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NOTABLE RECRUITS PROMISED FOR NEW YORK RACING i i i i i i . I ■ i i , , i . s ■ " ■ ■ 1 J ■ - 1 i 1 " i I i I- New York. March 1s — Sunday was the first eler.r day in a h n lime, and 1 felt sure that U. T. Wilson, who is in Iowa after a three months sojourn at Palmetto Blast, N. ».. would take advantage of in. tme westher and drop down to Betssoat Park to see lis horses. 1 guessed right, for at four ocloi k Mr. Wilson ami Hsrry Back drove up to tin- stable and were received by "Toni" llealcy. who has bees lr. Wthmns trainer for tfteen years. "I n.-vei saw the old hursi look so well." said his ownei i- the Suburban winner of 1849, Olnnibula. was led out in his turn. He is the U-st old horse now left in Assrrica, since bis grea.l rivals. King James ami Iitz Herbc-rt. have been retired, the former to tin -in, i in Virginia, ami the latter to Prance, oi coarse, Wstervale and Meridian are left to dispute olamhalas claims, but it remains t be seen if them two horses can live np to their three-year old form. Olsmbals is the best horse in Mr. Wilsons string of twenty -three ni Delsssat Park and si at Chsrtes toll. Carefully and without haste Mr. Wilsoa lookci over iV ry our «,f his striag, not one of which hi considers anaMe to at bast say his way. Several oi his two-year-olds are of ins own breeding. Two ol his mares ai Cbsrleston, Mexoans ami Pantasque. will be bred in May. so that, as Mr. Wilson said t. d iv. ■] we ever agaia have racing in this state. we will 1m- ready with the produce of these and other mare-." Appended is a complete list of Mr Wilsons stable at Belmont Park: Aldebsrsn, l . . .!. by Planadea — Passan. Altamaba, b. ;r. 4. by Plaadit— -Passan. Anialti. ch. g, 4, by The Scribe Tarantella. caliph, hr. c, ".. by Plsaades— deopbos. Plymg Yankee, b. e. :.. by Yankei- -Mary Black. Futurity, b. c, 3, by Ormoadale — Futurita. Geaesta, b. f. 2, by Broomstick — LAlouette. Long Bow, ch. g, ::r by Ogdea -Busy, Maid. i.. sender, b. iz. 2, by Ogdea — Laodlce. Kaasbon. hr. c, 4. by Yankee — Royal GBa. New River, b. c, •".. by Vanko. — Lucy Hitters. Old Coin. b. c, -. by Ilanude* — Poeketplece. Olambila. ch. h. J. by Oraas — Bine and White. by Virgil. Owaaax, hr. •. 4. by osden — Nahms. Penobscot, ch. L. .:. by Yankee Court plaster. Senex, en. •. ::. by Yankee— Old Lady. Tartar, b. u". 2. by Ogden Yankees Sister. Yellow Byes, ch. ... ■•, by Soidea Carter — Lady Amelia. Bay lilly. - sifter to Maasbon, by Yankee — Uoyal inn. Chestnut lilly. 2. by Hlsgitise— Witchcraft. Chestnut colt, 2, by Moafort — Madchen. Chestnut colt, L. by Yankee — Lady Tarantella. Chestnut colt. 2 brother to PenohOCOt, by Yankee — Ooartptaster. At Charleston, Mr. Wilson has the fetlewiag: F.eoitcoup ch. h. 7. by Ornament — ollie Belle. Pantasque, b. f. 4. by Disguise Ediths. Marie T.. b. f. -. by Ogden -Marili. Mexoina. ch. m. •". by Mexican — Hanoana. Onager, i . z. 4. by plaudit — Oadardls. Poaaatssset, b. f. 2, by Vaakee— Mamie Worth. All tmtn.eu know that horses always look pn.d in the stable, and do not chill admiral ion until they go t" tin races and by running below their private trials cause much perturbation of spirit. I am free to say. however, that this lot of horses do not Seem to have any ■dead wood." and. thOOgh some of them show the marks of the blister, it is only a precautionary measure. AH are in superb health, a tribute to th" mi tits of Belmont Park as a good place to winter or summer. It is on high ground and beiag far away from the seaside, there is no dampness to affect either the horses or the men who wait mi them. It is sad to realise that this sup. rb properly, once designed to become the "Newmarket of America." now sheiti rs so more than titty horses, half of which are Mr. Wilsons. Mr. Belmonts stable is not within the