The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-22

is 1874. For 3-year-olds there are also four
principal races. First in order of monetary
value comes the Realization stakes, which
will be run for at the Coney Island Jockey
Club on July /. This race will be worth
about $40, 600 There are 1874 entries. Last
year there were but nine starters, presume
bly, because Tournament, who won that
race in 1890, was the horse to be afraid OF,
being, as he was, entitled 10 all the allow
ances through his not having won a race
previous 70 that event. The result proved
the wisdom of those who scratched their
horses, for he won the race by fifty yards.
The races for 3-year-olds ere not quite 50
uncertain as those for 2-year-olds Plenty
of the former have previously shown their
reliability, and he we're a brave man indeed
who would run an unknown horse against
one that had previous record unless he
knew pretty well that his horse was world
beater.
Next for 3-year-olds comes the Lorillard
stakes This race will be run at Monmouth
Park about the first week in July. The
number of entries is go, and the race will
be worth about S25. 900.
The Omnibus stakes is next in order Of
value This race viii be run also at Mon
mouth Park about the middle Of August.
The number of entries is 255, and the value
of the stakes will probably amount up TO
$25. 600.
The American Derby is the most impor~
tant race in monetary value for 3-year-olds
in the west. This event will be run at the
Washington park race track in Chicago on
the first day Of that meeting, which will
take place on June 90 The number Of
entries for the race is 139, an increase of
fifteen over last years numbsr. The value
Of the stakes will be about $4,000.
or the races for horses of all ages the
New York Jockey Club handicap will, of
course, be an important affair. 1t brought
out fine field last year. Some of the lest
animals competed. and it was won by
Tenny. TEere is no advanced betting on
this race.
There are a few races which are classical
ly important, though there is no special
monetary value attached to them as m
pared with those above mentioned. The
most important of these are Belmont, Jer-
ONE and Withers stakes. These are the old
American Jockey Club stakes. now run un-
der the auspices of the American JOCKEY
Club on the track of the American Jockey
Club at Westminster.
And there are other races, of somewhat
less Importance. which will help to make
the coming season truly magnificent one.
The prospects for the year from the entries
already made for Gravesend, Sheepshead
Bay aud Morris Park, etc., are bright.
Monmouth will be more complete and colos-
sal than ever, and Saratoga. with new blood
behind it, will enter into an active conpeti-
ton for patronage with the metropolitan
associations.
The races above mentioned will all take
place in the eastern circuit, with one or two
solitary exceptions, such as the Kentucky
Derby, and the races at Washington park,
Chicago. 1t is in the east where most of
the great races are held, but the east does
not by any means monopolize the interest.
Aof "a. 90 kt.v, g.,
as New Orleans and north into Canada,
people watch with the greatest interest the
result of the races here in the east. IL the
truth were known, INDEED, it would be seen
that great part of bets laid on these races
comes from other parts of the country.
"Phil" Dryer, president Of the Brooklyn
Jockey Club, SAYS: 1.-THE coming season is
going to be brilliant one. Training has
been more systematic and thorough, and
better horses are coming to the front. Rec
ords are going down, and there is now more
uncertainty than ever as to the prot able
witness of big races. What do / think of
the licensing of jockeys? Well, think it
is good thing. The jockeys themselves
take kindly toit Many of them have told
me how they liked the idea"
e. K. Crickmnre, sc cretary of the Mon
mouth Park Racing Association, said
Monmouth Park is going to have a better
what is true of Monmouth Park is true of the
whole country. This is going to be season
of great interest. Racers of all ages are
| proving themselves more capable. Ia New
Jersey the local option bill, now in the
legislature, will provide for the licensing of
race tracks. so that racing will become law.
full, and no longer be liable to
prohibition under the 'disorderly house
law. Then the licensing Of jockeys is an
other step toward better form of racing.
The jockeys to a man approve of it. Many
of them say it ought to have been in vogue
years ago. There is no charge made for
licenses Perhaps it might have been better
to make slight fee, say S.. A man appre-
ciates that for which he pays more than
that which he receives gratutously."
verybody-turfmen, pool sellers, jockeys,
stable owners and all-interested in racing,
are looking forward to the coming season
with anticlpations Of an unusually exciting
time.
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