The evening world., 1895-08-31
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

A race between Henry Of Navarro. clifford and
Domino is being camored for. The COMFY
Island Jockey Club is bcseeched to orer a So. 900
purse for these three horses. Such a race would
not be particle interesting unless the distance
were fxed at a mile Henry OF Navarro is So
easily the peer Of clifford and Domino tnat at
mile and furlong or mile and quarter he
would win easily At mile Domino and Ciif-
ford might have a chance, but even then 1t is
doubtful II they could defeat the superb son Of
Knight OF Ellerslle There is not the rivalry
between these horses this year that there was
last season and the association would not he
justified in offering a big purse. for the public
Is pretty well satisfied as to the respective
merits Of the trio
Next season will probably see q radical change
In the stake programmes OF the racing associa-
tons From hint or two dropped by Mr.. Bel
mont at Saratoga more attention is to be paid 20
the three. four and hye year olas and the dis
tance Of races is to be Increased. There are sew
eral reasons for this change. One Is the fact
that the ring has finally been disass1ciated from
the clubs There Is no longer any occasion for
the associations to favor the ring with shor:
Iashes and two-year-od affairs. In former
years when the ring gushed forth revenue of
S. 900 and So oOO a day throughout the season they
demanded something for their money. They
wanted dash races. which were hard for the
Is thing Of the past however.
Too much money has been given away to two
year-olds. In fact. racing season is simply re-
peated trials OF two-year-Olds with few other
r,ces thrown in to add interest. The result is
an enormous crop OF worthless horses at the end
of a racing season. OF the three best horses in
America to-day one is sound another has bad
logs and the third has throat affection. This
seems n pretty summing up for country where
racing Is well supported ns II Is in the United
states Two.year-olds are driven and raced from
carly Spring until late Fall and are simply worn
out at the end OF their season.
James villipIque and Frank Clarke will give q
clamhake at the track On SUNDAY Sept s
Needless to say, II will be gastronomical feast
getting up tempting spread.
How many crack two-year-olds have succeeded
In their three and four years old careers7 Next
thrcr-year-oli division simply because there are
many good ones. and the racing has been linn
tied. Two-ycar-old stakes ought to be cut down
and the money divided into the other classes
which furnish by far the most interesting sport
to the public.
Riley Grammar nearly $40 900 at Sheeps-
head Hay Thursday. People like To see Riley
win, because he is a good. game bettor and never
squeals over his losses. lie needs his earnings
for the early part OF the season him badly
bent.
Col. chinn h,. been engaged to start at the Fall
meeting at Lexington.
The Coney Island Jockey Club at a small out.
Law, could provide decent agate-ware Guns for
drinking purposes at the coolers in the back
of tn" stand. The rusty tin cups now In use
are not III for dog to drink from This Is
probably an oversight on the part II the As
soriaiion, which Is ever on the alert t. provide
comforts for Its patrons.