New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-06
GREAT DAYS FOR RACING.
TIE BooKMAKERS DISMAL PLANTS.
GOSSIP FROM THE VARIOUS sTABLEs-FEATuREs
OF THIS WEEKS sPoKT.

GOSSIP FROM THE VARIOUS sTABLEs-FEAIukHS
OF THIS WEEKS sPoKT.
Racing has doomed" In America for so
many years that the wiseacrss have ssad zach year
would be It's last SO far they have been wrong. Tor
racing In the East prosperous than has ever
before Who heard OF racing ak consecutive
days In the nsiRhborhood OF NewYork and each days
racing q successi Yet now snch ~ thu casa.
This may be much racing. but tho public has not yet
found out or course It continued at this rate all
It would become tiresome but then IT is only
for month in the spring and month in the fall The
rest Of the season gves TO Jerome and Monmouth
Parks, with chance for Washington aud Baltimore to
have little meetings OF their own.
The Brooklyn JOCKEY Club has enjoyed great success
far and tho promises continue. for the
managers doing every thing the track popu
lar. There arc some persons. however. who do not
think the Association has done just right by thon In
1868 tho Prospect Fair Grounds Association organ
ized and practically situated where the Brooklyn
Jockey Club nov Ia Then 1t was q srottiDg track.
and many noted trottIng contest took place tho
course that time trottins "ths thing" in the
neiQhborhood OF NewYork. To the real estate.
make tbs track and tho buildings subscriptions
called for. To those who subscribed $500 life
membership was issued which to admit
tho holder to the track long tho
:Sod s%sD Their 600 we're
tons those subscriptions. added TO the money that
the stockholders put up secured the land and paid for
subscribers recognized az all meetings-
the ssa Jockey chg, w aaSe
al this place the Brooklyn Jockey Club refuses
$500 Subscribers stu living, but these twenty three
feel that they ought 60 be recognz-d. True. the
notsbly the grand stand and of the stabes-sre
Yet they feel mat they Should be admitted.
sequent Increase in the number OF entries for the big
stakes In America are crestng discussion
aided money the fee for Derby. John
Porter trainer OF the great thrssyearod Ormonds
the entrance fse which 800 should Increased
to soo rh wsSs T.1s ses DsrD there he
the last few years, worth about $50, 600.
Some of the most prominent Of them are said TO have
lost between $4,000 and $4,000 each This may De
to tho strict boosmaking business. Each one
tha: has done .,a has made made money HE He
trouble "a that bookmakcrs but ordinary mortals
They understand all the principles OF gambling. and
field horse every time. The trouble IL that
bootmakers so@e%s. become $ on 'ns
the States ana oecaqsS he docs ,o NOT VIA
faSy rns are anGns at
amount OF that they have to pay the assoeia
tons for ID Tn as not SoS nay Se
nsly good season OF H. asoardensd nm'.f the other
ush have en- tSs s0s S puoc Ss
tho association. ,.,I have the es.t Of US
only get ths. but ss ,s any cash that We may have
Cd the turf He had large string OF rioters, bu,
year he gave up 'rO''ns nSr'Oa tic ha'
c cong when the season cnds WI, Ss
more on the ,ISn1s ts! Il is %. from lack
DOcause no s growing TOO Old ana feeble 20 participate
s to % s'
s. which will b sod WhoU,
Major Hubbard win manage Erdenheim for him.
Sssi a, customers appear BE the two-yrar-od
to a as to a r.. a9a
Elkwood. The proepeots are that tho horses OF
The stable that are not sold by the emu OF the season
The Dwysr Brother, swept everything before them
has been stayed Their stable is out OF form and there
is nothing formidable IN their string. unless Dew Drop
flly wont In the spring, and
came back to her form In tte fall
had many hard races TOO close together at best
she somewhat dscase she I'm no, Long SwgpS
me as ona tdn Tie y Is rrest one However and il
paid for her, although the price az the
70 no bro.@n down Tom Martin also will not be seen at
the post fall which takes another OF Dryers speedy
Tho ,ase with winch The Bart won the September
Stake. sheepshead Bay on thursday with l25 pounds
on back proves him 10 10 the best three OUT
specaly over distance of ground. aud be 10 probably
the horse In Training III America Ii A Csssatt,
his owner had only employed competent Jockey. IKE
Harvard ride DIN IN all hts stake races be would
nov have placed to his credit than has Dew
Drop. Captain sam Brown, the Pittsourg million
ire ia not having with his stable OF
which horssmen supposed ia would have. after his
ass with Troubadour In the Suburban and sftorvsrd IN
the special stakes at sheepshead Bay in tho spring 1t is
hard likely that TrOubaoOur will face the starter again
this year. and there Ia nothing else IN the stable OF
cular uert he Fairfax stable is not discouraged at
It's ack OF success. but has invested $4,000 In
California yesrlngs aud With this addition expects 10
ace its colOrs ,ften In the front In 1887.
Tue racing tho coming week promises TO be partio
Marty attractive. At Sh epshead Bay Omnium Han
dicap ls miles will be he feature OF Tuesdays sport
ON thursday the Bridge Handicap y miles, Tor three
yearolds will bs of. On Saturday the heepshead
stakes another handicap for threoyesr-ods, IL miles
aud the Flatbush Stakes, for tw0-year-olds, s.
mile, spseial weights will DO decided.
The races aud entries for tO-days
racing al Prospect Park will be found below. ON
Wednesday tho attractions on the programme will be
special race for twoyearods, mile special weights,
and handicap. l lie miles. On Friday there will be
two special races for threey Odds that have
won u stake this year. and handicap at one mile.
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY'S RACES.