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YEARLINGS OF THE WILSON STRING. New York, November 14. Trainer Thomas J. Healey was a recent visitor at Belmont Park and with his employer, R. T. Wilson, saw eight of his nine yearlings, which have been in charge of foreman Dwyer, work easy quarters through the long stretch of the big track. Indeed, nothing more than easy work by these youngsters was practicable, as they have been coughing slightly and were unfit for real trials. They are getting rid of their coughs now, and it is hoped that in another week or ten days they will be ready to be given something in the nature of early trials. The one yearling in the band which was not worked was the chestnut brother to Hanobala. by Olambala Mexoana. This colt, which is one of the largest and best looking of all, is just recovering from a severe cough which at first Avas attended with some fever, and he has not been fit to be worked with his stable and paddock companions, but now is coming around, though he is far from being as forward as the others in the matters of education and light training. Among the other yearlings, the chestnut brother to Campfire, by Olambala Nightfall, appears to have shown the most marked improvement of all. Not only has he grown and broadened out, but he has the appearance of a fully-developed race horse and a grand-looking one at that. He greatly resembles his distinguished brother and seems even a better looking colt than Campfire was at his age. Campfire has gone on improving since the close of the metropolitan season, and now he is in all respects a splendid-looking race horse. A recent purchase, which Mr. Wilson made or J. E. Madden, arrived at Belmont Park. This is a bright chestnut yearling colt, by Star Shoot, out of that good race mare, Mamie Worth, by St. George Ethel Thomas, by HImyar. This colt is a bright chestnut with a rather wide blaze and four white feet, including a white stocking on the near side behind. He stands about 15 hands high and has more than ordinary length for his height, combined with considerably more substance than generally characterizes the Star Shoots of his age. He has splendid racing outlines and he looks as if he will make a good race horse and a stayer.
