New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-17
RACING.
TALK ABOUT TURFMEN AND TURF Az
FAIRS.

FAIRS.
Racing is fairly under way III the East me
gates Of the Aqueduct track will be open 70 the
public to-day. and a fair programme 10 onered 70
visitors from which to select winners. With the
exception of the two-yearolds. the horses entered
are well known 10 the racegoers; hence upe are
likely to be extremely plentiful
The destruction Of OF the stables at Aqueduos
by fire should be a warning to owners Of racsrack
property Smoking should be strictly prohibited In
or around the stables and every precaation faksn
TO prevent fire. Superintendent Robert Tucker has
the track and grounds aaueduct IN splendid cens
dition and. all things considered the racing should
compare favorably with the standard established ~
Aqueduct last year
a disgraceful witnessed at the Benz
ninss racetrack Saturday. De Lacey. owned by'
John 4. Madden. was far and away the best horse
in the race for the Nursery Stakes. He was fouled
repeatedly In the OF the race by his oppo-
nents. fine OF 800 imposed upon OLeasys
who rode De Lacey for using his whip on Mitchell.
who rode Prestidigitator in amazingly brszen
manner. with evident intent TO foul De Lacey. The
latter won by head He IL conceded by turfmsn'
who witnessed the race to be q colt OF more than
ordinary pretensons 10 class He is named after
Peter De Lacey. known THE Ponderous" In the
days when he successfully battled with the united
racetrack interests OF New-York and New-Jersey.
De Lacey proved that he Possesses speed in sAtur-
days race. consequently there should be no DOUBT
of his staying qualities IL he is all like the man
after whom he Is named.
A. J. Joyner intends a. race several OF his horsee
at Aqueduct so to get line on the horses which
he Is reserving for the meetings on the larger
tracks rTs and incidentally to pick UP few pursss
due, N Morris VII be repressnted AT As cm
pany. II trial galiops for anythins,, Michael
Clancy's lambert has been doing wei IN ner
work. but Nike gays: It's TOO early In the
Turfmen are greatly interested In the Ma.et IN
vestigation and its bearing on the dotngr OF pou.
ticans Some Of them earnestly desire tnAt
searching examination into turf anairs De maae.
should there be a recurrence ~ some OF the grave
scandals which have been suppressed IN recent
years. -.
II i. absolutely essential for men who hold
thoroughbred sales TO advertise In newspapers
which read by men who possess wealth ana
intelligence otherwise their sales are sure to prove
Charles Einstein. who is a well-known parsonage
Hoffman House Mr. Einsten believes that Le
Roi Solie Gardefeu and Holocaust are the tnrse
best horses in the world, and that the latter VIII
Delmoncos. at Twenty -sixth-st., VIII close Us
doors tomorrow night when ~ old guard OK ~, ,ns
finish Every table has been engaged by OLD
patrons. and the farewell services promise 70 Do
Little Saint is in J. E. McDonsd's stable. and
will be raced under his management The only
S sn fssn he oy caH w TO Mr. Mcdonald
certainly has been given serious TASK. Mr'
Croker intends TO sail for England n,rxsr
SoeEer S is engaged in the Derby and other Inn
stakes TIE colt has 1 ,TslnsS
tions of winning the great race az EPSON ana
having his appear in the long list OF nosanies
" That excellent handbook fos al racing %s5
"Goodwn's Official Turf GUIDE semi mon.hly,.
will be out to-day in time 10 % securea cs .h.se
nr5s ~ ahout twelve hundred from all parts
of the country Each race has form table.