The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-25
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR THE RAOING
GEAs0N AT SARATOGA.

acknowledgements Eagerly Awaiting
the Issue of the Brighton Cup Rnce-
Coney Island Fall Gard Fills Well.
Among Eastern and Western horsemen the
popular cry this week will be o TO Saratoga"
meeting at the Springs will open on Thurs
day. and the number OF th~orouRhbreds either
ut Horse Haven or en- route promises plenty of
competition. The first day will be siRnalized
by tho running Of the Congress Hall Stakes, q
hve-furlong dash for two ycar-olds The eligible
list includes q host OF youngsters, with such
good ones rs Mugglns. Half Time, Sir Hubert,
Ethelbert, Huitzilopochtll. Duke OF Middle
burg, Prestidigitatrico, May Hampstead and
DIR. Eichberg In the group. For Saturday
the specially Ia tho Kearney Stakes. for
all aRes. with $1,000 added. at six furlongs.
This event has q grand array OF nominations
and promises to bring together such fast per-
formers as Traverser. Van Antwerp, Irish Reel,
George Keene. Kinnikinic. Maceo, Tragedian,
Pink Coat and DR.. Catlett. Many local horse
men and followers Of the sport propose to start
for Saratoga on Wednesday night and a big
contingent will follow hen the Brighton meet
ing ends on Aug o. J. J. Burke will allot the
handicaps during the meeting and also preside
In the judges box.
There seems to be a greater fascination about
the Brighton Beach meeting than ever before.
and the attendance each day is away above the
standard. The regulars have found It much
easier to keep in the game than heretofore. as
the winning percentage has favored them to an
unexpected extent, and the money has been
kept In equable circulation. Favorites have
been more consistently prominent than at
any other meeting this year. and. al
though there were a few serious upsets
that savored OF the palmy days Of the
"bcachcombers." hackers on the whole have
probably Jared much better than at Sheepshead
Bay. Gravesend or Morris Park. Even on Sat-
urday last. when only one favorite scored. the
ring claimed to have lost money. and the story
Ia quite plausible In view OF the fact that q large
percentage Of the visitors seemed to know all
about the winning qualities OF Frohman. Capt.
Sigsbee, Rondo, Komurasaki. Tut Tut and
Beaufort.
Beaufort is a 1ve-year-old bay Relding. by
Belvidere-Zara and owned by I. D.. Beard Of
urday in one of the best steeplechase finishes
beaten he received the decision on a foul.
tRi eS q eap fris 6sdo in front ON bi wi bhcI the d 5IRdte nnSs
probably Uia f Knows TS more about Boz II the eI anne III than Ua ali
had his race won, So, deecisivsiS, that it was
an opponent that he had at his mercy, The
foul was allowed. however, and, that probably
satisfactory to the public II an occasional
sttSepleehase could b be finished without such IN
UltuSulJ SpVuClS. TINS Drnncn OF the Sport Is
just regaining It's popularity, and patrons are
inclined to make mountains out of molehills
when anything si, pEpIe pea to 90 wrong wool, iii
be the Spinster Stakes for two-year-old. fllies.
1t will be run on Thursday over the six-furlong
should develop into a race well worth witness.
ing. The nM3minati9ns include such, clever
BBse Degree Miriam II dGnd GiaiHe sG and Nay mnlhRi emps nish
The event should serve as an appetizer for the
Brighton Cup to be run on Saturday. 1t
Ia IN "a EnnVgT NChnf m iGflnnn
cracks will start Ht0E Tor the Se'b6 ru ishH s StTSaTie
q tTo smiles miles s ard a 6 quartz ter Last year The he
only ones to go to the post. but they put up a
race a mt that sh is still I'll r re- HAMBURG. Or
able contenders this time. but some others Of
SSnt f2 as the stake is worth the snug sum Of
have asserted that the scale Of weights
Is too favorable to the Younger di;
that it takes a mature. horse to. go such a
route. The issue Is anxiously looked forward
largely on the success Of this race. HAMBURG
will certainly turn. out unless something I'M
ope e seer h9eP 9Rse hi il tns t ne and own it is d an
sires nothing better than to find Ornament also
in line when the Nag falls: The Ornament peo-
terms more favorable to them. but it is to be
hoped that they will decide to send their horse
to the post on Saturday.
