New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-16
The RACETRACK.
Rene7cal Of T1co Popular Stakes
AfricanderS Himself.

National Stallion Stakes are the two great IN
centiYes which the Westchester Racing Associ-
alton has to bring the public it's Enclosure this
week. and they are sufficiently important as hxt-
In the racing calendar to bring out the
muster roll OF both OF the turf army-the
patrons OF fat racing and the steeplechase en-
thusasts. Both viii be next Saturday. The
National Stallion is open to the foals OF 1909
whose sires were nominated IN September OF the
same year. Under the declarations OF April 90
1904, seventy-seven declared. leaving sixty eli
gihe to start next Saturday. From this material
IL is possible 10 bring to the post the highest
class field Of youngsters that the season has
brought out One Of the most ambitious entries
from single stable IS that OF Newton Benning-
ton. Blandy, Asterisk. Red String. Waterside
Song and Wine, Salvage and Gfpin are all eligible
but II is thought likely that he will intrust mis-
colors TO the Goldinch colt Song and Wine, whose
victory last week with Is pounds up over good
field sufficient TO stamp him Of
the best youngsters shown Mr.. Bennington may
also start the Rapalo colt Right Royal and the
Hastings yOungster Blandy.
The late William c. Whitney's nominations will
give H. p. Duryea field IN itself 10 draw from.
Fifteen eligible, including some which were
sold at tho dispersal sale two weeks ago. HIS
most available material seems to be tho beautiful
Meddler hlly Tanya, which established new
worlds record for four and one-hat furlongs
last week and possibly Chieftain if the colt takes
more kindly 10 running down the hill than he
showed the only timo he started. Some Of
the entries from other prominent racing estab-
llshments James r. Keene's Ausur. Regal.
Br d Mt Hot shat n6d corpSter
Browns Maynard Lass, Heir at Law and SANCTION.
and the HGggin youngsters Cairngorm. Water
Mirror and Tongorder, which run. in the name
The Grand National is a handicap for tho
steeplechasers. at about two miles, over Course A
a ,weieht FOR age race run az the Westchester
the !e5pe4s and b9inE out ne best tbsf tie
country affords The former closed last March
himself. IN his lot are the capable perform
urday, and also Land OF Clover, winner OF last
Jude the ST. Andrew geldinE that finished second
in the international lon and Capuyator Mr. Hitch
p Keene has as candidate FOR the Grand Nation
al Chero the nve-year-old son or Horoscope
Yeva. From the Colt stable IAvator, Arian and
The Ladies fq5; three-year;;old allies over the
Withers mile, VIII again be decided on saturday.
and its COMPANY win be made mp from a list ~
twenty-one ehgibles. The week begins to-day
oSgs ~ f5e WI,rerS mile 90 tie nine pos
sibe starters Hurst Park takes up top weight
with 80 pounds.
The victory Of Africauder on Saturday has given
a buoyancy 70 racing which no other incident 81
the spring season has accomplished. Coming on
top OF Irish Lads splendid performance IN the
metropolitan. 81 points 20 q renewal o. the ncrca
rivalry which existed between these two colts
last year and already the racing public Is divided
into Irish Lad and Africander camps Both horses
are almost certain 20 start 81 the brooklyn Handi
cap. Africanders race. IN fact being his fOrrna!
public trial for it Mr.. NoFburg thinks the son
OF Star Ruby is one pound better than irish Lad
and has placed 1z6 pounds the former and
- the later IN tho future books however.
Irish Lad IS preferred and IS quoted n skies, as
against eight TO one. Afrcander.
The attempts OF tho Western future betting
crowd. 20 round their books on the BROOKLYN and
Suburban handcaps by Eeuding alarm stories
concerning the condition o. several OF the moro
cousocuous candidates for these turf fixtures have
been cridey apparent IN the last week. Evidently
the boolunal1ers have received all the money they
care 10 handle on McChesney. Waterboy. African
der aud Hermis, and 20 get a play on tho other
possible starters they have Tesorted 20 cheap
and ancient trick One day last week. for instance.
an agent Of one Of the concerns 'peddled' q story
along Park Row night 20 the effect that Her
mis- had hopelessly broken down. that Watcrhoy
was hog fat and would not train. and that Afri-
cauder had thrown Tingbone IN tho course OF a
mile workout The diagnosis Of Africander's trouble
was So erotesque that with only one or two eXcep-
lions no one was taken In by 81 Horses do not
throw ringbones in a moment-on the contrary, the
growth IS generally very gradual. and performers
continue racing for years after II has made Itself
manifest. The yarns concerning H"rInis ana Wa
tCUboy proved 20 be equally ABSURD.
TIE various racing asEOcla tions especially those
IN the West have done their best 70 discourage
future boCkmaklng, and Lawrence 1oung, presl-
OF the Washington Park track. withheld the
entries for the big stakes 70 be run AZ the spring
gamblers would be unable TO do business. As II IS
possible 20 make 100 per cent book on these
stakes there IS little chance OF the bookmaker
losing. whoever wins