The sun., 1899-09-25
GOSSIP OF TIE RUNNERS.
SETERAL STAKE FEATURES FOR THIS
WEEK At ORA PESEND.

Ethelbert, Rush and other Noted Three
feRr-Olds Handicapped to Meet To-mor-
row-Defent of Ben Hnlladny increases
Interest In tho Cup Events Mt Morris Park.
Many Of the plums have been held In reserve
for the closing week of the Brooklyn Jockey
Clubs meeting. and IL tho proposed improve
ment IN the transit service Is lived UP to. there
should be bumper attendance for the balance
Of the meeting. For to-day there are three
specialties. lightweight handicap for all ages
at one mile and sixteenth on the fiat. a
steeplechass over the two-mile course. md The
Bayshore Stakes for three-year- olds and up
ward. Tho Bnyshore is a six-furong dash with
selling allowances. and ten speedy campaign
ers are named to go. including Dollie Wiothoff.
Charontus. A. N. b.. The Pride. Satin Slipper.
Touca. Fly-by-Night and Heiohas. All are
pretty evenly weighted under the conditions.
and an interesting race Is anticipated.
The feature Of to-morrov's card 10 the Stand
ard Handicap. This is n race for three year
olds exclusively at one mile and furlong. and
twenty nine candidates are still eligible. The
list includes W. +. Appleeatc's crack colt
Prince McClurG: Perry Belnont's Realization
champion, Ethelbert; T. ]. Dwyer's Half Time.
that made things 50 warm for Fthsbert
couple OF times: Eastin & Larabie's clever pair.
Klnley Mack and Macleod OF Dare. and T. c.
Spirituee. King Barleycorn is also qualified to
start and will probably face the issue. az he
Is at present barred out OF overnight races.
Horsemen are hoping that Ethelbert will figure
as starter. The Eothen colt has been under
cloud for some weeks. but " said to have
recovered his early summer form. II would be
interesting to see how he would fare with Rush.
the nlly that played with King llarleycorn on
Thursday. The weights allotted 10y Handicap
follows:
Rush IS; Prince M"cl,rs. % 20 Ma;rtoi , Of Dare
corn spT'n % %aE sgnr"yn al h6om np blSs cs
1sn 1Gs nTgas ~ LGthHso @ pS! Ms'ns ma
Hs Iership I iod So % b. i!" !" Hat II S MDS 0S oS
Gen Mart Gary: 1914 Lakeland 1os; Acushla. 1905
Wednesdays cnrd provides for a distance
handicap on the fiat. for AL ages, and one over
tho full hurdle course The ed-lct,cr tc, o"W event
two;year. olds, to be run sthe fourth race over
the tlye-iurlone course. The eligible list in
strong nold should materialize. Two over
mig night handicapS .d G are slated f1r Ihursdny md
Parkville, which Is scheduled rs tho, principal
feature FOL, that afternoon. The, card for " get
away dav ~ hrstles, with attractions. including
| IIandicnp for two-yenr- -olds, and the rich
| Oriental Handicap, for wo-year-olds and up
ward. 1t rests with the owners to make the
| closing programme one OF the best OF the
meeting.
Meanwhile racegoers are looking forward
eagerly to the cheerful possibilities presented
nv the autumn programme at Morris Park.
| The Westchester Racing Association has pre-
| pared schedule extending from Oct. 3 TO Oct.
filcd we'll. The distance .handicaps that we're
| regarded as 80 many gifts to Ben HolIaday
| have assumed much more opcn aspect since
the signal defeat Of the big Hanover
horse on last Saturday. Old Ben used
to be, the popular idol. but although .ho
in the ring for the Second Special. the plaudits
| OF the crowd went to Imp. oven before she had
| annexed the stake. The Western mare richly
| deserved the enthusiastic greeting extended
| to her on Saturday. but luckily for her follow
| ers. the demonstration did not wake her up."
She went 10 tho post as stolidly rs II life were
| not worth Lying. and then sailed away from
| the bunch OF cracks entered against her with
| such case that evon tho regulars threw their
hands up.
The entries for to-days races at Gravesend
are az follows:
First RaceFor two. year-olds; 500 adde woiehts