The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-20
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

Brighton is certainly the greatest track
In the country. 1t IL undoubtedly the
most democratic. and when It comes
down to sensations. Brighton can furn-
ish more In day than all the other
courses In the country do In week.
There Is no other place, either. where
one can lose money and Weight so easily
Favorites have the hardest kind OF
hustling to win. and &c plungers
would die Of heart disease If the
Brighton meeting lasted longer than
thirty days Brighton should be the
Mecca Of lazy puglists and athletes.
A Turkish bath cannot be men,
toned in the. same breath with
BriEhton's grand stand. The shocks
that one experiences during the races
may perhaps be a trifie less Lnvigorating
But one keeps on losing weight lust the
same. and II on the last day of the
meeting the peaceful inhabitants OF
G or. should happen to see a train,
know that the remnants are the sur
vivors Of Brighton's meeting.
Messrl. GilGln & Taylor, are person
friends; 30 on. would feel better
With their colt Sport, than the writer.
A. the same time II Is a positive in
beach MANAGEMENT to permit this can
tsnkerous brute. to start. His entry
should be refused until such time as hi.
peo sseye 4un ser wi" ss kind snd
Sport started against Sir Walter and
Herald yesterday. He broke nicely in
the f1rst attempt, but Doggett spoiled
tor. Then Mr.. Camrbelrs assistant
started in to whip Sport into line.
This settled whatever chance Sport
BERGEN h.' ssSFhs ~sns "ei
with his mount. tore OF the colts blink
ers Ct; the head Of the stretch. struggled
for fifteen minutes to get the horse to
succeeded he returned to the paddock.
whore he turned Sport loose. after crack
ing him with the whip, These were two
hTsp p{sr ,Sa,,d which hi Messrs Gi,pn &
gen bad no right to act as he did, no
matter how the horse performed. AS
for the starters assistant. Towser. his
sole sob, n %is "1o in lie appears to be
horses legs. Neither Nj. Giipin n nor
Mr.. Taylor would complain. however,
maans to ans tr ns hns w'h
may be out Of place to offer advice to
gentlemen Of experience in training
sers; 80 and at i does seem that trip to
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
The Coney. Island Jockey. Club an
Maiden, Sapphire. Dash, Bellies an,
Flatbush stakes. and the Great Easter,
Handicap; to be run at the Fall meet
UNI sGse ser. A9s tune
for three-year-olds and upward. A sub
s9riptien Of $50 made BY Aug entities
the subscriber to start free In the Fal
value 5000; the Ocean Handicap, on,
mile, value 5000; the Omnium Handi
cap, nine furlonGs, value 5000, and thu
t Value NO on sses @s se
believed that the Association has dom
With this class OF races: Ths Fosm an n,
Tidal. for three-year-olds, to be run II
1895. close on Aug. 1.
Harry Griffin must have passed al
the st.wa ar5' would take in regard {
his riding of Mr. Sass. The stewards
are Of the opinion that Grimm did no
try very hard on Mr.: Sass, and nd iI tr,,i
is known. Mr.. Sass Us known as E.
hard horse to ride. and perhaps Griffin
wss unable to do him justice. At tn
same time his riding certainly looke'
queer, and the horse did not perform
within pounds of his real form.
. In a two-horSe race. where an out
slider runs the favorite a close race
there will always be found enough back
ers Of tho long shot 10 raise dis.
turbance at the judgss' stand: snyl
race yesterday. Though the finish wa
close, Sir Walter undoubtedly won
Racegoers forget that avery one els
on the track. save the Judges, views tn
competent and honest. his decision
should be accepted without murInur.
The attention of the proper authorities
should be called to the fact that tn
trains on the Brighton Beach Railroad
are dangerously overcrow ded. The car
are old and are whirled along at higl
rate OF speed.
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Articles of Incorporation have beeI
filed at Albany for q new track a
NewtoWn, l.. I. J. b. Collins, the well
known owner OF Sirocco, Addie ant
| othar horseS Is interested In the new