The Washington times., 1909-04-19
Excellent Showing Made BY
The Clown, Kuroki, and
Other Touted Nags.
SPARKLES' JUMP
NOT THE RECORD
That Thirty-six Feet Pretty Good,
But English Chaser Did Forty
two Feet Seven Inches.

BALTIMORE, April 19-Belmont's
string Of youngsters, fifteen In number,
arrived at Pimlico late yesterday after
noon. and at the same time came the
Randolph horses in charge of Nat
Byers. This morning six carloads came
over from Benning, bringing the
stables of Burch. Peters, and DAILY.
The Ross and Dulany two-year-olds,
six in number. also came over.
Tomorrow Bob Walden will arrive
with fourteen. Odom, Welch. and Gard
ner will also come in with the rest
OF the New York detachment. Mr..
Walden was at the track yesterday and
reported that his string was in good
shape. except that some of the two
year-olds had buclSed on him and would
be left at the farm.
big crowd was at Pimlico yester-
day, and the moves Of the horses were
watched with keen interest. Most of the
trainers dodge Sunday WORK as far
as possible, and not so much was done
Harry Rites let The Clown go along a
mile in 1:47, and a couple of two
year-olds a half in 0:50. Charlie East
man was breezed = in 1:29, the first
quarter in O:24lz. Slow work was the
order for the rest.
The jumpers are moving pretty fast
at the track. A clever horseman re-
marked this morning that they were
going about as fast as the fiat horses.
Question Mark Looks Good.
Gwyn Tompkins moved Kuroki ana
Kentucky Beau a quarter in O:24. and
let them finish the mile in Lss. 1t
looked as If they could have run IN
l:42 just as easily. Billy Lakeland evi-
IDENTIFY has good one in Question
Aark- He put the boy up yesterday
and told him TO gallop a mile at a two
minute clip, but the horse slipped away
so easily that the watch recorded 1:46
before the astute trainer ,voke up To
what was going on.
Captain Presgrave is something Of a
wag and a good deal Of a PHILOSOPHER
Yesterday somebody pointed TO a likely
looking two-year-old nipping the grass
In front of the captains stables and
SAID. w hose colt is that2" That
7replied the captain. belongs to Al
NestoA; and / am training him. Wes-
am training for him That is the wav
IN this glorious country. A man had
better shake hands with his coachman
IN the morning, as he may be driving
Tor him in the afternoon
Concerning Distance Jumping.
Gwyn Tomplxins is a little bit nettled
by the criticisms of some OF his friends
as to the thirty-six-foot jump Of
Sparixles. IF anybody doubts it" said
Hompl1ins. they can write to James
X. Maddux. DR.. Carter or Z. NJ. Spil-
man, of Warrenton. These gentlemen
saw the jump and can vouch for il. %
Tompxins says that the record for a
jump of this character is forty-two feet
seven inches, made by Chandler over
Beecherbrook in the Grand National
course at Liverpool, as is recorded in
the Badminton Library.
AT present II looks as II John Madden
would not bring anything to Baltimore.
His two-year-olds will not be in shane
10 race for some time and he has an
nounced his intentions TO shin TO Rel
mont Park on May 4. Mr. Rainev will
cut his stable down and will sell of
Twelve as soon as he can find purchas-
ers- Connaught Ranger of Burch' 5
string, has been under the weather and
VIII not be able TO race for some time.
Burch has engaged Jockey Lang, who
rode for Jack McGinnis last year.
Honored Veteran Gone
Col. Frank Hall, who died at his home
in Prince George county Yesterday.
was about the last of the old regime of
horsemen who made racing notable in
Maryland. Colonel Hall raced in part
nership with Governor Bowie, his broth
er-in-law. ana later in partnership with
Col T. 3. Davis. The old confederacv.
Davis q Hall. was widely known ali
over the country and won many famous
victories. Colonel Hall was one of the
charter members Of the old MARYLAND
Jockey Club and a leading light in its
counsels- Some Of the better known
horses with which Colonel Halls name
was connected were John Merryu1an.
Ella Warheld. War Eagle, Baltimore.
Enigma, Bess and PatrOCles The IA
nous trainer. Jack Joyner, got his early
instruction with Davis & Hall. and the
same nrm developed that clever little
rider, Spider Anderson
Billy Lakeland was elected a member
OF the Back Stretch Club yesterday and
passed the Initiation successfully.