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HOUSES AT MEMPHIS. Memphis, Tenn,, December 15 Tho trainers at Montgomery Park are taking life rather easy now, as they have tried their yearlings and the older horseB spend most of their time playing in paddocks and they do seem to enjoy themselves. Saw Caviar tho othor day running up to his paddock fence and neighing at every horee in eight, just feeling so good he did not know what to do. He certainly looks fine and not a pimple on his legs. And Cambrian, too, in the next paddock to him never looked better and Admonition, in a paddock just below, looking the picture of .health. Lacrimaehas been fired and so has Jaubsrt, but both havo plenty of fleeh end look very well indeed. Jaubert is a big, strong looking colt and looks like he would be a three-year-old of , considerable class. Elsie L. is in the best of health, yet she is rather undersized after looking at Jaubert, but what Bhe lacks in inches she makeB up in quality. This stable has some two-year-olds, 4 among them a two year-old colt by Dr. Bice-Constance IV, that is said to have worked very fast at Louisville. One would hardly pick him to be a wonder to look at him and yet he may bo a good colt., Would" venture to say that many of the trainers here think they have more than one that could hold him Bafe, but that re " mains to be seen. About the middle of next April we will be able to tell more about it. Hijdreths horses can be seen daily in the paddock and from the way they run and play, one would hardly think they needed rest. The Bchorr horseB do not seem to use the paddocks as much as some of the other stables. The reason is, though, that most of his older horses have been fired. It is not likely that Streamer or Sam Phillips will train. Charles W. Meyer can be seen in thelpaddock daily. He iB the picture of hsalth, but the has grown very little. This is unquestionably a very fast colt and it is possible that; he may prove a much better horse than generally expected. Of coursa he may not be a derby colt, but Robert Waddell waB small enough, yet he easily disposed of all the Buppoeed cracks for the American Derbyland was, without a doubt, the best horse that raced at Washington Park; that iB, of three-year-olds and upwards. Lady Schorr and Bilverdale were both Jin the very best of health, yet both have been tflred. There is hardly a doubt but that they will b e trained. Oat of tho thirty-eight head in the Schorr barn there is not one ailing in the lot. Senator OBrien spent a few days here last week, but left last Sunday night to spend a couple of weeks at Hot Springs. Ho has the most promising lot of yearlings he ever owned and it is to be hoped that the Senator has at last got some good oneB. He is certainly a good patron of the turf and one if the moBt consistent, regular, evary-day big bettors tho west can boait of. The track here was never in better condition. The trainers here think it much f astor than in former years, aB a roller is used on it every day that the weather will permit. Mr. George C. Bennett having tried all hie yearlings and Bent his trainer to New Orloans with eleven horass, has taken all of the horses lift here and sent them to his farm. Abe Frank and Ed Austin are certainly doing as well as two colts could do and if these two do not develop into grand, three-year-olds many will be disappointed. Ed Austins dam may be short bred, but in the opinion of the writer, tho world will Bee one out of May Kennedy that will go a route and that is Ed AuBtin. The New Memphis Jockey Club has opened ten stakes to be closed January 4th, 1902. Two of these are for 1903, The Tennessee Derby ,C0O added, and the Tennessee Oaks ,500, and eight for the spring meeting of 1902 which "opens March 31st, Eister Monday, and continues twenty-one dayB. Three of these stakes are for two-year-olds: Tho GaBton Hotel Stakes, ,000 added, 1-2 mile; The Ardelle Stakes for fillies, ,000 added, 1-2 mile; The Memphis Stakes,, SI, COO added, 5-8 mile. One stake for three-year-olds: The Hotel Gayoso Stakes, ,000 added, one mile. Four stakes for three-year-olds and upward: The Montgomery Handicap, ,000 added, 1 1-16 miles; The Peabody Hotel Handicap, ,000 J added, 1 18 miles; The Tennessee Brewing Co. Selling Stakes,. ,000 added, 7-8 mile; The Cotton Steeplechase Handicap, ,000 added, about 2 miles. The Tennessee Derby and Tennessee Oaks that closed January 1, 1901, will also be decided making a total of ten stakes for the spring meeting. The days with no stakes on the program will have a 00 overnight race. The majority of purses w.ll bi 00, 00 and 00. There will be no less than two jumping races a week and probably three if there are enough jumping horseB here to justify it. The coming spring meeting shonld be the banner meeting for this popular club. Never in the history of. the club were there so many good horses in quarters here at thiB season of the year. This club can accommodate about 800 horses, yet it is mote than probable they will be forced to build more barns to accommodate stake entrieB.
