The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-24
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
PLENTY OF spoRr IN THE EAST, WITH
-FOUR IRA CKS GONG.

1OrDuo UndOuutSoty Sht'rtuu
Year The Programme for Monneuth
Park This Week P-o-.ise, Good sport
Eatries for Monr,outh, Saratoga, Brigh.
10, Beach. and Gloucester To-day.
with the Monmouth. Brighton. Saratoga,
and Gloucester courses all In full swing th orc
will be no dearth Of racing in the East for
some time to come. The financial stringency
IL making itself felt In racing as in every other
enterprise and tho profits OF all the larger
turf organizations which offer giant stakes
will be nothing like what they enjoyed in
former years. 1t would not be surprising to
see the added money to most OF the large
stakes cut in half next year.
The feature OF the week Just past was the
victory OF Morello at Chicago on Saturday.
when the great three-year- old carried III
pounds and ran mile and q quarter In 2:05,
defeating 70 Tambien. Ray s.. Diablo, Maid
Marian. and other good performers. The
Washington Park track is so fast that not much
attention is paid to the time made over 1t. but
the fact that Moreo was concedng oil OF his
opponents vast amounts OF weight. and that
such good mare as 70 Tambien was among
those defeated. compels us to recognize Mr..
Singerly's colt as the champion Of the year.
At Monmouth Park the sport last week was
ut times brilliant, the Off days alone furnish
ing racing that was not up to the high standard
that has always been associated with this
course The advent OF such stables as those
OF McCafTerty & Wishard ana Byron McClel-
land will tend to make the fields larger. and
when Walcott & CampbelPs division. augment
cd By an odd stracRler from Saratoga. arrives
upon tho scene. there will be some royal racing
over the Wide stretches Of Monmouth. Nc
Cafferty d Wishard made themselves felt early
last yenr and they have lost no time in begin
- Al
Sam. two OF their horses. being entered
for to-day. The appearance OF Helen Nichols
will be a signal for a plunge as our Eastern
fllies. taken as WHOLE are a poor lot, and the
daughter Of Iroquois and Orphan Girl should
have no difficulty in disposing of them.
The programme for Monmouth this week is
o good one. to-day's races being OF the purse
and handicap order. Tomorrow the Sapling
Stakes for two-year-olds at five and half fur
longs will fetch out some smart youngsters,
oil the cracks. with the exception OF Domino.
being engaged. The Stevens Stakes for three
Sear-olds at one mile and a half has Daily
America, the great Sir Walter KinGlet. Lidger-
wood. Don Alonzo. Sir Francis. Rainbow. and
others. in it's list Sir Walter may start and ifhe
Is as good as when he won the Loriard.
nothing can stop him. although the distance
will suit Daily America. There are no stakes
for Wednesday. but Thursdays card contains
tno ODtlOnal Tor tW0-yeat-O idB at nv6 furlonGS,
and the Raritan for three year-olds at one
mile and q quarter. The Raritan should be a
grand contest, as Sport, AJAX. Prince George.
Glenmoyne. Comanche. BRsetlaw, and other
smart three year ods are engaged. II Sport
and Ajax alone start the attendance should
be large as each OF these colts has "a host Of
admirers who believe their favorite to be we'll
nigh invincibe. Indeed there was some talk
last week Of arranging q sweepstakes between
Sir Walter. sport and Ajax. Basetlaw is the
brown colt by ST. Simon. out OF Marquesa.
that the English trainer John Porter sent out
to this country to be trained. He is in Matt
Aliens stable. and has had every opportunity
to become acclimated before being put to hard
work 1t would be encouraging should Basel
law win some races here. He is o beautifully
bred colt and 10 a handsome. racy looking
fellow. The Amboy Handicap for two-yea
olds. at three-Quarters of o mile, and the
Standard Stakes Monmouth Park division)
for three-year- olds and upward. ono mile and
o half. will be decided on Saturday. All the
clinkers are engaged.
Secretary Whitehead has arranged quite an
attractive card for Saratoga. Beginning to-day
the Flash and Travers Stakes will be run. The
Troy Stak eB and the Okolona steepechase are
to be run on Wednesday. the latter having
o rare field of tim Der toppers engaged, Satur-
days features will be the Springook Stakes for
two ysA Odds and the Ballston Stakes hurdle
handicap at two miles.
This Is the programme for Monmouth to-
day:
First Race-Heavy handicap sweepstakes for all
ages OF SIS each with 81 900 added Of which $500
90 second and $40 to third; six furlonga