The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-07
eoSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
-,,,K COMPUTATIONS FOR THE COM
SsHyp,o rtSOy ITLOCAL TRACKS.

INV
,, ,t Morris Park start In on eerieus
usGN.,-u,r Gathering OF the Thorourhbreds
,,uph,s-PromisInG Three-Hchr-Oids In
c..,,1 staLes-Death OF . Noted SocheS.
.avcrso change In the weather during
N.,, few days has been somewhat OF a sot-
" tor horses booked for early engagements.
SrN'while the track work had to be suspended,
p' ,noroughbrcds were kept moving under
At brighton, Gravesend. ana Sleeps
~ ~ raw there is quite a large colony OF horses
~, handlers, and as soon as the snow clears
~, Tho serious work Of preparation will DO
s",hod forward steadily. Hamburg, the most
pu ..s ooIt in tho Long Island section, is said
wv wv, a trine under the weather. and
70 ~, that Dr. Sheppard had to be called in
n'u.orihc for him is made the basis OF some
W,".,iona, stories in line with those which
.now,d his purchase by Marcus DAILY. His
a"HaI,,, refuse to admit that anything serious
~. matter, and tho true facts Of the case are
-. r,tely TO trnnspiro until the weather 10
w, sood enough to admit OF outdoor work.
~, .,ories have been circulated concerning
o.. .ond,tIon of Ben Brush, but at the Dryer
IN. where he is located, 1t is claimed that
~..,rrdv little son OF Bramble has never win
80 better, and that he will be equal to filling
-, ali OF his important engagements II he
's,,p, on as he has been doing.
s,.,. the track at Morris Park was placed in
..a,,,on for gallopinR last week there has boon
.,oh activity among the stables quartered
49,, Trainer Tom J. Healey has q promising
n, NJ twenty-five, mostly two-year-olds. They
~, b,en doing shed work for several weeks.
"a nm IN the snow hurrics showed capital form
I. ,h,ir breathers. NJ. M. Allen has q useful lot
Z, vork. A few OF the Youngsters have been
%-ushinR. but taking it all round. the string 10 In
.,,,,f,etory health and condition. The star Of
q n Roeers's string is Tillo. tho colt who Is
,.,n,ctsd to play such q formidable part in the
.,,,v ,pring handicaps. Tillo. who divides the
Amor Of top weight in the Metropolitan with
Nan Holiday. is the present star OF the West
.h,,t,r aggregation. lie Is likely to be q much
s,oupder horse than he was last year. Should
4. train on, his handlers expect that no will
Is,,her in more than ono Of the rich plums in
which he is engaged.
". Karrick has several two and throe year
loa, In hand for various owners. Among them
l,ro such smart performers as Geisha, Navicu-
hr. and Miss Tcnny. Tho latter continues to
look on the light side. but. as was frequently
h.hoNu last year, her lack of development Is
ABOUT tho only thing against her. She 10 feeding
and working vol, and will probably make her
inst appearance thC nOeoOh Az AN SohlOk
Handicap at Aoueduct. II she figures to have
IA chance at the weights, which are duo
Ion March 81. Karrick's junior brigade in.
.sudes q promising colt by T~enny-Judith, two
DRY Monopole youngsters, and a racy-looking
ally BY Sensation-Alexina. So far the West
chester headquarters show q clean bill Of health
and the trainers arc hoping that there will DO
10 return OF the influenza epidemic which
created such havoc among the early candidates
IN training there last spring.
Reports from Montgomery Park. Memphis.
state that the muster Of thoroughbreds there
exceeds that Of any previous year. both in
quantity and quality. Among the prominent
strings at the park are those OF Charles T. Pat
terson, J. W. Schorr s. Son, I. P. Hayes, Z. S.
Gardiner & Co.. G. c. Bennett. and W. NJ.
Wallace. The latter Is one of the recent arri-
vAlS Another newcomer Is A. NJ. Orpan of
Toronto. His lot includes old Brandy wine, o
candidate for the Montgomery Handicap. and
,slkely bunch Of two.year.olds. including:
Ruth Black, br. T.. by Iroquois-Trade Wind; Bridal
Tour, b.f- by Longstreet-Honeymoon; Laurentian.
BE- BY salrator-imp.L Lady Cardigan; Girmington.
e. BY Giarsndon-Blua BELLS; Inspector STEPHENS, oh.
z BY Inspector B.-Theodora; .Annihilator, CHI. C.. by
CLARENDON Destruction and siucoe. b. g., by Long
'trst-Tattoo.
Among the two-year-olds tried out so far the
'Plmis conceded TO May Hampstead. although
Der owner, c. T. Patterson, was under the i'm
Hsber Jones. The latter. however, failed to run
Up 70 his private reputation when slipped at
New Orleans recently, Each time he went to
hepost he was played as il the race was all
over, but the nearest he came to. rewarding his
packers was last Saturday, when he ran Sir
sGS,la .n, the odds on favorite in the two.year-
lNel'deyeloped brown colt by Pirate OF PEN
hhnse-Mis Lexington. and may yet justify the
II is said that Snapper Garrison. the once
notec Jockey. will handle the starters flag at
We Jennings and Saratoga meetings, the
Jockey Clubs regular starter. Chris Fitzgerald.
having engagements at other tracks. Garrison
Eoy no means a novice at the business. and
sSorssmen are satisfied that he will get the
h9TSes away in good order.
lhe hrst OF the prominent three-year.olds
Es cSny, 70 sport silk in the near future are J: w.
t tSS Preliminary Derby at New Orleans. Both
SO'1 s,. are heavily engaged East and West
soksa to run in tho Crescent City Derby
" the New Orleans meeting. and he
may also be a starter in the Tennessee Derby.
easements out West in the Kentucky. st.
.1IIs, ane Oakley Derbys, and Is likely to meet
Sueh Eood ones as Plandit and Traverser. Tho
SS ~ me colt that showed such speed ut Fort
az iast iail; Lieber Karl and Traverser met
X tTGyear,olds. and the former won. running
~ ME 10 the exceptional time of 1:4O.
,,hne English sporting papers received by the
Gest mall announced the death. on Feb. 25, OF
sSo IT. barrett. one OF the most noted of British
%'He!s. The Field OF Feb. %. in commenting
"na'fetts career in the saddle, says:
te y1g ~ sarrett,s name frat appeared in turf stats.
kSv 70. with three winning mounts. II was,
49, s ~ seven o. e ght years later before he actually
Nirn, snAIei famous. In 1856. among u total Of ZIP
Gp due he rode Farewell in the one Thousand
fSor.ss. snd IN the following year ha won the Two
iidSis Win ormond. In 1859 no won the
Ssne fark Plate on Orme, and repeated two
bsni' m,er on signora. He also rode Common when
tbs so.sa colt landed the Triple Crown by winning
Won ~ %o ILonsand. Derby and ST. Leger. barrett
1909 tuvne Thousand and the Oaks on La Fleche in
"A ,cd,i u winning total for that year reached 1874.
vas n."Sn 70 this nne record in classic races. Barrett
e,r,.d rtigy ihVincible In leading handicaps. He
nuihg In the autumn Of 1863, and was nearly
|''ASold at tho time OF his death.
,b np : BRANCH. March 6.-M. A. Coleman will
vii ~! Ieave for Washington. ID. c., whore he
Ran mi tee,er hs horses under the name of tho Red
Wort s y The colts are all forward in their
Al shn arc expected to make n good showing
ne benninRs meeting. William Henrehor
ncsSs ~ charge of Henry Blackmur's string Of
new al Monmouth Park. The latter Is a
Nv convert 10 racinc. uenrcher Lad nha r..a