New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-26
Winning Good Share of the
Purses at Havre de
Grace Meeting.
GAMER RACES LIKE
A COLT OF QUALITY
Whitney and Belmont Two-Year-
Olds Fail to Show Much
Class in Maryland.

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been in front from ono 10 three times
day ever since the Hartford Associations
spring meeting began week ago ana
il IA safe 10 predict that the New YORK
sportsman will finish the Bavre de Grace
and Pirnlico meetings far ahead Of any
other Eastern owner.
30 far the successes Of tho Holland
horses in selling races have not been IN
mixed with annoyance, because after al
most every race 6. &. Smlthson. Of Wash
lnRton, has bid the winner up 800 or SO.
Holland has shown the smartest three
year-old uncovered so far In Gainer, and
n promising two-year-old In Hauoerk.
The latter won the first two-year-old race
OF the meeting. and Gamer after failure
in the Hartford Handicap, in which ne
was beaten rather badly, came out on
Wednesday and won the Wilmington
Stakes under an impost OF 10 POUNDS
Gamer and Hauberk are full brothers
sons Of Martinez and Druid (she By slr
Dixon and products OF the Holland stud
In Oklahoma. They are much alike IN
conformation and action, only Gamer
being the older horse. Is more mature.
Galner has grown into a slashing three
year-old and has only one fault. He ~
slow at the barrier, slower even tnah
he was last season He Is the hope OF the
Holland Stable for the distance races TO
be run at Pimllco and about. New YORK
later
Carl. a son Of acknowledgements anu
a brother in blood TO Ga!ner, was pet
ter youngster here a year ago than
Gamer. but he apparently has not trained
on. He has been running under cheap
valuations in selling races this spring
and was one OF the horses Smithson ran
IN The other Holland three-year-olds'
Gallon. Gordon and Gregg, are fast and
game. but they do not appear 20 be bet
ter than platers.
Tommy McTaggert Is riding the Hol-
land horses. Re is still under the man
agement Of Hugh Penny for whom ne
won the Hartford Handicap on the open
ing day with Fathom, but MI. Ho!Iahd
has first call on his services.
Harry Payne Whitney, who showed
several two-year-olds OF merit last sea-
son. notably Trumps. Holiday and Enver
Bey, has not uncovered anything worthy
Of mention this spring. His youngsters
have been beaten right along by the
smart colts OF the Holland string ana
bv two-year-olds from Charleston. II Is
not probable that the master or Brook-
dale will win many races at Pimlico.
Jimmy Rowe did not send his best
Youngsters TO Albert Slmons at norfolk
fop
sessions OF Maryland. But reports from
Brookdale Farm, in New Jersey indicate
that there are some good ones there pre-
pairing FOR the meeting at Belmont PARK
Rowe was here the opening day TO see
Miramichi. one Of the horses shipped over
from England last fall. start in the Har-
ford Handicap. and he was not dis
appointed with the performance o. the
big son Of Voter Running Stream.
Miramichi is a horse OF splendid con-
formation and high speed. He was out IN
front with springboard for half miie'
but weakened with Captain Cassatt's Meet
Splinter at the turn for home.
Captain Cassatts horses are not as for
ward as they we're a year ago. but Spring
board and Humiliation are coming 70
hand. and the latter will start in the
/ Preakness Handicap at Pimlico against
Gamer. springboard is pointing for the
Metropolitan Handicap, in which he Will
have Flying Fairy. the smartest East
ern three-year-old flly OF last season, for
a running mate. He is a Swapping ive-
year-old, as sound as a bell and has lost
none OF the speed which marked his per-
formances last season.
Ii is improbable that Amos Turney's
Horror, the son OF MCGEE, which won
every race in which he started last sea-
son. will be. Of much account this year.
Horrons career was cut short by an at
tack OF catarrhal fever in Canada, and,
as his trainer, william Martin, feared, he
has turned roarer. He will not In the
circumstances carry his speed over a dis
lance OF ground. and Mr. Turney will re-
serve him for sprints
With Horror thickwinded and Flabber-
CAST dead, Mr.. Turney has only one four
/ year-old Of quality for the big Eastern
handcaps HIS sound horse is Cleburne,
a son OF Orlando, and a winner many
times last season.
/
forward three-year- Thornhill is the
horse In question. He Is a chestnut son
of Hastings-White Thorn and a full
/ brother TO Hawthorne the smartest two
year-old in the West a couple of seasons
back. ThornhiIl started with Gamer in
the Wilmington Stakes and showed a bit
OF foot. He and Rock Sand colt, called
Defendum, will be Mr.. Belmonts candi-
dates for the Preakness Stakes and pos
sibly for the Metropolitan Handicap.
The Belmont two-year-olds are back
ward. Only one OF them. Chance has
shown anything. She is a Ally by Fair
Play The Belmont candidate for the
Clabaugh Memorial. two-year-old
special OF the P1mllco meeting, restricted
TO youngsters bred in Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland. will be Luxury. a
daughter Of Golden Maxim or Fayette and
LUX Casta.
The announcement from New York that
Adolph Spreckels will sell twenty-threo
two-y ear-olds, twelve colts and eleven
fllles, at Belmont Park In May and re-
celved with interest by the horsemen
here. Buyers are looking for good two
year-olds. which seem TO be mighty scarce