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MATT ALLEN IN LUCK. "Trainer Matt Allen announced yesterday that he has made arrangements to go to England to , train for J. R. Keene next season. Allen has been negotiating with Mr. Keene for several days and reached a verbal understanding yesterday whereby , he will probably sign a formal contract to-morrow. Mr. Keenes horses in England, including the noted Conroy, winner of last years Brooklyn Handicap, and Cap and Bells, have been in the care of Felix Lynch who will be succeeded by Allen. By virtue of his phenomenal success in training Gold Heels and Major Daingerfield, the property of F. C. McLewee and James Brady, this soason, Allen has reached the front rank in his profession and when McLewee and Brady decided several days ago to sell their stable, Allen was immediately in demand. Mr. Keene, realizing that this was a golden opportunity to secure a man who would be of great assistance to him on the English turf, lost no time in making Allen a fine offer, which the trainer could not very well refuse. With the engagoment of Allen arises the belief that Mr. Keene will soon strengthen his English stable by the shipment of yearlings, the produce of his famous Castleton Stud, to the other side," says the New York Sun of Sunday. " Allen was born in Tennessee about 55 years ago. When a boy he exercised horses for Major T. Q. Bacon, a well-known South Carolina turfman, and later became a fair jockey. He got into the trot-ting-horse game in the seventies, and afterward returned to the running turf, acting as trainer for the well-known racing firm of McLewee and Ehret, who raced in the name of the Hellgate Stable. In 1891, with Yorkville Belle as the star of the string, this concern won 20,000 or thereabouts in stakes and purses, while in 1892 the list of winning owners was headed with 60,000. When McLewee and Ehret sold out, Allen trained for Charles Beed, and also handled the horses of several other owners, including John Hujter. When the lato W. H. Clark got into racing, he engaged Allen to train for him, and under the latters careful preparation Banastar won the Brooklyn Handicap in 1898. At the death of Mr. Clark, Allen looked for another berth and soon was instrumental in forming the partnership of McLewee and Brady. He induced them to pay 0,000 to P. J. Dwyer for several two-year-olds, including Major Daingerfield and Luck and Charity. This year Gold Heels and Major Daingerfield have won about 0,000 in stakes and will be sold at auction next Saturday. Allen will probably leave for England in the fall. "W. C, Whitney has re-engaged Tommy Burns to ride for him next season. Burns received a letter from Mr. Whitney yesterday to the effect that the latter had decided to exercise the option in the jockeys contract for next season, and that the boy could consider himself re-engaged at the old terms, 5,000 a year. Burns was recently deprived of his license by the stewards of the Jockey Club for constant misbehavior at the post. Several days ago he wrote a letter to the stewards asking them to reopen his case, but the request was refused. A rumor to the effect that Burns had been advised not to apply for another license was denied yesterday by persons in authority. Whether Mr. Whitney knew that Burns was set down when he wrote the letter mentioned above could not be learned yesterday, but if he did it was probably with the belief that Burns would receive a license to ride again next year. If Burns was set down for the reason explained by the Jockey Club stewards, turfmen are confident that the suspension will not extend beyond the present season. They say that the penalty inflicted is unusually severe, and that if Burns is permanently prevented from riding it will be due to other causes than those made public. Under the circumstances the opinion prevails that Burns and his friends acted unwisely when they made the contents of Mr. Whitneys letter public at this time. "Benjamin Steinhardt, who ib still a member of the firm of Howe and Hummel, called up The Sun last night and said that there were some errors in the story published y osterday regarding suits instituted by him in behalf of persons that have lost money at the racetracks. Mr. Steinhardt said that tke suits had not been brought against the bookmakers, but against the racing associations, the charge being that they are maintaining gambling on the racetracks contrary to the provisions of the Revised Statutes. " We have brought suits against every racetrack in this state, except Morris Park, said Mr. Steinhardt, but that track will come later. The cases against the Saratoga and Coney Island tracks came up a week ago yesterday and Judge Martin set tkem down for trial on Oct. 23. We also have twelve cases that will come up in the First District Municipal Court on Monday. In making up our complaints we have taken up the cases of a number of persons who have bat money at the track and lost. The Pinkertons have been taking up the layers sheets simply to help provide a defense to the suits. "May J., who is run by W. T. McGrath for the privilege of claiming horses in selling races, was quoted at.1,000 to 1 in the first race yesterday, and much to the surprise of the crowd she finished eighth in a field of thirteen, beating among others , , Father Bill Dalys Carroll D., who was ridden by Winnie OConnor and was well backed. McGrath put in a claim for R. W. Karricks Lady Radnor for ,330. John A. Drake also claimed Perry Belmonts Musidora, while Jack Joyner, acting for Mr. Belmontr, claimed Drakes Alabarch, which was probably a case of mutual protection. "Drake backed both Alabarch and Articulate in the first and fourth races respectively, and dropped some of his past winnings. The handicappers cashed some good bets on the victory of Biserta. Frank Farrell and the Tammany crowd wont down heavily on Blues. "There will be steeplechase and flat racing for handsome cups and plates on election day, November 4, at Westbury, L, I., under the auspices of the Meadow Brook Club. The events will be pony racing, hunters racing on the flat ana .ver jumps and a steeplechase for gentlemen riders. The course has been carefully laid out by Foxhall P. Keene and Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., and a great days sport is promised. The first race will be called promptly at 2 oclock. A list of events and entry blanks will be mailed on application to H. Bull, 38 Broad street, New York. A special train direct to the track will leave Long Island City in time for the first race and will return after the last event. "Charles Littlefield will arrive at Sheepshead Bay today with twenty yearlings bred by J. B. Hag-gin that were recently selected by Littlefield at Lexington, Ky. They will race in Littlefields name next year. "Dick Welles and other horses owned by Rome Respess arrived at Morris Park yesterday."
