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RACING SEAR UEW YORK i With the important Morris Park meeting slated to begin next Saturday the following from the New York Sun of Monday will prove interesting to those who like to keep track of the cracks that perform down east eastWith With the arrival of clear weather the train ¬ ers of the various stables of thoroughbred race horses at the local tracks have been enabled to begin preparations for the coming big events in earnest Up to Saturday the track at Morris Park was in such a condition that it was im ¬ possible to work the horses there with any beneficial results But on Saturday the going was so good that the trainers were filled with gratitude for tho let up in the April deluge Beginning today the different strings will come in from all over the country and by the middle of the week it is believed that stable roam at the Westchester track will be at a premium Arthur Featherstones big string is expected to arrive today He basi a formidable array of runners and as most of them were in good shape when they left Kentucky it will not take long CONTINUED ON SECOND EAGE RACING NEAR NEW YORK Continued from First Page to get them fit for their campaign that begins on nest Saturday SaturdayTrainer Trainer James Rowe of the Messrs Keenos stable and Trainer Wyndham Walden with the Messrs Morris horses will be at Morris Park by tomorrow ready to put on the finishing touches William C Whitneys big stable got to the park last on Friday in the care of Trainer J W Rogers What has been seen of the two yearolds in the string creates the impression that a number of them will be entitled to brack ¬ ets in many of the stake events to take place at that course courseDuring During the past week C H Mackeys Ban astar has been worked steadily in spite of the heavy track He is said to have covered a mile inl52i the first half of which was completed in 53i seconds Those at Morris Park who saw Banastar on this occasion said yesterday that it would not take much hard work to have him in his best racing form Prince of Melrose and Frankfort also have shown rapid improve ¬ ment Frankfort if anything displaying the bettor form so far farThe The Pepper stable in charge of Trainer Davis has been working at Westchester Queen Pepper and Prince Pepper have not been ex ¬ tended but the youngsters Bonnie Lad Long Glove Joy Maker Long Leaf and Whiskey King have answered the requirements with much speed at times Queens Messenger and King Edward have both covered a half mile in 52 seconds secondsThe The Parader and Dublin of T J Healeys big string have been doing miles inside of 150 Carbuncle 13 also nearly ready The others have been limited to light work daily Em ¬ porium of the Murphy stable that was pur ¬ chased at the Marcus Daly sale and never has started together with King Lief and Tower of Candles has been doing reasonably fast work Rafaello Kensington King Pepper and Cyra ¬ no have been doing miles in 1 53 53There There has also been plenty of work at the Gravesend track William Barricks McMee kin a Brooklyn Handicap candidate has been attracting attention He is expected to make a big impression In his coming engagements Tom Welsh is rapidly preparing Bonnibert Muskadine Blue Mantle Catherine Dark Secret and Hoffman Ildrim has been doing some substantial work the last few days but is backward It has been announced that the eon of Kingston and Libbie L who was considered the handsomest threeyearold in the east last year has been declared out of all the stakes in which he was entered in the Coney island He was looked upon as one of the best in the stakes and handi ¬ caps in which the fouryearolds would bo en ¬ tered His withdrawal probably means that he has gono amiss Ildrim next to Prince of Melbourne was considered the boat threeyear old in training last year He won the rich Bel mont Stakes at Morris Park in the colors of Eugene Leigh and was beaten by only a neck by Prince of Melbourne in the great Lawrence Realization Stakes at Sheepshoad Bay It was always the opinion that with a better rido Ildrim would have led the Prince in that race raceTrainer Trainer Matt Allen has sent the crack colt Luck And Charity along at a clipping gait Ho has satisfied himeelf that Major Dangerfield Withers and Gold Heels will bo ready at no dis ¬ tant date Kinley Mack now owned by J B Haggin has been jocging along at Gravesend under the watchful eye of Peter Wimmor Laet week the winner of the Brooklyn and Suburban handicaps last year did a inilo in 1 53i under a strong pull Green B Morris horses also at Gravesond have been making rapid strides He apparently has a promising twoyearold in Golden Cottage the colts victory in the Canar sie Stakes at Aqueduct last Tuesday being an indication of his worth Morris also has two good ones in Cnnard and Gold Spinner espe ¬ cially the latter Pupil Modrine and others are very near being fit fitSpeculation Speculation as to the result of the rich Met ¬ ropolitan Handicap to be run at Morris Park on next Saturday runs rife A number of the candidates have been receiving preliminary work at Bonnings and Aqueduct including Brig ¬ adier Sidney Lucas Charontns Heliobas King Bramble Knight of Rhodes All Gold Motley St Finnan The Rbymer All Green Janice and others There is a tendency to prefer Briga ¬ diers chances at present Mr Belmonts colt won a fiveandahalffurloug sprint at Aqueduct during the first week cf the mooting and did it so neatly that the form players jotted down particulars in their note books John Hyland has been training Brigadier with extreme cau ¬ tion and it is said that this noted thoroughbred will with 105 pounds be among the publics first choices in the first big handicap of the year Motleys victory in the Carter Handicap at Aqueduct two weeks ago has not bsen over ¬ looked She defeated Robert Waddell Pupil Outlander Sidney Lucas King Bramble Intrn sive The Hhymor St Finnan and others in tho most impressive style Trainer Lakeland says that Motley will go to post fit as a fiddle fiddleAll All Gold is fancied somewhat bacausc of his early season form and the fact that ho is in the big race at 98 pounds Wyndham Waldens Contestor that has been training in Maryland may be a factor as Walden feels confident that ho will be in tho money The Keoue entries Voter Toddy Militant and Unmasked have been working steadily at tho New Jersey farm Voter it is said has been doiug miles in 150 buck jumping Banastar wintered at Mon mouth Park but since his arrival at Weatches ter his trainer Hill says he has seen enough improvement to make him believe that the son of Farandole Blessing has a royal chance to win Arthur Featherstonos Mesmerist and Black Fox must also enter into the calcula ¬ tions according to tho rail birds
