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GOSSIP FROM EASTERN WINTER 0UARTERS. New York, January ii. — William Lakeland is wintering at Brighton Beach. His establishment u.H.iiis the old Brighton Beach race course- and it ives the ; thoroughbred atmosphere to a locality that was the scene of many heroic turf battles. And the Lakeland plan, has housed many a turf champions. It was there that the mighty Domteo, one of the best to carry the colors of the late James 1. Keene. received his training. Exile was another and tea Tray also came from llie same barn to the adjoining Hack to be fitted for the races. , Tlnee of the live ihai Mr. Lakeland is handling mis winter are bj Electioneer, winner of the Futurity of 1906. Thej are of excellent sbte. The pick of the lot is the three-year-old Aahton. lie is a son of Electioneer and Francolin. and accordingly a half brother to that .o.l race horse Everett. He has a hue. intelligent head, a lean, racy n.c-k well sel ui powerful, sloping shoulders. His ban. I is be.ivv and well rounded and be is possessed of immense Quarters, in main respects he greatly resembles Ev.-rett . nd he has sh urn Mr. Lakeland enough to sugge-sl thai when be goes to the races he will be aide to take care of himself in any company. day Planet is another electioneer. lie a a strapping son oi the Futurity winner and Motley a gray mare from whom be l.ik.s his color and his name He is aKo a three-yea r-oM anil has nerer raced The third Electioneer is a three-year-old brown .,,lr by Electioneer -Mainsail. H,. baa been named I-ift v tive and he shows a greatei resemblance to bis gfare thaa the other two. He has shown sonic remarkable fast work and Lakeland has refused several nattering e.fters for him. but be has steadfastly refused to put a price .n him. The other two in the String are tillies bv The Picket, winner of the American Derby of 1993 and the Brooklyn Handicap of lt»04. A laughter of this h«i foi.s,. ami Bosecresl is a two-year-aid of great promise, sin- is .-, compactly built big Utile one and In all .il Inr trials she has shown thai she knows ho* to nn. The other is named Hannah, and she Is a three-year-old ba; daughter of Hie Piekel and Mega nee. she was m a. live training all lasi gammer, though she has nerer been to the racea. Mr. Lakeland has noi sont anything to the races for two years, but be has always kepi bis horses in the best ol condition. They have daily exercise and he varies it by walking them one day to the Glares .nd brack and the next to aWisnahead Bay. it is probable that he will race- them daring IMS George E. IVrrin. who baa always been an ardent :i it in ii 4-1 ol Sir Dixon as a sire, has two of his get wintering at the Sheepsbead Bay track They are Handy Dixon and Ptxoii. They are quartered iii the ■ nd I el. r imiiier barn on the backstreteh It was found necessarj to put a mild blister on Dixon whose legs boiiuieil him lasi summer, but they have yielded " "eal n; and are rapidly becoming clean again, In the same stable Alex Coin has Bourbon Beau. Which raced so well for Thomas Collins al .liiir.z last winter and has been in retirement since lasi spring Itecause of a severed tendon. lie has recoi ered Hem that serious accident now and nrohabh will get back io the races.
