The sun., 1897-08-02
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
NEW YORKERS WILL HAZE n WEEK
WITHOUT LOOAL RACING.

should be crowded this week, as tho dyod.in-
thn-wool turf enthusiast will go where the
horses gallop, II he has the money. The big
crowds which mako the gamo success In this
vicinity will DO conspicuous by their absence,
and only tho regulars win undergo the journey
10 the Spa. Next Monday the Brighton Beach
management viii open their gates for tho last
half of their meeting, and, with any kind OF
luck In tho way of weather, II should bo phe-
nononnl success. The track is sure to bo
much better than during the early meeting.
when Il was new and thoroughly soaked every
DAY, giving tho soil no opportunity to dry out
and become thoroughly packed at the founda-
uon.
There arc a number of very attractive fea-
turcs for tho tail end Of tho Brighton meeting.
hut mono Is attracting more attention than the
brighton Cup This Is old.time race OF two
rnilos and quarter for three-year-olds and up
ward, and will be run on Saturday, Aug. 81. 1t
in for a.pursc Of 1000 of which $500 goes to
ihe winner $1,000 to the second horse and
$500 to tho third. Among the nominations are
Isen Brush, Requital. The Friar. Buck Massie
Ben Eder, Handspring, Belmar. Howard Mann,
and Winged Foot month ago 1t was re-
ported that Buck Masse had broken down,
but now it appears that the horses.will stand
training again, whilo Handspringss far from tho
wreck people have been led TO believe by those
who watch the horses at their morning gnllops.
Requital is doing well, and there is overy pros
poet OF tho Brighton Cup being one of the best
races Of the season.
Tho following account Of tho funeral of
Domino is from the Louisville Courier-Journai:
1.-The most remarkable funeral that ever took
place in Fayette county occurred at Havilla,
northwest OF this city, at 10 o'clock this morn
Ing. 1t was dumb hero that was buried, being
day % at Castleton, the home Of his owners, J. II.
and r. r Keene, nearly two miles distant from
s .aT6e e' grave was dug by the sldc OF his re-
nowned granddam Hira. the mother of Himyar.
HaTa 'TS "ed 1t s in Of
Thomas's office. The dead racer was carefully
d into ne Sra tTS
and hauled to the place OF burial: The The body
grave 'Tes was prepared, and ali was In readiness
for the last scenes surrounding this noted king
of the turf Major FoXhaii a; pangsraeed rae lathe the
bers OF his family were present. They were
waiting on Major b. g. Thomas. who bred the 9
dead hero, and when the gray-haired Nestor of
the turf made his appearance the work OF bury
ing RomsG was ss SsSaP from tho wagon and carefully
dug six feet deep and sufficiently large to allow
hat in his hand, and the clods rolled in upon
xIis.enea hS With ears. and he % turned his head
away. Major Dangertled stood at the foot Of
been laying away a very dear friend. The
jhdies, and then all the men who work on Cas-
tround with uncovered heads and watched the
Not o word was spoken. not song sung,
6nd the merits of the splendid horse were not
sTtolled W,Thin % few minutes s tn the ,nIsd graxe
o bs neo nior la re Thomas ad % Wreath
OF flowers at tho head of the grave, the com
Pany. departed. and Domino was forever hid,
Major Dangertod came to Lexington this
Afternoon and arranged for slab OF marble to
Ra nla ,..l hia tvil hA al aar
wide, ten feet long, and ten inches thick. 1t
will be supported on appropriate masonry ny ,te te
slab will be carved in large, bold letters the
following simple inscriptions:
and as generous horse as the American turi
has 0o"er seen.
known Americans in the English Derby ant
Oaks of 1899: Richard Croker Derby candi
aiist, out OF Wanda, while in the oaks he ha'
Sweet, Chimes. Rosna W., and the fllly by
10y alist. out of Wanda James r. Kecnei
Dorby nominations The colts by Meddler
out Of Onanc and st Leonards. oat OF Dar
the hlly by Chorister. out of GIoamine. Fox
hall p keene has the colt by -: Leonards; ou
has two two in in Il The c. Derby. Boomer and ssrdonie
while In the O"ks he has named me mi rMyakf;
and ssS The rs n%~f$ 1o GaPka G1 the s' I ko
LAS nominated for the Derby the colt by Long
street, 9gt Of the famous oid producer @ Brunette
the colt by knight Of Ellcrsic, out OF Coruns
The newcomer, j.. : Curtis, WHO Is to estah
lish breeding establishment in Virginia, must
under the circumstance, he casscd as an Amer
lean. TO his credit in the Derby are found tn
colts by knielt Of Ellcrsiie out OF Pocahon
ius; by Knignt o: Ellcrslie, out OF Belle Dtly; b
Order, out q Nictornc: BY Knigat o: Ellcrsli
or Belle Iiose Mr. Curti-', nominations for tn
oaks are the iillies by Chori?tcr, dam Belle Hose
and By Tournament, gam pl,tAn:
rrhe ioowing, chat from Sporting, Liz
should interest the Am Amer"am racing public,
ttos are rated by the English critics. After re
ferriny to the weights for the Goodwood stake
and Stewards Cup the article goes on: Ran
apo then did very well, aud he is again entered
md ,Chasscur MS to allow him . pounds 70
up fourth, and, it will be remembered ran a
over the course in the hands OF the Amer "a
prevented good horse like Kicock scorin
Under the big impost OF o stone ~ POM, pT
and Is trained by +. barrett at Findon or I'll
other American horses, Hugglns has . very us'
Bcrzak, and the former, in the absence OF Knigi
81 the Thistle. did well Tor Mr.. Lorillard on Sa
nry n;t at nSe6 INDEED he Sars seemed
Then there Is the good looking Americus to dei
with !iLe kamapo he Is "a Lne sole represent, q. IN
saorton Is pretty sure to get IA good race out
him,, as he is EiS enough to carry heavy weight
In the Stewards Cup .Amcricus has to col
ccde the most heavily weighted three-year-old
pounds. I Is is Sandia, who therefore,
asked to do y record performance now held /
tho erratc Peter, who won with stone.
Sandia come Minstrel. Bcrzuk, and NorthcI
Farmer the latter Of whom has fair chan'
colt when well; bnI b' we notice lee Il that At Ro6son ROB 1i h
also Royal Flush and Roughsdc under his ca
at Vantage and the Guide shows that bo
are capable OF winning races OF the trainer
lots. however, Marsh is he. represented, ss
had no fewer than hall dozen TO select froI
kerren, who was fayoritc before tho issue of Il
weights. or the others. Ugly likes the Goo
wood course. but five furlongs suit. him hett
than six. For numbers. next to Marsh stan
Alfred Huyhoc with quartctte, and, bcsid
the already referred to Robsun's and lIuggins
teams James Waugh. c. Peck, and q. Pln
are each represented by a trio. G. Archer
Jennings. Jr, J. levitt, w. Johnston, and
Sherrard each have pair; in fact, in all the
are no less than thirty six separate stables al
VIC therefore ought TO have quite an avera
Held. During the next week we shall no dou
500 speculation on this contest, and when 4
true hands are shown definite opinion may
offered, but at present wNo fancy the best
Marshs lot and AmeriCus."
Secretary Mcintyre OF tho Brooklyn Jock,