New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-05
and upward; IS EACH and $50 additional for starters.


ysarolds and s2o each and $50 additional for
olds and upward SIS each and $50 additional for start
od The canarsle Stakes selling for IRE
ers. one mile and sixteenth
FOR THREE-yEAR-oLDs.
The Fulton Handicap Of 81 ooo for ODDS $50
each and 500 additional for starters One mile and
SOS each. and $50 additional for starters One mile
ods SIS eacS and sso additional mile
and sixteenth.
The Greenfield Stakes OF $500 selling for three-year-
longs
The seabreeze Stakes Of 1900 selling. for threeyear
olds; SIS each $50 additional for starters One mile
and a sixteenth.
The Parkvile Stakes $1,000 for ,hree-year.oIds
NOT coaSs not So eacS se and
starters mile.
FOR Two-YEAR-oLDs.
The Prospect Handicap 5000 for two-ysar,.ods
$50 each and 500 additional for starters SIX iur,on 20
each and 500 additional for starters. Six furiongs
The Holly Handicap Of 5000 for two-ysar,,oos 20
each and $50 additional for starters Five uriohes'
The Willow Handicap Of $500 for nlles two years
old. s25 EACH and $50 additional FOR starters rive i''
The Youthful Stakes of $500: selling for two-years
Odds; s25 each, and $50 additional FOR starters Five anu
The seashore Stakes Of $500 two-year-ods which
have no, Won stake race ni sor starters Five
and a hall furongs.
The F1atands Stakes Of $780, selling; for two.year
ods s25 EACH and additional for starters rive u'
longs
The Neptune Stakes of s5oo selling; for twO,ysaT ear
H ionss. 20 ea'''' and -" ''o''''"'' ~
FOR Two-YEARoLDs AND UPWARD
The cu V. HANDICAP q e 5Ss o
furiongs
The Bow Stakes s s eSs aSd $50 add
for sta
The Atlantic Stakes of $500 heavyweight handicap
for wo-y ear-olds and upward SO each ana s'o au'
for Five furlongs.
The foregoing list of stakes. together with the
stakes be for at the Westchester H Sa
and trainers busy until the close Of the racing ing
season Although the foregoing lst OF suahes te o,
Club meetings are attractive and vast improve
ment in many respects on me s'akes % acss in
years there should be more long-dstahce races III
the lists Now that racing for gambling purposes
only have been suppressed. races at TWO ana tiree
old-tme cup races should be restored 10 the pro
grammes 1t is not necessary to go 70 ha
the public would be content If the racing onicals
Ward The attendance at the races for great
handicaps Gravesend and Sheepshead BAY mas
Tea ia racss between fields of The
public knows ali about the aged horses' anu az d
rule is familiar with their performances But Few
persons are familiar with the two-year-olds' conse-
quently the racing officials could easily take some
and form stakes for three-year-olds a distance
that would try both the speed and power OF the
horses engaged.
OF course. undue haste in increasing the distance
of races might possibly work injury 10 many horses
that In the hands OF unskilled trainers.
Next year, however. the distance or many OF, the
races can be increased and the racing made
great deal more attractive
ANOTHER CALLING MIGHT BE NECESSARY.
Some OF the men who now looked upon as
trainers would have TO seek another occupation II
the races for sprinters disappear from the pro-
grammes The imaginations Of many trainers do
not extend beyond the five-furlong post. Take away
the timing watch from a majority of the trainers
and they would be unable to tell the difference be-
tween a two-minute and one-forty gait when
horses were running in their presence. by all
the distance of every race Tor three
year-olls aud upward the programme: step
in the right direction will be taken by the Coney
Island Jockey club If the officials adhere TO the
selling races be at Sheepshead Bay: In a
where horse engaged IL entered 10 De
sold $500 1t is likely that high-cass horses
will be entered. Moreover, such conditions in SELL
ing races will materially assist in retiring erratic
crippes like Captain T. Tom Skidmore. Prig and
many other uncertain brutes from the turf IL is
not generally known that there Is royal inclosure
at the Brighton Beach racetrack When Richard
Croker. the ex-king of Tammany Hail. visited
Brighton, accompanied by his turf minister Michael
F. Dwyer, royal Enclosure was fenced of be-
elusive use OF King Croker and his retnue A
canopy was erected TO keep of the burning rays or
the Brighton sun. W. Conviction DAILY was the in
cense-bearer and scothsayer of the nclosure Since
the departure OF the ex-king for England. the in
closure has been closed and the gate nailed Sc
curey. 'Soothsayer" Daily is not permitted 10
main in the paddock and listen TO the rustling Of
the wind through rank grasses which recall 10 him
the wailing signs OF the betiors who placed their
money on Captain T. at to on.