Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31

Both Horses Declared to Be in
Excellent Condition-VieWS
Trainers.

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who developed Sa!videre, and still has him
IN his barn. says: Ny cot has shown nice
| Improvement and l believe he will be g
6rst-class race horse this year. But there
is a horse on the grounds that can't keep
my eyes off and that is Denund. He is
wonderfully improved and I am fully con-
WINGED that he will give salvidere far more
trouble than re did last year. don't say
he will beat S2lvidere: in fact, I'm roofing
that he won't: but at the same time I've 80
foolish belief that Salvidere will be able
to take any liberties with him. He was
such a big, growthy colt last year that he
never had strength to carry his big frame.
This year the public will find that he is not
simply a sprinter but a high-class horse
that can travel as far as three-year-olds
are asked to GO.
Bud May was as enthusiastic as Madden
about Demund. but he reserved his highest
need of praise for Salvidere. After looking
him over carefully on the track he turned to
a crowd of brother trainers and said:
There's no getting away from it, you will
have to hand the palm to Madden. He has
great colt in Salvidere and judging by the
way he has improved in looks l think he
will be as good. if not better. as a three
year-old than he was at two
You're right" spoke up Will Shields.
''Salvidere shows already that he will be
there with the goods this year. My advice
to owners of three-year-olds Is to keep an
eye on that fellow Madden has in his barn.
Both horses are in rare physical shape.
and 1t will not take great deal to get
them ready for their carly engagements
Littlefeld's Russian Sable.
Charles Iittlefield. the trainer. who han
dies the horses that will race in the colors
of ]. b. Haggin this year, has two-year-
old FLY in his charge the career of which
will be watched with considerable interest.
This Is a bay miss named Russian Sable.
by Order-Victorine. A few years back
when the mighty Hamburg was at his best,
a colt bred on exactly the same lines as this
FLY was his greatest rival. Ornament was
the colt, and not few horSemen believe
that when James Rowe, who handled him
as a four ear-old- suggested match race
between Ornament and Hamburg. the lat
ters trainer. William Lakeland. vetoed the
proposition because he felt doubtful about
the outcome. Lakeland said he wanted the
two horses to meet in some stake for which
both were eligible. but the question of Su-
premacy was never adequately answered.
Because she is full sister to Ornam ant,
the name of Russian Sable appears likely
to figure in some big races in the next few
years. She is not of the same color as Or
nament. nor is her conforma ton equal to
his but she is fine. outstanding FLY that
should make i high-class race mare when
she fills out In hers yearlng trial last fall
Russian Sable turned off a quarter mile in
pa seconds without being pressed, and her
way OF going was REMINISCENT OF ornament
when he a youngster. She has win
tered well. and is well engaged in stakes to
be run during the coming season.
Another young fiily in the Littlefield
string from which good races are expected
is BeacherS, daughter of kinley Mack
and Cargo. Bleachers is bred to fast
and far. kinley Mack was one OF the very
greatest racers of his time, and Cargo,
imported mare, performed with credit in
the Hearst colors some years back. Bleach
ers is handsome black and built on racy
lines that seem to spell success when she
is considered ready to wear silks. This
spring the stables at Sheepshead Bay and
Gravesend shelter dozens of hgh-priced
two-year-olds that are expected to develop
into great racers but their values will not
be established until they have sported the
colors in actual contest and shown ability
to run fast. and the gameness to stall off
the challenge of fieet-footed opponents.
Top Weight Given Roseben.
The Aqueduct handicap weights were
made public by Handicapped Vosburgh last
week, and as had been generally expected
Roseben is top weight under a stiff impost
The big gelding won the Carter last year
carrying 129 pounds. This season he is as
signed 135 pounds, tremendous burden.
and one that may keep him away from the
post. although he is being pointed for the
event. OF the three year-olds in the Car
ter. Demund is considered the best and
form last year was good. and he may be
considered a likely starter Horace E.. Nc
Carter, J. c. Gore and Phlander are some
of the others of the younger division who
are proba Bile contestants. Horace T.. has
evidently been Handicapped On his western
form of last spring, as he proved a dismal
failure in his eastern essays under colors
In general the Carter handicap imposts
appear well balanced on public form, and,
with two or three exceptions, it would be
difficult to weight such large field with
less likelihood of arousing unfavorable crit
icism. The Carter will be the first big race
of the metropolitan season. and will be run
on April 10. the opening day at the Aque-
duct track.
Eastern trainers must send their horses
to the post somewhat short The season
has been very much against training,
and those horses of any sort Of class which
may come from the south and west to run
in the Carter must be respected. 1t Is,
however, from those which wlntered in
Virginia and South Carolina that most
danger is to be feared. Paul Rainey ran
Demund one or two races at Benning with
a view to having him good for the Carter.
John Z. Madden did the same with Vendor
his entry that is intended for the Aqueduct
fixture. August Belmont's trio-Blandy,
Don Diego and Okenite-will be all in good
shape at Aqueduct. Brookdale Nymph of
Whitneys string. now at Aiken, but due at
Aqueduct Tuesday. should be well suited to
the distance of the Carter. With so fast
gelding as Jacobite to fall back on E r.
InOlndS SnOuld nave great chance, for
speed is this fellows forte, and ia pounds
Is not much for a four-year-old TO handle
Another four-year-old in light Is Hermit
age. lO2 pounds. He ran we'll last year in
the Carter and only died out of the con-
tention in the last furlong. II this years
Carter does not exceed in brillancy all its
predecessors expert horsemen know little
of the game.
Harry Payne Whitneys string of racers
for this year is royalty bred one. Forty
one horses are under John w. Rogers care
most of them now at Aiken, but the stable
will come north about the middle OF April
1t is expected. There is half sister to
Blue Girl in the list, fun brother to
Burgomaster, well named Burger; a filIy
called Stamina. by Nasturtium, out of En-
durance by Right; a colt called Yorkville
Beau, by Hamburg. out OF Yorkyille Belle
that ought to be a ''smasher;" a half sister
TO Perverse. and a number of high-bred
juveniles. including imported FLY called
Elegance. by Orme. out of Kaloolah which
should be a stake winner.
William Gerst's Stable.
William Gerst. the turfman. whose colors
have been seen on almost every race track
in the country. will have his largest stable
in training this season. In actual work
he will have 106 horses. handled by five
trainers and fifty stable boys. He has at
tha.