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DRAKES HORSES AT WORK. Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 20. Working horses over the snow was the sight seen at Cumberland Park this morning. Wishard took all the Drake horses into the inner field and worked them over the snow on the turf. Tommy Meade had the leg over Wyeth, C. Golden was up on Savable, jockey Sharkey had the mount on Orly, the American Derby candidate, "Wake was on Von Rouse, Meney was astride High Chancellor, Morgan had the mount on South Trimble; Houbre, the high-priced jockey, was on Alabarch and H. Wilson had the leg up on Runnels. The horses seemed to like the going, and they were playing the entire time out. Wishard had out every one of his horses over the snow-covered course. T. P. Hayes, William McDaniels, J. M. Johnson, H. I. Marshall, Albert Franklin, John Walters, Clay Bros., Turney Bros., Sam Parmer and others, abandoned the covered track and took their horses in the infield and gave them their work over the sno.w. H. I. Marshall and J. M. Johnson both worked their timber toppers over the jumps which were covered with snow. A big delegation of Milwaukee business men was entertained at Cumberland Park Club house by the retail merchants of Nashville and the Milwaukee delegation was delighted with the work of the horses. They watched the performances of the horses from the club house. They were especially impressed with the great string of John A Drake, and with the performances of the jumpers. Advices from the breeding farm of W. W. Darden is to the effect that Addie C. IL, dam of the American Derby winner Sidney Lucas, is safe in foal to Algol, son of Top Gallant. Declarations will be due in the Montgomery Handicap tomorrow, defiant, Postmaster Wright and Glen Water, the three candidates at Nashville eligible for the Montgomery Handicap, will remain in . No declaration will come from this city, and Nashville can be counted on for three starters, and good ones, too. Trainer Enoch Wishard and jockey Charley Houbre enjoy themselves when not at work hunting jack snipe in, the infield at Cumberland Park. They have been quite successful lately. William Jackson will breeed about fifty mares to The Commoner this season. About forty of the number are the Belle Meade matrons. J- w- R-
