The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-28
GOSSIP or THE RUNNERS.
THE LAST DAYS OF THE POOL.ROOM
WAR AT GRAvEsEND.


WAR At GRApEsEND.
! A strong Probability that tho Fight WIN
Not be Continued at jerome and Morris
Parks-The Next Meeting OF the Board
or Control WIN no Iively-Curt Gum
Was y 8AOO Colt Last spring-Current
Racing Gossip-The New York Jockey
Clubs Meeting TO Begin on Thursday
Tho Number OF Entries for Grsvesend.
Tho public will have to brave tho tcrrors Of
the Gravcsend war but three days longer and
then tho scene will shift to Morris Park. where
there Is strong probability That pence will BIO
declared SO far as the city pool rooms arc con-
cerned II would be next to an impossibility
to keep tho news away from the minions OF
De Lacey at Morris Park with It's biz, FREQ
field and vast enclosure. 1t Is goncrlly
understood that Philip J. Dryer will talk
pretty plainly on the pool room question Mt
the next meeting OF the Board OF Control. and
that somebody will DO accused OF had faith.
as there was tacit understanding all along
the limo last spring to wago war against the
commony enemy all summer. Tho dravesend
folks have lived up to their promise. The
others. for reasons best known to themselves.
hive not.
The racing at Gravesend during tho past week
was decidedly sensational. tho dofcnt OF Kings
ton in the Second Special on Saturday giving
tho public something to talk about yesterday.
Tho brown horse was in no condition to win
when ho ran in the First Special and finished
an ignominious Inst to Tommy and Roy del Roy.
but on saturday he was supposed to be almost
as good as ut any time this year. and his
owner nut his money mp In hugo Jumps.
Everybody knows how Hamilton threw the
nj nyn-vh,Iv &c tnlkipu nbout
Hamilton's woful downfall this young man
having fallen of in his iockcyship in the most
amazing fashion in the last seven weeks. Some
folks think Hamilton Is now going through
one Of those hard luck spells. such IA
Tarnl experienced last spring. and which
followed George Taylor so pcrsstently
and finally landed him on tho ground with
fractured collar bone. hut there are others who
say that he can do better work. Michael +.
Dryer has lost Il great deal Of money
through mistakes On Hamil.on's part
this yenr. and it was only Ivy good
luck that Potomac landed the Realization
Stakes. IL race which he should have Won
by length Or more Hamilton stopped riding
when he got IL front, and vas takias rntonn.
from h %U Had pat"mse not BEEN game as
vel, as SPEEDY, soIt hG YOU'D n hay" nssn
1t is rnmorSd that Garrison will he renstatcl
at tho next meeting of tho BOARD ofC:nntrol.
and that he will have the mount on Marcus
DAYS over rated thrce,,yrnr-old. Montana. in
rIs FAR ON IMIry wesk M"ntana h start
ell number ~ times this year nn. has won
once. On saturday he wasa Ind last in the See
despite Fred Taral's most determined riding.
He was tnurrsi extensively and went u the
row. He will have to improve greatly between
now and Oct 10 to have a chance for thu
cr If 1@ r %n Tn S s%
yesterda "? WitIi Bsrnnd" in the First SEs;
Curt Gum is Undoubtedly the second best
tweyGnrp nov in tannE in the East
public form entitled to be, mentioned in tho
same breath with tho homcly son Of OnondnGa
ana s??phr9nia; Curt Gnnn is an exemrliilt,a-
he ran three or, four times. h" was for sale at
$500 lls hind legs are l;ni not Iau,l"ss t,n"nsi
Washinstcn faTk; GhsakS: Ana III i; imrr"ys
sis he 9@ a" sass
%an ad S shS4Y t t" aHs "a his scn
a distance next year. Ho certainly nets Ike a
slayer. as he is a rare game ono. and as good a
Hshnsss KING Of "t sy ST" rr the
srSst sosr ,ha JOHNNY hull y hS is such
and thcn II he, didn't. His, Hiehness
would kick down the stable Folks say that
the get Of the III Used will not go II distance
and point to I,adgea and others as proof Of their
argument. Mr.. David Gideon il willing to
take chances on His Hishn"ss. Bndge is stilI
not work. either on track or rond.
racing business. The Bonrd Of Control is
doing good work In the line Of collecting for
fcts and bringing drIinuucnts t." time. but
some method should be- devised whereby
owners will receive tho value, OF. every
money mo Sam Bryant has IN never over received
the full amount eof tho Concy Island Futuri-
ity. won by Proctor Knott. The same is true
Of other owners who have won this and SINH
lar prizes on the turf. Their horses are penal
management at Saratoga propose to pay tho
full value Of the stake when it il Won. and AS
sumo the responsibility themselves. This is a
step in the right direction.
The meeting nf tn" New York Jockey Club
will begin on THURSDAY Oct !. ct Jerome
b0 decided. On Friday tho Echo Stakes will
be run at the same place. Saturdays pro-
grammc will have as stake features the Man
haitian Handicap and the Dunmow Stakes.
Everything points to u most successful meet
Ing. and nd, Secretary crckmoro will hnd his
Tho Brooklyn Jockey Clubs meeting will be
lntyre announcing tho following number OF
entries: First race. ten: second race. seven:
third race. sixteen: fourth race lScabreeze
Stakesl. ten: fifth race. thirtccn: sixth race.
six.