The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30
RACE HORSE GOSSIP
FROM MANY TRACKS
Trainers Are All Enthusiastic
About Qualities of
Their Animals
Special to The Globe

Special to The Globe
NEW YORK, April 29.-Thomas Nc
Creery, who trains the cross country sta
BILE of F. Ambrose Clark and Fred John
son, has removed his horses from winter
quarters at Westbury to the Aqueduct
track. He Is rather enthusiastic about
the prospects of Presgrave, who went
wrong at Saratoga last summer on the
day he became Mr.. .Clark's property
Presgrave had been doing brave stunts
in the west and would, it is believed, be
a valuable addition TO the eastern cross
country ranks. His breakdown was not
considered serious, but it was deemed wise
to give him a good rest He might safely
nave raced last fall, but as he had no en-
gagementS of value it was decided to rest
him up until this season. Mr. Clark took
a Whitney memorial subscription and
Presgrave will be his dependence for the
race. He is accounted sure starter If
all goes well with him between this and
the day set for the running of the race.
There are a number of green ones in the
stable, and as usual. several that will be
pointed for the events for hunters. These
were all hunted regularly with the
Meadow Brook hounds last fall and school
ed over the private course at Westbury.
Mr.. McCreery believes he has some win
ners in the lot.
1t is probable that Mr.. Major, the young
Bostonian who branched out rather large
ly- in steeplechasing this year by leasing
the entire stable of Mr.. Chamblet, his
fellow townsman, will not have a starter
III lIlS w NIlilIlty IneIUOIldI, WHICH VIII nave
its inaugural running at Belmont Park.
MIR. Chamblet took subscription to the
event last fall, which was transferred to
Mr. Major with the lease of the horses.
Royelle who on his performance in the
latter part of last season seemed destined
TO take high rank in the cross country di-
named by Mr.. Major for the Whitney me-
mortal. Royelle naturally was depended
upon to do the honors. But Royele is
threatened with tendon trouble 1t is
not serious q vet bIIt nprpSCitafpc giving
the horse long Ietup and precludes the
pc possibility f3ly of his racing in the big event
at Belmont Park. Mr. Stone. manager of
Mr.. Majors stable. hopes to have Royelle
IN racing condition by the Saratoga meet
ing at least.
Vestment has also gone wrong. Vest
ment's trouble has been diagnosed as a
rupture of the sheath of the tendon.
trouble OF a similar nature was noted in
Washington last fall, and her poor show
ing in that event was doubtless due to this
cause. After a winters rest she appar-
emily was in good shape again when the
horses We're brought to Sheepshead Bav
from Boston six weeks ago. 1t was not
until sh9was given some stiff gallops that
a recurrence of the trouble was noted.
II has been necessary to throw her out of
training for the time being and there is
little hope that she will be seen with the
colors up before the middle of the season
Mr.. Stone will take entire charge of the
stable, now that SilaS Veitch has resign
ed as trainer. Because of the fact that
NIL MdJOT business allowed him little
time with the horses Mr.. Stone was en-
gagged as manager, with power to make
entries, declarations. and to look after
the conduct of the stable generally
Veitch, who has been far from well all
winter, acting on the advice of his phy-
Sician, decided to take rest, and MIR.
Stone will assume the responsibility of
trainer as we'll as stable manager He
VIII likely ride for the stable in the i'm
portant events for which it may have
starters but does not expect to do any
outside riding to speak of. He is now a
professional in every sense of the word.
tie made no attempt to maintain his anna
teur standing this year.
Several years ago Mr.. Stone was one
Of the most prominent amateurs in Can
ada. He gave it up entirely on becoming
engaged in business, but inside work did
not agree with him, and after few
years of it he found that his health was
undermined and he was advised to take
up some duty that would call for him to
spend the greater part of the time In the
open air. Naturally he turned to horses,
and 1t was soon apparent that he had lost
none of the tricks that made him the
2ete noir of aspiring Canadian amateurs.
$50 quickly jumped into popularity at the
metropolitan tracks and was not slow to
demonstrate his ability to hold his own
even with the best of professionals here
abouts