The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-24
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
HT OUTDOOR FOR AMERIClN
HORSES ENGAGED abroad.


slsan Discusses Their Chanees tu' the CominE
CaupaiEn-He says the Loririsrd-neres-
fsra Ceutination u = Powerful Oue-open
weather ravers TrnistnE at Local TraeirsE
The recent open weather, which has been
breaking the hearts OF ice y~achtsmen, sleigh
riding enthusiasts. and skaters, has proved q
welcome boon to local trainers and owners, and
the condition OF their charges is much further
advanced than at tho same period in any pre-
vious year. The strings located at Sheepshead
Bay and Gravesend have been moving freely on
the track for the past week, and 30 far each lot
has q clean bill of health to show. The larger
stables will soon be getting their recruits from
tho nurseries in the South and West, and then
there will be a general epidemic OF early rising
among handlers and rail birds.
As the date for registering names Of two-year-
olds draws near the hope is again generally eI-
pressed that the romantic element in. tho game
of racing win not be further married by names
without either euphony or sense. Some ,promi-
nent owners have been exceptionally happy
heretofore in naming colts and fllies. but
others have handicapped the youngsters with
titles which have prejudiced tho public against
thom from the start. There 10 o good deal
in giving q catchy namo to q horse. and
this point In q two-year-old's career
is thought SO much of on tho other side that
many papers devoted to racing offer prizes for
the most Ineligible and fetching titles. 1t will
be interesting to find what progress owners and
trainers make in this direction before the last
date for claiming, March l. John e. Madden,
the former owner OF Hamburg, starts In pretty
we'll by naming the half brother of Hamburg,
by imp. Candlemas-Lady Reel, Hapsburg: the
bay colt by O~rder-Happy Sally. Jolly Roger.
and the colt by Hindoo-Fay. Brahmin.
The horsey set, who kill time around the Ten
derloin in the off season, made frequent pill
Rrimages yesterday to the Imperial Hotel
to congratulate Jockey Tod Sloan on his
safe return from England and his many
conquests in the pigskin while abroad.
The midget artist played the host to per-
lection. and had q fund Of experiences to i'm.
part in his own quiet way. He had almostf fully
filter than on Saturday In a striking outfit fresh
from the hands of a fashionable tailor. In dis
S cSssanFh he en Vent RfUsae &c op 81 AI tSat the c ooTsss
season in England will be q banner one for the
equine representatives Of this country: especially
those that have received a chance to become
acclimated before the first call to the post. The
prospect was SO tempting that, had he not been
have remained to take a hand in a game that
promised such lively Issues. He has a ~particu.
1PsTly e'f fof 1lRiiRlSSn Snd dhf Go oi5IP Wi iiH3iina1yB STnSS By
and thinks II will cut a wide swath during the
next campaign with ordinary luck: he also
the combination, as the stable was the first to
hell. him to a mount after he had two unsnc-
the colt he, originally went over to ride.
the rh iis ssas ssd has ssn nssv K kef Resna sns TlEhs a{pP !.
Croker have also some useful ones engaged.
J. Stoney Curtis is another American who ex-
poets to'pick up one or two of tho British plums.
good accounts Of the others. Tho Lorillard-,
lot ripe for tho Newmarket Craven meeting in
April. Those entered include Pasoola. Chinook.
and nlG ,Es ., FSr the = n spTinsI meeting siTsi. q R, MsT-
Meta H., and Rance. and for later meetings at
the metropolis of tho British turf and elsewhere
already named, Violence, Dominic H.. Solano,
Carman. sardonic, the chestnut colt by Sensa-
1 SG%mnaus,' sTybte ens fsssana. NY %ys z hoo slooSen.
Dorio ~; Jolly Tar the , q colt colt by Sen.
Befisama, Nunsuch. Diakka, the chestnut colt
BY sensation-Magnetiser, tho bay colt by Pom.
As regards The Keene string. Sloan says voter
is wintering very well and should come to hand
reported after his arrival in England last fall
81 fsr. The elm LiPo oil ri I HsnT;dSiea Ss,. shs arst limp imRo :
also entered for the Metropolitan Handicap at
Alexandra Park. and as.it was in 9 similarly
ton at Morris Park last spring. there is a chance
for history to repeat itself. st. Cloud II. is
IOunuluB lntO one Oh Uno OiRReSI anu ElOSU prom
Using four.year:olds, abroad, while the stable
also counts on Uriel and Black Cock as we'll as
the lot Of recruits expected to arrive from this
side next month.
Sloan further says the knowing ones around
the training quarters make favorable. mention
of Richard Croker's young candidates. Rosina
W., Sweet Chimes, and Knickerbocker, and that
considerable curiosity was aroused by the re-
entry of Dobbins after two seasons retirement.
Whether the latter will stand a prep" is a
matter Of pure conjecture. but should he accent
for the Gold Cup at Ascot and the City and Sub
urban at EPSON he IL likely to have a following.
Rosina w. and Sweet Chimes are entered for
the Coventry Stakes over theT. Y. G. at Ascot,
and Knickerbocker Tor the Champagne Stakes
at the :Bibury. Club meeting. j. g. Curtis's
horses in England are Archduke H., Indian
Chief H.. and Pearl Rover. They are entered at
Ascot and Kempton Park.
big bids for the patronage of horsemen. The
Latonia Jockey Club announces sixteen stakes.
all with added money which aggregates $40, $50.
The three fixed events for the spring meeting of
1899 are the Latonia Derby. 8 1900. one mile
and a half; the Himyar, 81 800. one mile and an
eighth. and the Latonia Oaks, 81 $50, for fillies.
one mile and g quarter. Al CINCINNATI the
are the Oakley Derby. 8 1900. one mile and a
quarter; the Buckeye, 81. 300, one mile and an
eighth, and the Cincinnati Oaks. 81. $50. for
hllies, one mile and q sixteenth. Nominations
for these stakes. as well as those of the present
year, are due on Feb. ].
London Truth of Jan. Is says: 1.-THE Ameri-
can horse Voter is great tip for the Lincoln
shire Handicap. and 1t is believed at Newmarket
that he. is a very smart animal oyer a milo.
Park Jubilee Handicap"