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GOOD HEALTH AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY. About Three Hundred Horses at the Track — Not One Sick — Joyners Younqsters. "A visit to the Sheepshead Bay course Sunday shoved the track and grounds to be in perfect winter condition." says the Morning Telegraph. "The horses are in a most promising shape for the training ordeal that is not far distant. Jogging rxerdse has been indulged in all during the winter, and from present appearances the racers will come to hand much earlier than usual. There is not a sick horse of the three hundred racers wintering there, and all the trainers are confident that the early spring racing in the vicinity will be exceptionally goad. Interest is. of causae. largely centered ill the two-year-old division quartered there, and no liner lot they Icclieve ever wintered there before.. "The most extensive and important string of youngsters quartered there are in the hands of trainer A. .1. Joj ner. who has twenty four in his ham thai are owned as follows: Ten, Sydney Paget; four, P. Belmont: four, E. R. Thomas; three. August Belli* nt. and three that are the trainers own property. "The stables three-year-olds, Water Pearl and Charles Edward, which performed so brilliantly last season, are wintering well and promise to race as well ill their three as they did in their two-year old form. The yearling trials of the youngsters, while being unite satisfactory, were not sensational, and the trainer is not certain yet which is the star of the siring, and for that reason the railbirds will be all a l Kiit ion in the early spring trials to spot the good mi of the Joyner string. They are all heavily engaged and their careers will l e eagerly watched. "The J. R. Kecne extensive string is in the same favorable rendition as Joyners, and all eyes are watching for their names to appear in the Racing Calendar. Trainer Rowe is contemplating a trip to Mount Clemens for rheumatism and hopes to return in time to send them down the line in time for their spring preparation. •Trainer W. II. Karrick, of the H. K. Knapp contingent, has a string of ten youngsters in his lot that are quartered in his stable on the b-ickstreteli ready for the training word, They are as forward as anything at the course, cost a lot of money, ami should race with the best." 0 aides Pearl, the half brother to Water Pearl ami Sir Faaefctea, is a member of the Joyner establishment. He is a chestnut colt by Colden Carter — Pearl V.. and was km eked down to Mr. Joyner for SI 1,008 at the yearling sales last summer. Another is the sister to nsmUSflsnsy. by Hamburg — Clementina. She brought 6M"860. Then there is the half brother to Sail ir Lad. This is a chestnut colt by Bear Baby -Fusee, bought for .50o. The full brother to Little Scout, by Lamplighter — Little Indian is another. His price as a yearling was 82,300. The half brother to Jurist is another. He is by Star Ruby -Royal Light and brought ,.3 ;o. Then there is the brown colt by Solitaire II. — Cattle Kate. 82,600; the lay colt, by Juvenal— Blue and White. 81,166; the bay filly half sister to Oold Care, by Watercress -Methodic. .,300: the chest nut colt, by Herbert — Fairyland. 81.796; the brother to Highball, by Pen Strome— Stryehinia, 816,500, and the chestnut colt, by Dieudonne — Mary McCoy, 84,766.
