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W. II. CLARKS HORSES. Matt Allen trains the horses composing the stable of W. H. Clark, for which the crask jockey Maher will ride this year and next. In a review of the stable for Morning Telegraph, its turf writer "Kelston," says: "The following twenty-two horses comprise what are now under Mr. Allens care at Morris Park. Eight more-are wintering at Mr. Clarks farm in New Jersey : "Candleblack, 4; Banastar, 4; Jeannot4; The Bouncer, 3; Dorval, 3; Lacochee, 3; Sanford, 3; Outcast, 3 ; Acushla, 3 ; The Rose, 3. The 2-year-olds are: Bay colt, by BenStrome Acra: chestnut colt, by Potomac Caledonia ; chestnut colt, by Forest Dina; chestnut colt, by Eolus Nita: bay colt, by Da Beauvoir Ace of Hearts; chestnut colt, by Miser Bay oLight; bay colt, by Albert Leda; chestnut colt, by Exile Sarmi-enta ; bay colt, by Prince James Iuka ; chestnut filly, by Potomac Trill; chestnut filly, by Prince James Caramel; bay filly, by Ben Strome Dido; bay filly, by Falsetto Genie. "All of these younsters are in healthy, thriving condition. The Ben Strome Acra colt is of medium size, with good bone, and is a finished and bloodlike colt. The Leda colt, which is now close to sixteen hands, is nicely proportioned and shows more quality than most anything I have seen by Albert. His dam Leda, is a fine individual and a beautifully bred mare, and I have an idea that in the colt under notice she has produced something that will prove to be of good class. "The Ace of Hearts colt is a bit on the light framed order, but is a nicely balanced and racy looking colt. The colt out of the Barcaldine mare, Caledonia, is well proportioned and very powerful. He already measures sixteen hands and a half inch, with timber in proportion. He is a prompt, quick-actioned colt, and I regard him as a very promising youngster. One of the last of the get of Eolus is the Nita colt, in color a hard red chestnut, and shows quite a deal of quality. "The Ben Strome Dido filly is a very good looker, her only fault being a rather plain looking head; otherwise it would be hard to pick a flaw in her, and as all of these Ben Strome fillies race, Mr. Clark is naturally rather sweet on this one. "Of the older horses, Candleblack has furnished and let down, and has developed into a much more muscular animal than I had any idea he would do. Banastar has alBO done wonderfully well, as has Joannot, which, I understand, is a very speedy horse. He is on the close knit, muscular order, and is a decidedly useful looking, sort. Of the 3-year-olds, Sanford .has made the most improvement, having furnished and filled out all over. This colt, which was more or less amiss the greater part of last season, is possessed of a wonderful turn of speed, and as he is bred to stay, I look for him to show great improvement over his last years form. "Acushla, which performed so creditably last season, is training into a mare of good size and looks as if Bhe might be tempted by a route, as she is a lengthy, roomy, old fashioned sort. The Rose has also come on in the right manner. This filly is better than her form on paper would make her out to be, and I look for her to show fair class as a 3-year-old. Lacochee, which was highly bred, was taken sick in the early part of last season and never started. He now looka well, as, in fact, does the whole string. A recent airival in Mr Allens string is Judge Denny, which was in Sam Hildreths string last season. The horse will remain in Mr. Allens care until the arrival from California of F. M. Taylor, who intends bringing oa some horses at the close of the racing season in California, "W. Smiths string is this season smaller than usual, he having only the following four horses: Belmar, 7; Boy Orator, 4; Handcuff, 3; Ahom, 3. The latter looks well, but has not finished quite as much as I expected, and his head, which had always a plain appearance, struck me yesterday as being plainer than ever. I was very much disappointed in the horses performances during the latter part of last season, and while it would seem almost a libel to say that a Sir Dixon could perform ungenerously I think this colt became soared from some cause or other. "Handcuff, a neat little son of Hanover, is growing nicely, but he is on too small a scale to amount to much. Old Belmar looks well. Boy Orator is in good health, but like all of Meddlers get is lacking in the development that one expects to see in a 4-year-old horse, and it is this feature in all of Meddlers get which has made me feel very doubtful as to his proving a successful sire, as lack of muscular development in a horses get is a very bad feature.
