New-York tribune., 1910-01-06
SPORTS OF THE DAY
STAKES FILLING UP.
More Horses Named for the.
Big Spring Handicaps.


With the mail in from Kentucky under
date OF January 8. more entries were re-
cided at the thoroughbred race meetings at
Gravesend. Sheepshead Bay and Brighton
Beach next season. F. A. Forsythe who
threatened TO retire last fall and confine
himself TO breeding, made numerous en-
tries. while others heard from yesterday
were John Z. Madden. Woodford Clay,
Thomas c. Mcdowell and Mrs. J. Nc
Laughlin
Close to six hundred entries have now
been received by the Brighton Beach Racing
Association, including twenty-nine for the
Brighton Handicap. OF 5000 at ore mile
and a quarter. to which four were added
yesterday-Dorante. Huck, Hampton Court
and Fauntleroy
F. a Forsythe, i'm addition to naming
Dorante for the three big handicaps. put
Berry Maid and Twilight Queen in the
Brighton Mile and other stakes and entered
a number of youngsters by Oddfellow and
Filigrane for the two-year-old fixtures.
Woodford Clay named Ocean Bound,
which was ranked a. the best two-year-old
flly OF 1909 before her retirement at Sara
-
stakes exclusively for three-year-old fllies
at Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend, which
indicates that he expects her to train on
next season. Mr.. Clay also entered eleven
choicely bred colts and flllies by Star Shoot
ard Sir Dixon out of such well known
mares as Outcome. Flying Ship and Break
water among others for the many two
year-old stakes at all three tracks.
John E. Maddens colors will not be par
ticularly prominent next season, as he sold
most OF .llis yearlings to r. J. Wilson, jr-,
last summer and disposed of most of his
older horses as well. He has named Hamp-
ton Court, which showed some class late In
the fall. for the Brooklyn, Suburban and
Brighton handicaps, and three-yeaT-old
FLIES by Megrane, Disguise and Plaudit in
the Brighton Junior. Great Trial at Sleeps
head Bay and other fixtures for youngsters.
hrs. James Mclaughlin has high hopes
os Fauntleroy, which won the Champagne
Stakes at Belmont Park last October, beat
ing Kingship, Candleberry and Grasmere
in way to Indicate that he was one of
the best colts of the year. She has entered
him liberally. and did not overlook the
three big mile and a quarter specials.
Jimmy Mclaughlin said recently that
Fauntleroy was filling out and promised 70
be a better and more impressive looking
colt than he was last year.
Thomas c. Mcdowell will place his chief
dependence on Huck in the Brooklyn and
Brighton handicaps. but engagements have
also been made for Kings Daughter. which
indicates that the retirement of the popular
mare has been postponed and that she will
be trained again. Berwick and ELENA
Dale are other horses ne has entered.
The entries OF r. F Carman and other
-a--S1ra
Jusrez and Oakland are expected within a
day or two, which will swell the lists.
Al Shaw, the outfielder who comes from
St Louis 10 the Giants, can be developed
into 300 hitter with proper coaching. &C
cording to Konetchy, the star first base
man of the Browns. He is wonderfully
fast on the bases but has acquired the bad
habit of swinging at the ball for extra base
hits. and striking out in consequence. Nc
Graw is g great believer in bunting, and
Konetchy thinks the manager of the Giants
can make Shaw see the error of his ways
and bring about remarkable Improvement
in his batting.
Word comes from Pittsburg that Barney
Dreyfuss, owner Of the Pirates, is not
plased with the working of the new rule
recall a waiver once asked and hold the
player. According to Locke, secretary Of
the Pittsburg club, and others. the rule is
sure to cause friction, as now appears to be
the case between Cincinnati and Brooklyn
and make trouble for all concerned.
The John Wanamaker Athletic Associa-
tion, in connection with THE 29th Company
coast artillery, will hold athletic carni-
val in the Sth Regiment Armory on Janu-
AIRY 29 The games will be under the man
agement of Harry l. Hillman. the new
coach OF the Dartmouth College athletes.
one Of the features will be relay race.
open to teams from the various department
stores in this city. The Wanamaker store
will be represented by Harry Gissing, Jim
McEntee. the New York Athletic Club flyer,
and Abe Kiviat. among others.
Bill Dahlen, the new manager of the Su-
perbas, announced yesterday that he will
take thirty players to Hot Springs on
March ! for a few days before going to the
spring training grounds at Jacksonville,
Fla. The squad was further reduced yes
terday. Whitley AlperInan was farmed
out 10 the Rochester club. Of the Eastern
League. while ]. S. Holmes, Harry Tattee,
Edward Holly and Julius Kustus were re-
turned to the same club.
The New York American League club
cut its roster almost to the legal limit of
thirty-five players yesterday by releasing
Wanner Channel and Farrell to the Mem
phis team. Of the Southern Association.
Wanner was with Hartford last year, Chan
nell with Fort Wayne and Farrell with
Marion, Ohio.