New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-02
TALK ABOUT TURFMEN.
ANOTHER WEEK AT AQUEDUCT AND THE
REAL RACING SEASON BEGINS.


REAL RACING SEASON BEGINS
.rother week at Aqueduct and the real racing
.oson will begin at Morris Park Ornament ia
,.adv on the ground. and many Western horses
rs expected TO arrive tho present week With
The single exception of the FLY Caoutchouc the
contestants at AQueduct In last weeks races were
an extremely ordinary lot. Considering the
,,nother the attendance was large which Is ex-
tremely gratifying 20 the men who have interests
4, racetrack properties. Nothing sensational In
trials has been accomplished at any Of the tracks
IN this neishborhood.
Upper Broadway Is beginning to take on its
racing season appearance, as many men well known
m the turf promenade there for an hour or more
on pleasant afternoons George f. Smith, who is
said 10 have built mausoleum and who has been
reported close to death several times, occupies his
favorite place in Broadway where he discusses
racing with all corners. Smith says he never felt
better In his HE than at the present time.
Edward Gaines who was in England with Sloane
the jockey. was not successful in selecting winners
n California. and is patiently awaiting the open
irg day at Morris Park. Sloane the j. key is as
swagger As ever. and appears every evening pune
tually at O'Clock in evening dress. Sloane does
intend to ride at Aqueduct during the spring meet
ings but may take it in in tho fall. TO keep up
his average Of winning mounts.
John Hunter. who has been hunting in tho South,
sas renewed his daily visits Delmonlco's where
he meets his turf associates and talks the
racing Of the past
James Il. Keene remains a train or two in
order to have the pleasure OF talking horse with
the Delmonco contingent. James Galway's coun-
tenance Is invariably wrcathed in smiles nowadays
which IS evidence that he has something good IN
lis stable that IS surely worth betting on when
sent the post.
Andrew Miller Is silently sad. the steward
season IS close at hand ard tho horses and Jockeys
are perverse as in former years. II. X. Ningut
Is going TO the war to deal havoc ard destruction
to the Spaniaids. Richard Croker is at Vantage.
where ne is not troubled with war extras or poll
ucians who desire TO be at the heads Of bureaus.
Colonel Thomas i. Ochiltree Is IN gay Paris,
where 4e intends TO tell an blmptous tarisians
ia; Unless tasy tax night small "ia mne 1et ~
sihisn pie!etencts. 'ney ma! cause AleI s ans -
ssid Paris and spend iheir dollars IN I.oh9on or
Hamilton ". Cary will so to the war # his friend
ienieeves hat HIr KEYS Smils YOU'D be sure to
disarm tho Spaniards and cause them to surrender
august Ben;ont Is paving much attention to high,
tepperz. ana evidently intends 70 compete ior olue
Unions in the show rlnS. as well as for stakes ana
John Sanford. Of Amsterdam. has forsaken Bruce
large majority OF the f6sls at Hurricane are lilies
horses and three thorougnbrcls his list OF horses
James b. hagsin is tho largest owner OF thor
Marcus DAILY Is expected to arrive in this city next
James Rove David Gideon and other turtmen arc
nli'Silg haste to remove their horses IRON MOTT
County
on the New-Jersey shore and for twenty miles m
land are terrorzed because a submarine mine mas
been found by fisherman on the Dedch AT Long
Brancl. II Is fortunate that the suoi,I ne mus
made the discovery he would have called L sea
serpent's egg and would have tried to hatch IL
Foxhan p. Keene is a, Newmarket. England,
superintending the preparation of lnel Tot the
Derby and ST. Cloud. Voter, Black COCK ana me
rest Of his fathers horses for the handicaps ana
stakes in which they are entered. ,,a,,,,s that the
Iorilard- BeresfOrd stable requires tho services o
an American Jockey as some OF the heaXily nackeu
horse, from the stable did not run within twenty
pounds OF their private form. ,,,,.
A large number OF men whose races arc ianlIia'
TO racesoers present AT the dssraceiIl wIest-
Sefu-iay night They went TO see a wrestling
ma.cs but instead they witnessed more real nSht-
ing than has taken place In Cuba since the war
20 scene fortunately. ever witnessed on The
spac,ous stage Of the home OF opera III AlltfiCa
ever approached the scene witnessed on SATURDAY
Inshes taking place AT the same 'lihr. "a ~
the stage n gan Turk was clawing IKE a SorlIa
Al a German, who trying right ana Ieft SWINGS
a featherweight theatrica.. pilZi-4Sii-'
IA sebsil and ail-around manager was pounding ne
chanpion pueilist OF the word. who was puliI7E
the managers hair in return; police captain ana
separate the coInbatants with thousands OF men
yelling and swearing and shouting TO the com
batanss: all Of which furnished sight thai dis
Eus;ei respectable person preSeil,
While all this taking place on the stage
minor battles being fought in the orchestra
ana IN every tier OF boxes except the partierre:
them The spectators were Informed BY the referee
that there contest. The referee was from
Philadelphia, and TO all intents and purposes was
blind as there were a least dozen con :ests in
which blood was drawn No arrests were MADE;
In the future the Metropolitan opera House VIII
not be leased for that elias Of exhibitions