The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-10
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
SoMINA TIONS DUE FOR RICH STAKES
or COMFY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUE.

Disnppoint Their Admirers-Good Card
at BriEhton-Flight Handicap Weights.
As the rncing season progresses the opinions
OF experts are diverging instead OF agreeing
on tho relative merits OF tho possible cham
mons in the various classes. During the win
ter recess form students Endorsed the opinion
OF the Handicapped that Ben Holiday was the
peer OF the alleged division. Hanovers big
son was weighted on his past reputation. but
go far has proved to be an expensive
disappointment to his followers. Briar
Sweet. st. Cloud and few others
high up in the scale OF weights have
also been found wanting. and about the only
candidate outside the FLY and colt class that
has justified anticipatlons Is Imp. winner OF
the Suburban and the Brighton hnndicaps.
The sashing daughter OF Wagner won both
these races in record time. but in the interval
she failed 80 inRorIously to carry stake weight
to the front that the merit OF her victories has
been somewhat discounted.
The three year old division promised to be
unusually formidable early in the season. Fill
Crane won the first big handicap like a world
beaten Then Half Time and Ethelbert doomed
up and the latter overshadowed the other colts
OF his age by winning the Realization. Had
he stopped there he might have been hailed
as the champion OF his year. but with . feather
on his back in the Brighton Handicap last
admirers thought he would have shown up
better II he had made the pace. and there may
be some logic In tho argument. but shrewd
horscmen say he will have to try again before
aspiring to the pinnacle vacated by Hamburg.
Meanwhile Jean Beraud is In comparative re-
trement. but the noted son OF His HiRhness 10
not eating the bread Of ideness. and when he
drifts into the campaign later on 1t will be in
terestng to see how he. Ethelbert and others
OF their age will compare
The objects OF most general attraction. how
ever. are the rival three year old nllies Admira-
tion and May Hampstead Their performances
are too we'll known to need repeating. but fol-
lowers OF the sport are hoping that one or both
will he factors in some Of the big events to be
decided before tho season ends When the
Patron FLY was beaten so decsiyely by Adj.
Bay on July l. the excuse was offered that the
phenomenal pace maintained for the first FIVE
Brighton handicap distance was thought to bo
more TO her liking and she was heavily played,
60 route in fast company. She tailed to show
particle OF the class expected from FLY with
three Western stakes to her credit and will
Meanwhile Admiration stands out in bold
relief with an unbeaten record and there is
profitable field open for any owner that thinks
sho is not the best thrce-ycar- OLD in training.
Before the Realization Trainer Jack Joyner
said Ethelbert could concede five pounds to
her. 4 special sweepstakes on this basis or
according TO scale is now in order. and race
Eoers are hoping that it may be- brought of
before the exodus to Saratoga. That it would
prove drawing card was shown by the thou
Shecrshead Bay. and it is limited that the
brighton management will hang up sub
Of the cot and y are ' Scned to settle tie
The relative merits Of the two year-olds will
probably remain an open question up to the
Futurity. They have been beating each other
in bewilderng fashion. and few, OF the big
Wi tE hn nj ,In oh. ,t,l
their penalties and repeat Altogether it Is n
decidedly onen year. AMI the glorious uncer-
drnce.
The Coney Island Jockey Club officials have
the closing OF their recent June meeting. and
grand list OF attractions for future meetings
at a, Sheenshead Bay hes lust been issued Nom
and the attention OF owners and trainers Is
called to the following features:
AUTUMN MEETING-Two-YEAR-o
The Great Eastern of 81. Ooo a handicap, Futurity
course the Flatbush of $1,000. furiongs: the
y ysn SS s sSSia e With aIf 5
last IT. ana h"f f%r9 nd.G Of the Fnn
longs Of the Futuri,y the Bellies with 81 900
added, for Allies, Futurlty, course the Partridge,
Golden Rod, with 81 900 added six and half fur.
longs on turf.
FOR Two-YEAR-oLDs AND UPWARD.
The Flight. with 81 $50 added. seven furlonRB.
FOR THREE-YEAR-oLDs.
three furlongs the Flying Handicap, with 81 900
added. six furlongs on man track; the Dolphin,
with 81 200 added, one mile and q furong, and The
Rrapers. with 81. 200 added mile and three six.
tecnths.
THREE-YEAR-oIDS AND UPWARD.
Tho Twin City Handicap. with $4,000 added, ono
mile aud a quarter: the Autumn Cap with So. 300
added, one mile and a quarter on tho grass tho
kusset Handicap with II 200 added one mile and
q half on turf and the Autumn handCaps OF g., 900
the Fall. Ocean and Omnium-Rt six furlongs one
mile and one mile and furlong respectively.
JUMPING EVENTS.
The Westbury Steeplechase. with 8. 200 added,
full steeplechaBe course. and the Mineola Hurdle
Race. with $500 added two miles eight hurdles
on turf
On next Saturday also yearngs are to be
entered for the Lawrence Realization OF 1901,
as well as foals OF this season for the Same race
in 1902.
The browning feature ted is the Annual
Champion OF f25,OOO a continuous event, to
close each year on July Is and to be run during
the autumn meetings, commencing with the
year 1900. The race is for three year Odds and
inward at two miles and Il quarter and the
nominations already filed reach close to four
figures
The summer meeting of the Brighton Beach
Association. which opened so auspiciously last
vii be continued to- day with Il card
conspicuous for quantity II not for quality.
The features arc handicap at one mile and a
chase course. Tomorrow the specially will be
the Flight Handicap for which the following
weights have been allotted:
Bendoran. Alpcn .,............lo3
Imp ...................l2i DR.. EIchberg .....IO3
Isld Cayalero ..........lO2