New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-10
TALK ABOUT TURF AFFAIRS
FEATURES OF THE BRIGHTON BEACH
MEETING
CANDIDATES FOR THE FuruRrrY on SATURDAY


Brighton Beach racing appears TO have taken a
firm hold under the improved condition OF things
at the track by the Notwithstanding the IN
tense heat OF last week and the high percentage
OF humidity In the atmosphere. large crowds nave
witnessed the racing every day since the meeting
opened Every effort is being made by Wiiiiam
Engeman TO make the Brighton track attractive 10
all who can afford patronlze the luxurious sport
OF racing.
Favorites have Jared badly throughout the meet
Ing. but in many instances they were beaten by
superior horses. Changes have been MADE IN the
stewards box owing to the representatives OF the
Jockey Club reinststing Hamilton to all the priv
ieges OF a first class Jockey Starter Flynn maze
some serious blunders. Challenger and Mohawk
Prince left the post in stake races and this
caused any amount of comment on the part Of the
persons who suffered pecuniary losses and the
friends Of the owners of the horses.
In regard TO starting machines: owners trainers
and Jockeys and a large majority OF the race-goers
are thoroughly dissatisfied with them. they have
been tried and found wanting. Everybody asso-
ciate with the turf later finds something
to kick about. Layers of odds are no exception
10 the rule. Certain members of the fraternity OF
layers of odds kick harder than any turf writer
that criticised racing. Moreover. many Of
them have an intense desire to kick at some OF their
associates when the latter not looking. One
of the heaviest bettors gave the layers an oppor-
tunity Tor general kick last week. The plunger
in question is heavily indebted TO the members OF
the Metropolitan Turf Club for wagers made on
horses that did not win. When thu plunger said
The whole thing is a joke" some of the layers
began the ghost dance but were unable to mak-
the ghost walk And at last they realized that IL
was joke with $4,000 attachment 10 II that many
of them imagine will remain forever invisible
A pow-wow OF the ghost dancers was held yester-
day afternoon take action in regard TO the debts
OF the jocular punger.
Tod" Sloane has received a vacation for f1ve
days for being too anxious at the post Sloane Is
a lightweight jockey who attracts much attention
on the racetracks by his fondness for large sized
cigars and disdains anything smaller than per
fecto Few Jockeys on the turf possess the
skill and intelligence OF Sloane: consequently his
services constantly in demand by owners who
are anxious to win races Now that Sloane is at
the top OF the ladder and is a public favorite some
of the other Jockeys who draw large salaries for
riding that puzzle owners. trainers. profess
sonal bettors and the general public manifest their
dislike Of him every possible opportunity. More
over Sloane Is able talk intelligerty on subjects
other than racing. His clothes fit him and he pre-
sents a neat appearance so that of the
dressed-up cothespins known as jockeys are eH-
tremely jealous Of the popular lightweight
TARALS INTEREST IN SLOANE,
Frederick Taral who is the first jockey of Amer
lea is an admirer of Sloane and takes great delight
in observing every movement OF Sloane during the
Progress Of a race and comments favoraby upon
his astuteness and skill.
Walter S. Vosburgh. who has added the cares OF
stewardship TO the mutifarious duties of official
handcappcr intends to keep the owners, jockeys
and trainers under his eagle eye during the rest
of the Brighton Beach meeting. Much has been
said and written about the moderate class OF the
horses that contend in the races at Brighton. To
he sure the horses not "tiDtoppers," but there
are good fields in every race. except some of the
nd ma de psDecallV
horses Trainers who train for prominent stables
are so proud of their regulations that many OF
them will start their horses unless forced TO do
go by their employers unless they believe that their
entries absolutely certain OF winning. 1t Is
the bubble reputation of certain trainers that makes
racing ridculously grotesque whenever conditions
are made exclusively for high class horses. Race
goers are familiar with the difficulties experienced
in bringing high class horses together at anything
like equal weights It Is well known to many per-
sons that some trainers take turns in winning races
by Withdrawing their entries from the races and
leaving brother trainer with race at his mercy.
as only the commonest kind Of horses are left In
the race to contest for the purse with horse that
has pretensons to the championship.
Handcaps are frequently ruined by the trainers
~ high class horses who withdraw the stars and
leave valuable purses TO be contended for by the
commonest kind Of selling platers
Another draw back in the pathway Of attractive rae
Ing the pauciy Of long distance with condi-
lions compelling the contestants to carry high
weights There are altogether two many scrambles
at short distances. vast improvement could be
made in selling races If the absurdy nonsensical con-
dons that govern that class Of races were changed
II makes no material difference TO certain owners how
valuable horse may he. these owners do not hesitate
70 enter them at the valuation OF 800 necessary.
Now II stake horses cheap that they are en-
tered in selling at prices that permit them 10
carry feather weights why not make II condition OF
large majority of selling races that all horses en-
tered in them be sold for certain amount. say $500
and make them carry weight for age? II the forego-
ing plan is adopted it is safe to say that there will
be some lively bidding and real selingrace excite
ment before many days go by
SATURDAYS GREAT RACE.
Saturday next is the opening day OF the Coney
Island Jockey Club fall meeting at the Sheepshead
BAY racetrack Many important stakes to be de-
cied and the management has arranged TO have
them run on the following dates In the order named:
saria august sFs MAn MsgSn and and Fq p6Dbn
Wednesiay August i9-Fying Handicap.
Tgssay 1s: iDd and Twin han es Hand
Aus , :gFs ,, spa s5a T ResS.:
THURSDAY August 27-Flatbush and omnllm Handicap.
w 71sI September 2Goiden Rod.
saurday sepembsr 5irest Eastern and Special
Sweepstakes for three -year-olds
The Futurty. OF course. attracts the most atten-
ton because 1t is the most important two-year old
race of the year, besides being the valuable OF
all American stakes. Owing TO the wholesale reduc-
ton in the value of stakes in years is almost
an impossiblity for any two year-od TO pick up the
extreme penalty Of twelve pounds exacted by the
Futurty conditions: hence the top weigh, for Satur-
days race will be carried by Don De ORC. should he
start Some of the FLIES engaged will carry only lO5
pounds Here is a list Of the horses that eligible
to start in the Futurty and the weights they will
carry In the race
l2l Arabian los
Buddhs lls Destiny los
Ornament ITO Nnd< lbs
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