New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-14
THE RACETRACK.
Getting Ready for BenniHgs--
Gossip of the ThOrOughbreds.

Gossip OF the IhOrOughbr6dS.
Now that the Crescent City Derby has been run
and down in New-Orleans the highway most
travelled by the thoroughbreds Will be that leading
10 Beanings As the spring meeting there viii open
a week from next Thursday. with the renewal OF
the first half % the Bennings Handicap. trainers
who have not already shipped their horses TO the
Washington Enclosure and who intend 70 have a
shy at some Of the stakes and purses offered by the
Washington organization have busy ten days in
store for them. The Jennings spring meeting not
only marks the opening Of the Eastern racing sea-
son. but virtually that of the metropolitan circuit
In its composition the equine cast there IS much
the same that which will take part in the
earlier spring performances put at the local in
closures. And this seems TO be true this year
than ever before. With the increased value of the
Queens County and Metropolitan Jockey clubs
spring fixtures, the meeting at Bennings affords
horse owners ar opportunity 20 get their candi-
dates for these stakes IN the condition which only
actual racing can bring about. There are al
ready more than three hundred horses CHARTERED at
BenuinCs. and this does not include bill" Days
hard working and invariably consistent group OF
practical jokers. Headed by Himself, which has won
the first half OF the Bennings Handicap two years
in succession the Daily lot will be shipped 10 Wash
ington early this week His owner has had old
Himself hard at it through the mud and slush and
SHOWS OF Cravesend for weeks. and he predicts
confidently that the son Of Himyar. who is now six
years Old will make It three straight" James
Mclaughlin. with big string is one Of the most most
day and has already given the stout little handicap
horse Circus and the three-yeaT-old colt coo D}
a mile in 300 John Bodeu's Masterman and Rose
masked were also let down on Saturday for sharp
pipe openers through the stretch OF the Ganq4l-
cocks Trinity Bell, the Rossington mare he bought
last falI from John a DTlte =, V s,; - 3-nn+on
Virginia bred horse attracting the most atten-
tion. All OF them eligible for the Faster Mon
dav SteapIechase Of two and onehalf miles through
TIE field. The weather has prevented trainers on
approa ching hard work. and a majority, OF those
at both Gravesend and sheepghead have been COM
conine their work to the Boulevard.
A glance at the nomenclature Of the present crop
of two-vear-ods which occupies about ten pages Of
THE Racing Calendar reveals the usual number
OF names over which the hurried ''piker' will stub
his tongue or make desperate efforts TO side step
when he comes 70 speculate on their chances
Should the FLIES PhytolacCa and Aconcagua happen
to 60 TO the post in the same race and the
plunger desired 20 play Phytolacca TO win ana
Aconcagua 10 show. Il would probably be worth
while TO observe his facial contortions as he IS IN
the act OF making his wager Chrysitis Doushk2'
Oouoonoo Funiculaire Bazillisa. Willellah, Lessee
T,eaneee and AIassapequa are all likely 10 tax his
labIal and linguistic dexterity. In some cases the
time honored practice OF bestowng upon a young
ster n name which will suggest MS breeding and
ancestry would require the analytical astuteness OF
not ANY one. for instance. should know at
glance that the Ally Anthem is daughter or tta.e-
Mass. That colt whose dam was Arsenic should
he christeneI Pizen seems peculiarly and poetically
fitting IL a little difficult 20 understand
why a black colt by Jim Gore should be called
Midnight Minstrel merely because his dam was
P7griTes 4 fllv by Mr.. Vauderhlts Halma is
called Lady Consueo. and the only pair II twins 20
dam Is FIoretta The theatrical profession does not
appear 10 have had the guSl%nsTy Hfavy r,i,j
and Hillary Bell are about the only names that
appear.
The stewards Of the Caulfeld race meeting IN
Australia recently found st necessary to discipline
an owner. who objected 20 the handicappers treat
rnent OF one Of his horses. in much the fash
ION the stewards 81 the Jockey Club here employed
last fau when well known broker was fined 500
for publicly critcisng Mr.. Nosburgh. d. NJ Suth-
erland. owner OF the horse Sans Peur. objected 20
the weight the Handicapped had placed on HIS horse
and told the Official in plain blunt language what
he thought OF him and Nis work. The stewards
promptly assessed his remarks at 800 Sans Pcur
won his race in spite Of the impost. but when the
,.i-1r~ Tho late p, r Barnard the English hand-
49, ,,ssT ~ fo5ca frafa owners 6y iiteraIIy
turning deaf ear 70 them He was very deaf and
n an ea- trumpet. When he would see horsemau
approaching who appeared 20 have grievance he
diatey become immune 70 all blisterins comments.
Danny Nfaher the Jockey. who spent the winter
land where he will ride again this season. At the
present time Maher weighs $50 pounds, but expects
% get down % 30 pounds before the season opens
The future betting quotations on the Derby show
that ClonmeI. Richard Cookers candidate for the
English classic. is not without following. The
price against the colt has been reduced from 20 20
TO 100 10 : Henry " is stil the favorte in the
winter books.
General b. /. Tracy. for years one OF the fore
most breeders Of rotting stock IN this country has
Ton,
and will sell all Of his horses His breeding estab-
lishment Stony Ford near Middletown. y. Y. will
be turned into dairy farm. General Tracy's
tiEement from the otting turf il IS said. is due
the wishes of his daughter.
TO-DAYS NEW-ORiEANS ENTRIES.
Fist purse; six furonEs)-Mrs. Frank Foster.
100. Ball Hornet l07 Safeguard. lo7. Rounding 100.
Lady Coutrary 10; Alpaca. 10; Frontsnac no Hist
10. FItzbrllar 10. Preet0ris ll2 Caterpillar 10.
Taur1ny ii2
Second race purse; and half furlonEs)-NaE-
daa. s.: Hadane SO, Hobs~ns choice 50. Sheer. 50.