Helm. ait Park enclosure, but serosa tin- Hempstead turnpike. edjoining Belmont Park Terminal, where tliv hunt meetings are held. It will be seen by a study of the foregoidg list that some of them never l.ti. The Lady Amelia gelding i- a typical son ef Golden Garter and. when nady to rai e, may be n lied upon to show that he is a worthy son of thai last man-. Both Lad] Amelia and Poeketplece dam ot old Ceia, are now owned by Mr. Belmont. Poeketplece i- a Han over in an-, nil of which are in great demand, faaahoa has not grown much, hot was ■ id;; colt last feat SBd is all hois-. He was Mr. Wilsons choice two y.-ars ago, before he ever ran. "Which of these two-year-olds is your choice now," I asked. "Oh. the brother to Penobscot," be answered: "keep him in your mind, for 1 think he will make tun history. So will the Witch. -raft lilly. Some good Judges thoagbt in November last that they had never seen a truer made yearling. Witebcra/t was m splendid individii.il. See that I.Alouelic Illy! Mr. Wbltnej gave me a service to Broomstick and I sent LAkmette to him. and this is the result. She bulks tu be . fast and her looks do not belle her. Old Coin is also last." It is a gratifying thlag to note that three of the BbOM tWO-yea I Oldl an- of Mr. Wilsons own breed lag. !!•■ keep- his mares in Kentucky. Nearly ail bis other Juveniles were bought from John E. Mad den, whose SOC« m as a breeder of good horses Mr. Wilson emphasised. if you will look into the breeding of the three-year-old Futurity, you will be astounded at Its wealth of running Mood. lie is by OnnoBdale, :i -"ii •! Ormonde, that won tin lutiiiitv. The dam of the colt is I-uturita. which is by His Highness, out ■•! The lUitterrlbs. both win aers of the Il.tUl itv. So lure we have in one ml tin- blood close np of three winners of the Coney Island Joekej clubs great rae,-. Th. it himself is nut a large one, but i- racy like. As a youngster. Healey said he thought be would waste away, but as ,i matter of la.-t. he Improved steadily as he raced. Penobscot wss one ol the beat cotta on the Canadian circuit last fall, though the charts do not exactij show it. for he was frequently pulled second to a stable companion in order to be eligible to 1 aidoii all. .w anees. Hut the time eaine when le wen all right, lb is shaping Into a i_r"oil looking colt. His tw .v.noid brother challenges attention ai-... Loag Bow, another Hne-Iookfng rellow, would have been a -take winner on tin- New York tracks in PHI if there had been snytblng to run for, but a- it was. In- was never stalled. He is a brother to i hat bonesl racer. Busy, but is a larger and longer colt. Lord Beeles booghl a brother to Long Bow ami In* is bow in England, Plying Yankee, whose dam, Mary Black, was a meat sprinter, besides being a sister in Kii.li Mack, is a better racer than bis form la-t fail indicates. Mr. Wilson and hi- trainer, Toei Healey, were up ally pleased at the aiinoimr.iii.nt that .lam.-; ai will begin on April s. Some of the bar sea win tn-i. idy, especially tear of tin- sixjaow at Charieston. and qaite a numbei of those at Belmont Park have been clipped to expedite training for early racing. Both owner and trainer expressed hopes that tbe usual spring meeting at Plmlieo will be soon aanounced. At this writing quite a number of horse imn an- in doubt and epic-- anxiety Sheet Haiti more racing. Mr. WiiSOa did tiit seem lo -.-•• any prospect of relief for racing in tins stale. He is film in hi- ileelaratinli thai there is BO public sent luiellt against -in -h relief, ami cannot nnderstaud the tin-text- put forward by leglslstora who profess lo tear thai if I hey voted for repeal of preseat hampering laws, th.