The herald., 1898-03-28

| day from New York. and will leave tomor-
row for Lexington and Paris, KY, where
he will spend few days with his family
before returning to New York. Grammar
says he feels sure that he will be REIN
stated on the Jockey club tracks at the be-
ginning of the eastern racing season.
IF I am reinstated," said the plunger,
II will probably make a hand book, as be-
fore, or I will play the horses from the
ground"
Suppose the Jockey club declines to
take you back?"
| I'm that case will be interested with
some one else who is not denied the privi-
leges. In any event, will confine myself
to the east, and will not be west this sea-
son at ALL 1t locks as If there are to be
good races out here. but the game Is more
| liberal In the east, and can make more
money there.
Il did no gambling on my continental
| trip" said Riley, Except at Monte Carlo,
where l went against the game and lost. .
LEXINGTON, KY. March 27-F'or the
first time in its history the famous Ken
tucky association will have no spring meet
Ing. Manager j. Hull Davidson arrived
here from New York week ago intending
to get up meeting, but after con 5tfltatior
with turfmen hereabouts has tonight an
| nounced that the project will be abandon
ed. 1t was attempted to get LEGISLATION
combining each track to thirty days each
year. but without success. and since New
port has taken the dates claimed by the
Kentucky association, 1t was decided to de-
clare the meeting off here. The course is
now owned by Charles Green and party
of gentlemen Of st. Louis.
. O o
Concerning the breeding OF Fleur de Lis,
whose recent performances at San Fran
cisco have attracted SO much attention. the
San Francisco Breeder and Sportsman
says:
1T is not to be wondered at that Fleur
de Lis is the great mare she is, considering
her breeding. Her sire, the dead Maxim,
son of Musket, was the best race horse
OF his day in the colonies, and many think
his superior as racer was never foaled in
New Zealand. They do not even exceut
the mighty Carbine. Maxim's race record
goes far to bear them out. The record is
eight wins and two seconds out OF ten
starts. and one of his defeats was from
Abercorn (who defeated Carbine twioe).
when Maxim had travelled many hundreds
Of miles, and had just been taken off boat
and train The dam Of Fleur de Lis.
Fleurette, is an own sister to Firenzi, GER
tainly the best race mare of her day in
America. The second dam was Florida.
by Virgil. The third dam was Florence.
dam Of the mighty Hindoo. In the case of
Fleur de Lis blood certainly tells"
o O O
Louis Becker of Baltimore, Md, has sent
the bay mare Virginia Maid, dam of Mo-
sui, 2:O9A, by Sam Purdy, to Goshen to be
bred to Stamboul, 2:O71h. She is hand
some mare, with the best of legs, and just
the kind to breed trotters. Thomas
Bradley. of Goshen, will breed his mare,
Sally S. dam Of Sautus, 2:21A), by Sweep
stakes, to Stamboul. Mr.. Bradley owns a
very fast young gelding by Sweepstakes
which he has named Bovine, and, who is
expected to make record for himself be-
fore the season is over.
O O o
It Is on the cards that John r. Gentry
and Frank Agan will have a series of
matches this year. Trainer Brown believes
that the ex-champion is as fast as he ever
was, and that with all the conditions ia