Nominations have been steadily pouring 4 in at
the offices OF tho Coney Island Jockey Club for
the principnl stakes to be decided at the fall
meeting. The lists are now closed with the
following results:
Great Eastern Handicap. for two-year-olds. 90; Flat
year-oiGs. IS; Sapphire. for tWo.y6ar %IiiSeR s1 iof DASH,
for two;yeer-olds, 81; Bellies; for nlhes two years old,
tw;oyear.oids,, IS; 'T Tlighs. far sW go; sGIasn H H3d' r npr
ward, 80; September. for three-yearolds %; Flying
year.olds. Is; Reapers, for three.years-olds, 20; Twin
City Handicap, for three,year;olds and upward. 81;
Turf Handicap. for three-year-olds and upward, 10;
IL; Autumn HandicSps. for tiree-year,oids and n Mp.
ware, comprising the Fall Handicap at six furlongs.
the Ocean at one mile, and the Omnium at one mile
and a furlonE. AZ.
For the, Twin City Handicap. to be run on
Monday, Sept. 3. the entries are:
The FriaT, Tillo. Ben Holladay. Handball, The Ro-
man, Royal Stag, Whitefrost. Sir Walter, Sir Vassar.
g1dSS Rsnn Niirt h,hf cS sH,nI mSm bur , ,sS Si% non VI, Ban.
ran. Whistiins "on.. BaeiRs, The TIC H i1g enc; h 6raS.
ment, Ogden. Handspring, Linstock. On Deck, Sena-
Catlett.
The following horses are entered for the Au-
tumn Cup, two miles. to be run Saturday.
le nraS" Scotch Ssn Plsid. hs ST.; S S1y nSfi HS 1rnam Pinf; G c6at,
P Phs% Fr SnG' %hf Sn Ds'E coh Be9 5p hdSlla 6egn Ge9 Trsgd BsGiS yd
Goodrich, MIirthful. Plaudit. Tillo, The Huguenot.
The Twin City Handicap is the race at one
mile and a quarter made memorable by the
triumphs of Exile. Firenzi, Strathmeath, Lamp
Lighter; key Key FL l. Santa tpRta Anita. Requital. and Or
$500. ~ 49, $500 ~ ''ANAA w INI-
formers as Eurus. Tournament. Raceland. Ban
quet. Ramapo, and Henry of Navarro. The Au-
tumn Cup is a new race designed TO bring out
the stayerS.
The entries for to-day's races at Brighton
Beach are as follows:
First RAce-For three-yeAr-olds and upward that
have not won 1900 in 1893: selling: with 5000
added, OF which S75 TO the second and $50 TO the
third; one mile:
dlhHo, ''''.-'''''.'.'l Juno '''..... 100
DIoggett. ......""".! os Philip. ,,"....".... %
dalahtO' -'''''''slO no 5OlRhler' '.. '.,'...,., 10
squaw. ...-........lO2 Ella DAILY. ............. SO
ElldeaYor.. .....,.... .lOOl Martto. e. ....,......... 80
Second Race-Fort wo-ycAr-oldB that have run and
not won at this meeting; selling: with 600 added. OF
which $40 to the second and s25 to the third; ave
furlongs:
Gen. Mart Gary. . ....Il2lS Sir Kenneth, .,,.1O
81. Clair. ...u.......ll2lT Tut Tut 100
Life Guard. ,..........ll2 Water Girl. ........l OD
Jean Ingelow. .........ll2lA Reeves. ........,IO
Prince OF Wales. . . ...ll2IF Fast Black. .....,.lOD
Miriam Claire. ........ llOl Ninety Cents, -. .......l OD
Lady Exile. ,........l 100
Third Race-For maiden three-year-old lilies; SELL
ing; withlS5OO added. of which SIS to the second and
$50 to the third: i've furlongs:
Florence Bealey ,....., 100 Eileen D.............l 100
Bonnie tenn ......"..1o8 Amelia ,....-.., 100