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PLENTY GOOD HORSES FOR JAMAICA. Improvement in Number and Quality Over Thoie of Last Year — Big Sanford String Arrives. By Bd Cole. New York. April *.t. -Secretary W. C. Edwards of the Jamaica track, is dated with the entries made for the coming meeting. "They are a great improvement over those of last year, both in number and qnallty," said Mr. Edwards, ••ami compare favorably with the maaian-rJean made lor other local tracks. All we need i-ffna weather and I think we shall bare a good meeting as far as spectacular sport is concerned. "The, track is in excellent condition and is deserving the name Velvet Course. which it has neii christened by horsemen. There is not a pebble on it. Young Thomas Maher de-.irvcs mach credit fir putting it in the condition it is. "Mr. baaferda Ju.-ses arrived today, thirty-one |o all. Tiny are forward, baring wintered at Charleston. Fifteen are in the cue of Preston I.urch and sixteen with OUie Hnghea in charge. This is tin largest stable now on tiie grounds at present, lut there an- so many more applicants for stalls thai I am at a loss to know where to house them, ii linen seem to be overloaded with horses. Men who bad only one or two Inst spring, have ten or twelve now. Luckily Aqnednct is not far distant; some will probably go there. The Aqnedact track will b ready for training pnrposes by April IS, so l in told. There rarely will b- aa abundance ol bon -.id- year. "Work i- going along well on the grandstand and the thirty two additional boxes to be placed 111 the space between the clubhouse and the grandstand. We will be in good order for the opening. Paumonok Handicap Opening Fe;itur?. "As n-iial. the Paamoaok Handicap will be tbi feature of the first afternoon and on the following day. Batarday, l shall put on the Kings County Handicap at a mil" an! a sixteeath. The Paamoaok is for snrintera, s.. thai tin- two stakes being close together will not effect toe starters in • tk race. "It is deplorable that we conflict on May 1!l with tin- iniied Uunts meeting :■ t rUlmo.il Terminal. 1 think it would have been te the Interest of that association to have its second day on May Id or IT which v.iiil.l not inflict with anyone, l.y so doing it would have hail two clear nates, as the opening cay there is May 12. Haling patrons would like it that way. I am rare. Financially it makes i:!t! difference to Jamaica, as tin Halted limits has a patronage of its own, bat I think it woaai mnail more revenue for tin- Hunts cinb to hare clear dates. Especially as the United Hunts mooting is [MractieaUy the opining of the season. All the entries for .ui stakes will be in by Monday and I think the figures, when compared with nasi year. rill show a record in everj lastaace." bail Hera will leave for Loaisrille next Batarday and witii him will probably go Crank Keogh. the jockey, lb- has been givi u permission by W. Welch, who trains tin- .1. B. Wldeaer horses, to accompany Mr. Hers, whose horses are expected to race over the Kentucky tracks for a few weeks prior to theii being brought here. KboaM the stable think Maaister Toi good enough ta start in tli. Derby, Keogh will have the mount. "The horse may start and he may not." said Mr. Hern. "I bought him just to see m colors in the Derby and to have an interest in tie ereat. He is only a ,960 .horse and one can hardly expect a horse bought for that figure to heal those that east three or four times that annum;. If he could win I*d be tin- happiest man in Kentucky on Dcrbj Bay."
