New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13
CROSS COUNTRY RACING.
Gro10th and Popularity of This
Branch of the Snort


try racing is brighter than anv previo,s 49,
GOOD as was the sport IN 1904 that OF the ssaso,
now az hand promises to excel IL Interest =, 4Lirf
oiahch OF racing has Grown and developed untR
theIe can De no longer any question Of its ro,s,
larity. The rich fixtures ars 5rsyvi,, , - -,
general public as race through the field 4s ~.
oniy picturesque but exciting enough 70 qetiss, a.
most exacting- The chasing this wear viii b ~
. HisAeF pane the rivalry viii be keener moro
HioHeE VIII De at stake. new fixtures have hesni
s5ehsqlnled and stables have been strenrtbensd
never raced borses number OF owners who have
in nfn9 9s to take up this branch Of the sport
about eDle Wy az least There IS fascination
nIeh particularly those who ride 70 hoS-15Sf 90
steeplechase and Hunt 4ssonIapiie ne NasonaI
ysr5o,rs r eSiSr ana encourage the sport and the
ylIrss ~ aad-ng new stakes which from thei.
93 ~ popular favor and BY increasing in some iS
night RACES SI,Sb of old fixtures and even over
1 ofe VIII follow If the owners viii show the ap5rs
made to the various Stae asing from TIE entries
mace hy most OF the prominent sfab1eS = b.s
promising material for cross country raciT MS 4,
II IS not surprising that owners are taking s,.n
nVeiy interest in steeplechasing when it Is re-
called mat Thomas Hitchcock. jr was eleventh In
tne list or winning owners last year with ga "a -
his credit. and James W Colt vas sftae,th -
a total Of S2SlS0 Enough money can be won 5,grfns-
the season to make the sport profitable "a ven a.
interesting. Last year Foxhunter headed the Hse
OF winning horses with SlSSs5 through victories n
the Country CLUB Grand Annual Indeuendspcs
Brighton, Shillelah and Kings Higb,za,+ 5000.
chases' While Good and Plenty which won elghs
races IN ten starts and took the Cbampion s+as3Ya
Ease az Morris Park second On the St 1r5el
$3.50 This win show the possi6ities for q $50
who are ,Ia,p eILoIner and IS stimulus to those
49, LneIe Is hardly an interested IA
good ium5erg SAY mas not been on the lookout for
M. cotton and Thomas Clyde have made purchases
brought horses for j. E Wiasn sa IN ni Frs ass
sb be Instznd winch viii shortly be shipped TO
rial has been picked up readily and aItogefber
season opens @- 80
Among the new stakes that have bean formal
TINS year are the Whitney Memorial 5tseplschase
which viii have g value OF close to 5000 rhs
Brook Club Cup for which trophy valued az
1850 will be added. and q stake exclusively for
three-year-olds. which Clarence H Mackay has
endowed These win be decided at Belmont Park
in addition to the cid fixtures which inctuds
the Grand National and the Champion Tbs
65rlgh5on Beach Racing Association has decreased
for the first time last year. from S. to s00a and
ments to steeplechase owners The season Of fs05
Will be notable also In the opening Of two new
course at Belmont Park viii be the best Ia the
is up to the standard and a welcome addition
The course at Aqueduct was ready last fall. but
tional Steeplechase and Hunt Association did not
slilh tne Lurt on Ine Laks-os was settled enough
vent the opening Of the at the spring meet
ing which begins on April Is. but It viii be surely
used in the fall
Among the horses which are likely to figure
prominently in the stakes this year are Foxhuntsr
and Good and Plenty, two OF the best Jumpers
ever raced IN this country; Coligny and Caller.
from J. E. Widener's stable. the first nansd OF
which was racing head ana head with Good and
Plenty when he fell three jumps from homo IN
the Champion last year: RoyeIIe OF which great
things are promised; Presgrave which went wrong
just after his purchase by Ambrose Clark at sara
toga last season; Sea Shore II. the Australian
horse just bought by Mr. Cotton in England;
The Ragged Cavalier, Sunshine After Rain. Vest
ment and Lavator. which won over 5000 for ]. ".
Colt last YEAR The death Of ST. Jude last week
good he he will not be missed except by
his stable, with SO many other good ones TO race.
The entries to the various stakes which closed
last week is evidence of the high class racing that
can be looked for this year in the metropolitan
district. Rarely have so many good hcFses been
named. In quality they are above the average OF
reach its high water mark in 1895. A record was
the various fixtures at SARATOGA and the Tneetfrs
up the State should be the best since the sport
stakes at Belmont Park were also popular with
the owners and trainers and the sport at the new
Jockey kew Cub ana the Mefropoiita1 Jockey Club
flied equally well and while the class OF horses
is not SO high the field viii be well matched. and
that means interesting racing. prosperity rules.
and with the season now close at hand racing
folk prepare to enjoy.
winners at New Orleans last week. may be en-
Sge9 hs % s aqe cf some atnfi6n b his clever
work in the saddle at New Orleans this winter.
and with proper opportunities might develop into
jockey that could hold his own with the best
The warm rain last week was welcome to train
ers who pointing their horses for the early
meetings at Bennngs and Aqueduct- 1t played
havoc with the ice which covered the tracks IN
places, ard now the harrows have been out and
the horses can be worked without recourse TO th6
boulevard and adjacent roads. The horses that
would possible. considering the long. hard
number galloped at better than a Two minute
clip and some We're even let down for three and
four furlongs at racing speed Most OF the train
ers who will race at Belnlngs lave made plans to
ship their stables this week. and there viii %
Of the " washington Jockey Club has become popu-
lar with the rank and ME
Racetrack men are Of the opinion that within
the coming week the raeetrack war here viii %
ended Thew do not believe that the Crescent
City Club viii resume racing this season after the
six days meeting CT the New Louisiana
Jockey Club. President Renaud OF the Crescent
City Club SAYS that at the meeting OF ths west
will get permission 70 continue las stalsnasnL
Is looked on a ''bluH as IL IS understood tnat
they care to and are willing TO give up the light
for this season at least
IKE aHs Yates S8ss's and IS said hat It has lost $4,000
in the six weeks OF the fight Corrigan frankly
admits that the track IS losing more than
$1,000 day. Next year il IS probable that ar
rangements wiz be made py Waleh thsTe vii pc se
old track left here yesterday for Memphis and a
Jew are bo6Rskers vii also move over to the city
Park track at the end Of the week
To-DAVs ENTRIES AT CITY PARK
First slz fF 6 ID, Pshsss 100 Pssrlss.
Bow. lo2; Red Devil 1o2 Dare Devil. loS: DArtaSasH
Second race four furlongs)-Teps ss: Prince Glenn