The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-04
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
FACING SEASON IN THE EAST DRAW
ING TO a lose,

Only Eighteen More Days sport In This Vicinity
Then washington, baltimore, New Or
leans, and san FrnncISco-Rniure Events
for New Orienns-Adueduct's Good Card.
The racing season of 1897 Is rapidly drawing
10 n close. and within a month New Workers will
he compelled to 80 TO Washington or Baltimore
hthey want TO see any sport, while December
will find the scenes shifted to New Orleans and
San Francisco. where the so.callcd winter meet
ings will be under way. There remains but
eighteen days of racing in the ncighborhood OF
the metropolis, nino at Aquoduct, which opens
Its gates to-day, and a like number at Morris
Park. where the Wcsichcstcr Racing Associa-
tiou's autumn meeting is scheduled to begin one
week from THURSDAY.
The Aqucduct meeting will give owners Of
horses of medium class an opportunity to
earn some money. and Secretary Rehborger has
succeeded in framing conditions which should
satisfy all. The programme for to-day promises
excellent sport, and as tho Queens county track
is safe and fast. good sport may be looked for.
Superintendent Robert Tucker said on Satur.
day that he had everything in readiness for
tho horsemcn, and reported many stables
already filled with horses. After Morris Park
closes It's gates. on election day, there
will DO q general packing up and depart.
ing for Bcnnings, where the horses will
be kept on tho movo until Nov. 20, or there
eoSet1s NhSh a. cNNht was ChAt w
The granting OF an additional four days to the
Pimlico management was entirely worthy Of the
Jockey Club, and 1t smoothed out what promised
TO be a nasty tangle. There is plenty OF room
for both Bcnnings and Pimlico in tho spring and
autumn circuits. and there should be nothing
but harmony between the two organizations.
1t Ia Understood that efforts will be made during
the coming winter to organize, q Jockey club In
Baltimore. The Monumental City should DO
spring and fall. and the old.time glories of Pim-
leo may DO revived.
A large number Of horses now racing here
abouts will participate in the meetings at New
Orleans. Oakland. and 1ngleside,, and many
in the Baltimore and Washington circuit so AS
to be ready for tho stake engagements, which
of December. The yellow fever scare at New
Orleans is rapidly disappearing; and IT Is thought
on Now. i H'e VIII open Sn.' on Il ,i saee' The t ,I e STsi m
printed in II Sun of Yesterday concerning the
s sosth 0 IS the %ost '0 tsassarin spidG amid IT tn w sas
thought that all signs OF the pest viii
h fnsse diis is no aSar Oy po int f 16p s 90 a nSs5 % %lnser
racing in the world than Louisiana, for. barring
a : week X or ,h so f Of bad n, M " at Ssn at the sr ,Ss S.s sGS:
very much resembling tho temperas9re New
close, with Secretary, Sheridan Clark. 735
others will be- opened later on. The first
day Of the meeting. Saturday. Nov; ID.
u u lhhuBuihi thACo-
iarloSEs. as the feature, The Thankssivins
Nov. rs, while on Dec. l the feature will be the
Magnolia Selling Stakes. of 81 900, at ono mile.
Hurdle dell Hysnaieap. Of Il 81. 900. at one naI mile and a
furlong. will be run. on. Dec. Z. Some OF the
the Preliminary Derby Handicap. Of $4,000.
which will pS at six rurlongs and will be run on
5000. and there are some sleepers that viii
turn up quite mysteriously in the Crescent City
race, The Audubon Handicap, at one mile.
worth 81 200. is for four-year-olds and upward.
S saa, vii citS be u dnGiasd on on Be 600 No. !, aorn 1h fo cr ss:
cis:on on Dec. %. This race is for three.year-
oids and upward; and the distance is one ne m mdo
while 900, will go to the second and $500 to
third. The jackson Handicap. for threc-year.olds
ana upward, OF 81 900, at one mile and u quarter.
will be run on Jan. 8. and on Jan. 10 the Gen
tilly Handicap, for hsee.year.oIds at one mile.
will 20 on Jan. %. This race is at seven and a
ing division will BIO on hand to try conclusions
with representatives from the East and West.
ise sSSR.1 Sar I sisSoo. vii. BE- the s's star engage &c:
of 81. 0OO. for three-yearolds and upward; at
one mile. will be- run on W~ashington's Birthday.
In the midst of the Mardi Gras festivities the
Carnival Handicap for four-year-olds and up;
ward. at six iurlongs. will be decided. This will
ing the latter part of February. The st. Patrick
Handicap, OF 81 900, for three year-olds and up
on ST. Patrick Day. The Crescent City Derby
for three-year-olas at one mile and a furlong,
will Th be a . f@rkerI b as t It is worth Eai 'i ~: 600 900 snort At
Morris Park this tall when Ben Brush. Tillo.
Hastings sad all the other good horses come
smart a threc-yearold as has been seen East or
West in some time; One Of the colts owners
tory for the oceanvicw Handicap, that the son
of Leonatus has been a very sick horse all this
mt Nh omit haunt "a IA his hAaf nnaa
for the Oakley Derby months ago. when
1t is understood that Mr.. Keene's great three
ycar-old. Voter. did not arrive in England in
knock him out Of condition. and it is almost a
shire. for which he has been well supported. This
is TOO bad, for this colt has many friends in this
for the classic event. Mr.. Keene; no doubt. had
high hopes OF repeating, toXhails success, but
better luck may await him in the CZarevitch,
for which he has the big colt. st. Cloud H., In
n5 Ths aaii gs e Thu S' ias F fplsss. sns st sstu is an:
Oct; p. %; ard %; e. IN Norris i Park. when
in training, stations. and brood mares. will go to
the highest bidder. The FpturLty and Realiz..
ton winner ReGpitai. the F4tuEEity winner
winners viii be sold without reserve, and King.
like. Juyenal, Faverdale,, and Unca,, the slres
public, together with tho splendid band
of brood mares. will all change hands. l. is
almost pathetic to witness the breaking up OF
such a farm, and its dispersal will mean much
to Monmouth county, n. j.. in which 1t is 10.
Gated. There should be a strong demand for
The Huguenot, for this brother to Henry OF
Navarro is plainly going to follow In tho foot
steps of his renowned relative. There are other
prizes in the catalogue. which. is a work Of art,
and shows the careful attention of r q. West
more, the pedigree expert of the Easton com
Dany.
Imported Eothen, the sire OF Requital, is dead
at the farm of j. J. Douglas, near Lexington
Ky. Eothen was a bay horse BY Hampton. out
OF Sultana, by Oxford. and was imported by the
late David Durham Withers OF Brookdale stud
The horse some years ago passed into the posses
sion OF Nicholas FINER Of Kentucky. who died q
year and IA half ago. At the disposal OF the Finer
stud Mr.. Douglas paid $4,000 for Eothen
whose son, Requital, had Just won the Futurity
of age. II is said that Mr.. Finer at one time re
fused $50. 900 for the horse.
The following is the programme for Aqueduc'
to-day:
First ~Raos-Purse $500; for two-year 4olds, nv,
furlongs:
90 T.It. r---