The evening times., 1896-08-03
N. +. DNYER HAS BAD Luck
Brooklyn's Noted Turfman's
Horses Not Doing Well.
EDER's DEFEAT BY PREMIER
System of Racing Now in Vogue Con-
sidered a Menace to the Future of
! Thoroughbred Race Horses-This
Weeks Program of Stake Events
ut Brighton Beach.

ophus in the Winged Foot Handicap a,
Brighton Beach on Saturday was the latest
>of many misfortunes which have oyertaker
the horses in NJ. F. Dwyer's racing stable
Since the opening OF the meeting. The all
white is followed with confidence by the
players, and some heavy Individual losses
are reported over the series OF defeated
SDwyer fayorites during the past ten dayz
brilliant victories in the West earlier ia
the season gave great prestige to the Ken
stucky-bred youngsters recently purchased
by the Brooklyn turfman, and nearly every
thing that went to the post in u wyer colors
was promptly installed rcti-hot favorite.
The unlooked-for overthrow OF suisun
in the First Attempt Stakes set the blocks
tumblng on the first day OF the summer
meeting, and they have not stopped, APP
lspnrcntly. No sooner had Lady 1nez de-
| veloped winning form and been sent to the
| post heavily backed favorite than the
speedy daughter of speDdthrift burst a
blood vessel, which prevented her from
finishing the race, and probably from rae
ling again in the East this year.
Then came the race In which the much
talkei-or Western colt, Ben Eder, running
for the first time on an Eastern track, and
in commonplace conIpsny, went TO the post
an odds-uD favorite and came home taking
the dust from James McLaughlin's selling
piater Premier.
The Fonso colt was Il great disappoint-
ment TO race-goers as well as the owner.
He is anything but impressive in uppear-
ance and action, lacking quality all over
aud running quite unlike u high h-class race
horse, judged by his finish in the Nautilus
Stakes last week.
BEN BRUSH AND CLEoPHUS.
Ben Brush and Cleophus were about the
only remaining winners In Mr.. Dwyer's s
unlucky string after the Downfall OF Ben
Eder, Lady Inez and Challenger. The
owner OF Ben Brush says the great little
son OF Bramble is not ut his best Just now,
and he has not started the colt since he
won the La tonia Derby, more than q month
ago.
The hurried prepa ration necessary to
fit him for the Kentucky Derby carly in
The season is believed to have given 4 set
back to Ben Brush. Mr.. Dwyer has hopes,
however, that IA midsummer rest will bring
him back TO his old form for the autumn
meetings at sheepshcad Bay and Norris
Park.
Cleophus, who made her first appear
ance In the East on Saturday in the
Winged Foot Handicap, is big, buxom
iiily, almost as well furnished and filled
out as threeyear-old. Although bit
high in flesh, she made good impression
on the horsemen who looked over her In
the paddock before the race
But when 1t came to the contest the
keene colt Voter, a wiry-lookipg little
chap, with quick action and determined
way OF going, outran her at every spot
and place, finishing up his five furIongs
Ike race horsein the fast time of1:OI 3-4.
Somebody Won considerable money over
the victory OF Voter. Opening at 8 to 1,
he was backed down TO q short price
Just before the start. The colt Is Well
engaged, and he ran on Saturday ike
a youngster that might have fighting
chance in some of the big stakes later
In the season.
THIS WEEKS STAKE PROGRAM.
The stake program for this week at
brighton Beach comprises five events,
worth $1,000, to be run on Tuesday.
Thursday, and Saturday. The Distafr
Stakes, for three year old nnies, and the
Wave Crest Stakes, for three year-olds
and upward. are on Tuesdays card.
Cleophus will have a chance to retrieve
her reputation in the former event IL she
can measure strides successfully with
Lady Mitchell, Nina Louise, Lady Louise.
Filorian, Miss Phm, Pearl " aud the rest.
John j. McCafferty's great filIy Winged
Foot is among the entries foT, the Distaff
stakes, but she will hardly start till there
Is larger game In sight Suisun is also ON
the list of eligibles
Inc wave Crest stakes is selling race
'atsix furlongs, in which such horses as Irish
Reel, Rubicon. Formal, Zanone, She
Refugee, Ameer, Agitator, Premier and Vol.
ley are among the prospective starters.
In the Rising Generation stakes, for two
ycar-olds, to be run Oh Thursday, Chal
lenger. Mohawk Prince, slowpoke. Azure.
Winged Foot, His Daddy, Suisun, Pearl v.
Haphazzard and Royal Rose are u few of
the prospective sta arters
Much Of the same lot are also eligible
IN the Greyhound stakes on Saturday. the
Blemton stables laramie, Iguara, st. Bar.
tholomew and the Keene colt, DR.. Jim. be-
ing additional factors
The Ocean Wave stakes, for three-year.
oids, should develop into rafting contest
at six furlongs, with Peep o. Day, Tho
Dragon. Zanone, Formal and other fast
sprinters on the list OF probable starters.
: REMAINING STAKE RACES.
1t is noticeable fact, which will be re-
gretted By the amateur folio wers of racing.
If not by the interested horse owners. that
not one of the remaining stake races of
the Brighton Beach meeting is a greater
distance than six furlongs, and that a large
proportion Of these races are for two year.
oldss with selling allowances, which means
virtually catch weights or an owners
handicap, inasmnch as the auction sales are
nothing more than a formality under the
prevailing code OF turf ethics In America.
IL is deemed to be crime to bid up a
winner, and the owner is easonabiy safein
entering his horse to be sold at whatever
nriPa will Inns Stn