New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-04
YOUNG COLTS IN LONG RACE
FLATBUSH STAKES AT SHEEPSHEAD
BAY.
COMPARATIVELY SMALL FIELD TO START
IN THE OMNIrM HANDICAP.

IN THE OMNIUM HANDICAP
call has been sent out by certain owners, train
ers. Jockeys and stable boys for special meeting
at the Sheepshead Bay track on Tuesday afternoon
next for the purpose of forming an association IN
order 70 protect their interests. Inc caIl TOT inns
meeting expresses dissatisfaction with certain feat
ules of the management of the Eastern racetracks.
and hints that owners trainers. Jockeys and stable
boys may find it advisable TO establish a raceirack
OF their own. They ought to do it by all means
and they ought make Gee the president OF the
racetraCk, O'Connor vice-president William
c. DAILY chairman of the Executive Committee
Hamilton secretary and treasurer. and Penn the
presiding steward That will be amazingly pop
ular race;rack when it is opened. The man
ayers ought TO employ Pcttengill as starter. ana
they ought to give six jumping races each day.
The programme for the Coney Island Jockey
Clubs this afternoon is strong both in num-
bers and in the reputation OF several OF the horses
which are expected 10 rum although the list oil
probable starters in the Omnium Handicap Is not
nearly so long nor nearly so iustrious had been
hoped. In its racing article yesterday The Tribune
gave the information that weights had been allotted
to the following popular horses in addition to those
which it is thought to-day Will go TO the post: he-
Gul,al, l29 pounds; clifford 127; Belmar l25; First
Mate 19: Ornament 49, The Winner, l9; Mar
grave. 1l9: Ramiro H. Il3; Typhoon II. il3: Eens-
se!aer. Ill: TMo III: sunny Slope. 10; Tragedian
10. and many others
Not one of these wc-knOwn horses is announced
as a probable starter in the Omnium Handicap
Last evening the Corey Island Jockey club sent to
the newspaper offices list Of the weights which
have been a allotted by the Handicapped for the Twin
City Handicap at a mile and quarter. which is to
be decided on Labor Day. Monday. September G.
This list contains the names of Requal, Ben
Brush Clifford Bcimar Flying Dutchman. Buck
Massie Lehman Howard Mann. Ornament. First
Mate The Friar Sr Walter, Ben Holiday. Don
It,. IN KuddlH. INnIOon !
Octagon ard many Others 1t Is hardly worth VINE
iho Twin CIty iandicap. becauae the owners and
trainers viii Keep al least four-fifths of the
Der of horses in their stables
On.y now expected 10 run in the ON
mum Handicap. at milo and furiong, today. al
The and trainers do treat the racctracks
properly nor DO they rea the publ wHich sup
Eastern state in which running races Of importance
doing a great deal TO XIII the turf in this State;
probably be in effect a failure The Coney Island
Jockey club was liberal enough in this handicap;
trainers seem TO prefer TO keep their horses in the
Stables rather than to start them:
expected to 20 10 the post while in the second race
fshSGa hof x arr ro mn0n 5 as POSSIBLE c Goq
Ru9con Peep O. Day. CleoPhus. ROdermond ana
post Mr. Peiii2Fti viii te busy ms man a. 30 -
In the Fistbush Stakes. at seven furonCs. Ham
,wo-y ear-od colts will meet. II ali the youngsters
entered take part in the struggle il will be ex-
Ccedingy interesting 10 observe how they run at
furlongs. II any Of them cutrun
Hamburg the victor will make great name for
himself.
In the fifth race. at mile. sixteen are on the
card. with no stakc-winner OF much value in the
lot.
OF course. the steeplechase will be the usual
ridiculous farce.
James r. Keene's Voter. I'riel and Blackjack
will be shipped to England to-day on the steam
ship Massachusetts All three of them
tered in stakes TO he this year. but IL is pos
sibe that the three colts will be reserved for The
racing season Of 1891. Jacob Pincus trains for
Mr Kccnc in England. and Voter Triel and Black
cock will he trained by him at Newmarket.
At exact noon today William EaSiOn Will s.l
clos" by the main entrance Of the Shecpshcad Bay
track seven ycarlings owned by L. Gilmore &
CO. and seven owned by James Galway. The
Tribune has described the merits Of these year
all Of them ough: 10 bring good prices. The own
crs give an absolute guarantee that no one OF the
fourteen has ever been tried. Here Is fine OPP
pCrtunity to buy yearliBEs OF the choicest breed
afternoon will begin at $50 O'Clock. The yearling
sal" will begin at noon precisely: owners and
trainers will find 1t easy TO attend the ycarlinR
sale and have plenty Of time to prepare for the
racing aftorwaTd.
Frank r. Clarke James Nillepigue and Abe II.
Daniels the most competent Ciambake Commit
Zee ever known. will be AT the track to-day ready
10 receive applications for the bake This VIII be
a feast such even Mount Olympus never dreamed
Of Clarke and NicpiEue and Ddn!"ls have been
Testing for several days in order to do justice
The bake Clarke has lost seventeen pounds. Vile
piCue has lost twenty -nine and Daniels has lost
ihirty-eght But all three expect 10 make up ali
their losses at the bake tomorrow
Here are the lists Of probable starters for ali
the races to-day:
FIRST RACE-Purse 500 two ear-oIs: penalties