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H0K3E J AT MEMPHIS. Memphis, Texn., Nov. 16. The racing organizations in N8w York and Chicago, tho two great cantors for thoroughbred racing of America, never had a eoason eo successful financially or eo froa from scandal. Tho east, controlled by the New York Jockey Club, with its able stewards, haB brought racing to suqh a standard as to have the perfect confidence of the public and the good will of every one. Tho men of oaso and wealth are interesting themselves in racing etables and in their ambition to own good race horeos they have increasod the value of the thoroughbred to such an extent that today a good race horse is worth an ordinary fortune. One of our own people, Mr. Schorr, was almost forced to part with his pet and pride, that was doveloped and started and won the first race of her life at Montgomery Park, Endurance by Bight, the quean of the two-yoar-olds of 1901, if not of any year. .But thes9 New York million-j aires would not let such a filly come back west if monoy could prevent her. Thiak of a two-year-old filly with but few, if any, stake engage- tnents for next season fetching between 5,000 and,GGCl Who could blame Mr. Schorr for parting with her? Yet he hated to, as he loves a good hcrso about as well as any man. But he is back home again with twenty-three head of yearlings in his string of about thirty-five hoad. In the lot are many good-looking ones, and soma have been tried very well, and in tho ablo hands of his trainer, George Walker, it is more than likely that many will be returned winners before the season of 1902 is over. Among the lot j is a chestnut colt by Pirate of Penzance Early Morn, and, therefore, a half brother to Endurance by Bight. There is a filly, too, out of Cinderella, the dam of Plaudit, which all Memphis remembers because he defeated Lieber Karl for that memorable Kentucky Derby a few seasons ago. There is a big, strapping chestnut colt by Lieber Karl Mr. Schorrs own breeding out of Carrie C, that is big and strong enough to be a good race horse. He has been tried fairly well, but he is such a big, gross colt he has a great chance to improve. There are three or four fine lookers by Esher, the sire of Lady Schorr and Gariy Hermann; two big, cracking looking colts and a couple of good fillies. He has three or four by BubbbII the eire of Miss Bennett, and they say some of these can run some. There are some good-looking Top Gallants the sire of Algol. It can readily be seen what a finely-bred lot of yearlings he haB, and with so many good-looking ones, and in such competent .hands, it is but reasonable to expect to see some real good ones out of this lot before the season of 1902 closes. But Mr. Schorr is not the only one that has some good lookera at Montgomery Park. Mr. Bennett has quite a big lot in charge of that most competent trainer Mr. Henry McDaniels, whose father before him was one of the great trainers of his day. He trained and managed what was known as the McDaniels Confederacy. One of their famous horses was Harry Baesott. Mr. McDaniels developed two of the best two-year olds olds out this season in Abe Frank and Ed Austin. It is questionable in many persons minds which was really the beBt, Abe Frank or Endurance by Right. If they had met in the west before the filly went eaBt, scale weight, thero is hardly a doubt but Abe Frank would have gone to the post favorite, and Ed Austin was not so far away from either of the other two. He is quite a race horso himself. With these two out of the way, in my humble opinion, there was not a two year old in the west that could take even weight with him and give him a race up to three-quarters of a mile, when he waB at his best. Both of these cracks are in ths best of health. Abe Frank did have some fever a couple of weeks ago when he came off the cars from Chicago, but it proved to be nothing serious and ho is in the best of health and wears a muzzle now to keep him from eating up his bedding. Ho is a great doer. In this stable is a number of good two year olds. Aladdin, Herodaid?, Blennenworth may be mentioned. Blennenworth is a good two year old that Mr. Bennett purchased from the now noted Dan OBrien, along with Aladdin, after Mr. McDaniels had advisedhim to do so. From present indications Mr. Bennett will have the strongest stable of three year olds in the west next season, and if all reports be true, he will be right there with the two year olds too. Of them he has quite a number he bred himself at his stock farm near this city, and some of these are said to be quite promising. Most of his own breeding are by Kings Counsel, which was a good class race horse himself. Some of his yearlings are said to have worked well. Quarters in better than 24 seconds, which is extra good work at Montgomery Park.- C. R. Ellison haB quite a promising lot of yearlings, one of which is a full brother to W. Overton, that ho paid ,200 for, and a Sir Dixon colt he paid ,500 for. He has some good lookers by Kinglike, and a big fine Esher colt. He also has some well known old horses in his lot, among which can be mentioned Specific, The Unknown, Bard of Avon and Montanic. Senator OBrien also has a fine lot of yearlings here and some of them are said to be very promising. The remainder of his horses will be here after tho Washington .meeting closes. James Griffin and Co. have ten head here at present, among them a Tennessee Oaks candidate, Evening Star. W. L. Lansing has fourteen head in barn 18, Brannigan, a Tennessee Derby candidate and Ermack, a Tennessee Oaks candidate, in the lot. S. C. Hildreth haB part of his stable here and the others are expected today. Among his lot are the noted colt Mc-Chesney, The Lady, Waring, Vulcain, Federal, Gonfalon, and about the best jumper in Chicago this season, Filon dOr. This stable without a doubt is the strongest of three-year-olds and upward, in the west. James Arthur will also have a division of his etable in barn No. 9. Among the lot to tako a winters reBt will be W. J. De-boo, a gams little three-year-old, entitled to respect in any company when he haB lees than 100 pounds up. Arthurs horses are due hero today. Sam Wagner has a good lot of yearlings here in Barn No. 17, and Hiram Pierce also has some fine looking yearlings with the old horses Walk-enshaw and Nugget in Barn No. 4. Never before in the history of the club have eo many horses taken their quarters so early. Year by year is Montgomery Park increasing in the favor of horsemen as one of the very best places in America to winter, develop and train-the thoroughbred. Every care iB taken by tho management to make the horBe comfortable, and the track ie "cared for and ia in as good order as if the racing season was on. Yearling trials are going on every day, and no more interesting trials are made than theee, as it is on them that the owners decide which of the youngstere aro good enough to enter in the various stakes that close during the winter, and which will be decided in 1902 and Derbys and Oaks for 1903. Hardly-ever in the history of the New Memphis Jockey Club were prospects bo bright for a great spring meeting. This club is recognized by all horsemen as a club run on true sportsmans lines, yet having only a small city to draw patronage from. Her daily distribution of money is greater than in any city in the west outside of Chicago, and will compare favorably with any track there but Washington Park. The New Memphis Jockey Club last spring in eighteen days distributed 5,075, an average of ,615.27 per day. This club was one of the first to do away with the guaranteed stake eyctem and has fought its way to tho front by true merit, asking no favors, and is rocognizsd today as one of the leading jockey clubs of America. All the racing in tho west under the jurisdiction of the, Western Jockey Club has been successful, Chicago phenomenally bo. Never in the history of Chicago racing has there been such patronage. Chicago is racing mad. Even to the last day at Lakeside the attendance was enormous. With such success the racing associations of Chicago will be encouraged to increase the value of their stakes and purses of 1902 to such an extent that even New York will feel her strength. In fact the prospects for the thoroughbrtd all over tho country ware never so encouraging. The season of 1902 should eclipse tho success of all previous years, and the Memphia clubs confident that it will next spring start the ball roiling for one of the" greatest yoars of thoroughbred racing.
