The evening times., 1897-12-14
C0NING BIC STAKE Events
The Coney Island Jockey Clubs
Suburban for 1898.
BRIGHToN's $4,000 EVENT
II Run 1t Will BE an International
Upward and Will Equal the Rich.
est Event on the English Racing
Calendar-Other Features.

The Coney Island Jockey Club has .s-
sued It's prospectus of stake events sor
1898, and for the Futuri.y Of 1900, noni
nations for which close on January next.
The stake list for 1898 is yery at
tractive one. Entries close January II.
For the JuEe meeting the chief feature is
the Suburban, at one mile au1 quarter
for stake the cash value Of which is
$4,000. The card fos this meeting also
includes the Coney Island Handicap Of
81 800, at six furlongs; the sheepshead Bay
Handicap of ST. 300, at one mile; the Long
Island Handle ap Of So 900, dt one mile aud
a furlong, aud the Grass Inaugural, W III
$3.50 added money. six furlongs on turf.
These everts are for three-year -oids and
upward. The special plums for three year
clds inc!uG. the witt Stakes. With 81 ,00O
added, seven furiongs, and the sp;nd. 1T
Handicap. with 81 900 added. one mile an,;
q furlong.
Two-yearolds are well catered TO, as
usual. The list opens with the Great Trial,
value SEQ 900. to be run over the Futur.ty
course. The Double Event, with a cash
value of $40 900, comes next. The first
half will b. at five and 4 half furlongs, and
the second will be lecid I'll over the Futunty
course. Other events for the youngsters.
to be run down the Futurity stretch, ire
tine Zephyr, Spriug and June stakes, each
having 81 900 added. The Vernal S lax. S,
for fillics, with 81 ,O0O on the side, is for
five furlongs, and next In order come .wo
dashes over the turf, the Daisy, with $3.50
added, five furlongs, AMI the Pansy, with
$3.50 added, six furlongs.
The special features for the autumn meet.
ing also invite liberal patronage. For the
two year-old division there are the Great
Eastern Handicap value So, 600; the Autumn
Stakes, value $4,000; over the Futurity
Course, and the FIatbush Stakes, value
$4,000, at Sc Ell: furlongs. The Flight
Stakes for Two year -olds and upward, with
$3.50 aided, will also he at seven fur
longs. The September stakes, for three
year-Jlds, with 81 $50 added, VIII be rIn
over the tr wing distance Of one nile and
three furlongs.
Its said tina. the Brighton Beach program
for next s.ason VIII also be unusually
strong. The officials OF that organization
still lean tow ard long distance events, and
the sensation created by the running OF the
Brighton Cup race last summer has spurred
them OF to greater enterprise in the same
direction.
In this cphnectinn it is stated that the
Brighton Beach people are likel TO establish
a stake event that viii lay In the shade
anything else offered in this coIntry and at
least equal the richest stake on she English
calendar. The IDEA is TO guarantee a stake
of S50,G0D for a race OF four miles, open To
all breeders and horse,uen regardless OF nj
tionality. The enterprise was almost ripe
last winter, but its sponsrs We're forced
to shelye It. for time, us the allotment
of dates or the racing schedule was not up
To the expectation of the Beach Associat .on.
The proposed conditions provide for a race
for fou' year-olds and upwards, and 1t is
thought thstthe scheme will be launch I'd be-
fore the off season" expires.