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RACING GOSSIP FROM THE EAST. Prominent Eastern Stables, Backward Because of Unfavorable Weather, About to Come To Hand. Havre de Brace, Mil., April 2S.— Kicbard T. WB-son, president of the Saratoga Association; "apt. B. B. Caaaatt and August Heiniout, chairman of tin- Jockey club, are the eastern iiirfmeii best represented at the Harford Agriculture and Breeders Associations apfing meeting. Their entire stables are lure. Mr. Wilsons under the mauagenient of Thomas J. Heali.v. Mr. Helnionts under Sam Hil-dr-th mid Captain Cassatta under J. Simon Healy. , Hut ihe boraea of aoae of these sportsmen are ready for hard racing pet. They Wintered in the -North and the late spring prevented their trainers from getting them in condition to meet the campaigners from Charleston, which raced through tin winter. Iii- unreadiness of the eastern stables accounts lor tin defeats such horses as Spring Hoard. Btromboll and ilitfergohl have suslaiind by -in h platers a- fall i and Keweasa. It is doubtful if lie horse, oi lllldretb and the two Healeya will strike their winning gut before the I iraliea meeiug at Haiti lllole. Mr. Wilson has no horse of conspicuous merit Im the handicaps and distance races. His two year-olds of lasi aeaaoa were ordinary. If one of them de v.lop. tii--1 class farm thi- y.ar the owner will be surprised. Hut the old. r divisions of Ihe Hi Imonl anil Caaaatt stables should -how well at limlico and later on at la Imont Iark. Rock View, winner of the Withers Stakes mill tile Brooklyn Derby last season, is the most formidable horse al the track. He is bigger ami heavier than In- was at any time last season and his gallop- have impressed the train .is. Hihireth had him entered for one of the races here last Monday 1 the son of Boek Sand would have started if the going had not been heavy. HU- dreih is pointing Rock Vi.w for the Metropolitan Handicap, which will lie the feature race of the opening day mi Belmont Park and Bock View will not appear oltener than once or twice before the stables shin north. Slroinboli. a half brother to the great Pri-cil lian. Which was Mr. BeJaSOatS best two year old last • !-.,ii. has been a disappointment here. Siromboli has not tin* robust constitution of his big half brother. Which was killed last fall. He has lost a hundred pounds in weight since- his arrival from lb n niiiL. and HUdreth is afraid he inav not come to Imii-li befor- tall. The coll Pllttergold, a ball brother t.« Pair Play, is shewing plenty of sped in work, but llildieih does aol seem to think lie will mate a -t:.ver. Tin tine. v.. ii -old ho|i.s of the stable arc Defen-di.m an. , ... tuw-tffr » s..i. ..I" Ko-k Sand and Thinner a son AfIrfsWnps. Ill- Has inns colt is Tkomkiil and ihe Bock Sand coll !•• fenilum. Neither ol them did mack racing last season, although both showed high speed in the spring. Defendant had trouble with his legs and Tbornbill was si.-k with catarrhal fever at Belmont Park in .lime. Both colls wintered well and De feinlunt is to .any the colors of .In- chairman of Ihe Jockey Club iu Ihe Prenkness Handicap al Iini Ilea and in tin- three-year-old stab s of ihe east, beginning with ihe Withers and Belmont al Bel iiioiil Park. He i- a big ."It of .smooth action, slow lo get on his stride, bnl tireless over a considerable distance of groand. Tbornhill, a brother to the •lack western two-year-old of a couple «.i seasons back Hawthorn is faster than Helen. linn over short distances, but he. too, acts like a route travel ler, ami if anything of the Belmont stable goes to Kentucky for the Derby at Chuchlll Downs. Thorn hill will be the home. The jumpers of the Belmont stable— Misscn. Top Hal. a half-brother hi Tracery, ihe horse for which Mr. Belmont refused an offer of M*ummi in England last fall, and the three year old lHiaway ale b ing tried OB Ihe lla t here al Havre de Grace. Mission and Top Hat will race throagfa the lie!. I al limlico perhaps, but llilavvay will led show whal she can do over the sticks until later on when the rubs admit three year ..Ids lo open "chases. It was Mr. Belmonts intention when he ordered Ilitaway schooled for the tiehl to race her ..n Ihe Hat. He bad a notion that a bit of schooling would ipii.l her. Bnl she will nol even work on the Hat now. and Hihireth will train her for the Harbor Hill Steeplechase. She is a borse of higher lass than is generally seen ill Ihe tiehl. Bad weather has kepi Hildietiis two year olds in Ihe background so far. bin he has several youim stirs, notably Change, coining to hand, and they will be conspicuous her. before long and al Pirn lie... Change is one of ihe smallest youngsters -.en in a long time. She i a daughter of Kail* iliv a son of Hastings and Pair] Bold which .ihea.lv has shown his worthiness to take his sires place in the Bel nl Stud. She is from the mare Chinkara, and Hil. belli will have bet ready for tin early stakes at I elinoiit Iark. The other forward y lgsters of Hildietiis string are Luxury. Fair Donna, Penrock ami Nor. King, all home-bred, ex ept Lnxnry, which is a daughter of Boldea Maxim ..I lav. It.