New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12
MAYFLOWER HANDICAP.
Weights for the Mayilower Handicap, SO miles
to he MIN To rnnrroyy arc given below
NOTES OLE THE TURF.

William l. SCOTT was not surprised by Torso's de
.eat OF Reclare in the Flatbush Stakes on Tuesday
Whom the elevatorboy at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel asked
him in the morning what he thought of the race he
replied:
Ny colt will win in walk. It's dead sure
thing Nothing can beat Torso today
Tho eX-CongIessman probably had a little money
on, &c Jimmy Mccormick TO invest $500 at
the comfortable odds Of IL and 4. There an i'm
preston that Torso could not in mud he slipped
and sprawled badly on certain occasion at Mon
mouth but TO judge by his performance in tho Flat
bush, he Is much in his element in heavy going as
bis sister AureHa
Persons intimately acquainted with the daily life
Of Reclare cannot understand why she should be
short wsnded. There is a widespread belief that raw
eggs siren CITIZEN the lung power Miss Anna Dicldn-
always ate before ecturing, and nobody ever
dreamed Of charging her with being a non-stayer.
Yet Reelare, who has five for breakfast every morning
does not seem able TO go seven furlongsl
The Brighton Beach racetrack has suffered such
damage homthe that its abandonment is highly
probable,
correspondent writes Please inform me if there
Is an Official record Of the Futurity race beyond the
third horse.' There is not
The article on locomotive racing in The Tribune Of
Monday seems TO have attracted good deal of atten
Company, writes that he has Thoroughbred in This
line, whose abilities great that the boolmaers
would be a thing OF the past after the first race
L T. w." writ ng on the subject wants TO know
what ROAD IN the United states holds tho record for
last time Many claim II, but the one I, which IL Fight
auny belongs Is the Savannah Florida and Western,
e main line OF the Plant system In Georgia This Is
roa OF long tangents and easy grades running soutb
waru IRON savannah along the Georgia coast In one
place the track stretches Tor sixty miles IN An air r
some tine ago train travelled over this road 176 mex
IN ioI minutes, establishing a record that
years may not wipe out. Records for one mile ar too
numerous TO mention.
Following Is the programme of the Brooklyr Jockey
Club for the meeting that begins next wo,k
First day, TUESDAY September l7-ProsDect Stakes for
woyear-ods three'quarefS Of mile. Oriental Handicap
al eyes; mile ana quarter -Four open Total
added money, $4,000
Second day, Wednesday-six open races for nurso y,
1900 each.
Third day Thursdsy-cuver Stakes for tro.voa,.o,o.
md upward; three-quarters Of a mile. Fulton STAGES
thfee.year-olds; mile and quarter -Four open races
Total money, s90 900.
Fourth day Fsidsysx open purses of 81 600
each.
Fifth day. saturday-Algcria Stakes for two.year.olds
three-quarers Ct mile. ocean View Stakes three.vcay
oIds one and one-eighh miles -Four open races TOTAL
money, q, 900.
Sixth day. Mondsy-Speculaton Stakes for thrce-year.
elds and upward one mile. Citation Stakes thrce.year.
od hAcs and one.sixteenh miles. -Four open races
Total money, $1,000.
Seventh day. Tuesday-wiIow Stakes. for two.yearod
nbses; three-quafters a mile First Special three.
yeaf'ocs and upward and ono-quarter miles. -Four
spsa races Total money, 500
Hagnth DAY, WednesdayHeptune Stakes. for twoyear.
snei hree-qusrters Of mile. Woodlawn Handicap,
nfee-yearods and upward one mile ana three
socr open races. Total money, 81 ooo
Ninth dsy. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Stakes for three.year