The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-30
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
WEIGHTS ron TIE BIG SPRING HAN
DICLP EAGERLY AWAITED.

Brooklyn and Suburban Figures Due We'd
neaday-Trainers Ready to Send Their
Horses Along II tho AIlotmentS Suit
Rich stakes to Close in the Near Future.
This week ia brlmful Of significance for
horsemen having candidates nominated for
the Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps. Only
two more days OF suspense remain before the
official weights are made public. and then
campaign preparations will begin In earnest
among the stables that decide to accept the
conditions. SO far the work OF the different
strings in training has been OF the kinder
garten pattern, the chief object aimed at
being TO keep the horses In robust health
in view Of the ordeal to come later.
The results have been generally satisfactory
to trainers hereabouts and all await develop
ments with confidence. The horses quartered
at Gravesend. S~hcepshead Bay and Brighton
Beach are thriving on shed exercise, varied
with an occasional breather on the roads. Re
ports from Westchester. whore over 200 horses
are stabbed at Morris Park, compare favorably
with those OF last year. as so far there is not a
sign OF the dreaded influenza, which has upset
so many calculations in previous seasons.
With big strings rounding into shape at Lex
ington, Louisville and Memphis. or racing
themselves into form ut New Orleans and San
Francisco, the outlook all round gives promise
ola banner season.
The topic OF the hour. however. among all
types interested in the classic game OF racing
Is the outlook for the two big handicaps. Stable
lads. trainers, millionaire owners. So bettors.
heavy ~plungers and the general public who
love a good horse race entirely apart from It's
financial aspect are as one in a desire to study
the allotments and figure out the possibilities.
1t seems to be the consensus Of opinion among
experienced judges Of form that pride OF place
in both lists will be accorded to Ben Holla-
day. This sterling son of H~anoyer,,Mollie L..
now n siX;I,year-old, was ratea third best
blythe handicapped last year. but the two placed
ahead of him then. Ben Brush and Ornament.
are no longer contendlpg facti S 8 while Ben
fall indicated steady improvement. 1t il said
by some that Ben Holiday is not an early
Ornament In the Brooklyn and a close Nth in
the Suburban last year.
won The Suburban. With liz pounds up. and is
Named name to go Hs4}Rn G, aiht /, ,hst he he is Si h9t h IN t see
to carry something very near the maximum In
the big Sheepshead Bay event. The clever West-
ern, colts Plaudit and Algol are nominated for
the heavyweighted bunch. while a substantial
iimP N is also predicted for C Briar Sweet st.
as a tthreeSyeSr-oid by any Of her sex.
P 1f pprS 81 DSy H L w Fss i%2 I'd last ss ye sG% fST tSs
BROOKLYN at 10 pounds. but his form later in
I9ss to classify s, Cloud Il: ana Voter; thc
tE%@ bb aesk TO 1907 S8G G eut P the coits are Of 81 R &
Proguosticators bunch several of the four
year-olds as about equal in merit; These in
R fieaS M FINK Goat. L Lt e Karl n and The H h'1sreo
not. Inspired by the forward running Of Sly
Fox in the Br99oklyn last year; owners Of III lifeely
the honorS II the weights are acceptable.