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MR. BELMONTS. STABLE. Mr, A. Belmonts stable is deemed very strong this year. Ethelbert is the star of tho lot aud, in the opinion of good judges, will take high, rank as a three-year-old.. The horses are at Morris Park iu charge of trainer A. J. Joyner. An eastern writer who has recently inspected Mr. Belmonts horses says of them: "A. J. J oyners Ethelbert, Lackland formerly Frohsinn, Autumn, Kings Pride, Sagasta, Touraine, Prince of Wales, Big Indian and Tender, which comprise his three-year-old division, all did trotting and cantering exercise. The two-year-old division, consisting of Bombay, Chenango, Kitchener, Mercer, Gold Buckle, Lexicon, Big Gun, Quiutilis, Back Talk, Little Squaw, Gonfalon, Rene, Jamaica, Orderless, Osprey and Oviad are at similar work. All of the string look well. The horses are not too heavy, but are just right to go into strong work, which is one of the chief features in the art of training, "Ethelbert is wonderfully well, and looks all over a horse of high-class. "Lackland has improved very much, having furnished and filled out, especially iu his quarters and second thighs, and I look for this hardy son of Spendthrift to show improvement over his two-year-old form, although I have no idea that he will be within seven pounds of several of his age, "Autumn, muscular aud hard as nails, is of Lexington type all over, and while he has not been favored in the handicap he is such a performer that he will pay his way. "Of the two-year-olds in the string, Gonfalon, Kitchener, Mercer and Chenango all look as if they ought to show stake form. Chenango, who is the property of O. H. P. Belmont, is by St. Blaise Susquehanna, and a full brother of Potomac, winner of the Futurity in 1890. He is a big boned, powerful colt, nicely balanced and with a hard, game look about him. He is hard ly one of the sort to come to hand early. "Gonfalon is a very handsome and bloodlike colt by Fonso Fatima, and is decidedly the best looking of the youngsters owned by Mr. Perry Belmont. "Kitchener, owned by Mr. Wm. Beverly, is a beautifully bred colt by Himyar Lady Agnes, by St. Blaise. He is a black, lengthy, level, well furnished colt. He shows a great deal of quality and is a beautiful mover. "Mercer, by Sir Dixon Merdin, by Hindoo, is likely to prove of high class and has lengthened and grown, but without furnishing much."
