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HILDRETH HORSES GOING TO PIMLICO. New York, April 22. Twenty-six horses, probably of the highest class, taken collectively, that ever raced over the old Pimlico race course, will bo shipped from Siieepsliead Bay on Monday next. Samuel C. Ilildreth, leading owner of last soasou, has arranged for three palace horse cars to convey his entire stable to the Baltimore track. They will make up part of a special train of six cars to be run from the Long Island tracks direct to Arlington. The shipment will include, besides Mr. Mildreths horses, those of Richard T. Wilson. R. A. Wat kins and other owners of smaller strings. Mr. Ilildreth, always a stickler for the best in the matter of accommodations for his horses, will have regulation box stalls built in his cars. Novelty, winner of the Futurity, Saratoga Special and Hopeful Stakes, is in excellent condition. It Is a sure thing lie will add more laurels to his list early in the season. Filz Herbert, the champion long-distance horse of the day, never was better. Track watchers at the course of the Coney Island Jockey Club are to a man convinced lie is capable of duplicating his former brilliant form. August Belmonts Priscillian, which was handled by Mr. Ilildreth last year, is going great guns in bis trials. A fortnight ago be galloped five-eighths in, 1:02J. He is a horse that comes to hand early. Restigouciie. King James, Zeus. Hampton Court, Montgomery. Firestone. Koruiak, Fayette, Joe Madden and Eddie Dugan have hud a careful preparation and will be ready to race on the opening day at Pimlico. William Karrick. trainer for Harry K. Knapp, steward of the Jockey Club; Francis Hitchcock and Sloseph E, Widener will ship twenty-one horses from Sheepshead Bay to Baltimore ou Wednesday next.
