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EAS FERN TBAININ6 GOSSIX. Of eastern racing and training prospects, the New York Sun of Monday, says: "The advent of the racing season in the east is the signal for much activity among horsemen, who flgnre on following the Jockey Clubs schedule, and this week promises to be an exceptionally bnBy one, as the curtain will be rung up at Bennings on next Monday. Many trainers from the metropolitan tracks have already left for Washington. Prom Morris Park, John fiynes has sent on his entire string, including Brisk, Glonoine, Charagrace and four two-year-olds. James McLaughlin has shipped all his racers, with the exception of Lady Lindsay and Diminutive. Tom Healey also left there with about a dozen. A carload will be shipped from the Qravesend track tomorrow. " Father Bill Daly is sending six. "The Long Island courses were crowded with visitors yesterday afternoon watching the thoroughbreds at work. The tracks had dried well about noon and some real good work followed. The Handicap candidates quartered at Brighton Beach were the center of attraction. Charles Oxx sent Peep o Day a mile and a furlong at a rattling good clip. The big fellow will be in fine shape for the chief event at Gravesend. Jim Boden sent Don dOro a mile at a two-minute clip, Ordeal and Curio following for the last half mile. Ordoal is looking well and is fast, putting on flesh as he works. William Lakelands string was greatly admired. The gift horse, Maximo Gomez, never looked so well. He is fully 200 pounds heavier than when last seen racing. Gomez and George Boyd had a nice gallop over a mile. "At Sheepshead Bay several strings were ont. Marcus Dalys horses were worked in bunches by trainer Mossom, and they romped through the stretch at a lively gait. Ed Hughe3 gave some excellent work to the Eensico string. Bannock negotiated a mile, and Jack Point and Effervescent were sent seven furlongs at top speed. The two-year-olds went five furlongs. Low Elmore, Tom Green and J. Kneale were busy with their strings. Ed Tiffin sent the Handicap candidate, Pink Coat, a mile and a half gallop. Captain Sigsbee and the youngsters were let off with light work. "At Gravesend the track was pretty heavy. M. F. Dwyeri half brother to Clifford and the full brother to Maximo Gomez had a ding-dong gallop of five furlongs. Robert, the grand looking son of Kingston, covered six furlongs at a fine clip. This youngster, by far the best looking of Kingstons progeny, has been a cripple since a yearling from some muscular affection, but this spring he seems to bo as well as any horse in training. Greatland and Kingdon went about six furlongs at good speed. Satin Slipper also did nice preparatory work. Frank McCabe pushed his horses along in good shape. "E. L. Graves sent the handicap candidate Box a rattling good mile. The horse was full of dash and his boy had all ho could do to hold him. Green B. Morris sent his horses along. Lanky Bobs work is greatly praised. J. G. Fol-lanbees Murillo is the candidates working mate. "Jockeys Hamilton and Harry Lewis are now daily at the track working hard. The former is exercising J, L. Hollands horse Continental and others, while Lowis is doing good work for J. T. Elliott. Jockey OConnor will arrive at the Gravesend racetrack on Tuesday morning and will workE. L. Graves horses until Bromley and Co.a hor80B arrive at Morris Park. OConnor will not ride at the Washington meeting. "Interest in the spring handicaps is steadily increaaing and eastern trainersare beginning to realize that the south and west will have to be reckoned with when the pinch comes. In King Barleycorn a formidable factor has loomed up since the weights were annouced. This sturdy colt, by Kantaka Nattot, has been cutting a wide swath at New Orleans recently, and he capped the climax last Saturday by winning the Crescent City Derby in impressive style. Even conservative horsemen are now inclined to the belief that, if ever a three-year-old is destined to win the Brooklyn Handicap, King Barleycorn is the animal. The colt is engaged in the Carter Handicap at Aqueduct, to be run on April 17. He is weighted at 110 pounds, six pounds more than he is set to carry in the Metropolitan Handicap at Morris Park on May 6. He is particularly well off in the Brooklyn, with only 99 pounds to carry, and gets off with 100 pounds in the Suburban and 103 in the Brighton Handicap.
