The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-14
THE SPRING HANDlCAPS
sesssip Over the Entries as Announced fol
the Biz Turf Events.
the rHREE-yfAp-OlDS ARE PROMINENT
at They Have some Warm oppou-
emit. in the Older Set which
VIII stand Hard Training.

rheerful tnlnb w Nhc ioSihs Heh tireu vi
,hs inactivity of the winter months The
/. associations are TO be congratulated on the
strength and size of the entries, which are
suoh A. to constitute good omen for the
coming season
5 II was only to be expected that s-year-
aids would form an unusually large pro-
portton OF the entries The 2-year olds of
1899 proved themselves so good as com
srared with the horses OF greater age. and
nroyed their ability to handle the latter
under anything like reasonable conditions
20 abundantly last fall. that 1t would have
been odd II their owners had not become
7 ambitious TO have "shy' at the Brooklyn
5 and the Suburban.
OF the sixty-four entries received for the
earlier event, aud the sixty eight in the
suburban, seventeen are 3-yearrolds In
each case. and with the exception OF Mes-
merist there is no very notable absentee.
s lanes K. Keeue. who Is heavy nomina-
Tor. has his Futurity winner, Cbacornac,
in both races The other 3-year- olds in the
prookiyn are High Order, Kilmarnock,
,iulden, Montsnie, Withers, Sidney Lucas,
I,smplighter. Hammock. Delacy, Mayor
Giroy, Lucky Bird Teddy; Petruchjo, Star
Bright. Herbert and Sarmatian, OF these
Two are not eligible for the Suburban
Lamplighter and Hammock-but their
places are taken by Elm Conig and Pierre
Lorillards colt, David Garrick.
OF course, there can scarcely be ques-
lion that MIR. Vosburgh Will put the top
weight among the 3-year- olds on Chacor-
mac, with his record OF two wins in two
races one OF them the Futurity, and the
chances are that in view of the favorable
impression produced by this crop of race
horses the impost will be as high as, il
rot higher, than any iinpost ever put on
s-year- old in the spring handicaps High
order will take some looking after, as
well, as there is no doubt that this Is a
very high class colt, and he was among
the best OF the year despite his incessant
smeness. That he should be able TO pre-
sent an unbeaten certificate is under tha
circumstances wonderful. II s said that
The splint which, being close to the knee,
always bothered him, is now Yielding to
treatment and II this be so he will take
lot OF beating from anyhody's horse In the
hands OF such a capable and careful trainer
as feter WINNER.
Leaving the syear- oIds for the time
being, 1t is interesting to note the name of
Jean Beraud among the | itsof pomina-
itions from W. C. Wbitneys stable II the
!. Fooklyn handicap be this colts first start
Wis year 1t VIII be more than year since
he last went to the post. His retirement
was made after he started twice and in
those two attempts gathered in the two
classic S-year- old events of the spring
the Withers and the Belmont-in spite Of
7 Inc faet that he was scarcely more than
half way fit at the time.
Jean Beraud like High Order, is In
Peter Winners hands. This is syuony-
NOUS with saying that il skill and atten-
tios can get Mr.. Whitney's pet fl TO go
10 the post for bruising race his pres
ent trainer will effect it. The question of
what horse will have to carry the actual
Top weight is more open than in most
years II the question came down to
dispute among amateur handicappcrs,
banastar, Imp and Jean Beraud would all
be mentioned as likely top weights.
II Is not probable that Mr. Vosburgh
VIII look beyond Jean Beraud. THIS is
horse OF unquestioned class, far the best
z-year-old OF his year, only not Flu
turlty winner through the omission to
nominate his dam. and unbeaten as g.
!ear-old. He has always shown abb ity
10 shoulder weight, has vast turn of
"H' loSL oFi ct6ltu " niNt tue
ability to go a distance. Wonderful
mare as Imp at her best is. and brilliant
as was Banastars performance when ha
mace his opponents Look like common
hacks in the Brooklyn OF last year tHeir
iorm has never shown the same class as
Jean Beraud's. Aud IL he be as good as
ms stable believes any top weight in
moderation will not stop him from Win
ming. II only he be fit
Naturally mares. after a season in
which they played so important part as
ts'', are prominent In the handbags.
They arc headed by old Imp, the heroine
OF the last Suburban and Brighton hsnd-
caps, But Mr., Whitney has other inn
portant representatives in Admiration and
,nsh. who, with May Hampstead CON
sltrte formidable quartet, Imp at last
proved that 1t is not beyond the capacity
W mare to win spring handicap. and
.aese four will be treated with ye5psct
po'h by the Handicapped and the public
Inc whitney representation Is treneD-
oous. The latest purchase Montanic, Is
eeo nominated. and this big gelding is re-
ported TO be wintering as well as any
hhHeiiibef anu VIII 50 ~ ~ -
niee weight. II Is not beyond the bounds
y possibility that he may be . con-
,,enaer ANY how. 1t is evident that II
MI whitney does not pull of one Of the
sspElng handicaps 1t will not be for the
iaeh of attempt.
~ would seem reasonable TO suppose
suat II a 3-year-old is ever going 10 via
one Oh the mile and quarter hand c ps
should be this year. Still. II must no.
forgotten that a lot Of horses are en-
sssseo that were out Of the way when tide
.yesr.olds We're doing big things last
.aii' Take BanastaT, for example. He
spit MS quarter very badly. aud though
vsetything possible was done TO fix him
ati.nciaily and pull off race in tbs fall
,tn MIN, II could not be done. Imp re-
eu nefore the end OF the season. Jean
helaua was out OF the way nearly all
,ne year. Kinley Mac grand race horse
! eniy he had good feet, was on the shelf,
nu SO on all down the list In other
~sfds. the youngsters Will not be NEE. ling
y the relics OF the 4-year-olds and up
kHu brigade but win 9ss opposed by all
good old horses that win stand train
MOI half the good horses entered have
zen mentioned. Ethelbert was most un-
innate as 3-year-old. and may have
ter things in front OF him. So was
umss, who hit himself severely and
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