New-York tribune., 1900-05-28
THE RACETRACK.
LARGE NUMBERS OF PERSONS SEE THE
THoRoUGHBREDs EXERCISED.

THORoUGHBREDS EXERCISED.
numbers OF persons visited the Sheepshead BAY
and the Gravesend tracks in the OF the day
Most Of them reached the tracks at early hour
TO the thoroughbreds being exercised. and
they remained there for many hours There seemed
to be an unusually large number of women among
the visitors and they manifested a lively interest
in everything that they at the courses
At least one-half of those who 10 Graves
end were not regular racetrack visitors. for they
went there in the hope Of seeing Etbelbert. tho
fleet four-year-old of Eothen and Maori, who
won the Metropolitan Handicap OF 1900 in such a
conclusive manner, and also of gazing upon Jean
Bsraud. the great four-year-od OF His High
ness and Carrie c. Some of the visitors at the
Gravesend track also inquired what time KiuIey
Mack, the four-year-old bay colt by Islington and
Songstress, who in rain and mud captured the
Brooklyn Handicap OF 1900, would receive a morn
ing gallOp on the course. When these visitors
learned that Jean Beraud. Eth.bert and KiuIey
Mack are trained at the Sheepshead Bay course
they appeared greatly dsa ppointed and nearly all
or them started at once for Sheepshead Bay. Such
mistakes these frequently made for most
Of the casual visitors to the courses are evidently
Of the opinion that all the thorous that
have performed in public at the local track
are expected to be seen in public here in the
future stabbed in or Just outside Of the track
where meeting Is being held.
Neither Jean Beraud nor Ethelbert has been ex-
ercised over the Gravesend track this year. far
known And the same can be said of nearly all
the thOroughbreds owned by August Belmont.
Perry Belmont, John E. Madden. P WINNER.
Eastin & Larabie. the owners of Kinley Mack; r.
A Smith and many others. Horses stabbed a
Sheepshead Bay that entered in races to be de-
cided at the Gravesend course are usually brought
from the sheesphead track to the Gravesend track
on the day on which they 70
STABLES AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY.
1t is only a short distance from sheepshead to
Grow and
especially Avenue Q and Ocean-ave., are in excel
lent condition. the trainers with thoroughbreds
tered for the Gravesend do not find ii
sGry TO house their charges in or just outside the
Gravesend track during d meeting there The
principal stables now at Sheepshead Bay those
of August Belmont. Perry Belmont, John E Mad
den and P WINNER. Under Trainer Winners
number of horses belonging 10 ". C
Whitney. including besides Jean Beraud. Killa-
shandra. the three-year-od chestnut mare by Gold
finch and Connemara, and Rush. the four bear
old daughter of Wadsworth and Refine dor.
Winners stable is within few feet Of the fence
on the north side OF the track, and is almost mid
way between the east and west fences John E
Madden's horses are housed in stable No. H. which
Is about hundred and fifty feet west OF the
main walk leading TO the graudstand- About
twenty feet west OF Mr. Madden's stable is the
one occupied by the thoroughbreds belonging 10
Perry Belmont A little south OF Perry Belmonts
stable is the in which the horses owned
by August Belmont In little while about forty
horses owned by ". c. Whitney viii be housed in
the stables that being erected the property
near the track, which Mr.. Whitney bought last
fall for about 100000
1t Is said that these stable will cost many thou
sand dollars. The victory Of kinley Mack in the
br0okyq 1aalp % t vas o1 oa LII IHs Sd Ge topcs s 0t
tracks yesterday. but ii not discussed often
Between Ethebert and Jean Beraud. Which is 70
take place on Saturday next at the Gravesend
track If the day and the track are god. which is TO
be determined by the stewards II Jean Beraud
and Ethel6ert had run In the Brooklyn Handicap
they meet on Saturday they will carry 126 pounds.
IT Tack I S6ed and that 6 Question 9o Wch is the
faster win be settled in a decisive manner.
TRAINERS WAITING FOR THE TRIALS
A number OF trainers seen at the Sheepshead
Bay and the Gravesend tracks yesterday in speak
ing about the race, said that they did not care 10
express an opinion the outcome Of the race
until after they had witnessed Jean Berauds and
WSen Job1 @ p Madden was asked whether he
fancied Ethelbert or Jean Beraud he said: 7 have
not watched either horse very closely in the
exercise gauops or morning trials and therefore
have as yet no choice for the special race TO De
Only light work with one exception, was done
Sheepshead Bay and the Gravesend tracks Among
the trainers seen at the Gravesend course early in
of thoroughbreds owned by c. Fleischmann's Sons;
Il =. Leigh isaac Jonnson anu seVeraL era s OLners;
Welsh exercised on the track, which was in
fair condition early in the day and fast in the
The Sheepshead Bay track was IN good condition,
too, before noon but the best time made il
in the morning was done by Colonel Roosevelt, the
three-year-oId son Of Falsetto and Pearl Thorn,
from the stable Of r. A smith Colonel Roosevelt
covered mile in 1:+412 and appeared in fine fettle.
Ethelbert was seen on that track about the same
time and was asked 10 go mile at fair speed
After running the mile he gaIloped around the
main track several times and then rubbed
down and taken back 10 his stall The railbtrdS
watched every move he made and freely expressed
their dispIeasure when ne was sent to his stable
without doing any fast work. WINNER was up at
an early hour and had 1h!s charge out for
airing on the Sheepshead Bay course soon after
he arose. Neither Jean Beraud, Rush, killa-
shaudra nor Kinley Mack asked 20 do any
severe work. When the usual routine work at his
stable was finished Mr.. WINNER went home.
MADDENS BIG WINNINGS.
One OF the busiest trainers at that track was
John E Madden He gave some OF his thorough
breds light work, and then turned his attentions 70
an unnamed tTo-year-old colt by Esher- The colt
is suffering from a slight Iameness. and has not
yet been trained Mr.. Madden said that Lynes,
who was injured while exercising Approval ar the
Sheepshead Bay track last week, was convalescing
and would not lose the of his injured leg He
further said that the reports about the large sum