The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-04
m The SPORTING WORLD.
,ouv SANFORD HAS A FORMI-
DABLE RACING STABLE.
,,ob,vk III. q Probable Star, With Many
promising Two Year Olds-The Shields
Horses Also Regarded as Dangerous
LOWERS String Does Well at the Bay.

HOTAt1 Mo
-Joyner's String DOes Well at the Bay.
, yobn Sanford will have a formidable racing
...h,a this year, but he will not begin his
S"mnaign until the Saratoga meeting. as
100, last year Mr.. Sanford produced
ia Mohawk II. one OF the best two-year-olds
in trail .ng, but Just after several splendid
rictorles at the Spa the colt went slightly
Ina and was thrown out of training at a
lime when it looked as II he had the Futurity
~ bs mercy. Mohawk III. is reported to be
ssopnd as a brass bell now and will probably
a,srt in some Of the big stakes to be run at
Saratoga and the fall meetings on the local
st,nuit MIR. Sanford's horses will be trained
y, " HAYWARD, DR., who will prepare the
ia bulldog Caughnawaga for q number OF
,nnortant handicaps, while he will also have
IN hand the three-year-olds Amstel, Irish
Girl IT,, Johnstown, Kiamesha III. and
Rowena, together with the four-year-old
o,i.ka The Sanford two-year-olds, some
" them bred at the Hurricane Stock Farm
:, Amsterdam, ". u. include Blue Corners.
\ o by ROYAL Emblem-Queen OF Song;
Cobblesklll, ch, c.. by lsidor-RoXane; Cork
unl br, O., by ~Clitford-Rock Rose; Danos-
ara br. f., BY Clifford-Mai; Flint Hill, b. c.,
nv clifford Whiplash, Joseph Brant. br. c.,
br Clfhord-Ballyroe; Kennyette. br. T., by
Cuford-Prlnccss Monmouth; Noeskaleeta.
mn T.. by Cliford-Garoga; Port Jackson.
Sr 2. nv Cliford-Perth: Rest, br. T., by
G~rord-unrest H.: Richfeld. b. f.. by Con
.avo-vlola; Roadway, b. T.. by lsidor-
cake Walk: Rockstone. b. c., by RoCkton-
lady Primrose; Sir William johnson, b.. c.. by
CUhord-La Tosca H.; Stairwix. CHI. c.. by
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Walls, CHI. f., by Con
salvo-Retaliation: Wayport. b. t.. by Gram
mont-Lavinia Port: Wayside. Oh. c., by
Iador-F rolicsome. Arthur Redfern will
probably be the regular stable Jockey.
When Willie Shaw signed a $40. 600 contract
to ride for Alexander Shields and his son
William, the other day. turfmen conceded
that this combination would prove one OF the
most prominent factors on the Eastern tracks
this year. Alexander Shields has q shifty
10. Of racers that will be trained by James
Mclaughlin. Jr. 0rmonde's Right. Go Be
tween and Diamond are probably the best.
with DR.. Cofrey, Depend. Halifax. Lieber
and Winnifred making up the rest. William
Shields. who formerly trained Hermis and
other horses belonging to +. K. Thomas. has
low become a full f1edged owner himself.
He trains his own stable and has some promis-
Ing material, Balzac is a noted steeplechaser.
while Reidmore. Ben Holder and Meddling
Daisy are fair three-year-olds. Young
u Shields has gone In for two-year-olds. how
ever. with a vengeance. Last year he un-
loaded Oaklawn, n supposedly high class
& youn ester, on August Belmont for $50. 900.
and it is possible that he expects to pull OF
another trick OF this kind with one OF the lot
now in hand. AlPowell, a colt by st. Maxim
Cotton Queen. has already won for young
Shields. but is not considered much. In NAM
ing a majority OF the youngsters Shields has
shown a strong fancy for the word black. "
As this array will show: Black Band, oh. C.
by ~Huron-Nellie Grand; Black Burn, b. C.
by Handspring Fancy Remnant: Black
chalk, b.. I. by Semfronius- Avon H.: Black
lock. Oh, c. by Lackford- Helena: Black
Enamel, b. g. by Observation-Disclosures; Black
Water, b. I. by Observation-Disclosures; Black
Mate. Oh. {, by First Mete-Later, and Black
lane, b. I. by Rainbow-Jane Parks. Other
Il tvo-year-olds in the Shields barn are Hand
some Tillie. Oh. I. by Handsome-Fanlike.
and Wabash Queen, oh. (. by Farandole-
Peggy r. Both father and son raced at
New Orleans this winter but did not have
much luck. The son sold st. Valentine.
once owned BY Thomas. to Sam Hildreth.
4, J. Joyner displayed the Paget and Bel
mont horses in his care at Sheepsbead Bay
Yesterday TO good advantage. Water Pearl.
Charles Edward. Arlington, Carriers, Steadfast,
Rappahanock. Officer. Rosemount. Saga
tanak, Smiling Tom. Ambush, Ell Dorado,
F%sScuela, Leo Paul and Manchurian. all two
lear-olds. were permitted TO breeze two or
'dreS furlongs and showed that they will
non be ready for actual racing. Over at
o~ravesend the best work was done by Newton
BenninGton's horses. shown by Fred Burlew,
ltcludinG First Water, Marius Caius, Water
Bearer, Sidney F. and Edna jackson. First
Water. who won the National Stallion Stables
at Belmont Park last year and then went
lanle in the Expectation Stakes at Gravescnd,
III which rptira1 hin, for tba rag, ~ ,ho $780,
appears 10 have recovered his soundness of
limb and looks TO be in great condition. II
,hinEs go we'll with this fine son OF Water
cress this year, it will take a mighty good
morse to beat him, so Burlew thinks.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, following his
crafty policy Of selecting easy opponents,
mas sdetracsed proposed battles with Tommy
van ommyB Burns. Gus Rubin and Marvin
iiaIt IN order to take on a bulky pugilist of
a'Ie experience named Sam Berger OF Cali
'ornla, OBricn evidently knew his business
"hen he tackled the decrepit Fftzsimmons
and the inexperienced Al Kaufman. Mean
,R'e me followers of boxing viii not believe
wa. " hrlen has n right to take J~eTries's title
nli ne has defeated Burns or Rubin. The
ylARer evidently cares for the money more
nan Tor the speech Of people,
hubby Charley Murphy, the very new
mt,nrnt Of the Chicago National League
n~' mas Just made another statement to
~ enect that his team cannot possibly lose,
NE pennant this wear. He says the team is
WV greatest in the world and that McGraw's
mrn VIII prove easy victims. McGraw how
may u" nnklrd enough to treat Murphy
MN nus players to a disagreeable surprise. if
VI" ~""nu"rit!nG on the wall means anything.
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