Latest Metropolitan Turf Gossip: Lanius Being Given Careful Preparation for the Preakness--Star Master Fully Recovered., Daily Racing Form, 1918-03-30

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LATEST METROPOLITAN TURF GOSSIP Lanius Being Given Careful Preparation for the Prcakncss Star Master Fully Recovered New York March 29 Star Master which was retired last spring with a wind affection has fully recovered in the belief of trainer Walter Jennings JenningsApparently Apparently Dr McCully lias brought about a permanent cure said Mr Jennings He took charge of him after his retirement and operated on his throat Since then Star Master has done ex ¬ ceedingly well and up to the present has shown no signs of a recurrence of the trouble It may be a permanent cure and if it is great credit will be due to Dr McCnlly I have worked the horse sev ¬ eral times recently and if his wind is still af ¬ fected he ought to show it by this time after his long rest restA A J Joyncr is giving Lanius a careful but solid preparation for the Preakuess lp to the present lie has done little but slow work the best being threequarters around 125 125Iiipp Iiipp is going through somewhat the same course excepting that Max Hirsch is sending him farther and he will soon be going miles in better than fifty fiftyAs As Arrah Go On usually works with Papp the opinion prevails that he is the second string to former Congressman Lofts threeyearold bow bowTrainer Trainer Midgley is preparing a number of horses for Maryland Philippic is rapidly rounding to form having worked a half over the Belmont traiihis trniti in 51 seconds Vhith is about tll best so far at Kelmont Iarkt 11 lj Gerry has an Ormondale Livonia colt at Belmont 1ark that measures about fifteen feet three hands high but does not look it until one stands beside him He is well put up and has a fine action The late Charles Patterson who pur ¬ chased and developed the great horse Omar Khay ¬ yam was much impressed with his Ormondale colt coltIt It is difficult to get a line on the youngsters in the more pretentious stables like those of the Widencrs Macomber Karrick and others which have bands of something like thirty horses as they are being worked in largo numbers for the time being


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