The Washington times., 1903-04-27
Congressman Tim SuIlI-
vans Pretty Track
"opens Today Under
the Auspices of the Ma
tional Jockey Club.
The Star Event Worth
$4,000 - BlackStOck
and Royal the Favor
ites-YelIow Tail Has
a Good Chance.

After many vicissitudes of fortune
labor strikes and opposition from racing
commissioners - Congressman Tim
SuIIfvan's new Metropolitan Jockey Club /
viii make d bid for patronage today al
tee new Jamaica course
The racing event OF the program IS /
the Excelsior Handicap. at a mile and a /
sixteenth, This race, it is estimated, /
will be worth $4,000. and is the first /
important event of the season
There are seventeen horses named to /
start for the Excelsior Handicap. or I
this number two-FTancesco and Bon /
Mot-are doubtful starters. James Nc
CoRmfck. trainer of Francesca says his
hcfse viii not start. and he gave his
jockey. Rice. permission TO ride Yellow
Tail. Waterbury has not recovered suf-
nciently from his torn scalp 10 ride Bon
Not. This leaves fifteen horses to face
the barrier.
The Two Fazorites.
The two horses most IN favor among
trainers at Jamaica are Blackstock and
ROYAL. The former, which is the prop
erty of W. c. Whitney. is even choice
for the houors of favoritism with New
ton Bennington-s Royal In hastily
arranged book yesterday a prominent
bookmaker offered 1 10 against each
BIackstock's prominence in the betting
is due to the fact that last week he
made two remarkable trials at Sleeps
head Bay. Under the waJchful eyes Of
John ". Rogers. his trainer. he worked
two fast miles The first. on Wednes-
dav. was made in ZAP 3-5. with big
weight UP. said to be 12G pounds. On
Saturday he covered similar distance
in 1:43. Both trials were accomplished
with ease,
This colt was 3 s20.000 two-year-ol old
and highly thought of by John E. Mad
den who then owned him de failed
10 stand the ordeal Of training Two years
aro and never raced until last fall at
the Benniug track. He won the ma
ioritv OF his races at that course and
demonstrated that he was good at
sprinting. going a Journey or running
over a fast or sloppy track. His one
great fault last fan was failure 20 break
quickly. and ne Invariably lost ground
al the start
ROYAL is in grand shape. He ran twice
ii the AQueducI meeting ana unlShed
second on both occasions. His races
we're short dashes, and he does not IKE
them hui in order 10 defeat hlm his
coEguerors had 70 establish new track
records He viii have the advantage
OF being pfI0ted by Jockey O'NeiI, who
is one CT the best riders at the track
yellow TAN Likes Dry Track
yellow Tail. Mackey Dwyer, Heno
slave and Injunction are the horses con
sidered most dangerous TO beat the "a
yorires yellow Tail the beautiful Cal
ffornian. is exceedingly fast over a dr.
track. and with only 100 pounds on hi
hack viii 5ake@a lot Of beating. Mac
KEY DIVER was never better ia his life
but he IS such an awkward, ganglint
colt that he IS al q disadvantage in
big field. with only three or four horse
he would have great chance Shout
he get clear track he would be
hard colt 10 defeat. Heuo viii carry
large anouat Of money from the beach
eombers During the winter he i'm
proved much. and recently worked mil
and furl0ng over the Brighton Beac
track III 90
Slave Is the three-year-oId colt tina
broke the track record al san Francisc
this winter for q mile Many cleve
turfmen who saw him race in Caiiforni
this winter say he is a very fast hors'
In3uncsiln's good race on SaIurda
gained him many friends. but as he
p horse o. erraffe temperament be is M
TO be depended upon He can run veT
fast when he is in the mood. but l,e take
socthsaver 30 know just when be
in the humor 10 do il.
All the other horses are at long odd
Herbert Is in grand shape, bat rheI
is some hitch about his rider. and
sudv Williams starts Odcu VIII ha5
10 ride the latter. Should Alex Shicl
scratch his horse doom viii ride He
bert OF the remainder of the field Dial
and Dr. SayI0r are the ones most IA,
cied