The Washington times., 1902-09-17
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

that a match will be arranged, as ther
appears to have chance with the ex
Hildreth colt. The three year olds tha
were prominent early in the year hav
for the most part gone wrong, and Il
the older division the horses are of onl
mediocre class. McChesney last yea
was at his best in the fall of the year
and it is probable that he is in bette
condition. now than at any time thi
year His owners, Durnell &, Her
will probably race McChesney in Cali
fornia this winter, and the horse ma,
be Brooklyn and Suburban Handical
candidate next year.
Colonel Padden was very badly Gu
down in a race on Monday, and the in
jury may prove serious. Early in tn,
spring Colonel Padden gave promise o
being first-class horse this year, bu
he did not race UP to expectations.
| After the close of the Gravesent
races Green Morris will take his string
of runners to Chicago and race there
until the California meetings open
when he will ship to the Coast State
and campaign there during the winter.
| After Aceful had won the Junior Cham
pion, Trainer Madden sent cablegran
| to the colts owners, Harry Payne Whit
ney and Herman B. Duryea, which read
something like this:
"Aceful wins easily Shame to take the
money
Aceful will be sent to England early
this fall as he is eligible for next year S
Derby Many turfmen believe that he is
easily the best two-year-old colt of the
year. His race Monday clearly showed
that he could have beaten his stable
mate, Irish Lad, in the Flatbush Stakes
if he had been ridden out.
Advocates Of more long-distanee races
say that when the racing authorities cur
tail the two-year-6ld campaign and
thereby help to save the rapidly dwin-
ding three, four and aged classes from
total obliteration, the sport will be
strengthened in a branch that has al
ways enjoyed popular support. They
point to the fact that the severe tests
that two-year-clds undergo serve to
break them down or take away their
stamina before they have really reached
their full growth. Some turfmen say
the Futurity ought to be the first two
year-old race of the year, while others
say that there should be no rich two
year old stakes at all, but that the small
fortunes now hung up by the racing as
sociatiops for the youngsters should be
offered to the three-year instead.
At any rate, the dearth of good three
and four-year- seems to vividly IL
lustrate the argument against the over
working of two-year-olds. which has
grown in most alarming manner.
p j. German. who claimed Flora Po-
mona from Senator ]. S. O'Brien out of
a selling race last Friday for s2.930, sold
her Monday to John Madden. The terms
are private, but the price is said to be
higher than that received by o'Brien.
Madden stated that he secured the
mare for breeding purposes, but that she
may be raced some before the close of
the season. She will then be sent to
Place. The mare is highly
bred, being by Imp. Florist, out of Ma
rissa. She started in a number of races
last fall at Benning and showed good
form. Her races in the West early this |
season were very good, and showed her
The American gelding Democrat, form
,rly belonging to the Whitney Beresford !
stable, which was winner under Jockey
rod Sloan, has been presented to Gen.
Lord Kitchener by King Edward. Gen
.ral Kitchener will use the horse as a
harger when he becomes commander
n chief of the forces in India.
About one hundred and thirty high
lass English thoroughbreds will be
hipped to this country next month. to
re sold at auction. w. Lessing Smith,
he English mart commissioner, will
make the shipment. 1t is also reported
hat Lord Clonmell will own and con-
uct racing stable in this country next
eason.
Diamond Jim" Brady said at the
ravesend track Monday that his great l
ong- distance colt, Major Daingerfeld,
,ould not race again this year. The
ut on his near fore leg was much deeper
nan it first appeared TO be. and when !
he colt reached the stable after long {
ak from Sheepshead Bay the leg was {
adly swollen. Matt Allen, careful t
ian with horse. did everything to I
Hay the Inflammation, but despite his
forts the leg became feverish and the c
nee puffed up The leg was so painful C
lat the horse could scarcely put his J
oof 10 the ground. Fortunately none 5
the ligaments was injured 1
Nearly all OF the Messrs. Keene's best O
yo-year- -olds are entered in the famous |
nglish classic and stakes of greater 5
llue than those even. They include II !,
azzling. Duster, Hurst Park Sir Lance
t, Flying Prince, Rigodon. Tam
Shanter, Gimcrack, and colt by Per
mmon, out of Sandfiy. When Foxhall II II
eene returned from abroad, few
eeks ago, he declared that his colt b
,nroy, winner of the Brooklyn Handi- 8,
p, had very good chance to win the a.
0 900 Jockey Club Stakes at mile and a
rec quarters. 1t will be run at the @
first October meeting. His h
eight will be 1877 pounds. The Duke of a
rtland's William III, said to be the h
st horse in England is not engaged A
d Patrick, the Derby winner, who is IL
the stake, has gone amiss. al