The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-31
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
A CLEAR FIELD FOR SARlTOG1
AFTER THIS WEEK.

A1@s @"@S " ASA-'
Chance for Owners to Enter and Race
Their Horses More Ereely-Becont stakes
Wrecked by Wholesale Withdrawals
Echoes of the Brighton Cup Contest.
The summer meeting OF the Brighton Beach
Racing Association enters on its last week to-
day. and then Saratoga will have q clear field
up to the close OF the Spa schedule on Aug. %.
IT Is the first time In some years that the cater
ing has been left exclusively for such long
period to the Saratoga Association. and the
! result OF the experiment is awaited with wide
spread interest by the racing community A
more liberal scale OF sport 10 looked for after
the curtain drops at Brighten Beach. and II
Saratoga Is ever to regain Ito position as one Of
the desirable landmarks on the Eastern cir
cult the coming opportunity should mark the
long deferred revival.
Those who follow the races consistently are
unit In holding horsemen responsible for tho
weak fields. The grievance is not a new one
and has been pointed out again and again. but
owners OF racehorses with q sem lance OF
class prefer waiting. like Micawber. for some
thing special to turn up instead OF making hay.
and. incidentally. oats. while the sun shines.
Meanwhile the season for plucking the plums
drifts along and tardy owners find themselves
scrambling for the refuse Of the crop after 1t
prising. II not more sportsmanlike rivals:
While Saratoga has been the chief sufferer
several promising stake events at the Beach
have been almost wiped out BY the blue pencil
~ is only necessary to 60 back tS last Saturday
ton Stakes. with 1000 added, for two.year-
olds. closed Jan. 3 with seventy nominations.
only Tee t%f s Ss we're
coupled in NJ. F. Dwyer's interest. but Perry
enough to leave in Goniaon so that the race
would I'LL. Under other circumstances. q vic
t0ry for Fl 6Rwyer w09!d have been
is one Of the typical old time sportsmen who
never dodge an issue, but as lesson to the
victory Of the rank outsider. Gonfa!on. was re-
Sn s% soy Sd 9 t ssms "a .s%sSs
would have cheered Just as Justify had the
Dwyer Jacket come homo in front, in Q, race
Cup. in which twenty-five nominations were
have seted he e In sns but
the deadwood night have been cleared out
race and The puSc Would have BEEN mues
better satisfied The officials are not to blame
apd once more 1t Is clearly up to" the own
The cup race. by the way, has taken a great
hold on racegoers. and it deserves its popu:
and stamina promoted in the East. 1t was the
chief toric of discussion at the METROPOLITAN
tracks ana racing resorts yesterday. ana there
opinion as, to the relative merits OF the first
and second horses that there is room for
de Orc to start. The Don ran all honest race,
and Bangle had to travel in record time
to beat him. facts which carry a, lot Of
injured foot went back on him; Others assert
but s z hsdS far .
who probably got as much out OF Rayon
doris handsome son as could any other artist
now riding. The more conservative hold that
edge " that Don de Orc lacked and the ques.
ton will have to stand on it's merits until the
pair meet again. Even should the duel never
horse race" In coutradistinction to the petty
events with which cards are too often padded
The Brighton Beach management has per-
fected elaborate plans to wind up the meet
ing Three hnndicaps are set for decision this
sp Stakes u' with e so added ief Tor three
a|ccertances are Of rare class; and an eY-
allotted to Frearm. but. having won every
stake in which he started A. the meeting
Sssh beasns sPS
Inn; The other .o noted Wfsts E mare RTar
Racing Secretary Try +. Il. Croft Of the Brighton
BsqG fns Rnf Ts a %s e S %S
designed as the features Of the summer meet
may be obtained from him at the track or at
2l5 Montague street. Brooklyn.
Tho Cone sEo Island sian Jockey Club ANNOUNCES
eligible list for the Futurty to be run at
Sheepshead Bay on Aug %.
Tho entries for to-days races at Brighton
Beach are as follows:
First Race--For maiden filies two years old; spe.
cal weights, 5000 Sldoi; Ave farlon8s; ''.'