-y w.iii. i never i" seal bach to Albanv by their constituents. He quoted several esses ot men who had Mans out tlat tooted before the last sUctlOfl nnl d eland their Intention of voting for racings elief and who easily defeated their opponents, who had prior to that voted sgahsst raefag. Mr. Wilson is positive that any candidate who would • line ..ui ImiIiII.v fi.r the sport would rally round him i tremendous rapport. "Would you attempt to race at Saratoga as the law is at present V" was asked. "No." replied the ] president of the Saratoga Association. T dont see that we would get any farther than we arc at present. Bui I do say that it we could gel the directors liability law repealed, we would he justi-licd iii opealng the gates even though it would be a hard up hill task to get the public again in tit. -sled. As it is. I feel that interest in the turf i-. hud to maintain when New Yorkers get no chance in their own stale to participate in the ■port. At preseat, therefore, my plans for racing would mean campaigning at Norfolk. Baltimore and in Canada. The conduct of the sport in Canada - -inplv irreproachable. The only trouble is 1 1. -freqitent shipments from one point t.. another. i •lo not at present contemplate a trip in Europe with my horses, bin I am confident thsl st least three-fourths of this siring would win race- over there. Bat 1 want to race in my own coaatrj if they will let nx." It is well known that Mr. Wilson is the inosl devoted of all our rich nun to the sport. His colors arc seen nearly every day in tin- season at one or ■ tlier nf the tracks. His horses are raited to all kind- nf races. He attributes Olamhalas b ss nf form in Pill to a terrific task sot him in the mud Hie day at Saratoga in 1010, when, with Flo pounds up. he was conceding to that great mud raaaer, Pretend, something like thirty-five scweds. Mr. Wil-- n. recalling the Realization nf 1900, when lit/. Herbert won. said that Ik- believed that in that race Olambala had Iitz Herbert doing ids best to wia. and tor that wgaaoa he bought Olambala. It nrss in that race that litz Herbert made the Americas record of 2:4.".. with olambala a close second. In the following June Olambala won the Suburban in 2:04*4, with 11.". pounds up. but showed a i. it better performance two weeks later when he won the Commonwealth Handicap, one mile anil a quarter, in 2:02%, with 122 imumls up. defeating king .lames. 128, and Fashion Plat.-. 111. Last year the handieappers in Canada felt com-IKdled to keep the weight up on Olambala, though be rarely won. and at last Tom Healey thought it Ix-st to send the gallant old racer to Saratoga for a rest. He ha-s had it and will be all the butler for it. but I cannot help feeling that in order that so sterling a horse should !*■ able to earn at least SI much as a selling plater, there ought to he more weigbt-for-sge stakes on the various programs in Canada. Maryland and Kentucky. Olambala was a drawing eaid lo the public and would continue to be if he could get a few weight -for age races lo run in. I was glad to bear from Mr. Wilson that with the hope. i for turf revival in the east, there will be many new men to eoaut Into racing. c. n. K. Hillings, who has just purchased the great trotting stallion The Harvester, ami who each year exhibits in Europe his famous -table of trotters, is one of the men wh i is ready to race if there is a place to race la Vw i T Stephen Ilkim. of n.inia is another. H. T. Oxnard intends hereafter to rare his bones instead of selling them as yearlings. You will recall that he owned sin h mares as Lax Casta and Santa Catalina. and with sturdy King James to male thorn with, new champions should come out of Virginia. There is talk among the Democrats of nominating Judge Gerard for governor. He m silled one of Marcus Dalys daughters and should lean towards the cultivation of the thoroughbred. With an inde-pendant thinker nch as Judge Gerard in the chair at Albany, we all think racing would