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NEW YORK HORSES ABOUT READY. New York. May 11. At Sheepshead Bay a heavy mist. followed by a dense fog. interfered with the training operations, though some of the horses were -,-ni along smartly. One of the best moves was that of Till al. one of the James R. kee ligibles for tin- Metropolitan Handicap. Row,- scut him along on the yearling track. With a heavy boy in the saddle, tht Il galloped a mile in 1:4:1. The 11. etc- was particularly impressive for the reason that he l»ie out slightly on the turn and was sorer fully extended, on this move it stems moderately eer-lain that he will be the one to earn the Keene colors Thursday. Casque, another of the eligible* from the stalde. was also brought out. but he had to lie driven out to finish hb mile in 1:45. ABUettou waa galloped along for a mile in 1 :.".! in company with Suiihiirv ami Henley ami she will hardly be sent in the Opening handicap. The Keene two vear-olds were sent along m Indian file and nothing fast w:is asked of an] of them. Hibernicii is one in the lot that has been attracting attention and will doubtless be seen under colors at the Belmont Park meeting. He went along for three furlongs iu :;7 and was under restraint all through the move Iltimus. the three year-old that has on frequent occasional shown well in his work, pulled up a little sore after showing a half ill ."i2». and it Is possible that he will have to Ik thrown out of training temporarily. , Itowe did not confine his attention to the „ Metropolitan Handicap horses ill the Keene string and during the training hours he had several ethers on tbe track. Melt. Hilarious and Maskettc went along together for a mile anil a furlong and they finished up a bit better than -l»- All three of them unclose to raclug condition and have a fine way of g o w t e t ■ I 1 f n c Ii 1 I a I v v i in il i , V I J i j ! ] ] I I going. Maskette. tilt- Futurity winner, lias developed into a magnificent three vein-old ami Hilarious will undoubtedly be 01 f the truly goad colts of the year. Celt will probably be seen under colors in either the Brooklyn or the Suburban Handicap from the way he has been training. Brother Jonathan is coining around to condition in gisttl style ami he will be au early starter at Belmont Park. He worked a mile in 1:50. Cliff Edge unit loll 111:111. from the same stalde. were sent along for a smart half in .".1. Both are speedy, but Hod man behaved in 1 way lo suggest that he has become a bad actor. John Ilylaud is fitting some useful ones at Sheepshead. Yesterday be sent San Vito six furlongs iu l:M|. Pontoon was cantered a half in .",." . OConnor. fast one. went a half iu "• and hail something left at the finish. Notasulga. looking particularly well, went along tor six furlongs in 1:17. Autocrat went a half iu "i2 and Lasata covered the same route r.13. Walter House, another who raced in California during the cold mouths, was out at tin- Bay. Rliss Carmen worked seven furlongs in 1:34 and the way in which he aecompHshed the task suggests that be n.iy win a race | ally iu the coming season. Home-crest went the same ionrney in I :.!.!, while Norldtt, tvhili is a greatly improved horse, was cantered a half in M. A. i. Blakeley, who is lust now sharpening up arasei and Mary Davis for the Metropolitan Handicap, had a quit t day, but he brought out the fast ■Hy. Desirous, and Hi. useful three year-old. Krbet. They were only cantered and Desirous wont a half in ML WhUe Rebel was a couple of seconds slower ever the same course. The si, eplci-Inisi field al Belmont Park is now open for schooling and the cross country trainers will avail themselves of the chance lor some trials before the opening of tin- Westchester meeting Thursday. On the opening day at Beluiont Park the New York Sleeplech.-ise Is the el oss-eoiintrv feature. Fourteen are in the eligible list and the field should he a gang. one, 1 1 includes Kentucky Beau. Agent. Florence II.. Ilemiloid. Sir Wooater. Black Bridge. Jim Me till. Jimm] Lane. Kttroki, Tainpioo. Tiro, Bye Boy. Iraadna .11111 Waterspeed. Some of these have been shown timing the Piinlico meeting and others have been training 1 xct llently oil Long Island. Water-speed, tin- Vingut male, is one of whicli excellent reports have been frequent al spring. It is noticeable that J. W. Colt has not named a horse in any of the steeplechases al Belmont Park. His stable has tor years cut an lmpsrtaal figure over the New York track-, but he has evidently made up his mind this season to confine liis efforts to tbe Canadian tracks, waese he has been a liberal noinina tor. Another notnl-h- absentee from the ranks of the cross country sport Is the stable of Thomas Hitchcock. Jr.. but that was to be expected last fall when he shipped his horses to France. The places made vacant are being tilled by good sportsmen and stee-plechiising will he as popular as ever before.
