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NEW YORK HORSES ARE SHARPENING. N". w " ark, April :,». — Tie ban I the Long Is land track- were doint tim- work diirint the recent tan weather. It will he halted for a day or so by tin- deluge, v.sterdav. among those which kept the elorkera bosy, wen- Celt. Mask. -tie. Payette, King .lam.-- .la k A i km. Kliarioas. Aftlieiion. Panhian Plate Monfort. litz Herbert. Joe Maihhn and man l.lue-blooded two-year olds. In -pile of the mrjre number of American borsea in England and Prance. ii.iliath.il- poini io pleat of high-class apart when the local aeaaoa open- al Belmont Park. It is already predicted that tin- fi-l.l for the Metropolitan Handicap, to l«- run on Mnv 13. will be a notabli1 one Inrlndlng aomi of the peal thoroughbred! in America. The two war olds. Joo. will not be with nut rbum. nine, i peioi expected a- usual from those owned by Me-srs. Keene. Belmont, Whitney ami Madden. Kowe i- beginning t" send the Keene horses along a hit faster now. ell with Hilarious and Maakette, arrn -pi along a good — i i 1 1 breealng mile in l :.". in some quarter! the notion prerafla thai iiiiariou-will be tie- K.ie -tari.-t in the Metropolitan llamli ran He has developed into i maguincenl three-yeas old and. though little Mpeed has In en a-ked in his exercise, baa abowa thai h - can mat Tin- antrhB* ;•* the Metropoliian Handicap cloae Sal unlay. Henley. I Itimus and Alllhtion were companions ,ii another of the Keene set- ami they also were sent along for I mile, though hardl.v as la-t M HHarioU! Ma-kette ami Colt. Of the twovoarold- jraaamere, Hlbemlca. Herdsn Degree and Bween •vent along sinarilv for three tiulonts In 4.".. All ot them ire Haluiiit in excellent -i.b A- usual all of the wink was d ov.r the vonr I lug track. Ike. iiivorite trahrla* aronnd for the Keene loi. vi.i.ie /.iniiii. i la back al Oraveaend. He bronarhl win. him Jrolb ieinp and Yankee liaiighter. Both slnpieil in excellent fa-libm and vvid be tallopitit be-rare lout. Zinitner was surprised that his applies lion [or a lieeune hud been tabb-d bv the siewaid-of the Jockey Club, hut expressed confidence thai the matter would lie all straightened satisfactorily. Ii will be remembered that his application was laid on Hie table for some forfeit! alleged to have liecn due for engagements at Bilgnrou Beach. Probably the license will be i-sited at the next meeting of the steward-. Frank I. Weir is another who returned fr mi California and be brought with him the selliut plater. Boeksl and a couple of two -year-olds. Waller Honpe laiee back with I string that includes Homeliest. .Sorbin. I..-IW10H Wiggins and Itllss Carmen. All of them raced with success during the season and anlonde 1 in good condition. With a short rest and a little limbering up exerei-e they will be lif to go to ilie post. Kd Heffner came in the same shipment wiih Oxenlte and Prosper. S. C. Iliidleili had all his horse! OUT at Siieepshe.id I Bay and not one of them showed any evil effects from the long trip across the continent. They were all permitted to at1 acne along tor amajrtera in K and weiii abonl the work with a relish. King .lames, whi.-li be eonsiders the liest horse that rated al i ither Oakland or Los Angeles, led one set made up of Meelick. Montgomery. Fitz Herbert and his late pur chase. Firestone. It is a sine thing that the II. I drcth colors will be seen in the running of the Met ropoUtan Handicap at Belmont Iark on May IS. The horses were tit when they wire loaded and it is only a question of liinberitig them up after the lean;, cramping jourm-v .
