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EASTERN TRAINING SOMEWHAT BACKWARD. New York, April 11. IloVscmen who have wintered their charges at the Long. Island tracks had scant chance to lit them properly for early racing owing to the backward season. Still there are a number of horses at Belmont Park, Sheepshcad Bay and Gravesend that are about ready to race. Many of the larger stables have provision for light exercises under shelter and by this means they have been able to do some preliminary work. It. F. Carinan, who will shortly ship part of his big stable to Lexington, where he lias made numerous stake engagements, has had his string at Belmont Park and they are among the horses that are well advanced. It lias been Mr. Carniaus program in other years to race his horses through the winter months, but they have been rested since going into letireiiient last fall and all in his big establishment have profited by tlte respite. Last season Mr. Carman considerably strengthened his old string and lie was also a liberal purchaser of yearlings. His two-year-olds are a strikingly shapely lot of magnificent size and they have already shown enough in their gallops to warrant the belief that they will conic to hand early. The Carman stable is of such generous-size that it may be divided during the early part of the season. Several nominations have been made for the Pim-lico nieetiug of the Maryland Jockey Club, as well as for for the Kentucky tracks. For the Kentucky Derby the Carman eligible is Meridian and lie is being carefully pointed for the running. Last season he demonstrated that he was a good colt of unmistakable courage. Another star of the string is The Turk, while Slarbottle. purchased from August Belmont, is likely to give a good account of himself. Old Bonnie Kelso seems to be as good as ever and Magazine is fur from being through. At Sheepshcad Bay S. C. Hildreth has been in no hurry with his big string of horses, hut he will be on hand at Pimlico, and it is certain that his horses will be fit when they are called upon. Novelty. Zeus, Royal Meteor and Koruiak are four of the best three-year-olds that will race for him this season, and all four of them are named for the Prcakness Handicap. At this time his stable is the most important stabled on Long Island, and, like the Carman horses, all have benefited by a winter of idleness. Richard T. Wilson, president of the Saratoga Association, has already shown some of his horses, but most of his string is still at Belmout Park under the care of Thomas J. Healey. The full strength of the stable will probably be shown during the Pimlico nieetiug if present plans are-carried out.
