Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-11
STRONG
ON EASTERN TURF
SPORT KINGS WILL RACE FINE
HORSES
Metropolitan Tracks Should See a
Number of Great Events for the
Largest Purses in Racing
History
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, April 1O.-More than
200 turfmen of high and low degree
will race horses on the metropolitan
tracks this year. Comparatively few
of them are millionaires, but as IN
seasons gone by these owners VIII
probably win a large share of the rich
stakes and purses that Will be hung
up by the various racing associations
operating under the control OF the
jockey club.
As James r. Keene, vice chairman
of the jockey club, has carried off the
honors in this respect for two con-
secutive seasons, 1t is generally be-
lieved that his powerful stable OF
thoroughbreds will prove the most
successful again this year.
Mr.. Keenes famous breeding estab-
lishment Castelton stud has turned
out many great race horses, and as
each season opens in the east the 2
year olds running in the popular col
ors, white, blue spots, usually attract
a great deal of attention. This year
Mr.. Keene has q lot of highly bred
youngsters, sired by Ben Brush, King
ston, st. Leonards, Disguise III, Voter,
Commando and other stations, who
value and Importance. But while Mr..
Keene will naturally expect much
from these young colts and fillies, his
3-year- -olds may prove the heaviest
winners for the stable. Peter Pan,
Ballot, Cabochon, Court Dress, Gretna
Green, Grimaldi, Mentha, Philander,
Joan, Superman, Zambesi and Veil, all
of this age, have been entered in many
of the big handicaps, as well as being
eligible for numerous rich 3-year-old
stakes. Mr.. Keene will also race the
4-year-olds Suffrage, Kuroki and Bo-
hemian. Suffrage, a Voter mare, is a
crack sprinter, while Kuropi and Bo-
hemian will be sent after some of the
long distance events. James Rowe
will train this formidable stable, which
it is understood, will have second call
on the services of Jockey Walter Mil
Ter and will also utilize David Nicol
again in important fixtures.
H. p. Whitney in Line
H. P. Whitney, who was Handicapped
last season by the hardest of i'll luck,
has a splendid bunch of 2-year-olds, |
the get of the mighty Hamburg, Sand |
ringham and other noted sires, who are |
eligible for the rich stakes to be run
at Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Bel
mont park, Saratoga and Brighton. |
Mr.. Whitney has entered the great |
mare Artful and the superb 4-year-old |
Burgomaster in the Suburban, but 1t
is a matter of speculation whether |
Trainer John w. Rogers can get either |
of them to the post. Both went into |
retirement last year, supposedly con- |
firmed cripples. The Whitney 4-year-
olds of note are Brookdale Nymph, |
Bat, Ironsides, Pegasus, Old Faithful |
Perverse and Timber, while the s. |
year-olds are Tanya, who may race
again, and Prince Ken, Killaloe, Kill
liecrankle and Kilkenny. Koerner,
y{It, -
Los Angeles, will probably be the reg |
ular stable Jockey.
Next to Keene and Whitney sta |
bies come the horses that will wear |
the colors of August Belmont. The q |
year-olds are said to be an unusually |
smart lot They were bred at Mr.. |
Belmont's nursery stud and many Of |
them spent the winter months at Gar
net, s. c., in the care of John Whalen. |
But A. J. Joiner will train the best of |
these young racers, who are sired by
the famous Hastings, Octagon, Henry |
of Navarro and st. Blaise. The Bel
mont 3-year-olds are pretty we'll |
thought of. They are Okenite, Don
Enrique, High Glass, Rosemount, |
Smiling Tom, Curriculum and Wild
Dance. The older horses in the string
are Blandy, Brigeman, Don Diego, !
Tiptoe Oaklawn, Bivouac, Lord of the
Vale and Mount Henry. Horner will
probably do the bulk of the saddle
work.
The Newcastle stable, owned by An
drew Miller, a steward of the Jockey
club, Frank c. Bishop and Blair
Painter is expected to be another for
midable factor, inasmuch as Jockey
Miller will ride and Tom Welsh will
train a powerful string, including the
4-year-old mares Running Water and
Content, together with the 3-year-olds.
]. c. Core, McCarter, Momentum and
Saracinesca and a well-selected lot of
2-year-olds purchased with a lavish
hand at the yearling sales last season.
1t is generally conceded that L.
Hitchcock, jr, may have the champion
3-year-old of the coming campaign in
Salvidere, by Belvidere-Sallie of
Navarro. The gelding was easily the
best 2-year-old, winning all but one
race and accommodating nearly $4,000
in stake winnings last year. lie spent
the winter at Little Rock, Ark, and
arrived recently at Benning, to be
taken charge of again by John e. Mad
den, who is a part owner. Mr.. Hitch
cock has several other horses Of quail
| ity in Golf Ball, Toodles, California
King and some choice 2-year-olds, s
we'll as a powerful cross-country sta
BILE, which includes Good and Plenty,
Hylas, ORC, Paul Jones, The Claimant,
Phantom and other timber toppers. +.
r. Hitchcock will race Dandelion,
Tangle, Pendor and a few others.