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KARRICK. STRING DOING WELL. Now York. lanaary •J".- w. H. Karrfck, who i- training the strings of the Oneck Stable and of Schuyler L Parsons, lias twenty thoroughbreds in charge at Belmont Pack and they are all doing weil. baring grown and thickened materially since last fall. Phosphor, which raced brilliantly in the early part of last year, but was rather low in flesh when first Been in the east, and soon developed a tendency to train off. is in lino condition now. He was too much hurried after Baring been taken up last sprim; with the view of having him ready for the Kentucky Derby. This year Phosphor will not Ik- hnrriedly prepared far any early engagements, but will be given treatmenl more in consonance with his constitution and temperament. He is now carrying an abundance of fie-h and appears to be the incarna tion of robustness and ■ sound constitution. In deed he seems to have developed a tendency t waul grosaneaa, and it is expected that in his training. this splendid foundation will be built up into a grand muscular development. Ereu now, his mnadea stand out prominently, and he will be given a lot of slow work to give them hardness and durability. He has grown into a colt of great nbetance, which seems to absolutely conform to his tine height and tin ge. Sharpshooter, the fast bay four-year-old gelding by MeGee Bingtesbot by. Star Shoot, is another of trainer Karrioks charges of Which he expects good things during the season of I.ild. This young gelding has grown ami thickened wonderfnUy since he was retired last fall, and now he is really a grand ktokiag race horse. The two-year-olds In trainer Karrleka charge are all doing finely, this being especially true of the Superman -Luckless brown colt, the black tillv- by Dr. Leggo Priceesa Jewel, and the 13,200 chest nut roll by The Commoner Hortetise. Another splendid two-year-old in trainer Karricks string is the big brawn -idt bv Waterboy -Kiatnesha. This colt litis the great reach which is characteristic- of the Watercress family, but he has with it great substance and extraordinary muscular development. He is really a magnificent looking two-year-old. Recently trainer Karrick has taken up and put into light training the big three Year-old bay till.V by Watc-rbo.v Hamburg Belle. Tiiis is a Mg, rangy lilly of good conformation, of which .Teat things were expected as a two year-old. but she went amiss uud was laid aside.
