The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-28
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
ORNAMENT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST
THREE- YEAR-oLD NOW.

THREE REAR-OLD NOV.
r-.,.., m. TO ne brought East 10
~, o,r Riyerr-Candidstes for the Reelt-
-,,,ou ana Great Trial stakes-BiE Stakes
a. c,.,e for Coney Island ana New Orleans.
Now that Ornament has settled the question
n, tbrco-yearold supremacy with Typhoon IL,
E.stern turfmen will await tho coming Of the
w.stern wonder with q good deal Of interest,"
Thar. 1, no going behind the returns. Ornament
demonstrated pretty thoroughly last season that
ho was the best two-year-old in training, and the
fact that Ogden beat him In the Futurity goes
for naught, as the son Of Order gave the Mon
lana champion a decided druSbing In the Flat
hush Stakes, whore the neld was small and there
WAS no chance Of interference.
Il Ia claimed by the admirers Of Ornament that
the colt should have An unbroken record Of VIC
tories this year. and that Clayton was responsi-
blo for Typhoon IL winning the Kentucky
Derby. He permitted the fast-going son OF Top
gallant to open up too great q gap, and tho dis
lance was too short TO overcome tho advantage
when the stretch was reached.
The ST, Louis Derby decided on Saturday was
At mile and a half. and Buckvidere beat Ty.
phoon II. for second money. When Typhoon II.
appeared here last year he gave the impression
that speed was his forte. and Taral, who rode
hin q few times, said that he was . wonderfully
rapid strider. A private letter to TIE SUN re-
porter from st. Louis conveys the intelligence
that Typhoon II. a. q threeyearold In q sensar
tonal horse up to . mile and q ~furlong.
Both Ornament and Typhoon II. will be
East within tho next two weeks. and when they
meet The Friar. Don do Orc, Voter. octagon,
Rensselaer,, On Deck. Scottish Chieftain, Buddha,
and the rest Of our three-yoar-olds the sport
should DO first class. The fur should fly when
Typhoon H., Voter. and The Friar meet at
fastest OF the three.year.oid division for a short
squirt, and efforts should be made TO bring them
Rensselaer's superb race with Sir Walter and
WHOM he ran them TO d head. although al. q do
calls the fact that this sterling colt Is in the
Realization Stakes at one mile and i've furlongs,
S SaISnJ MY :? 70. tI the q e SladiSsSHdi day Of o@i the So e Corey
prize should DO worth at, least .sa5.o .
t re sa0 ,h T;evSfi GdU event in this %e cor agc
occupying the same position relatively, to
10 the tHo-year-old contingent 1t is the aim
and desire Of every breeder to carry OF this
can win It with one Of his own breeding he viii
ipdssed Be fortunate: hmonS the eiiEibles for
s es'''sBEi nl{s Scottish sans ehist.a ahtarS Sna N Or:
9resteA Duke & Wishara's George Il.
H%efnsr's Arbuckle, William Lakeland's Winged
Foot, William Landsberg's Storm King. A II. s.
2 g;i u; M0r .na The Er Mtsr 1sSoS RgnpsrSfs ,t JE;.s
These are the best otrthe nominations and OF
the seventeen named above probably eight or
ssh' n @ai sS to 'n 81 p0 Charles tas f Head Ai Smith e' but
now the property Of W. H.. Roller, is said to be 9
over tie Indiana tracks in the vicinity of Chi
essc.
ys n9S HE.S viii i tne ro sss1ss a "a lSHo Of the isf racing chg
g 4. r., n WEEK co oF3m t9 s6s Il, IL Z sb to best es run voS Snsr
the exception Of HowIand, who WAS not entered.
and Bannockburn, who was declared by
August BeIInont's Firsarm. the winner. OF the
s MSsfP. sar S.1 and an on abs sss S sin e t6hea "a; 4. T. 3!
nwysr,s PRECIOUS winner Ct The Great T. Amert,,
good races; Lewis Elmore's Laudemann, Chas-
Els.scapann s Some NJ Batter and George
F.onman, winner OF the Great Eclipse Stakes at
| Morris Park; E.. L Graves's Prince Lee, I. r.
Mstcarefty kkiiieto OF John I. Msddsn's Ham:
burg. Maplehurst Stables Aratoma, A. II. Cd. II.
Hg5,dt.,s Bowling sl6 sFs0 + and " = Pa Tssm r. !, Eos Ess
Huguenot and ReprisaL. Handball, Previous.
and Iroh% TsE. NM %Hs. carry q penalty Of se sIfI
kitotoot, and George Keene a hard pair TO beat.
Bowling Brook 10 one OF the improving kind,
:aa may :S.f &c q stP Pss raos TO f f4Ss RfI Il nss y s. s.
and Fides beat Frohman. Handbali, Varus and
Hot OF other clinkers the only time he faced the
The racing at sheepshead Bay during the past
the turf course. as usual. furnishing some sem
5%ational finishes. The grass track at the Bay 10
sasaseif ta eeP PSae n Mlsa 1aS P 81 The races sHs y o "
The turf were OF the most desperate character.
some horses take to the springy surface quite
naturally and can run much faster there than
The programme for the current week is o
tomorrow there are three stake events down
i so decision: These are the Grass Inaugural:
and a half furlongs, and the Tidal for three.
bear-olds At a mile. In the former may be found
F Ffss Reel, tr ssl.!sF; a aSa sGFRs:id In''f FoI sSs
saa, r. Ssla IG;s " &lI Rin WARRIOR Ran' Gr ssS e sEss,
Picker. H and GS;slm ans''0 Tis : Tfdai' b es'r q.
E EfIn.. DFo aE = a good Esd,u race k.. The Ess a I
hazard are the best Of this years nomlna-
DOWN GSasi 4. y III The ea Esis oa, Is in f Sny,h HI vii n Be Tho hard race 70
Y. !" spring sia4e Stakes @tis ier sEo:yssE.
6l,oI hno 1utufAtJ CouibOt oha. - sDeS
Hurdle Race at two miles, over eight hur-
Hes on turf, are the features. Flroarm, Hand
pal Sensational, L~audemann. Central Trust,
ewing Brook. Mirthful. Blarneystone, and
me huguenot are the best of those named for
E gso, spGEiIg, while Kilkenny, Flushing. April
re hurdle jumpers. On Thursday the Pansy
SaLsa over the grass course will bring out some
mart tWoyearolds, while on Saturday the June
s SSS1s 81 oyer The Flturity course. for two.year.
Mna and turlong. will be the features. Most
for S ne ths 80 OF their respective ages arc named
Tas coney Island Jockey Club. calls attention
~ tne closing OF stakes on July 10 for their
SsS l.st melting; Eor two;yssroSodlas are ne
SS.n stakes Of $4,000, tho Autumn Maiden
y55S XIX Sapphire g; 1000. Dash $4,000, Belize
~ t~o-{ear-oldB and upward, The Flight
SSYV0. For three year-olds, the September
KHSTSVN9. Flying $4,000. Tho Reapers $4,000.
f G%RA ~ W 200; For three-year-oldsand upward,
n.y. mIesl Turf Handicap 81, 500, Russet Han.
TT%01ap $l,oOO, and the autumn handicaps %. 900
mn IN OCEAN. ana Omnium) at sig furlongs, one
IttSssa a one mile and q furlonG, respectively,
iStop ,or yearlings now and the Lawrence Reali-