to the guarantee" feature.
The principal feature OF the meeting will be
the Grand Union, a stake for two-year-olds and
guaranteed to be worth $4,000. 1t will be a
double event. the first part to be run probably
the first week of the meeting, and tho second
part a few days before tho Futurity. OF the
other stakes tho Spencer, which was formerly
the Merchants, and the Citizens Handicap are
the most important. The former will be at ono
milo and a furlong, and the latter at one mile
and a quarter, Each will have s., zoo added.
Among the stakes Will be one named after Mar
Gus Days great colt Hamburg, i will be for
The conditions OF the various fixtures will be
liberal, and the management feel confident OF
receiving q heavy entry.
Jay Bird Brings 81. Under tho Hammer.
LEXINGTON. Feb. 7.-Trotting horses sold we'll
here to-day. 1t was the beginning OF the Wood
ard & Shanklin sale. Ninety-four head
changed hands for SIG. 555. an average Of $2Os.
Three Of Col. W. L. Slmmonss Ash Grove stall.
%lions-Jay Bird. William L., and Betterton-
were sold. They will remain In Kentucky. The
other Ash Grove stations will be offered lator
In the week. There were many strangers pres
ent to-day. The weather was clear and warm.
and 1t looked as II the good old times in the trot-
ting-horse business were returning. The fol-
lowing brought $500 and over: