Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-28
Names of Horses.

Blues. Hoar up, will carry 1913 pounds,
six less than on Tuesday. when he was
beaten two and a half lengths by ~Injunc.
ton at one and one-eighth miles in
1:547S.
Colonel Bill. with Rice up, 121 pounds
on his back. has raced poorly and is not
considered a possibility.
francesca, I1s pounds, is making his first
start of the season. He has lone we. in
preparation. Colonel Bill may be
scratched, permitting Rice to ride Fran.
cesco.
Old Herbert, 11S pounds, will undoubt-
eddy be a factor at some point in the
race. He seems to have lost, however.
that invincible rush at the end OF a Ions
race. which made him a popular favorite
In other years.
Bonnibert, 115 pounds. McCue up. turned
one and a quarter miles in 3:lOh In his
trial yesterday. He has been repeatedly
beaten this year by poorer horses thar he
meets tomorrow.
Articulate, ia pounds, might rave been
equal favorite with Gunfre but for his
poor race with Dom Paul and Dorcaster.
His defeat OF Old England in the match
race raised great hopes for him in the
big handicap. Larson will ride him and
he may be the winner. His trial was in
200, the mile in i:42%.
Heno, 113 pounds, will be guided by J..
Martin. He was worked privately in 2:os%
on Tuesday.
Igniter, liz pounds, Hack in the saddle,
is the hope of A. Featherstone. who won
the Metropolitan and Brooklyn last year
with Arsenal and Reina. Mr.. Feather
stone says Igniter's chances are second to
none. He said that of Arsenal last year,
but few paid attention to the prophecy.
Igniter gave Dom Pau seven pounds and
a sound beating last year when both were
at their best. Igniter's trial was one ana
one-half miles in 2:3s.
Royal III, O'Neil up. is regarded as out
classed at the distance.
Gunfre III will be the queen of the day
before the race at least, and many horse
men regard her victory as assured. Her
tremendous speed in the Metropolitan. the
gameness with which she broke, the cour-
age Of her challenges and her easy win at
the end stamped her a natural favorite.
Irish Lad, 1903, showed an unsatisfactory
performance in his TRIAL 2:14, for the dis
lance, and may be an absentee. Dom Paul,
1O7, will have the services of Bullman, rider
of many stake winners. He is the horse
Gunfire must beat, according to all ac-
counts. On Monday he turned the handicap
in 2:0S with such ease that the trainers
said he could have done 1t in 2:06. In a
recent race he merely played with Blues.
at Blues own game of killing of COMPETE
tors in an early sprint. and at the end
galloped home after his rigid test over
Morris parks trying hill.
Yardarm, SO, the entry of E. r. Thomas,
latest of the millionaire turfmen, will have
many friends. Connell will ride. Yardarm's
trial was in 200 and in his last race he
ran the WIthers mile In 1:40. He has never
faced such horses as he meets tomorrow,
however.
Sambo, 95, G. w. Guilfelrs entry, is tipped
quietly all over New York. He performed
fairly we'll at St. Louis last year and may
repeat Alcedo's victorious and unexpected
triumph for the west a few years ago.
Cochran will ride. Sambo's trials have not
been public.
Waswift, 105. with Wonderly up. has done
nothing in the past to make him a strong
factor at this distance, though he made
the record for seven and a half furlongs.
1888, at Morris park recently.
Himself. IS, with Creamer up, will prob
ably be 100 to l in the betting. II he wins
his famous owner will probably be the most
astonished man on the course.
Injunction, 80, with Ganno in the saddle,
will nave many followers. He is game and
fast and has beaten most of the best horses
shown this year.
Hunter Raine, 90, J. DAILY up, will repre-
sent the Shields stable. He has proven
himself a most dangerous rival in any COM
pany with light weight at a distance.
Absent from the race will be Hermis and
Advance Guard, the public idols of last
year. Pentecost is missing, too, in spite OF
his fine race recently. He may be added
at the last moment.
No rain has fallen or is promised to mar
the Gravesend course, which is at its best.