The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-28
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
Busy DAY ron RACEHORSES
on LOCAL TRACKS.

F1ty Herbert klnG James. maIlot and
other Melted ThoPoaWhhgeaas inspected
~ Many rurTmen-Abs AtteAl and
Owen Moran NaAtahed fer Ten n0uRdls.
Many enthusiastic turfmsn visit cd shssps-
rssd Ray. GTAvesend AMI Belmont Park
.',ierdAy TO go the horses RallOp and
,rter. The metropolitan season IL ap-
-oaching 80 rapidly that the trainers are
.r~ beginning to put on slight pressure
n the result that speed IN increasing
.ud thu racers arc improving steadily.
More than ono hundred two ysAr-olds
r,ni~rcd up and down the various courses
90 Sheepshead Hay and some Of them we're
owed 'o run fuTlOnx- in OI2 aud quarters
n" IS whil" the critical railbirds looked on.
These youngsters probably will be seen At
AuIrduCt and Jamaica and during the ne n
zen days they will he put through q vigorous
course OF sprouts. including q Thorough
'hoOling at the barrier. IL IL too early to
get a good line ON any Of these two-y year
odds. however. and the critics who looked
them over Yesterday 50 expressed them
selves OF course. the clockers have the
iavorites and are ready to laud them 70
no skies. but these close observers Of train
'rg methods are not always correct in heir
deductions.
Horses OF known pgoweas, therefore
attracted the most attention The star Of
hem all was the magnificent Fitz Herbert.
TOP weight in tho big handbags. who will
carry the Madden silks instead Of Hildreth' /.
This year. The son Of Ethelbert. looking
the picture Of health. enjoyed q slow gallon
81 more than a mile with q well fed stable
boy Juggling at the bride. The horse
looked very much on the big side bur he
- absolutely sound to wind and limb
and the prevailing opinion II that he will
remain king % the turf
king James. another superb thorou Rhbred
t-otted and canSer~d. but az no time did
Lis rider release a tight grip on the reins
hing James. a typical racehorse and the
lar Of Htldreth's stTiRE. viii not start
before the Metropolitan Handicap. al Bel
mont Park. Hildrcth intends to point him
for that event. which he won last year
prior Q" capturing the Brooklyn Handicap.
Joe Madden. Who has developed into a
s'rappins three-year also cantered
and breathei the brAcing air. always show
iaS a desire to run. DAlmatian. another
son Of Ethelbert. who looks a. " he will
10 formidable three year-old. bree1ed
tive fnronss In los. hldreth nOdding In
approval
he ke-ne horse- were permitted to do
come hreeZtng. particularly the tWo-year.
oIis. but The real magnet was Ballot, the
otter horse VINO racei unsnocessfully IN
tnSIaPS ss; yesr AR, In lsos sSlo, was
~
bur hen he passed out OF James Row s's
hands he lost much Of his winning form ami
EGt kowe's methods. even a. this early
stage. are producing results. for Ballot
absolutely without a physical blemish'
10 IN possession OF his former racing ansli-
ties BALLOT viii not be sent TO fhs. races
until the latter Fart OF the t'rayesend mes,
ing. when Rowe probably Nill start MIN
once or twice be. ore ne goes after the
suburban. Mr. keene's Maskette. prob
shfy tue best race mare N training. iOggeI
gait. accompanied ny sweep who is nov a
hnelv developed three-y cal old
There are nearly 5ap horses s'ahlsi on
The Long lsland tracks nov ana the mum
hsr will be doubled before Aqueduct opens
owners ana trainers are lOoh ina fora ard
rices Of the Jockey Cub. while The turf
sOions themselves are filist with hope
TurTmen are discussing a story which n
true. viii cause an exposure Of the inside
80 orkings 81 the steeplcchase yarBe ~ u
- ~ that -e"erAl prominen, os ners. gentle
rrainer are involved IN the tAnRle OfiCial
Information has not besFn foFthcorntnR hut
explosion seems imminent II was i've
topic a. the Long lslant tracks Yesterday.
After much wrangitng Abe Atrsii tho
American fea therv eight hampton, IA 4, been
matched 20 nEhf ten rOunls Vtfh Bv en-
Moran Of England AZ the fairnnni =
b~en extremely bitter in their feelings eve.
since they fought ~ o dras IA battles IN Iali
fornia IN I9ts In each a1sir there a. the
hardest kind ~ nghting. and Nhile thu, to
cisions Of the referee we're not gensrailv
disputed Attell and Moran both claimed
supremacy. Erorts 10 bring thsm tos~, b,
again. however failed. and ~ Ell ~ eeks
ago A''sll refused 10 sign articles unless rho
Fairwont 4 q. replaced " illtam Ioh rho
regu ar referee But on saturday the ma fsh
vas arranged. much to the delight 81 the
clubs members Who hope the question Of
supremasy nav be settled
The FniTmont \. 4. viii hold n private
boxing SHOW O-nOrroW night for the enter
tAinment ~ the original members who
Harry stone viii hook up for ten rounds
IN the ckief event
Charley Goldman and Young Wagner
oral bantamE who do not believe in love
'sps. will try 70 settle ETIdEe IN ten
round bout NJ the Olympic 4 In Harlem
tonight
Sam TangfoFd's manager wires Tvs SCN
rom california that he has not signed To
Fxht twenty rounds with stanley ke'rhrl
Frisco hut will first oil his engR Refnent
20 hoE siN rounds with Kefchel in Phils-
ieiphia m Nrvil II LanRfoTf SAYS u ketchel
Gets him on that date there will be
ICED 81 another nKht
Ketchers manages, John IRoe, whites
'Hl- 70 THE SrN from Wheeling kets hel's
~ hand j. 20 bad shape. Tie threw hI-
'ruTnh out IN Klaus head Latter Rugged
steve for six rounds and wouldn't Jet him
III h' Did the same with Papks too. We
nay have 20 call on Memphis date