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WITH THE EASTEEN TEAINEES Ballots Satisfactory Progress Dalmatian Eeceiving Slow Preparation Alfred Noble Doing Well New York March 24 James Rowe had the en ¬ tire James R Keene string under saddle at Shueps head Bay yesterday Maskette Melisande and In ¬ fatuation were companions in a canter of three fur ¬ longs in 44 Ballot a failure in England is coming around rapidly He with Hilarious and Sweep went a half hard held in 55 Metaphor III Suffragist Grasmere and Seneca II were in another set They are further advanced than any other horses In Rowes care The twoyearolds were only sent along for quarters in from 2S to 30 seconds but they are a magnificent lot and unless all signs fail they will ably sustain the prestige of the vicechairman of the Jockey Club when they are sent to the races racesIt It lias been the usual custom of S C Hildreth to race his horses the year around but the past winter he rested his big string at Sheepshead Bay It is only recently that Mr Ilildretli began his training operations but his horses are already attracting at ¬ tention and from the way some of them have been going along it is safe to say his colors will play a prominent part in Aqueduct racing racingDalmatian Dalmatian and Eddie Dugan are a pair of three yearolds that will bear his colors that are par ¬ ticularly promising Eddie Dugan is going along in a manner to indicate that he will be fit and ready for an early start He has grown considerably since he went into retirement last fall and though Mr Hildreth has not set any serious tasks lie is always eager to run Mr Hildreth is proceeding leisurely with Dalmatian preparation preparationFayette Fayette a disappointment since his twoyearold season is going along well and has grown so sturdy that he may yet develop into what lie promised when he was a stablemate of Sir Martin Restigouehe and old Dandelion are training well and Rose Queen the fast filly that became a member of the Hildreth stable last fall is looking exceedingly well wellFrank Frank Starita will be on hand at Aqueduct with his useful mare Queen Marguerite She is train ¬ ing nicely at the Bay and yesterday she romped aloug for a half mile in 53 H fighting for her head all the way Fonair from the same stable worked behind the mare and will also be ready for the opening day of the Queens County Jockey Club meeting meetingW W II Karrick sent a set of four Petronins Fashion Plate Mary Davis and Searpia along for a half in 5i It was just a nice gallop for them liuta bit faster than he liad been Romlingany of his horsfcs He has been training slowly and care ¬ fully this spring but it would lie possible for him to show some from his big string at the opening meeting The twoyearolds he js fitting are all doing well and could be set dowiv to serious work at any time timeFrank Frank Weir is fitting Alfred Noble at Gravesend for the Carter Handicap His task yesterday was fiveeighths which he went easily in 107 This was au excellent move on account of the manner in which it was accomplished and the son of Garry Hermann and Ethel Pace should be a fit horse In the tirst handicap of the year Barleythorpe and Galley Slave from the same string went along for a half in A AThe The horses of the Beverwyck Stable are well to the fore of those at Gravesend and Woodford is evidently shaping his charges for Aqueduct Ban yah aiid Malacca the jumpers will be shipped to Jamestown The firstnamed went liveeighths In 1 07 while Malacca had plenty left when he fin ¬ ished out the same distance in 108 This Is gooil speed for jumpers Sir John Johnson went along with Qiiantico for a half in 50 and the twoyear olds Special Brew and Billy Barnes were only asked a quarter in 28 28At At Belmont Park Miss Dnolpy of the Prownleigh Park Stable worked threeeighths in 37i King Cobalt is iii line condition after his winter cam ¬ paign at Juarez Trainer Nash let up on him after his arrival here but intends to give him brisk work ere long longKimhall Kimhall Patterson worked Plutocrat Winning Widow and Dublin Minstrel a half in 52j This is a prepossessinglooking set setThomas Thomas J Ilealey gave the Richard T Wilson Jr entire string useful exercise and they acquitted themselves creditably Falcada and May River went seveneighths in 1373 Mixoaha Radium Star and Briishhroom worked fiveeighths in 1012 in steady fashion Candleberry and Olamhala went tho same distance a second slower Olamhala a willing horse was full of run Beau coup and the Clifford threeyear old filly Agnier were eased up at the end of seven eighths in 13S Responsful wont a quarter in 2CJ and the twoyearolds of the stable worked a quarter out of the chute in 2 Stephen Lawler is still going along slowly with the horses in his charge Kinetic and Chickasaw are getting some strong gallops of about two miles milesWilliam William Hogan trainer for Bartlett McLennan breezed the Champion winner Agent fiveeighths in 110 The son of George Kessler appears to be sound and he goes at MS work with a dash and vim that is encouraging Gild also handled by trainer Hogan is a much improved horse This six yearold gelding carries mure llesh that at any tiine during his career and is getting a careful prepara ¬ tion for the field fieldHerbert Herbert McAfee the steeplechase rider Is callop ing Rufus Grandpa and others for Silas Veitch Rufus looks well Iwdily and if his tendons stand the training ordeal he may have a successful season