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KEENE HORSES GETTING SHARPER WORK. New York. May .". — Trainer .Tames Unwo of the Keene stable is beginning to send his horses along more smartly and io stretch the exercise distances. He will surely have some of those in his care rcadv f i engagements at the Belmont Park meetiag. Aftlii-t i"i. the three-year-old filly that lias several engagements, was sent along or a goad stitf gallon of a mile and an eighth in 2:14. telt. winner of the Brooklyn Handicap of last yeur. went the same distance in 2:10. He showed from the manner in Which he went along that he is ready for serious work. Hilarious, the one that many of the on ■asters enpeet to see earrykag the Keene colors in the Metropolitan Handicap, was another that was sent along for a mile and an eighth. He also covered tlie distance under restraint in 2:10. Henley was a bit slower, going along in 2:14. Maskette galloped along in 2:10, and she is looked niton as a sure st. nter in the Ladies Stakes. Sunbury was the only other one to go over the same route and he moved will in 2:11. He has a good way eel" ■Colas. Iltinius. the last son of Commando, only had a six-lui tonga canter as his task and he went the route in 1:21 He has not been working kindly of late. The two-year-olds in the stable were sent alone; smartly. W. II. Karrlck was another busy trainer at the Bay. The tWO-year-ohm in his care— those of the Oiieck Stable and of II. P. Whitney— put iu most of the time acboollng at the barrier. Thev arc learning how to break saaartiy and this education will undoubtedly lie of great value when thev are sent to the races. If the older horses. Fashion Plate, the three year eld. is the most impressive. He has been going so well of late that a rumor is abroad that he will he shinned to Pimlico for the nuuiing of the Preakneaa the last dav of the meeting. Yesterday be showed that he had all his s|ieod hv going along for a naif in 4:iL hard hehl. Cohort has been training well and was also out. but was only can tend. S. C. Hildreth has not asked his horses to show inucii share their return from California, but they are looking will. Those under saddle yesterday arete King .lames, Fit* Herbert. Montgomery. Joe Madden. Bcetigoncte anil Firestone. It is a formidable string and they will bo to the races with the advantage ol a thorough seasoning in winter racing.
