The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-07

be kept within reasonable bounds.
number Of fresh horses will make their
appearance during the Morris-Park meeting,
aud it will take a few days for form players to
get line on them.
Exactly $1,000 in added money purses,
sweepstakes, handicaps. Sc. will be raced for
during the thirteen-day spring meeting at
Morris Park.
A. 4 A. b. Morris stable led the running
lst at the spring meeting Of the Brooklyn
Jockey Club at Gravesend with SCI, 400. p. j.
DIVER & Son came next with S16.595. and
Colonel fulslfeTs Ienny Melted HIM $4,000
lv winning the Brooklyn handicap.
Il might be Just as well to keep an eye on
thc Youngsters belonging 90 the RancOcas
sal.c and nov al Morris Park. This season
Sir Pierre LOrrillard has q string OF fine
looking colts and from their work il may take
q S. FlOrian or Georgia 10 beat some of them.
pttsburg Phil was among the heavy specu-
lat.rs who lost money at the Gravesend meet
inE. His backing of Buddhist and Montague
alone cost him II Is said, c35. 900. Snapper"
Garrison. whose fortunate plungers made the
~b0ok-makers vince Oitener than once, won
over 20. 900. None of the bOOk-makers made
fortunes, although many managed TO quit the
tracks by the sea a little better off than they
were when they started IN on M8y 18th.
Mr.. ID. d.. Wethers has finally decided from
al accounts 10 abandon the great Monmouth
Park track this summer. and have the stake
and handicap feature of the Monmouth Park
Jockey Club run either at Jerome Park or
Westchester. The harrows, ploughs and
horses have been sent from Monmouth to this
city. and while they were ordered 10 jerome
Park. II is said. they will be sent 10 Morris
Park the middle Of this month.
No meeting since racing was renewed North
by the American Jockey Club IN the sixties
has caused such public dissatisfaction with
its management as the one just closed. For
the good of the turf 1t Is hoped that race
gOcTs Will never see another like u. We're
the Dryers allowed to run racing il general
as they managed their late meeting the sport
would not survive through another year.
Cupldity and ignorance Will, If let loose,
ehectually kill any amusement or recreation
which caters 10 the public, and It viii be a
long time before the Outrage5 on T~ace-gOers at
Grayesend Will be forgotten.
The rumor is that Colonel Pulslfer wants TO
back out of his contract TO send Jenny to
Buffalo TO run against Ten BToeck's mile
record.
1t appears that Tennv has rounded into such
shape that the suburban handicap
Is dazzling the COlOnei's eyes. All 1enny's
owners will say on the subject IS that "a man
can do as lie pleases with his own horse"
Morris Park has restored the pOol-rOoms 10
llltll OlO-tluit NIAiNAAFs anu tnCN AK OH|D
more going full-blast, regardless Of tie fact
that well-iDformed persons say that Hades
yawns expressly for turf commissioners"
The news from Morris Park Is stolen from the
official announcements and sICnalled 10 Oper-
atOrs outside of the track. but no effort will
be made 70 imprsOn the race-goers 10 fight
city rooms, as was the case at Gravesend.
Secretary of the COney Island Jockey Club
make public the dates in which the coming
meetings principal stakes will be decided.
The opening day will be Tuesday, June 18th,
with the double event. the suburban handi-
cap, the Spring Turf stakes; Wednesday,
June 18th, the Daisy stakes, the Swift stakes;
Thursday, June 18th, the Foam stakes, the
Bay Ridge handicap, the Volunteer handicap;
Friday, June 18th, the Pansv stakes;
Saturday, June 20th, the Surf stakes, the
Tidal Stakes, the Sheepshead Bay handicap;
tuesday, June 23d, the Zephyr stakes, the
Mermaid stakes, the Coney Island stakes;
Thursday, June 18th, the Spring stakes, the
Coney Island cup; Saturday. June 9th, the
June stakes. the Spindritt stakes, the knlck-
handicap: Monday. June 25th, the
Great Trial stakes. the Thistle stakes; We'd
lesday. July LIST, the double event, the Reall-
stakes. There will be six races each
lay. Should any race fail TO I'LL another Will
be substituted.
Those poor, miserable old turf hacks that
amused and debauched the followers of the
New Jersey winter racing meetings are DOOM
ID again TO plOd around the track al GIOuceS-
There will be no snow. Ice and cold
at this meeting which began to-day,
but the same element that patrOnizes the track
10 winter will be present and tbe game Will
90 cast n shadow on Legitimate sport.
& is a queer phase of Jersey law that a track
Gloucester can hold alleged races and
Monmouth Park must keep its gates closed.
This seems 10 be an of year with twO-year-
Odds compared with last year. Just one year
Ego Correction, Ambulance. Russell. Sallie
McClelland. La Tosca, Chatham, Terrier
and a half dozen more grand colts were run
ling races that would kill any twO-year-old
two exceptions that have been seen 50
lar this season. The exceptions are. OF course, !
81. florian and Georgia. Scbuylkill IS sad
10 be getting ready for a race. and his appear
may cause the two great Morris young
,ters 10 take a back seat.
Cricket Is making rapid Roadway IN this
il promises TO become "a rival 70 the
national game" Brooklyn IS essentially the
home Of cricket. having twenty active cluDs.
these the Manhattan Cricket Club leads
with q membership OF over one hundred, with
DE Kings County n close second. Following
ONE the Fort Hamilton, the Bedford, the
Brooklyn and the South Brooklyn clubs. The
has Harry Flyers. the best player
70 this country. He is a professional who
balls from NOTTINGHAM, England.