- and l.ux Casta, and a product of Henry T. Oxnards Blue Bidge Stud in Virginia. Luxury, being Virginia bled is eligible for the Clabailgh Menioral al Hindi... and for that race HBdreth is pointing her. Mr. Betasonl has nothing .is,- in the rlabaagh, because that race is restrict. .1 lo young siers bred in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Mr. Belmont ha- no regular rider this season. He has refuse. I absolutely to in.lor.-e Carn.ll Soil lings application for a license and Hildreth is ju-r now ib p.i:. ling upon little I. Muni v. a youngster brought from Charleston by Tom Brown, a former w. tern racing oaocial ami the owner ol the. sprinter Copperlovv n. Murphy rides at .12 pounds and has a good seat and li-ht hands. He is as qnlch as light iiing at Ihe barrier and does not pester a horse in S tinish. His chief fault seems to be impatience. Like in. -I American Jockeys nowadays he has been trained in -print races and he will have to learn to rale a lens, before he can hope to 1m- COnaWered a rider of the lilsl class. Mr. Helmont refuses to aid Shilling bacanse -.. many jockey-, suspended for one i~jlU * - or another in the past, that he has in doraed t his fellow stewards have abused his coal dence and slipped back into irregular ways. J. Mc Taggart, the i-st Jockey development in several s. a -ons. will ride the Beimoal horses al limlico. apiain Caaaatt thinks well of his band Ibis spring. He la- a couple of fat mileis preparing for ihe Metropolitan Handicap in Spring Hoard ami Flying Fairy. The latter showed enough last aea- in ihe way of distance running to convince him that sin is w. ith.v to carry his colors in the Brooklya and Suburban Handicaps. Spring Hoard i- a big tine looking live v ear old. but be is not as far advanced a- le- was when the horses came to Havre de Brace la-t spring, lie is improving under racing, but it is hardly lik.lv thai he will he al his best before the limlico meeting. I liimil ial ion is tin- smartest three-year-old Captala Cassatl has uncovered at Havre de Brace. He snowed a liin I urn of speed in the Wilmington Stakes, which fell to J. L. Hollands Gainer, and In- is iik.lv to Improve. This fellow is a half brother to the light footed Living l.iii-.v and a si rapping gelding. He is to carry tin Pennsylvania turfmans colors in the Preaknesa Handicap, the banner tkree-year-oid event ..f the coming limlico meeting, captain Caaaatt i- well oil iii on. Important particular. He ha- a rider of merit iu Tommj Pavtea. Ihe Wilson stable is not so happily situated. Thomas Bealey i- sticking to little Wolf, and Wolfe ;s ,Ms -low* at gelling away from the barrier as he Was Mai -e.ison. The only sort of horse this voiiiil Star seems t" ride with any degree of sue. ess ,- one that breaks on his toes ami races right away from his opposition. The president of the Saratoga Association believes th il lacing is in for n big revival this year. "We will have sport about New Vork everj week .lav be tweeu May 2ff and Ihe lasi of July." he said, "and :i -olid month at Saratoga. Our success lasi season convinced u- thai tin- people of New York will patmaiae racing even under ihe restrictions Imposed l.v Ihe law-. miiiI we will i.iv. I loin enough to keep them Intereated. The fund sabacribed by spoilsmen Interested, guarantees ihe lakes advertised ami Ike gal.- will provide en.. ugh lor overnight purses, w ■ are not out .. make money. We waul to brinu racing back, anil our besl energies will lie bent lo the accomplishment f lhal end. The sitaatioa in Maryland is blgklj satisfactory. After the meetings in New York Stale there will be ample sport here ami at limlico and Laurel in September. October and November. I look to see the pries of thoroughbreds advance this year. Hut they cant go lunch higher. It is next lo Impossible for new men coming in to get two year-olds." I
