The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-24
CHARTER OAK PARK.
Looking at Its Best Now-Notes of Il
Stables


than a hundred and fifty horses, their
trainers and followers, it is a right
busy place every pleasant day. The
thirty or more new stalls add greatly
to the comfort of guests, but it looks
now as If every nook and corner must
be utilized to accommodate those pres
ent and to come.
Among the latest arrivals is the ia
vorite Hartford trainer, John Shillin-
law, who halls direct from that great
winter resort for trainers, Selma, Ala.
John has Mr.. Paddock's horses in
charge. They were four days and five
nights on the road, covering 700 miles,
arriving Saturday, but they were fresh
and all right yesterday and seemed
quite ready for the word. Along with
Ray Miller, with a bunch OF twelve
high-rollers. There was a general
breaking up OF camp-a migration.
when these trainers left, as many as
one hundred and twenty horses making
up the party that pulled out of Selma
by special train. The majority of them
We're dropped at Louisville, those two
trainers being the only ones coming so
far east. Shillinlaw himself seems to
have enjoyed the southern winter and
comes out in good form this spring. 1t
seems that Ed Geers got smitten with
Mr.. Paddock's Maximillian and has Sc
cured his racing qualities for the sea-
son, so that this Stout member of the
Paddock string has been cut out and Is
in Mr.. Geers' contingent. Shillinlaw
does not expect the Hamlin string to
come here much before they are due
for their engagements in the mid-sum-
mer meeting.
The New Haven horses are in excel
lent trim. Mr.. Spear is in charge of
the Hubinger string and Mr. Welch is
looking after the Bronson stable, which
includes Pearl Onward, sphinextta and
I others tried and true, besides some
green timber. Frank Agan is moving
satisfactorily to his driver, who
has him looking fit for race at mo-
ment's warning. All the visitors are
getting into line and if the weather
continues favorable there will be deal
Of work done every day from this on.
Mr.. Condron is keeping the track in
fine shape.
The home talent are located at the
track in goodly numbers, and number
of good things can be found In their
stables. Walter Wade's half dozen
good ones are quartered at the west
end barns. Harry Brusie is in charge
Of a good bunch, SO Ia Dave Kinghorn,
and Matt Dorsey must not be over
looked.
Fred Hyde as usual has a stable of
promising ones, including Marston c.,
Blue Gum and others equally well
known. He is "clean gone on the
Jerry O'Callahan f1lly. She turned the
track the other morning, well out from
the pole, in $780, which is a most credit
able performance, albeit a little too
early in the season. She is considered
one of the best of the young prospects
at the track. Mr.. Soby's f1lly is also
one of the good things that Mr.. Hyde
is just beginning with and great things
are expected of her. She has several
stake engagements ahead.
F. w. Reynolds has breadwinners
galore, apparently His fastest eighth
this year, and as fast fraction as he
ever made, he says-was behind Guy
Wonder, a recent morning Among
others in his stable are Red of Wara-
noke, who is moving fast and sound.
Special Boy, the pride of the Will
liamses, Dick Blumenthars Timothy
A., Father" Bill Days Hickory Red
and Billy Mack.
Henry Small Is keeping the ham
mers and seems busy and will endeav-
or to keep pace with the new arrivals.
Mike Conlin has leased a stable in
town and will be at Moore Park only
for training purposes. He will cam
paign the gallant Miss Casca again
this season. He is quite right in his
notion that Miss Casca Is one of the
gamest little fighters that ever faced a
starter. She started sixteen times last
season, many times under adverse cir
cumstances, but she got a part of the
money fifteen times Conlin also has
Zebrina '251a, and fast green PAGER
Allen Risk transferred his string of
thirteen to the Berlin track Friday He
will occupy Mr.. Jacobs stable, which
is one Of the most convenient and COM
Portable Of the kind In MIR. Risks
bunch, besides Hotstuff, Birdie Hal and
others well known, is smooth going
green one that may show the boys a
thing or two before the season is over,
There will be no exodus from Charter
Oak park. Hampden Park at Spring
field will yearn in vain for the horse
men who are training their stables
here. 1t was told in the Courant a few
days ago that the drivers were up in
arms against the use Of the park by
bicyclists and athletes, much to the
annoyance of themselves and their
horses. They sent a protest to the
owners of the park and now things
have been arranged to their satisfac-
ton.
There is a sign up at the park that
tells all bicyclists to keep off the track
with their wheels, and the high school
and college athletes will time their
training so as to interfere as little as
possible with the drivers. There was
no objection to the use Of the park
Saturday by the Hartford and Spring
field high school boys for the dual meet
for the drivers had had the track to
themselves every morning and after
noon since they made the protest, the
boys not coming on It to train until
late in the day, after the drivers were
through exercising their horses 1t is
understood that this course will be fol-
lowed the coming week, while the boys
are training for their meet next Satur-
day.
With the pleasant weather that has