New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-16
RACING AT GRAVESEND.
PROSPECTS OF THE BROOKLYN JOCKEY
CLUBS MEETING.
WEIGHT. FORAGE RACES - TENNY, KlN'sroN
FRENCH PARK AND GoRGo-MR. hA''iN
MAKES NO ENTRIES - NEWPORT
sTEEPLECHASES.

The grooklyn Jockey Clubs track al GraVesehn
owes its popularity among owners ana trainers u 'o
prevalence of welgh,-foraec races in It's programme
md TO Secretary McIutyrc's system OF handeappnS'
Ue,rht Is moro anpalilng 10 a trainer than dynamite
10 Scotland Yard detective; penai1e> are Ms peoud'
aversion and horror Numerous were the hc]r
shahngs when Matthew Byrnes declared his INTENTION
OF starting Salvador In the race for the september
Stakes with the crshcr Of 100 pounds on his DacA,
u wouldn't start my ho'sc with any such weight sao
an owner whose name is the programmc nearly
svery day "whats the of breaking the colt down
HIS remark found echo with nine ou OF every te"
trainers that heard II. So too was 1t with tlrchz h
The omnium IT'S shame to bang good mare
about like that with 100 pounds on her. was an OFT
eepeatel opinion in the paddock, where the trainer
holds forth in all his glory But neither salvador nor
Firenzi the worse for running with 120 pounds
and the impressive style in which both won must nave
opened the eyes of all doubters FrenzPs success IN
the Omnum considered by many shrewd judges the
most brilliant accomplishment Of the year. Her easy
Victory, after frolckng at the post for nearly three
rriarters of hour little short OF remarkable
tSome folk do maintain however that she never would
have won If Mclaughlin had not dismounted to tighten
dis cincb But the object lessons have little effect
on practical horsemen. They must get weight off,
If they cannot do it way they must do 1t another
Their horses must pick up penalties. To them
Spreced means nothing In their eyes the man who
started Mintng with 140 pounds was a lunatic.
70.
hicIntyre's clevery arranged programme They see
uhe Prospect Stakes, for twoyearOlds on tomorrows
card with its So 900 added money and no penalties
or allowances in the conditions They like this yet
r@hat chance have they Mr.. Winters should conclude
10 start II Rio Rey with only 118 pounds on his
back? On Thursday they may gloat over the Culver
Stakes for all ages s. 900 aAded, weight for age, but
docs any one of them hope to beat
Geraldine. with 119 pounds up? or Hanover with
hoe? or Reclare with 50 The Fulton Stakes,
for threey ear-olds 50 900 added will be run on the
same day, colts carrying 100 pounds, flies 49, How
are they going beat Tenny al level weights me
only penalty in the Algeria stakes for twoyarodS'
on Saturday IS imposed on the winner OF the Prospect
stakes tomorrow. Thoro is probably only one colt In
America capable OF winning both stakes and that IS,
4. e needless TO remark III Rio Rcy for In the Algeria
he would have carry 123 pounds, concedihg seven
TO each of his competitors. The Oceanvew SaRes or
threeyoar-olds also saturdays card, imposes ho
aenslty except one of pounds on the winner Oh
the Fulton Stakes. Tenny with 100 pounds ana Long
street Reporter Spokane Joe Courtney AMI PROCTOR
Knott with l22 each, would make an open race
Rv the way. the long looked-for meeting between
Salvador and Tenny level weights cannot occur DIT
the Gravesend track nor VIII the puDno nave al
hnnornity 10 see the peerless Fcnzi on that COURSE
& will he 1ecollcctcd that the performance OF
Nfr Uareins colt Kern in the race for the Lora'u
stakes at Monmouth Park. on July d. 'auScu
ipbip Dwyer 20 strong language TO the owner Oh
tpancho del Paso. 1t is said that the TWO gehcr'h
Rave not spoken since, so under the clrc"nS'"n',s
ts not surprising that Mr. Haggin should nave hockey
Fam terminating his horses for the STAKES OF IochoS
Enb of which Mr.. Dwyer is the president
Tho two great weight-for-age races that VIII pro
80 tbe keenest interest among all classes OF iinth
are the First Special and the second Special Inc hrSo
T. AZ a mile and a quarter, the other a mile anu d
surIong The number Of entries In each Is small ou
Snrindes the best horses in training eNcepumS t on
CafN-a
snakes no secret his intention TO go 1or s ,Hn
kn the First special and IL Is not imODaoIo MA 1er
Eaco NAV he reduced 10 a match between pMSSSIn5
heet champion and Tenny. the former catI}nS Lid
l1oInds and the latter H.: Such mdtDm , s horHe
49,, al. enormous crowd of SncrS. as each DoI>o
Ms an army of vehement partisans lhs Is 'oi"
Dlete list of the entries VIZ.