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NEW YORK RACING NOTES. New fork. May 2ft. Br. Gardner is recovering l.oni hi lameness and trainer Weir expects that be will be adng again within a month. A portrait of this g,M»d horse is lxdng paintiHi by Edward Craven for T D. Sullivan lxeator will not race again for some time, say-Frank Brown. The horse was put down the last time out. The lecture that jockey Uayd got from the stewards at Behwoat Park for his weak ride on Sanguine in the Bouquet Stakes vu coming to him. One of the distinguished Aim t lean sportsmen to whom General Kuroki was presented in the paddock at Belmont Park yesterday xvas James It. Keene. General Kuroki and his aides were introduced to the vice chairman of the Jockey Club as he watched .lames Bowe saddle Peter Pan for the Withers. Mr. Keene informed General Kuroki that he admired bis mllil.iM talent SO muth lie oiiee. asmOd a bore for him "Au.l." tin- vi.f i hauimm ol the Jockey tub afhted. with a -mile. -I always regretted that ihat racer was not as gixid a hois, as you are a soldier." Garrett, the winner of the Meadowbrook Hunters Steeplechase at Betasoat Park Batarday is capable • t better things than winning a hunters race. He was highly valued by Mr. Hitchcock last yoar. but broke down so badly that it was feared for a time thai he would not race again. He seems to be all right now. and may nt make good tiie ambitious plans made for him by his owner. Senator Clay, the crack o year-old of the Farrell stable, is a handsome eolt and he has an impressive way of going. Hut he hardly classes with Oran. Ieter Pan and Prank GIB. He belongs back with the second ratera, colts of the class of Philander ami Okenlte. Okenlte is an honest little horse, but he can only hope to beat such aoraca as iu. met Batarday by catching them in a handicap on a muddy track with the weights in his favor. Peter Pail i- a giant, He stands If. hands, three and a half inches and Weighs all of 1,900 pounds. His bulk is evenly distributed and lie has a smooth way of going.
