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SOME CRACK HORSES. Concerning some of the noted horses that have passed the winter at Cumberland Park, a recent letter from Nashville says: "Wyeth has developed into a powerful piece of racing machinery, and is sure to prove a much better horse that he was when he captured the Washington Park classic last year. At least, that is what his trainer, Enoch Wishard, thinks. Wyeth has grown some and has spread out no little. He is compactly built, of good conformation and well balanced. Wyeth was turned out after the Westchester meeting and occupied a paddock adjoining Cumberland Park until recently, when he was taken up and placed in training. The horse is high in flesh at present, and will not likely race until he reaches Chicago. He is being pointed especially for the big handicaps at Washington Park. Wyeth is not a candidate for the Brooklyn or Suburban Handicaps, owing to the fact that he will not be taken east until after those races are decided. Runnels, Wyeths stable companion, lias also developed into a big horse of good conformation, and the fact that he won his last five races as a three-year-old stamps him as one of the best in the Drake barn. Runnels is practically in the same races as Wyeth, and. it is likely that these horses will uphold Drakes good record in all of the overnight events. "The best liked horse here, and considered by many to be the best in the all age division, is Glen Water, Turney Bros. Suburban candidate. Glen Water was an exceptionally good three-year-old, having won many races last season. He has grown a great deal in his four-year-old form and is a grand looking individual. He stands over fifteen hands high, is broad across the hips and possesses a large body. He has a well developed chest, which signifies a good heart. Glen Water is also eligible for the Montgomery Handicap, to be run on the opening day of the Memphis meeting, but it is not likely that he will be sent on to participate in that event. However, if he is ready he may be shipped to Montgomery Park. The son of Wawekus and Feronica will probably make his debut in the Citizens Handicap, to be run atNash-ville. Mr. Turney has him pointed for this event, and if he shows anything like his three-year-old form he will be shipped to New York to start in the Suburban, for which race he has been assigned 108 pounds. "Red Robe, winner of two Derbys Cumberland and Canadian besides several other races, in the stable of George Hendrie, is looked upon by. many as a horse that will race well in his four-year-old form. His .first appearance will be in the Citizens Handicap, after which he will be shipped to Toronto, where he is nominated in many of the big races. Red Robe defeated Aladdin, George Bennetts crack, in the Cumberland Derby, besides Circus, Buccleuth, Crimean and others. His next start was in a handicap at Toronto, when he shouldered 128 pounds and beat a high class field. A few days after he was sent a mile and a quarter, with 120 pounds in the saddle, and won. His winning list was concluded in the Canadian Derby, which he won handily. Red Robe will be placed in the stud at Mr. Hendries breeding establishment, Royal Oaks, near Detroit, at the conclusion of his racing career. "Gorman and Bauer place their dependencies for the big handicap in Jack Rattlin. This horse has wintered well. He is a little-big animal, compactly built and well developed. As a three-year-old he was a sprinter pure and simple, and a good one, too. Trainer Bellew believes he can go a route, and is training him accordingly."
