New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-06
THE RACETRACK.
A REMARKABLE CARD AT BRIGHTON
MANY POPULAR AND CELEBRATED HORSES Ex-
PECTED TO RUN.

MANY POPULAR AND CELEBRATED HORSES Ex-
PECTED TO RUN.
The Brighton Beach Racing Association offers
for this afternoon. its opening day, an amazingly
brilliant card so brilliant In fact that IL may
fairly be called dazzling In the Brighton Hahui-
cap at mile and quarter, with Soo aoneu II %
announced that both Ethelbert and May hemp
stead will start. At the time when TINS arucle 10
written no reason is apparent why either OF the
two should be withdrawn. Ethebert In the rear
zation had only an exercise gallop and Will be TO-
day even better than ever before. May heinp-
stead's race with Admiration did her no narn anu
with the light weight OF ninety-hve pounds she
will a mile and quarter at tremendous
pace But Ethelbert and May Hampstead are not
by any means the only turf stars In the saaA!
which is expected to blaze in the Brighton Hanoi-
cap Martmas the winner of last years Futurlty'
Imp the winner of this years Suburban; Maxine,
Bangle Box and others which have shown speeo
in various races also in the list OF proodoe
starters for this race. II Ethelbert, May Hemp
stead Martimas, Imp and the others 90 10 the pos'
1t ought prove far more interesting ana thrhi-
ing struggle than the Suburban was.
Ethelbert is probably now the best three-year-
old in America but May Hampstead. with only
nnety-fve pounds will run with starting sPeeu'
while it should not be forgotten that Martnas not
only won the Futurity Of last year. but proved III
other races in 1898 that he was colt OF strlKlhs
speed and excellent staying power, although ne Is
afflicted with a disposition to swerve all over the
track In that fault Martimas resembles Sanuucee'
Martimas has been winning races In CANADA inns
wear and his stable believes that he is IN the pest
possiblc condition. In 1895 Martimas at times was
superior to Ethelbert. 1t will be most interesting
TO note how Martimas will run against EtheiDert
to-day.
But 1t is not only In the Brighton Handlcap 'ha'
the programme this afternoon Cutters Win ue
names of successful horses. In the First Attempt
Stakes for two-y ear-olds at Ave furiohgs Mes
merist Vucain Prince of Melbourne ana NINA
shandra all we'll known winners, are eApecteu "
meat At the weights and the distances THESE t"o-
vear-olds should show stirring pattle III ue %
race al a mile Briar Sweet. Bannocknurn. Anon,.
Sir Hubert Kinley Mack and others VIII ercpu'tei
eacb other and the combat is likely TO De eA-
,raroi,, beated Then in the fifth race those iast
runners Fly by Night, Little Saint, SURVIVOR CSP
,ein cieehee and others will come together Inc
lists of entries for the second ana slAth !dCes a.
co long that unless there are many scratches tne
starter will have troublesome JOB ana theIe WI.
he serious danger Of accidents with such oB heius
on the Brighton track ,.,,,. u soyoraI
BRIGHTON has been extremely unluChy IN St'ciai
90 its seasons having had excess OF ram ana
nod weather and having been wofully damaged py
Inc recklessness Of owners and trainers IN "i i
drawing their horses In great NUMBERS aIteI my
have permitted the announcement OF tnose nolseo
ae nr6bable starters. With good weather. to-day
and With good faith on the part OF the owners ana
sirers in starting the horses which have been an
noad ne nrobable starters. Brighton Will nave
the most notable opening day IN It's history