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GOSSIP FROM THE BLUE GRASS REGION Lexington Ky March 12 The trainers at the Kentucky Association course have had another satis ¬ factory week The weather continued good and pro ¬ gress was made in the work of the horses though few attempted anything beyond gallops at a 200 gait With the opening of the Kentucky racing season still seven weeks away there is ample time to get ready The health of the horses is excellent excellentIrving Irving H Vheatcroft who has returned from British Columbia rode out to the track Thursday and saw the twoyearolds that William Steele is handling for him gallop quarters in about 2i seconds hard held and expressed himself as highly pleased with them themThe The only additions to the strings in training re ¬ ported luring the week were a couple of twoyear olds sent up from Sufmy Slope Farm Midway by J V Shlpp to James P Ross One is by Blues and the other by Mazagan MazaganPollock Pollock Howard a colored man who for a number of years was foreman of Julius Bauers stable is training at the local tracks four maidens one three yearold and three twoyearolds for Stephen D Willis who is connected with the internal revenue service here The threeyearold is the chestnut gelding Egglestine by Resolute II Little Belle The twoyearolds are Erlanger b g by Toddington Italnaway Bluelields b g by Blues Vandora and Fraction ch f by Pirate of Ponzance Decimal The lastnamed two showed satisfactorily as year ¬ lings lingsJockey Jockey Jimmy Mclntyro arrived from New Orleans Monday and was sick in bed for three days He spent much of the winter at Juarez He says that if matters work out satisfactorily for him he may ride this year under contract to William Garth GarthThe The jockey problem is one that is claiming tin at ¬ tention of a number of local trainers particularly those who have horses with stake engagements Walter Crater is casting about for a good boy to ride James C Rogers John Furlong in the Camden Handicap and Kentucky Derby He would like to hear from any firstclass rider who is not engaged for those two races racesHal Hal Price Headley who is managing Beaumont Farm for his father II P Headley reports six foals at the home of Ornament this season They re a chestnut colt by Ornament May Ilcinpstead he first from this noted race mare in seven years chestnut colt by Ornament Nlgella dam of Oracle chestnut tilly by Ornament Genius bay tilly by Knight Errant Xexv Leaf chestnut tilly hy Orna ¬ ment St Ursula and hay colt by McGei Renown The tilly out of St Irsula belongs to Homer Solby and the colt out of Renown is the property of II K Knapp KnappCus Cus Esiston the veteran breeder of Kinley Mack Mini other noted racers is in receipt of a letter from C L Harrison In which the popular New Yorker says it is likely that he will ship Waldo from Louis viilc to run in the Camden Handicap at a mile and mi eighth This race will JHJ in the nature of a preliminary to the Kentucky Derby for which Waldo Is the present favorite Among others that are being pointed for the amdon Handicap are J Morris Boola Boola Coll is Ormsby John Fnrlon Relluf Boca Grande Doiiau Fighting Bob and Fere no noKentuckians Kentuckians returning from Jacksonville say tuat it is not the intention of Phil T Chinn and jockcv V Powers to remain in France the entire season of 110 They say that Chinn and Powers will sail from New York April J ami will return at the ex nlratioii of thirty days Chinn liought in live two vearolds at his fale at Moncreif Park last Satnr dav and it is his intention to race these along with eouw others that he now has at Harrodsburg upon his return from France Chinn had a number of partnership interests in the horses that went under the hammer and it was a sort of clearance sale saleInspector Inspector General the twoyearold son of In tiiicctor B and Princess Bonling which won at liicksonville Tuesday was sold as a weanling for n to Frank Clarkson at the dispersal sale of the VfcOrathiana Stud here In October 1K S His dam ivon manv races Including the Lakeside Flash and KnIewood Alabama Slakes and tin Adirondack liiiidicap she Is the dam of Boserrian Sweet Peas dam of Many Colors and Princess Maine dam of ofkjockcV kjockcV ° ° L ucicn Lyne in a letter received this week lir his father Sanford Lyne announces his return from Switzerland to Brussels and Fays he is in tine uliniic for riding this year in Belgium where the rac inir season will open tomorrow Lyne has renewed i contract with Count Rlhanconrt RlhanconrtJohn John W May who Is handling eighteen thor nihhrcds at I misville for Schwartz Bros and other vw Yorkers was here J inlay and made announce ncnt that he will ship to New York April 5 I iiiivrt engaged quarters at Sheepshead Bay said Viiv ibut it is my Intention to begin racing with iiii opening of the season nt Aqueduct on April 15 I havent missed u gallop since 1 shipped my horses from Lexington to Douglas Park six weeks ago and they are all in good condition They will he ready to race when they reach New York I cant flay that I have any worldbeaters In the outfit but I feel sure that I will get my share of the money this year A yearA meeting of the directors of the Kentucky Asso ¬ ciation lias been called for next Tuesday at which the matter of purses ollicials and other details for the spring meeting will be considered consideredCharles Charles Metz who arrived from Jacksonville last night will take up the horses Rifleman Alta Mc ¬ Donald Judge Lasshig Red River and four others belonging to Phil T Chiun and prepare them for racing here at Louisville Lutonia and on the Cana ¬ dian tracks They have been turned out at the farm of Walter Payne near this city cityMonte Monte Fov a twoyearold bay colt by Cesarion Metrical the dam of Hanunctriciil owned by J W Ferguson and trained by William Stcele sur ¬ prised workwatchers at the local track this morning With 12S pounds up he worked a quarter hard held in 24 seconds The first eighth was run in 11A W L Lewis a colt by Ben Strome Lone Sea worked an eighth in 11J Colonel Milton Young today bought from B E Allen the vearllng bay colt by Yankee Femesole FemesoleJohn John McLatighlin who will probably sell the auc ¬ tion pools at the Kentucky tracks returned today from SpringsHenry a months sojourn at Hpt Springs Henry M Xiegler has three line fpals by Hcrinis at Highland Farm They came this week all are chestnuts in color and are marked like their illus ¬ trious sire Countess Pepper the dam of Polyphonic has a colt Tlo foals of Frederioa dam of Barley thorpe and Long Lost dam of Gramerey are fillies
