The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-07
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
NoTTERY MUCH CLASS TO OUR RACE
HORSES THIS SPRING.

NoTTERY MUCH CLASS TO OUR RACE
HORSES THIS SPRING.
TIE Broekiyn Special for saturday Nsxt VIII
Probably No Declared On-The Chances
or tire Candidates for the elo, 900 Derby
ana the Nl9, 500 Great American stakes.
With Handspring and Hastings on tho shelf,
Requital an uncertain quantity, and the three
yoar-olds such a shiftless lot. there is a woful
lack of class in racing this spring. There may
be some improvement later on, but at present
class IN ! lacking even among the two-yoar-olds,
which, as q rulo, generally run to form. Tho
sickness which has devastated many stables this
season may have something to do with this, but
there is no denying tho fact that there are
few stake horses Of any age in sight.
Two Of tho richest stakes of the season are to
be decided at Gravesend this week, and, by q
strange irony Of fato, two colts capable Of win
ming them will remain in their stables. having
been declared out by their owners last January
when they were deemed scarcely up to the mark.
Tho stakes are tho $4,000 Brooklyn Derby, for
throe-yoar-olds, to DO run on Thursday, and tho
pl2, 800 Great American Stakes, for two-year-
olds, to DO run on Saturday. That Rensselaer,
could win the Derby no good judge for one mo
ment doubts, while Rowland on his Southern
and Southwestern form should easily defeat tho
two-yearolds in tho Great American. For the
Brooklyn Derby there remains eligible Don dc
Orc, Octagon, Storm King. Arbuckle, Candelaria,
Scottish Chieftain, Savarin, Buddha, The Friar,
Traredian, and Draw Lad. There are others.
but those named above seem to bo the best Of
tho bunch, and the winner should come from
their ranks. II the track Is dry, the talent will
20 down with q thump il Buddha is beaten, but
the veteran Charles Boyle may steal q march on
the talent and run over from Canada with the
Sesgram candidate, Tragedian. whose showing
ALt nrto N . TArnptn NJ - pta hia hafpU ppn-
sidered dangerous at the distance. 0ctagon
performed 80 poorly on Saturday. when
Draw Lad beat him for the place in
the Carlton Stakes. that nobody will
want him. and the followers of the Bel
mont Stable must pin their faith to Don dc
stable, was declared out Of the Derby, but there
arc members OF, the talent who would gladly
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ton for tho Derby; and 4 is said that Jimmy
thorpe Is an eligible, but the colt is not in this
gart9 q the county, srSv in AZ Sd At as i he S0 wSS for sakt the e
good horse to beat this big son Of Kantaka and
of Hindoo. and Rlcochet. by Musket. was seen
at Grayesend on Saturday; The horses in his
a. Ura aso. Madden sIdeTef thinks finks N HoSland Is still III a
Ssat hi% for the Sss Re1t snS !@f Fu iH u S.n! HOwisnd
had beaten Banp9eksurn repeatedly before
s ases race e as and q MAIDEN isfe an d i ssys that to the he,
Big bay viii turn tho tables the next time nc
pair come together; Madden. Of course. de,
Grcst American. The best of the eligible list
S9r this stake follow; Eirearm. Great Bend
man, Uriei. Kitefoot, Varus, The Dominican,
bIarneystone, Blackjack. George Boyd. Prince
There are other good things on the programme
for Gravesend this week besides the Brooklyn
card Of six races includes the Clover Stakes Of
S2Eoo for . twGo, ;Ss ppsa Niles s st. four and an "a : h odf
f foFt sS4ee-S SaH old at ONE mile and a i
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Rowens, Fayida, and Napamax are the best Of
The nllies ,andRsnsselaeE: octaepn, Challenger
wednesday the Patchosae, a selling, stake fol
t the SEssssP Se sna Y S@Ee Hard IL ' Han re 9 st t eas
miles will be decided. As Brisk Sun Up. st
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Flushing; and ND ether clever timber toppers art
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Cherry Picker and Juda are the pick of tn,
Hanover nominations, while all the clinker
save Requital are down for the Montauk. TIL
public NAV have an opportunity to see Voter Il
this, and II Is a pity that this smart three-year-olt
has so few engagements.
The special sweepstakes arranged last year a
a mile and a half between ReQuital, Hastings
Ben Brush, and Handspring. which Is down I
be run on saturday next as the fourth race. an
which promised to be one of the best races of tn
year, will probably result in a tizzle. 1t wa
made at $500 a corner, half %forfeits. and tn
Brooklyn Jockey Club agreed to, add $2,5OC
Two arc TO start. or 1t will DO declared on, an
Handspring's feet prevent q possibility of hi
being ready, and Hastings was so lame at Morri
Park that he must be considered as very doubt
This leaves Requital and Ben Brush. Requital'
showing at Norris Park, and subsequently /
his work, was too poor to warrant his startin
have only the wear-and-tear Ben Brush left fc
consideration. So there will probably be no COZ
When Ornament and Typhoon ii. come Eai
there will be some real sport. Typhoon III. wen
a mile and a quarter at st. Louis on Saturda
afternoon in 2:O7la, fighting for his head all tn
way. and Ornament carried 1877 pounds at l.
tonia and ran @ mile and a half in 2:35lo-
startling performance, and one surpassed onl
Fleischmann stable. Ornament will be brougl
East after his engagement for the Detro
Derby thisweekiand n prominent ngagementt
Oakley within two weeks. In talking wit
Owner Patterson at Gravesend a few days az
that clever young horseman said that Ornamer
had not grown anything to speak OF in the wa
of height, but that he had filled out and let dow
amazingly, and that nobody would think of cal
ing him a small horse.
There will be no lack of racing. this wee
throughout the country. The Fort Erie cours
near Buffalo,; Highland Park, Detroit, and Il
Latonia meetings are In full swing.
ITH TROTTER AND PAGER