The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-14
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
BRILLIANT OUTLOOK FOR COMING
METROPOLITAN CIRCUITS.

Rich Array of Stnkoa to Close Tomorrow
with the Brooklyn Jockey Club and
westchostcr Racing ASsociRuon-Futu-
rIty Candidates KipeninE at the Springs.
While local racegoers are lamentlnR the pres
ent lapse OH tho metropolitan circuit the rae
ing secretaries are busy per'ertinG program
mes which guarantee excellent sport for the
balance Of tho season. Instead ot this week
being devoid Of interest Cor followers OF the
game who have been unable TO make the trip
to Saratoga. II promises 10 he the most event
iul OF the season from horsemans stand
point. Stakcs worth Thousands OF dollars are
due to close. and the possibilities OF the met
ropolitan campaigns Tor tho noNt three sen.
sons depend largely on the response to the
prospectus sent TO owners
Entries are due to-morrov for the Follow n z
list Of stakes to be decided at the Autumn
Meeting o. the Brooklyn Jockey Club
For all ages Oriental Handicap. 81, 500. milo and
4ons r sSds .nss.r mia %' aas s4s
s1 rI sp9,S t312 yI mil" sGh sai a, zoo
furi%ps. WIZ sake. %r alSs $500 I've and
hsffnrlonts, Moemsri. s,,ke' ltoT iiiisJ, ,..!,o
aTIons: hs ys n%a
mile .nds !nrioHE Monarch stakes ) BOO: nils
P PsRp. hsnaSap T fr
iongs; srAbrccae stakes. si.n"o. mile and six.
A,;. mild Gs' an, and
For stespiSch.seTs and hurdler,. = Hitchcock
kinas highway hurdle. $500. milo and three
quarters
The Brooklyn Jockey Club also offers an
aggregate OF scr 500 for nine stakes to be de-
oided in 1900 and 1901. and for which nomna-
lions are due tomorrow. The pums are:
For two-year-olds in 1900. now yearllngs-To be
lun at the spring meeting Of l9Oo-Great American
$4,000. six furlongs. Expectation Stakes $4,000.
four and half furlongs Hudson Stakes. $500.
hve furongs Criterion Stakes. for hllies. $4,000.
four and half frlongs TO be- run on The hrst day
For three year lds II no; now yearllnssrTob be
800 mile and half Carlton Stakes So 900. one
mile; GHzelle Stakes. for Allies. $4,000. mile and
The Westchester Racing Association has COM
pleted elaborate plans. not only for its coming
autumn meeting. but for it's stake features OF
1900. 1901 aud 1902. The declarations due
tomorrow are:
The Champagne; years. hrst entry at $40: The
The Matron: 2 years, At $50. The Jerome Handicap
upward at $40. The Morri. PARK Handicap, , years
years and upward. atS1o.
The Same date is named for supplementary
entries to the following stake features at head
quarters:
The Nursery Handicap. years. SIS to enter or
The Champagne 2 years 500 each. half forfeit.
The White Plains Handicap. 2 years 800 each.
half forfeit.
The jerome Handicap. 8 years. 800 each. half
forfeit.
Tho Municipal Handicap. 8 years and upwards
800 each. half forfeit.
Tho Morris Park Handicap, 8 years and upward
500 each. half forfeit.
The Manhattan Handicap. ? years and upward.
500 each half forfeit.
Tho Champion Steeplechase. years and upward,
$50 to enter and 800 additional to start. About
three miles and half.
Nominations are also In order for the Juve-
milo. Fashion. Eclipse and Nursery stakes Of
1900. the Withers. Ladies' and Belmont OF 1901
and the Belmont stakes OF 1902. All this indi-
Gates that tho sport is now established on a
basis which justifles liberal expenditure on
lines in touch with the far-reachng policy Of
the State Racing Commission.
With all these plans for the moro remote
future calling for immedia attention. horse
mon are not overlooking the important fact
that the historic Futurity Is less than two weeks
away. Most Of the prominent candidates are
now located at Saratoga. and going along 80
satisfactorily in their 'preps" that the issue
promises to be very open. Indications point
to large field with no pronounced favorite
unless something flashes up at Horse Haven
within the next ten days. The horses are
thriving. as usual. at tho Springs. and when
they swoop down on Sheepshead Bay. Aus. %,
the races will be we'll worth going to see.