New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-04
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.
ACTIVE WORK AT THE RACETRAChS-
TuEORIFS ABOUT BREEDING.


Active energetic work is the order Of the DAY
n the racctracks Routine work begins at the
first streak OF daylight and continues until noon
In some OF the large stables set OF horses IS
worked in the afternoon At Morris Park there
has been nothing accomplished In the way OF FAST
trials although most OF the horses Ualneu 'ne'"
have been spccdcd quarters in % seconds
There is ample time TO get ready Tor me Motifs
Park meeting 50 the trainers at Westrhester are
not IN as great hurry the trainers al the
Brooklyn track. where two-year-olds nave run "
half-me In II seconds.
The three year-oN division promises to furnish
some exceptionably good contests. II the owners
do not follow precedent and place them In selling
races and races in which the conditions are hhey
to make the contests sure things
HAMBURG IIandball, Previous. Michael III ana Il
few others are sufficiently advanced In their tram
Ing to begin active campaigning in two weeks Inc
all-aged division does not contain a haii-dozeh
horses that are entitled consideration as possess
Ing class Ornament Is being prepared for an early
spring campaign In the East. and II treated as
leniently by the Handicapped az he was last year II
almost sure to win many Victories as he was Ger
tainly the champion In his two ana three year %"
form when all his races considered Ben hIush
who appears 10 be more forward and In better CON
dltion than lie last year. is looked upon 10y
many horsemen as the Eastern champion IN the an
aged division. Report says That Ihe FtlaT anu
Buddha in tp-top shape 10 begin the campaign
and unless stricken with in-ani-out nervousness
will probably make things extremely Interesting IN
any contests In which they are entered
Don he ORC Is down az Babylon. where j. J. lly-
land IS giving him special preparation FOR tho
sprHg handicaps. SOngster and Frearm are also
likely - figure at Morris Park, ~ well a. ir"
two year-olds that have done 50 well In rheiT
galops.
When q careful survey OF the field Is taken. 1t
must not be- forgotten by racegoors that James
Rowe has something to say about the disposition
OF tho money TO be offered at the early FpFins
meetings. Tho Husucnot ana Repristl ar" Ger
tainly grand horses II appearances 20 for any
thing: consequently the three ycar-od division may
furnish a majority Of the winners when the season
ia fairly opened Moreover. Rowe has some two
yenr-olds that showed good form in their y'Ar'lne
trials and appear TO have retained II. - t"'.f
training gallo2s up 70 date have been ox'rcmelj
satisfactory to Mr Rowe.
Then there IS that shrcwd astute connolssenr 81
the thoroughbred David Gideon. who has taken
quarters at the Globe iiote ~ hcd b"nH. SO q.
To he able to "iincss the M"'H o. MS IN
through their PAGES Ou; II fifteen horses, il -
safe 10 say that Mr.. Gideon Will be enabled To Sc
From the FOREGOING i, WI he seen that. in The
minds OF the leading turfmen and hors""" Dots
VINO do not permit their picjud.cet TO sway thor
Judgment. there Is an abundance" % uncertainty 80
ue,rhbornond and ina, The hattl. wlth the ayers
Of odds promises to b. 80 exciting. the susPcns" aS
great and the results as doubtful As ia FORMER
The layers Of Odds are eathcrine in force n this
city on Saturday G.oree "nee.ock G. =.
Clutch Thompson. Matue Looran. James =.
ntncys ~ me br}tg fratcrni,y werc In Boadway
fresh from journeys TO distant parts Of III" globe
,bd a no' f 81 thu n'o .a' vas gg,r IN '6
Fuurity Stakes o. the Corcy Island jockey '4ub
property % Colonel North. and VAS entered In the
Futurity by Colonel Thomas J.. Och.iir'e.
improyins cyerT DAY ara expects to be sincea,iy
rcd
Metropolitan Handicap at Morris PARK on the
Theoretical breeding or the Bruce Low system. o.
cia''yins n icalins thoroHshosra iain.'', ,o
among breeders As soon rs a horse ain. a. sum
Gent number o; races TO nane Mn PIo@G, , ~.
applied 10y Bruce Low Almost any pedigree - a
sni~ciei or cho,.csi nsurcs owing 10 ue propensity
OF millionaire American breeders 20 purchase highly
fdrnation ana on he ,urf and hrccinE 10
any sort Of a thoroughbred mar w.thoui regard
s 80 s1f tho probcm o, Srecins cafc , and h
s i@Ssc h oH 5 s.,n 10 s Is ans & 20
tenn A. T. ia called has been 'acetiously dubbed
as Major Thomas. Milton YOUNG FoNhaN J. pan.
gcracli and others have aired nor Nl'"- 'i".'
thing about conditions or circun- t'l"'it-
@tSd T' slors,s inyaflsbly have the rts' - arg-
by the prsc,lcal man has decidedly the better @;
Now' he hos, producing ma'rons n ne SO
would almost certainly prov" failures y m'iri VII
horses that posscsscl The aigncsf rae iu il' ~
,rrs ami iurf record besides. provided inc s'al-
ln, MS ken. boxed 10; uni. h' Was as thi 49,
- Inc mares fence surroundings. and conditions
have ne much - 10 V1fn tho breeding pr"nl"nl as
figures and theories H.,
bruce Low has classified tae result - breeding
mo ,I-s since Watts made DEDUCTIONS IN "a s'mi-
i.r iirc in II. figure system - coul"fi~H
ZION OF the ideas o. leading breeders W upward "'
sixty years. dressed Hp ~ me-" "aF. I'D 49, 10
are 50 prominently exposed that a ng'lr" IS l'
rc,ds the hook can follow the lead OF Inrd fhl-
noufh II Ike him he mates blood lines with con
formation performances ana llfa-iiions. ,i, 40
ard rnarrs even II he has ~ paw high prices fo-
thcm Lord Falmouth bred Derby winners 70 win
ncrs Of the pakcS. ana %" Ni1 aHiI' H''"~ -
hrced Tho hos, 70 tho best. ~" mad" many fAll-
urcs hu, his successes we're so extremely brilliant
thaf their records completely oos'ur" many "f hl'
unsuccessful attempts In breeding Great pro
mares arc as scarce DERBY winners 80 iht'
tho lottery ~ breeding has fascination that can
neneivo and tho sportsman who breeds MA own
racer. deserves the thanks ~ the community
Men who have thoroughbrels fpr The market ar"
ke tho mon who bet the races Few - them
ner,ne hankrup,cv. no matter whether they breed
on the ngure system or haphazhrd
War has no tcrrOrs for the trainers NJ me acc
tracks by the sea although some OF them n"i"V"
that INC SPANISH warshlps may descend % the
C-ras, and that the on -crs VIII order ne long
range guns % he trained on the Tac"tra KS. ana
nrncc,ilcs costing $3.50 each will be hurled n the
t3o stahlcs at Shccpshca1 Bay. Brighton, Gravesend
and Aqueduct
AMERICAN TRACT SOCWTTS WORK.