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YARDARM WILL NOT COME. New York, June 8.— Some of the local papers announced that Irish Lad would start for Chicago today. A baggage car run on the Sheepshead Bay track spur yesterday morning was fitted out during the day for the accommodation of one or more horses, which were apparently highly esteemed. Observers concluded that Irish Lad was to be the chief occupant of the car and spread a report to that effect. The car was loaded with jumpers and was started for Boston this morning. John W. Rogers said this afternoon: "Irish Lad will not go for a few days and its no sure thing he goes at all." There is good authority for the statement that Rogers plan is to prepare the colt here, give him his final work two or three days I before the Derby, ship him in time to reach Chicago on the evening of Friday, June 9, j limit his rest to what he will get that night ; and send him to the post next day. But the j owners may have different plans, which will prevail. j Yardarm and Sun Gold may be eliminated from further Derby calculations. Both i started in the second race today for which 1 Yardarm was an odds-on favorite. Red Knight led all the way. Yardarm got away in the rear, was rushed from a bad last to second hi a half .mile and then had nothing left at the finish."" After the race he coughed badly. Sun Gold performed poorly and when Billy Barrick was asked if the colt would be sent west he answered: "No chance." Red Knight is good now and will keep most of the three-year-olds busy in any kind of going. There is a lot of coughing in the stables at Gravesend and the Bay. It is said twenty horses in J. R. Keenes string are among the sufferers. The horses belonging to M. H. Tichenor and Co. and in charge of "Doc" Riddle, will start for Chicago "Wednesday morning. They will go over the New York Central and Lake Shore and Michigan Southern lines. "Wond-! erly will remain until next Monday. Bullman was out today, but did not visit the track. He is expected to ride tomorrow. C. F. Dwyer, son of M. F. Dwyer, and one of the owners of Africander, is seriously ill with pleuri-pneumonia. His brother Frederick died during the Aqueduct meeting this spring. T. J. Gallagher, i | i ; , ! ! j 1
