The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-25
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MAR
KEr ron THOROUGHBRED8.

The Thompson and Turney Sales Preve This
Splendid Racing at Morris Park - Moro
Races for older Horses Outside or 1Aandi.
caps = Liberia, Entries fer new Orleans.
Some Of tho very best horses in training
changed hands at Morris Park on Saturday.
whom tho Thompson and Turnoy lots were dis.
posed Of, and in passing 1t Is worthy OF notice
that the market for thoroughbreds In this part
of tho country, as judged by these sales. showed
amost healthy condition. Requital should be
worth every penny he cost to such a man as John
]. McCafforty, and Tillo at $4,000 should win
his way in tho hands OF such a clever man as
j. w. Rogers. That the Turneys disagreed
with tho general public in regard to the capa-
bilitics OF Tillo and DR.. Catlett 10 shown by their
rcpurchaso OF the latter from Bromley & Co. at
an advance over $1,000. The talent had fig.
ured Tillo some pounds superior to the chestnut
colt, but the former owners of both good colts
seem to think not. There will DO a good deal Of
interest in the first meeting Of the pair, and 1t 10
Just possible that they may come together be-
fore the postponement at Morris Park. AT any
rate, they are bound to meet In the big handi.
cap next spring. and there shouldn't be much
difference in tho weights allotted by Mr.. Vos-
burgl.
The dispersal OF the Brookdale Stud hurts rae
ing, and the Mcssrs. Thompson will be missed.
They have many friends. and IT Is to be hoped
that tho runor that w. 7. Thompson will con-
tinue to race n few horses ia true. Racing wants
all of that sort of material there is atoat. and
with u man OF James G. Rowe's calibre as
trainer, advisor, and partner ho should be able
to make The game pay.
The racing at Morris Park this fall has been
80 good that the old.timers are wagging their
heads and talking about the sport comparing
with any former year. Green b. Morris, who
has seen racing all over the country for forty
years. said on Saturday that he never saw better
sport, and remarked particularly upon tho ex-
ccllence of the two-ycarold contests. He said
that in no former year that he could recall were
there so many good two-year-olds-that is. colts
so evenly matched that they made the races
absolutely uncertain.
Why, look at those meidens.' was his COM
ment, as Cock Robin and Hansel were led away,
after their head.and head duel. Did you ever
see SUCH n lot of maidcns at this time of the
year T.
Ben Holidays splendid performance in the
Municipal Handicap, following the marvellous
ances Of iiandbsil and other youngsters by Han
oyer. has set the. horsemen to talking afresh
the most, popular stallion in America the
winner. Buck Massie has been doing wonders
for Hanover and keeping the son of Hindoo be-
This little horse is practically sound again and
cannot he beaten at Harlem, where j. M. Muir
The Westminster Racing Association meeting
will be continued tomorrow, Wednesday; Thurs.
ana T Tna dSS'o or next o WEEKS e1ss w Wees the he1 ga Mos Giii
be closed until next spring and the horses viii
b, be t gsn Fr,1 HG%s w o,hs 60 70 70 N.Y. Wa S1iesHs; so ans
others into retirement for the winter. To-mor.
rows programme gives promise OF some good
being Engaged in the Woodburn Selling
S W;ls.rs g M,Gs the fpoI last ,s seEsr IKE fsf fs o Sss, of f the The
nominntlon, AT the distance. This speedy
daughter Of imported Martenhurst has been in
the market for some time at $4,000. and John
MaCkey said on Saturday that ten days ago he
could have bought Ben Holiday and Trolley for
who Would nG' sIadIy give 5000 Tor Holiad@sS
alone; that is. providing the racing governors
shoall see Ut TO give more weight for age races
subject which could be taken up with profit
that there isn't much money any more in racing
anything but two and three year olds. Our
rseinS. s smd It viii im'H Inevitably e be . felt milne in time to
come. for this eternal drumming of two.year-olds
Is going to leave US without a high-class brood
Every racing association should give, spring
and fall. II weight for age race of known value,
horses OF high class. The only chance a first
class horse. four years old or over, has at present
is to 60 int the handicaps and take it outrough
But to return to the Morris Park programme
burn Stakes already discussed. there will be run
TOMORROW the Champagne Stakes for two
Withers' mile' iis i6sn Faith although eligible. i IS
not here TO run. SO mat the race assumes a
more open aspect. GlaIllt looks ike a winner.
He mus beat Archduke. Firearm, The Huguenot,
and kitefoot. and on his recent form he should
G 5our fnis, by !o def ns inST Ben brush tras n and do pT' c a. tne
at a mile and a sixteenth over the Grayesend
course co ,ns t, The Uha anna 1orm rs a PRETTY ,hdy, good %Sos taas
bedevoid of stake features. but on Thursday tho
Hurricane, for two-year-olds at five furlongs,
and the Fairview, for three year,olds. at one
mile and sixteenth. will be the features. On
and the Three Mile Steeplechase will be decided.
All of the flyers are in the Fordham. which is at
"back end at Morris Park.
Over 100 entries were forwarded by Eastern
horsemen to Secretary Clark of the Crescent
City Jockey Club for the stakes which closed
yesterday, and there is going to be q heavy rep.
during the coming winter: John j. Mccall
ferty. has nominated Reouital, Dutch Skater,
inent of the stakes. and will winter at the Cres-
cent City course. John E. Madden has made a
iSsfs f in March there f"q {, doe s.n~Hs seem much hGsi chr chanct
for anybody else taxing down i ne "a 900 p p
stake Itst en Hs gem V Which Si Include nnm several I prone prone
inent events at Memphis. including the Ten
ne ESs i Derby and the Mo fra% an:,l h La h q in
terssting details OF the { esareTitGh, the pig fal
handicap in which st. Cloud II. and KeenaI
It appears that st. Cloud II. was prominent il
the earlier part Of the trying Journey y but thal
1.-THE Bushes home. 81. Cloud II. must hav'
BohC NJ u cut Sip III III II liolI ann a
the race is referred to as the tastes
C~esarewitch ever run. 1t Is possible that HI
was having an incidental trial for the Cam
briugeshire, which is at less than half tho dis
lance, and it is noticeable that he is being stead
lily backed at tempting odds for the latter handi
cap. In commenting on the Cesarewitch and tn,
International, element in English racing tn
Field of Oct. 10 says:
Looking over the statistics of the Cesare
witch we find that the French have scored will
Tenebreuss and Plaisanterie, and the Amer
cans have been there with Foxhall, but Mermal
Is the first Australian, but may it be that h
will not be the last. We now have plenty O
antipodean blood here.
we do not hegrudge International competi
tion. II is always good for sport. but this sea
son, with Ireland combined with America an
Australia, we arc rather taking a back sea-
Winktield's Pride ana Manifesto at Lincoln an
Liverpool p~refaced a brilliant season for Irelan
with Galtee More,a as also a succession of %victorie
on the part OF Count SchomberR; the Frenc
scored at Ascot with Masque H.; the American
were well to the fore when Diakka pulled Of
the Duke OF York Stakes at Kempton, and no'
we have Norman scoring in the Cesarowitch."
In the Canibridgeshire Stakes. to be run neS
"Wednesday, America will bo much bette
represented than in the longer handicap. 1h
SuuEpp.hrpl rnnli1utaa includa u I nrilln I'd