The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-29

No matter who may go to the post,
and the field promises to be a large
one, it is all but an absolute certainty
that Lieutenant Gibson, who carries the
purple jacket and cap Of Charles Head
Smith, will be the choice of the talent.
In the American Derby he will meet
a greatly superior class of horses and
it will take q horse of superior class to
beat him to the wire. In the west there
are still some three-y ear-Olds that he
has not measured strides with, and of
these F.. W. Brode, Sam Phillips, Adj
vance Guard and Yellow Tail are ap
parently the pick.
TALK OF THE ELIGIBLES.
The latter's easy win in the Inaugural
at st. Louis demonstrated the fact that
he still retained the same great burst
of speed that made him one of the
racing phenomenons Of the Pacific coast
last winter.
Can he go a Derby distance at the
same clip? That is the question. and
one that has not been answered. There
is a strong suspicion afioat that he can
not and that the Derby route is at
least a quarter Of a mile too long for
him.
Sam Phillips at the first time of ask
ing ran second to the lightly weighted
Found, and though both his owner and
jockey declare that he is of the first
class it will take something better than
that performance to satisfy the general
public.
Advance Guard, who is now in the
east, has done nothing since he crossed
the Rockies that would bring him fame.
The temper displayed by T. w. BrOde
at both Memphis and Nashville, to-
gether with his disposition to sulk, re-
moves him from the pale Of Considera-
ton, while of Norford, Reminder, Par
menian, Hundley and others nothing is
known that would warrant them in be-
ing conceded an outside chance.
PROMINENT EASTERN HORSES.
Several Derby candidates in the east
have shown well, among them being
Missionary, Kilmarnock, Hammock
and Waring, while others of whom
great things are expected are Brigadier,
Ten Candles, Star Bright, Colonel ROoSe-
welt, Pupil, Goldone and Mark Cheek.
The first named of these is evidently
the star of the FeatherStOne string and
that he would have won the Belmont
stakes at Morris park last Wednesday
in which he finished third to Ildrim and
Petruchio had he been ridden properly
is conceded by the critics
Kilmarnock, winner of the Withers
stake at the same meeting, was entered
originally in the Derby by John E.
Madden, but is now the property OF
William G. Whitney He is regarded as
being one of the best Of the eastern g.
year-olds and a colt that it will take a
real race horse to show the way under
the wire
Messrs. Featherstone and Whitney
have not expressed an intention to send
on their colts to fill the Washington
park engagement, but there is no rea-
son why they should not.
REVIEW OF HAMMOCKS WORK
Hammock's work prior to the running
of the Belmont was such as to STAMP
him as a high class animal, he having
| been reported as working the mile anC
| trhee-eighths with stake weights VI
over the hill at Morris Park in 2:2015
though he failed to finish inside of the
money when the race was run.
This son Of Hanover, together will
| his stable companion Withers, vii
| carry the famous red and blue on Derby
! day If no accidnet happens to prevent
! Phil Dwyer having already declared i
/ to be his intention to send them on il
/ charge of Trainer Frank hcCabe.
| Ten Candles, while he has shown
! nothing in public that would justify hi
] being considered as a dangerous candi
1 date, must have done something il
| private, as Billy Lakeland has INFORMED
| his friends that he will have a try 70
American Derby honors.
Star Bright, prior to his being ship
ped east, worked fast enough at Louis
vile to delight John z. Madden, hi