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BELMONT STABLE WINTERING WELL. New York, lebruarv S.— Samuel C. llildreth. trainer for August Belmont, has the horses of the chairman of the Jockey Club in fine fettle in winter quarters at Belmstil Park. Dsnger Kock, the Iul: foar-year-old ehestnst colt by lt i«k Sand — Delastoa, by Meddler, has improved wonderfully during hi short stay at Belmont Park. He is now in good condition and. but for his bowed tendon, would be ready to o into training. He stands sixteen hands one and one-half indies hij;h. and is a horse of rather exceptional taage and substance for his inches. He has the look of a real race horse all over, with a long neck full of quality, oblique shoulders and beautiful quarters. Concerning the chances of getting him to the races trainer Hudreth is not especially sanguine. "If 1 can gat him sound SgsJa," lie said, "he SBght to race well, for he l"iks like a horse ssviag plenty of speed, ami I believe that he raced creditably in Bagktnd before coming over. I think he looks like a race horse all right. I am not firing him, for I do not believe in firing. Nohodj ever was able to show me how-firing would benefit a horse. I have heard all that talk shoot a natural bandage and all that, but 1 do not tiike any ttock in it. It is easy enough to make an artificial bandage effective if it happens to be needed, and I think many a liovse is fired when he would be much better without it. 1 am blistering this roll and I believe 1 have a chance to bring him around in that way. but if 1 esaaot, and I am by no mean- sure that I can. I shall not try the tiring iron on him. He is a fine, big fellow, was fast when he was fit. and being richly bred, he ought to make a good sire if we have to retire him. At all events, as long as he is in my hands, be will not be touched with the firing iron." trainer llildreth is justly proud of the splendid I raining stable of which he has charge. It is a pail of the finely -equipped training headquarters ot the Belmont horses. It is on the same side id Hempstead avenue with the United Hunts Association racing plant and opposite to the Belmont Park race track proper. The stable is large and roomy and is fitted with the latest and most improved appliances. It is equipped with electric lights in every stall and in every room of any kind under the stable roof. "I have not taken any of Mr. Belmonts horses up yet. and probably shall not for some time." llildreth said. "I have my doubts about the value of Indoor work on a stable track. I think horses do lietter turned our and let alone at this time of the year. These In rses are all in the rough just now. though I manage to have them kept lean most of the time. When the weather is tine I give them a chance to run out iu the paddocks, and when it is bad I turn them out in a portion of the walk which 1 have fenced off at the back of the stalls." Here he led the way t the indoor paddock, which was thickly carpeted with straw, and where the speedy Strotnboli was capering and playing like a weanling. This great son of Fair Play and St. Pris-eilla was wearing a coat which was l oth rough and curly, and at the time not altogether free from mud splashes, but he was looking tin- yiearnation of health and vigor. A casual observer might have failed to trace any marked resemblance between this rough-coated and heavy fleshed chestuiu gelding and the ultra bloodlike and glistening golden-coated race horse which was one of the equine heroes of the inetropolian racing circuit, but even the rough, curly coat and the thick layer of rlesli with which he was covered, failed to conceal from the eye of the close observer the splendid racing outlines of this hero of many a hard-fought turf battle iu the best company to be found in the all-aged racing division of the metropolitan circuit. According to present appearances Btromboli should come back t • the races for the season of P.Mlj in all respects as good a horse as ever. Among the other horses which trainer llildreth has in his special care at the training headquarters are fop Hat. Mission. Fern Kock. Delaucey. Friar Kock. Malachite. Tea Caddy. Libyan Sands. Sam McMcekiu and St. Kock. a promising son of Kock Sam! and St. Priscilia. dam of Priscillian and Ktromlxili. All these appear to be in fine form, having grown and thickened materially during the winter. Besides these he has the colts of the Helmont two vear old division in the same stable. They arc as follows: Deck Mate. be. c. by Hastings— Drag Net: v id Trap. ch. c, by Trap Kock — Woodbine; Hoiirle-s. hr. c. by Kegofol — Hourglass: Deer Trap, b. c. by Trap Peck Delusion: Kock Port. eh. C, by Trap Kock — Retained, a colt which has developed remarkably since he came up from the nursery stud: Almandite. ch. c. by Hastings — Annot l.yle. and Sandusky, b. C. by Hasting- Sans Cene. This hut-mentioned colt i- a youngster of especially taking appearance. He is an uphesded. upstanding colt. Shove the average -ize of thriving colts of his age. ami while not especially long of body. lias exceptional substance everywhere. He i- a colt of uroat girth, great depth through the heart region and through the Hank, with a high and Ii avily muscled 1 in. rangy and oblique shoulders, bread lull chest, and quarters which are simply immense. He has big clean hocks and knees, which are i lose to the ground, and short cannon bene-. strong, clean and tlat. He showed a fine turn of -peed la-t tall before being turned out for the winter, and is regarded as an unusually promising Colt. In the race track side of Hempstead avenue and within the race track Dermises proper. Mr. Helm. nit has another tine training stable in charge of William Breanan. Here are quartered tin- iwo-year-old fillies i which came ip from the Nursery Stud last fall, and they. too. are looking finely. Among these arc Cockleshell, a smart looking chestnut filly bv Trap , Rock— Cross ways; Mill Maid. ch. r. by Fair Play Madcap: Lucky Catch, hr. f. bv Trap Kock — I Mcky l.ass: Nancy Fair. b. f. by Fair Play — Nineveh, and Serenest, br. f. by Trap Kock -Soiiveiiine. Trainer Breanan also ha- ill his charge the big br wa colt Dragoman, b.v Kock Sand — Donna de Oro. This big four-year-old came over ; from Kngland last year, but after winning one race, bowed a tendon and was let up on for the remainder of the season. He appears to be perfectly sound now. and will doubtless be heard from during tie coming season. He i- a slashing lug colt, in1, hand- high, and possessed of great substance. Be -how- much quality, having racy outline-, big. Rtrong barrel, powerful loins and grand quarter-. He appears to Ik- a colt of great weight for an animal of iiis height and range.
