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VIEWS OF JOHN CONDON. •bbii C Ion. the blind turf magnate, is one f the nest latereathat Mauris on the turf today. In spite i.f hi-, aanetloa he keeps right up t" date Hid has a keen insight into turf affairs in general. He ■aa at Latonia for a i-ouple of days and |.«.k ipnie an interest in the way the pari niiiluels were doing. He noted that the time between raees was i.m. long, and when the sixth race was up asked lie time, and when told, he said: This wont do. It keepa the people tin. late. The Iraek muM -et a h taUarr, ar whatever raa rail It. This will cut the proc lings short, specially ir they eau get haM of a lightning calculator. Do you know, a man named Taylor tried to interest me some years ago in this ayateaa. but I passed it up. 1 believe if it had been installed there would still be raeiug in Chicago. I do not think there is a chance to revive it. not at present, at least, with everybody up in the air." Mr. Condon has been put down as a tighter, but from a kaat talk with him it beraaae quite plain that all the battles were brought |« him that lie was slow to battle, but uever Matt after lie got started. That he is a kindly soul is ahown bv the thirty horses that are pensioners at his Harlem race track. OConnell. the one time champion sprint it. is one of them, and the rest of them are made up of thoroughbreds ;lml horses that aged in working the track. They just romp ar id the traek. OConnell always led the lietd when tUej lan. but lately a little broncho pony shows the way. much to the discus of the one time sprinting Uiug. Ciu-ciuuall Euquirer.
