The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13

he Will give Ballot an opportunity. com.
bined with Hilarious and Maskette ana
any three year -od, All considered he has
formidable string in both races.
''His chief opponent for the honors VIII
come from the Hildreth barn Hildreth
has not vet made any declarations and
has q rare good team in King James,
Firestone, Restigouche. Joe Madden. Fay
cite and Dalmatian- To all appearances
the races seem TO be between these
stables, unless there are some western
developments.
Fitz Herbert will run in the Madden
colors. having been recently purchased
by him from Hidreth This will make
the races more interesting. as Fltz Her
bert would have been hung in with the
Hildreth lot had he not been transferred
TO Madden.
There Is quite a difference Of opin-
ion among horsemen to the merits of
King James and Fltz Herbert. The gen
eral belief Is that F1tz Herbert Is the
who hold different Views on the subject
The question should be decided In the
Brooklyn handicap. in which both horses
are likely 10 he sent to the post.
"R. r, Wilson'S Olambala will he one
of the contenders in the running If he
is in good condition. This horse prom.
ised much last year and showed himself
to be very fair handicap horse. At
the difference In weight he will no doubt
give all the top notchers an argument be-
fore he is beaten, II he is beaten at all,
compared WIN Lue morse lneUtlOneur
the remainder cannot be considered very
formidable opponents. The west will send
Bubbling Water as representative.
Bubbling Water has been beating good
horses in California, and is undoubtedly
a candidate worth looking over"
Cuba Gets Racing Fever.
Patsey McDermott and Mickey Miles.
ing the coming season abroad, have ar
rived AT their respective foreign stables
by this time. having sailed early In the
month. McDermott Will ride in Germany
and Miles In Austria Both are under
contract In the days when the Gutten-
berg track was factor in local racing
McDermott was star jockey, Miles was
one OF the lads VINO learned the art or
riding under the fatherly eye Of PA
Daily.
A large contingent of Cuban horse buy
ers invaded Tampa and Jacksonville,
buying up racers for Cuban racing. The
horses are mostly intended for matinee
racing and breeding purposes. Several
old time riders were contracted to accom-
pany the outfit TO Cuba and assist in
making the Havana race course sue
cessful institution. Among the American
Jockeys going were 7. Burns, T. Powers
and ]. Nignes.
tain,y OF horse racing by the indifferent
success OF four horses in Florida. for
which fortunes We're paid Oiseau, Hor-
ace e., Bat Masterson and Strike Out
paid, and so great was their promise that
their owners made exaggerated predic-
tions for the future. The performances
OF the horses during the winter season
was worse than mediocre. despite the
fact that s27,50O was paid for oiseau,
SIS, 900 for Horace E.. $50. 600 for Bat
Masterson and SIS, 900 for Strike Out
Best Youngsters Eligible.
The first real high class two-year-ol old
stake event in the east will be the $4,000
National Stallion, five-furlong straight
away run at Belmont park, in May, The
Westchester Racing association. which
has announced entries to the various
ing. intends to feature the National Stall
lion as n leading attraction. inasmuch as
many OF the best youngsters In America
are eligible.
The first important three year old
stakes, the Withers. at mile. also TO be
decided at the big track in Queens. has
attracted all the best horses OF that age
including c, l.. Harrison's Waldo. James
r. Keene's Sweep, Grassmere and SUI,
fragist: August Beimont's Starbottle and
, Tasteful, S. c. Hildreth's Dalamatian and
Livonia. S. c. Austin's Charlie Elargrave.
James Hewitt's Pulka, r, F. Little
Prince Imperial. Mrs. James McLaush-
Inns Fauntleroy. James MacManus'
Rocky O'Brien, j. f. Madden's Hampton
Court, r. l.. Marks Turrent, winner of
the California Derby; the Montpelier
stables Candieberry and Radium Star.
the Ornondale stables Duke OF Ormond,
the Quincy stables Everett and Sandrlan
and the Silver Brook farms The Turk
Although the Juarez meeting old not
realize vast sum of money, it was sue
cessful. because 1t established sport for
the future. There will always be good
winter racing now, no matter whether the
various states OF the United States put
the legislative ban upon the turf or not.