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OOSSIJ? OF THE TURF. The New York Sun of February 9 has this to say about eastern horses in the American Derby: "Eastern turfmen are manifosting unusual interest in the entry list for the American Derby, made public yesterday, for the raasou that it promises to be a greater race than ever before inasmuch as tho best three-year-olds in the country have been named, including those owned by August Belmont, R. T. Wilson, Jr., Whitney and Duryea, P. J. Dwyer, P. H. McCarren, F. R. Hitchcock and J. E. Madden, and all of whom jrace here from year to year in preference to other parts of the land. Mr. Belmont has entered his promising Hastings colt, Lord of the Yale, which ran second to Savable in the Futurity and defeated Sergeant in the Consolation Stakes at Benninus last fall. Mr. Wilson, who tried to win the Derby year beforo last with Tho Parader, has entered the Mirthful colt Mexican, which won the Produce Stakes and other rich stakes last year in the colors of C. H. Mackay. Mr. Wilson has also named Grantsdaie, a colt which did not do much racing last season. "Whitnoy and Duryea, who will race in future under the name of tbe Westbury Stable, have entered Irish Lad, the son of CandlemaB Arrowgrass, which won, amoDg other important events last year, the rich Saratoga Special, and who recently received the highest recognition as a three-year-old in W. 8. Voaburge allotment of weights for the big eastern handicaps. Mr. Dwyer has entered his Handspring colt, Merry Acrobat, who developed rapidly last fall, winning tho White Plains Handicap, and is believed by his owner to bo a second Major Daingerfield. Senator UcCarrens representative is tho colt Mackey Dwyer, which showed ability to go over a route last fall so successfully that great things are expected of him thissiason. "F.R.Hitchcock has nominated his fleotfooted gelding. Grey Friar, which took the measure of Acofull in the Matron Stakes at Morris Park last fall and also won the Albany Handicap at Saratoga, performances which, with others, convinced many turfmen that tho son of St. George Una B. was pretty nearly the best two-year-old of the season. John Madden, though Pentecost could not get a slice of the money a year ago, has again set his cap for the Derby and has named Yardarm, Onatas and Dauphin. With this array of talent, the east appears to be well represented, in fact, more formidable than ever before." i Secretary Macfarlan has announced dates for running of stakes at Montgomery Park as follows : March 30, Montgomery Handicap; April 1, Gaston Hotel Stakes; April 4, Ardelle Stakes; April 7, Tennessee Djrby; April 11, Cotton Steeplechase Handicap; April 13, Tennessee Oaks; April 16, Tennessee Brewing Company Stakes; April 18, Memphis Stakes; April 20, Gayoso Hotel Stakes; April 22, Peabody Hotel Handicap.