have a chance, and we dont think he would veto any bill which would pass both houses. I regret to say thai the present incumbent is charged with detesting the lacing interests, threatening that he would not sign Hie Oittins bill if it passed. Louis Feuslel has charge of Mr. Helnionfs bOrSI -which aie situated opposite Belmont Park, on a piece of property which is the envy of every her at-man who sees the stable. The front of it faces the sun from morning until night. In it are eighteen horses of all grades, from the record break lag Watervale t the galloway culvert, seed by Raymond Belmont at tin- hunt meetings. Mr. Belmont is desirous of raciag his horses at Plmlieo, but they are backward now because no stake engsge-meiiis have in en mad- tor them, because none ha .-been announced as yet. the stable consists of tin-following: Dels moor, h. o. ::. by Bock Sand — Beldame. P.. hay, ch. c. 2. by Hastings -Beldame. P.la.k Pine. blk. c, 2, by Rock Sand— Black Poplar. Chicane, b. g. -. by Banastar — Chiakara. Culvert, b. g. 8, by Brldgewater -Black Wings. Handy Bocfc, hr. c 2. by Bock Sand -Donna Mia. Carrier, b. c. 2. by Hsstlngs Fairy Gold. Lounger, b. ■-. 2, by Hsstlngs Teas Over. M ilnibah. b. f. 2. by Rock Sand -Merry roken. Mission, br. I. :;. by Bock Sand— Misgivings. Practical, ch. g. c. bj Hastings— St. PriscQls. PriscUllsn, eh. g, 7. by Hastings— St. Priscilla. Bsymood, ch. g. 7. by Hustings— Lady Bayon. Bock Yi.w. b. e. 2. by Bock Ssad -Golden View. Sand Vale. b. f. J. by Bock Sand i.adv Violet Tactics, b. g. -. by Hsstlngs -Merry Tokea. Tipsand. b. c. ::. bj Bock sand -Tiptoe. Watervale, br. c, i. bj Watercress Lady Violet. On paper, the foregoing lot is one of the m..-t tempting collections thai u man could ask to Inspect, especially with two ot the produce of Bel dame in it. If Belamonr. for Instsnce, had been t ii.il iii England, with nch a horse as Bock Ssnd a- hi- sire ami -•■ gresl a autre as Beldame ss his dam. be would, if offered for ssb a. i yearling, have sold for a large ram. sir Tsttoa Sk.s never i a yearling with a richer pedigree than this one. H will be recalled that for msny years most sensations] prices ha - been paid for rearlinga bred by Sir Tstton Syhes. As a general thing, those y.aiiim-s were not bred as well -as Belamoer i-that is by a Derby winner out nf a man- good • ■ii ngfa tn have won almost an Derby ever run. And yet, here he Is, this royally-bred youngster, at tbe back door nf the metropolis, but with no tun future a- i.-r a- DOS em In :i. iii — proper place would seem t" be it Newmarket, bin in- owner. no doubt actuated by a nrnse of loyalty to tin- in teresi of American racing, keeps him here to run for oversight puis.-, of inrse, in the langusgi of the day. it is np t" Belamoer p. make good. Possibly in- maj not win an overnight parse. Hut if looks go for anything. Belasaoor is a -take horse. Then there i- tin- brother t-i Pair Play. Carrier i- i.i- name, lb- i- a bay, whereas hi- distinguished brother is a cfaestnat. Hut Feustel prefers him t.. ai "f Ha- tWO-yesr-olds, and a- one ..I these i- P . .. View, a grand :. i.ker. snother a half sister to Watervale, another a half-sister to Merrj Tssk, winner -.t a .h.,i stake in Englsnd. and still snother a half blether to Toggery, shm a winner in Eng land, this is u small praise. old Priseiiiian looks the graad old eampaigaer he i-. Watervale. declared by his ■•wner tu be lie be-t three-year-old on the American continent in PHI. is in -up.-rli health. Tip-ami. Tallies and Mission an- ready p. be -i iii nut on th. track when tin- frost i- permsnentrj not of the gr M But on the straw rid.- which Qurircies tin- stable the have been going along prett] fasl and have all the Indies t ions ,.| being readj for sharp wmk preparatory to facing the barrier in actual races Jo.SF,Pii J. BfJKSJB.
