The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-14
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
..vc,,, FEATURES SCHEDULED FOR
NORRIS PARK THIS WEEK.
.,-.,,oeL.. Easy victory In the Withers
sake .. the chief Topic Amons Hor'emen
reasonable Excuses for the Failure OF
$50, and Chacornac To-day's Races.

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n-..on,bir Excuses for the Failure OF
,.,.,,., and Chacornac To-day's Races.
,acinr problem az TO the best three-year-
.Aa,o,vhbrcd shown so far Is now absorb
y" aga share of the attention OF horsemen'
n. ua- ,nlked about at the tracks yes
h1,, md day, viii probably elapse before the
t,a,h or the historic withers will DO
".a,,blv thrc.hrd ont. Whether kilmarnock
,.,n class by himself. as suggested py MS I'M
'"i,, victory on SATURDAY. remains a de-
h,,,blc question; but there seems 10 DO a
,rarinity of opinion that the classic triumph
800 by ,hs Hon. " G Whitney VIII be OF
lasting benefit 10 IN" Sport.
,tod the Of -Sec rotary Of the NAVY met with
.ootber disappointment II might nave damp
.noJ MA cnthisia m n the luck was running
.aaln,t him His candidates for the Metropoi-
,,"n an ,hs opening day at turf headquarters
~ ,au.d 10 show satisfactory trials ana
una forced to look elsewhere for a
I'll, commemorative. John T.. Madden.
bas ALWAYS something choice
,.odv for the market. sent kilfnarnocK
.,rial mile in better than IA. and MI. whitney,
.ho witnessed the performance. at once bought
,hs colt for 10000, The handsome son OF SIR
n,,on-Mtss Used failed to make good In the
handicap, and then Buela. after carrying tha
lAsh, blue Jacket and brown cap to the trontih
the maiden steeplechase. was disouaHned ior
,onlins Mr.. Whitney bore these reverses lke
.Ssnuine Sportsman and got the satisfaction OF
moving the truth Of the homely ada9e: lho
MAJ Tu Klmarnock could have increased hs
oomfortable winning margin In the winners II
he distance had been further. was svldentl 10
III. but It must be remembered that mes,
49, - i -,AlA me- IN hfi1tnnI nDu
ior the prize, is only convalescins AFTER
Tered seriously with his preparation.
lldrim ran = smashing good race. Sne 'J ,bss
CONSIDERATION of form students. The only ex.
cuSe for Chacornac's collapse after MS brlllant
,nrn OF speed in the first half mile Is that he
had not raced since his retirement, as an un,
beaten two-vear- old. and was possibly short
Most Of the contenders are booked TO come to-
neither again in the near future and horsemen
are looking forward to some glorious struggles
The schedule for this week at Morris Park
PROMISES to eclipse everything OF the calendar
so far To-day card is fcatureless as regards
stekp events, but four OF the overnight races
have filed remarkably well and the programme
is rounded out with q handicap over the
Withers mle, in which Voter. Queen Of Song.
BRISK and five others meet on a weight scale
that should bring them pretty close together.
For tomorrow there are two stake attrucuons,
he Baychester and the New Rochelle Inc
former is q race for three-year-olds, with penal
tesaud allowances over the Withers mile Sub
%.criptous, %forfeirs and $1,000 added money will
make the race we'll worth winning and proba-
by hrins out a good field, This event
will be iSIIows sdr by re the NeT s sSd nn-
ward, over the last seven %furlongs
Of The withers mile Most OF the star sprinters
are engaged and II the top weights only, go TO
events " the season. The handicappers place
ErheIbert and Jean Beraud on level terms with
an allotment Of 1872 pounds Ethelbert showed
what he can do in the metropolitan out the
Whitney colt has yet to make his debut AS a
iour-year-old. Among the prominent horses
named 10 meet this pair are:
Previous 10; firearm, Approval and Richard =
IL Walt Not, ll6; Rush and Admiration. lilo;
king Barleycotn~l IA; Charentus ADD MeSmerist,
q: war!ng. May Hampstead and sanders 10;
cain, i6i; Half Time, Contes,or, Decanier. Magnln.
cent and Scales. i6a. and Survivor. 100.
The card for Wednesday also boasts OF a
double header, with the Laureate Stakes first
IN order. This Is an event with, 81, 200 added,
for two-year-olds over the last five furlongs Of
the Eclipse course. There is ample material
for a big field, as not less than seventy-eight
is the Knickerbocker Hurdle Handicap at one
mile and three-Quarters. for which the best
jumpers In training. are engaged The top
weight, 1913 pounds, is allotted to Challenger.
and his most prominent rivals are:
Gov. Gnsgs 1917 The Bachelor, l6;: Howard
s Ms" Hard. 1917 G. pui IFS; Coz c9u: GSu JESS r ia; Anorn s' %iya:
Mao, The Lost Chord. lakeland, Dt. ,Eichbetg,
Prosecutor, Golden Buckle, lslingten and Flon dor,
Thursdays specialties are the Van Nest. a
'elling stake of six and a half furlongs, for
'hree-year-olds, and the Claremont. second Of
he spring lightweight serial handicops
history, however. are reserved for Satur-
day These are the National Stallion
Race Of $4,000 for two-year-olds down
the last five furlongs Of the Eclipse course; the
W!thers mile, and the International Steeple-
chase Handicap at about two miles and hall.
The International l. one OF the best features
n red between the flags. and 1t has attracted
tity-seven nominations.
While horsemen ara absorbed In current at
fractions, they are keeping a close eye on fn-
ure possibilities and for those interested to-
morrov will be an important date. One event
Tor which nomination. are invited IL the Cham
pOn SteeplechaSe, Of not less than $1,000,
TO he run at the Morris Park autumn
meeting \ supplementary entry will
be- accepted up TO Aug. Is and fun details and
entry blanks may be had from II. G., Crlck-
more, l72 Fifth avenue. This is one OF the best
endowed events ever presented for the jumping
brigade Tomorrow declarations are due for
tho following stakes to be decided at the Coney
Island Jockey Clubs meeting. Sheepshead Bay:
The Advance, for three year olds and upward: III.
Iolhlr Event for two year olds; the Foam. for two
year 0lds, the Great Trial, for two year olds: the
Spndrit Handicap. for three year olds. the surf.
tr two year ODDS. the Swift, for three year-olds
In addition declarations are due at SO each
Tor ne Tidal Stakes TO be run at the Coney Isl
and Jockey Club next year
The programme to-day for Morris Park fol-
lows
fiiN Racr-For three gear -olds and over; the