The evening world., 1894-07-20
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

iliSnlpl !" certainty tnc greatest track
in the country /, is undoubtedly the
most democratic and when II comes
down To sensations, Brighton can rurn-
ish more in a day than all the other
courses in the country do in "A week
There Is no other place, either. nicie
one can lose money and weight so easily.
fivoritcs have the hardest kind of
hustling to win. and lac piungers
would die of heart disease II the
Brighton meeting lasted longer than
thirty days. brighton should be the
Mecca of lazy pugilists and athletes.
\ Turkish bath cannot be men
| toned III the same breath with
BriShton's grand stand. The, shocks
may perhaps be trine less invieorating
and healthtul than the cold plunge.
But ON" keeps ON losing weight Just the
same, and il ON the last day of the
meeting the peaceful inhabitants OF
Gravesend should happen to sec "A train
load of loving skeletons going cityward
, .mH,, nee re, not not he alarmed, They VIII
Nirors of Brighton's meeting.
Mcssrs. Gipin & Taylor are person
! ally good fellows, and have many
friends, go one, would feel better
pleased to see them win good money
r.
At the same time it is a positive in
Justice to the public for the Brighton
leach MANAGEMENT to permit this can
thnksTI hs nrnte to start His entry
! owners believe that he will go kind and
give people a run for their money;
sport sIn,,, started against Sir Walter and
the first attempt but Dossett spoiled
ter. Then MIR campbelii's as.istan,
This settled whatever chance sport
might have had, Sport would no,
bulge. Bergen. thoroughly disguised
with his mount. tore off the colts blink.
for fifteen minutes to get the horse to
canter around the course. and when he
succeeded he returned to the paddock
where he turned Sport loose. after crack
happenings which Messrs Gilpin &
Taylor should have complained of. Der.
gen had no right to act as he did. nc
for the starters assistant Towser. his
sole mission in life appears to be
that Of cracking his long whip about
Mr.. Taylor would complain. however
preferrng to pass the thing over with.
out making any. trouble. Perhaps /,
may be out Of place TO offer advice. to
gentlemen of experience in training
horses, and II does seem that "a trip tC
Saratoga, and a let up OF q month or sc
would immensely benefit Sport and put
him into shape for the Fall campaign
The colt is certainly thoroughly sour
and no good can come of racing him al
Brighton
The Coney Island Jockey Club an
nounces that entries for the Autumn
Maiden, Sapphire, Dash, Bellies an
Elatbnsh stakes and the Great Faster sss
ing, will close on Aug. ]. The Association
announces a series OF Autumn handicap
for three-year.olds and upward: A sub
the subscriber to start free in the Fal
Handicap over the Futurity course
value 5000: the Ocean Handicap. on
cap. nine furlongs. value $1,000. and tn,
Twin city Handicap. one mile and {
quarter, value $500. No steeplechase @
heIIeved THAI that the The ASSOCIATION has don,
with this class OF races The Foam an'
Surf Stakes, for two-year-olds. and tn
Tidal for three-year-o lds, to be run IL
lS95, close ON Aug.
anxious night, wondering what actor
the stewards would take in regard t
his riding Of Mr.. Sass. The stewards
try very hard on Mr.. Sass, and inten,
investigating. matters until the trutl
is known. Mr.. Sass Is known as
hard horse to ride, and perhaps Grifiii
was unable to do him justice. At tn
same time his riding certainly LOOKED
queer, and the horse did not perform
within pounds of his real form.
In two-horse race, where an out
. slider runs the favorite II close race
there will always be found enough back
; ers of the long shot to raise "A dis
turbance at the judges stand. Sucl
was the case In the Sir Walter-Heral'
race yesterday. Though the finish wa
close, Sir Walter, undoubtedly won
Racegoers forget that every one els
on the track. save the Judges, views tn
finish at an angle. Where a Judge Il
; competent and honest, his decision
should be accepted without murInur.
.
The attention of the proper authorize
should be called to the fact that tn
trains on the brighton Beach Railroa'
are dangerously overcrowded. The car
are old and are whirled along at IA hig
rate of speed.
Articles of incorporation have beei
filed at Albany for n new track a
Newtown. l.. /. j. II. Collins, the well
known owner of Sirocco, Addie ant
other horses, is interested in the new
course.