Gossip From The East., Daily Racing Form, 1910-03-01

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GOSSIP FROM THE EAST EASTXew Xew York February 2S Walter House who came north from Jacksonville witli jotkey ISutwcll found Ms two horses Ostend and Norhitt in lirstclass con ¬ dition Xorbitt always i good looker and a reliable HIT as well has not improved greatly in appear nce Hut Klstend which has not raced since the night riders took him out at Slieepshead liny last fall and gave him a breather of aliont a mile and ti Irilf i growing into a handsome threeyearold Ostend a son of Ogdon and Iucy Lee was bred by John E Madden He is not a horse of great heignt lint he has plenty of substance When Mr House went south last fall he left Ostend and Norhitt at Shecpsh ad Ray and he promises to have them ready eirlv Mr House went to Jacksonville to look after Butwell He has lirst call on Butwells services but his stable is so small that ButTVcll will he able to do practically all the heavyweight ruling for Hmis K Keene who has second call on him Rut well cairn home in good physical condition and he will iMgin work immediately fie will help James Itowe to exercise the Keene horses and fit them for their engagements V o Wilson who developed Pairan Bey and An ¬ drew Summers has a promising threeyearold fencer in his stable at Slieepshead Kay in Ta NunDa a son of Chtictanunda and Vii and a product of Gen tral Stephen Sanfords Hurricana Farm TaXunDa is a beautifullybred colt and he himself is full of Ihe blood of two families which have produced many lirstclass steeplechasers TaXunDa inherits Hermit liliiod through Chnctanunda a son of the St Blaise marc La Tosca Through St Blaise La Tosca was a randdaughter of Hermit TaNunDas dam Mai was a daughter of Meddler ind Springtide and Meddler got the champion jump irs Zinzlber and Hylas Mai is a sister to Joseph K Wideners promising broodmare Colonial Girl whirii lKat Ilennis in St Louis in July 1904 in the r y K Worlds Fair Handicap Mai has been at Jlnrricana Farm half a dozen years now and she has tirodnccd several good foals TaXunDa was one of the Sanford twoyearolds of 1900 that did not get to the Hist Wilsons string at the Bay consists of tuts promising threeyearold which will lie pointed jor the Harlxir Hill the veterans Andrew Summers ind Expansionist and a new horse called Teddy itcar Wilsons old standby Pagan Key whicn liroke down PO badly last fall is out of the hunt Iksnairing of getting the son of Pagan to the ix st rigaiu Wilson gave him away Wilson expects to win a nice or two with Expansionist at Pimllco nfrer which he will bring the old horse to Xew York if the Queens County Jockey Club offers any steeple ihases Wilson says he does not want to go to Canada if he can help it He and half a dozen other trainers of steeplechase stables will remain in Xew York State if the metropolitan associations give four or five steeplechases a week Wilson has engaged lle Canadian crosscountry jockey Louis Hughes to ride his chasers this year yearThe The nomination of James E Oaffneys gelding Al ¬ fred Xoble for the Metropolitan Handle is re arded as evidence that Frank Weir will make an itffort to get the big Kay son of Garry Hermann and Ktliel Pace which cost his employer 1500t last summer ready early and that Alfred Xoble will not devote all his time the coming season to sprinting lfred Noble spent the winter at Gravesend Weir knows more about the big Garry Hermann gelding now than he did last summer and it is improbable iliat he will give him as much hard work as the big Stay g t in preparation for his races at Yonkers Yonkerst t the coining spring meeting of the LMarvland lockey Club at PInilico the big threeyearold fixture will 1 the Preakness Handicap at one mile It is n stake of 2000 in added money and the Toekey Club will present a piece of plate of 500 value to tli winner winnerJule Jule Garson has made a change hi his racing colors for 1010 nlltl Ilis silks IIS v lr wi white with red liars on the sleeves and a white cap capAt At last two dozen horses that have wintered at Slieepshead Kay and Gravcend are being jogged along easily on Coney Island Boulevard every inornlng nowadays and remind the inhabitants uat 4iie racing season in approaching rapidly In another nveek some of the hestkiiown horses will liegiu out loor exercise over the Long Island race courses coursesifr ifr Kowo has IMKII wintering Maskette lightlv to rrtlnrc the risk of breaking her down in getting her jnu raciuj ipudition this sprint


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