Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-26

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dix The general view in the surgical
world is that the disease still offers a
fruitful field for scientific work.
HORSE R ACIN G.
A story to the effect that the owners of
the several tracks operating in the metro
pOlitan district under the jurisdiction of
the Jockey Club may follow the lead set
by the officials of the Washington Jockey
Club and do away entirely with the present
system of betting commissioners on the
grand stand, has been going the rounds
with persistent regularity for the past few
days. That such a move would meet with
hearty and popular approval, not only of
horse men, but of thousands of the better
element of persons that daily attend the
races there can be absolutely no doubt
There is also little doubt that if the system
is not entirely done away with or at least
very much restricted in its operation, racing
will lose many of its supporters among
the better element of patrons.
In an interview on the subject a few days
ago, one of the most prominent turfmen in
the country, one who owns big stable of
racers and who, with his family. Is an al
most daily attendant at the various race
tracks, said: The question of grand-Stand
messengers, as in operation during the past
two or three seasons in the east, has become
a serious matter and | sincerely trust that
the track owners will get together before
the season opens in New York and Danish
it entirely. Why? There are thousand
reasons. First and foremost, if allowed to
continue 1t will become a serious menace
to the welfare of the sport"
James R. Keene's String.
Eastern turfmen are much interested in
the coming appearance in racing silks of
the colts and fillies at the Castleton stud
of James r. Keene that were sired by the
great Commando. The loss of the promis-
ing young stallion was a severe blow to
the Master of Castleton, but there is some
consolation for Mr.. Keene in the fact that
there are three generations of Commanders
yet to perpetuate his fame. Besides the two
year-ods that will make their appearance
during the coming season, there are nine
royalty bred yearlings at Castleton that
were sired by Commando. All of these
have been nominated for the great future
two-year-Old stakes to be run in 1896 as
well as for the three-year-old classics of the
year following.
The yearlings comprise the following:
Chestnut colt, dam imp. Rhodesia, by Wis
dom: chestnut colt, dam the Bend Or-Blue
Rose mare: brown colt, dam Cinderella, by
Hermit; bay colt, dam imp. Sandhy, by
fnsomy; chestnut colt. dam Dominoes, by
Domino; brown flly, dam Skim, by Kings
ton; brown filly, dam imp. Katherine H.,
by St. Simon: brown flly dam Sumida by
imp The Sailor Prince, bay filly, dam imp
Mntcake, by Marcion.
y large number of the Castlcton mares
We're bred to Commando shortly before his
death are due to foal in l905 Among these
are imp. Ben My Chree the dam of Cap
and Bells which won the English Oaks,
and Lady Reel. which was the dam of the
mighty Hamburg. With such a collection
of fashiOnably bred colts and FLIES to rep
pf i'm IN he lITf anna n M 70 mo
should certainly not suffer.
brakes Horses Not Ready.
If the present plans of John y. Drake are
carried out. the silks of the popular owner
Of Ort Wells will not be seen on the tracks
during the present season until the opening
of the meeting at Belmont Park. AS mat
ter of fact, Mr.. Drake does not expect that
his horses will be ready to cut much of a
figure there 1t is well-knOwn fact that
EnOch Wishard, who handles the horses of
the stable, does not believe in hurrying his
charges along early in the season and it is
equally well known among racing men that
Mr.. Drake refrains from in any way inter-
fering with Wishards absolute management
of the stable so far as getting the horses
into racing shape.
That Mr.. Drake would like to see Ort
Wells carry his colors in the Brooklyn
Handicap there is no doubt, but the colts
preparation for the seasons campaign will
not be hurried even for that big event 1t
will be remembered that last year Ort Wells
was named starter in the Brooklyn
Jockey clubs star event but he was not
within pounds of a race at even a mile when
the big handicap was run, and 1t was not
until the Morris Park meeting that he faced
the barrier tit to put up hard contest.
While no very definite plans have as vet
! been mapped out for the seasons campag
| for the gamest son of King Eric and the
| colt which was heralded as the champion OF
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/ il is safe to say that a very different plan
| viii be carried into execution by the stable
/ 1t IS also safe to say that the King Eric
! colt will not be sent into four or five
/ he was during the Sheepshead Bay meet
/ ing last summer. When the game colt
/ faced the starter in the Brighton Handicap
| he had within comparatively few days be-
! fore added a Tidal, Il Realization and a
| Commonwealth to his credit and all were
/ the most gruelling of races and with vic
! tories of such horses as Delhi. Mercury,
| Irish Lad, The Picket and other star per-
| formers on his list. The task was too much
| to ask even of so stouthearted n horse as
| he was. and after the running of the
Brighton it was two months or more before
| he could be gotten into shape again
Rough plans for the present seasons cam
| paign for the son of King Eric call for races
that are much further apart, thus giving
| the colt chance to recover from one ra ce
before starting in another.
1t was generally understood last fall that
| Mr. Drake would not take an active part
| in the affairs of the eastern turf during the
! coming season. Ill health on the part OF
| Wishard his trainer. it was said. was
| largely responsible for the disposal sale Of
| the horses of the stable, which was held
! late in the season Now, however, comes the
report that Mr.. Wishard has almost entire
! ly recovered and that the stable NAV be
/ strengthened by the purchase of several
/ high-class horses later in the season to keen
| company with Ort Wells and the two-year-
] olds in the barn at present. An effort will
| also be made, il is said. to get Wyeth which
! won the American derby. in his three
! year-old form, into training again Wyeth.
| aside from Ort Wells is Mr. brakes