New-York tribune., 1900-07-09
THE RACETRACK.
TALK AMONG TURFMEN.

ing breeze that blew in from the ocean did not
cause the trainers the track to do more work
than they usually do on Sundays and therefore
few horses were asked to run at fast pace
This has been awfully dull morning" said one
of the railbirds at the Brighton track at an
early hour, land I haven't heard of any of the
trainers stealing march us" In the course
of the day something enlivening happened, how
ever. Among the early visitors at the course was
elderly we'll dressed man. whose actions. al
though peculiar, did not attract much attention
until he had been at the track for about hour
AS he entered the grounds he began
searching for something the lawn near the
main entrance. He paid little attention to what
was going on about him. but kept turning over the
racing programmes and newspapers scattered on
the grass plots.
Say, mister. did you lose anything?" exclaimed
of the visitors, who anxious know what
the nature of the treasure the was
searching for.
"One hundred dollars" the reply.
''Whew Oh, my" calculated the inqusitive one
"One hundred dollars! My! my! That's large
sum to lose Where do you think you lost it?"
Il did not lose the money to-day, but yesterday
replied the II attended the at this
track Saturday. I had two twenty dollar bills.
and a fifty dollar bill between the pages
of racing programme which in back
pocket of my trousers. AS the people leav-
ing the track I pulled the programme out of my
pocket and at the moment terrific gust of
wind struck me, sending the programme whrling
toward the main entrance. There were many
through the air. and l quickly lost sight of my
programme contained the $10O'
In a short while nearly everybody at the track
knew what the looking for He still
searching for the money at o'clock yesterday
afternoon. and there other persons too
there at that time who were carefully looking
about the track in the hope of discovering some of
the lost bills.
This is the first time in my life" said a person
who looking for the money that have
searched for money at raeetrack Sunday. My
usual time for hunting for money here is when the
bookmakers are in the betting ring and the races
being decided"
Lovers of flowers frequently visit the Brighton
track to examine the floral display there and to
have a talk about the cultivation OF the flowers
with Daniel Meehan, the gardener. Meehan at
tends to the of the floral beds and keeps the
grass plots there in order He takes much pride in
his work, and he seems to grow tired talking
about the flowers he has planted in the grounds.
He is we'll known a noricuturist and for many
years was connected with the floral department
of Prospect Park. Il tried to excel this year the
floral display the Sheepshead Bay track and
think have succeeded" said Meehan, in speaking
about the floral display at Brighton yesterday.
Superintendent Clarke, of the Sheepshead Bay
track is now busily engaged In building shed
over the spot in the of the field stand usually
occupied by bOokmakers. Many bookmakers who
were the field at the recent meeting at that
track had no shelter them. The new shed will
be connected with the field stand and will
doubtedly be much appreciated not only by the
field bookmakers but by those who patronize the
so cent stand
Several owners the local tracks are already
preparing TO ship some of their thoroughbreds to
the Saratoga track. There was a report current
at the Sheepshead Bay track yesterday that John
E. Madden would send some of his horses to Sara
toga to-day. This report could not be confirmed as
Mr. Madden could not be found yesterday at the
Sheepshead track Racing will not begin at sara
toga until August l, and the horses that are sent
there at this early date will therefore enjoy long
rest before that meeting opens.
John H Carr had recently built at his place near
the Gravesend track stable in which most of his
yearlings housed. He will have much
larger racing stable next year than he has now
Many trainers the local tracks expressed much
regret Yesterday when they heard the report that
Lieutenant Gibson, the feet three-year-od son OF
! G. W. Johnson and Sophia Hardy, bowed tendon
In his left leg while running in the Great Western
Handicap at Chicago Saturday, and that he
would again face the starter this year 1t was
thought some days ago that Lieutenant Gibson
would soon come East and would probably arrive
here in time run in the Seagate Stakes of $1,000
for three-ye year-olds at one and one-quarter miles,
which will be decided Brighton Saturday
July q He is also eligible to start in many other
stake contests to be the Brighton meeting
There have been all kinds of reports current re-
Gently about Sidney Lucas the winner of the Amer
lean Derby of 1900 and some other horses who have
performed well in the West coming East at an
early date. Sidney Lucas will not be shipped East
1t is now thought, until after he has fulfilled his
stake engagements at the Washington Park Club
meeting Chicago. His remaining stake engage
at the Chicago track are the Turf Congress
Handicap, with $1,000 added at and one-siX-
teenth miles: the Drexel Stakes, with $l5OO added,
at one mile. and the Wheeler Handicap. with $4,000
| added at one-and-One-qudrter miles. The WASH
ington Park Club meeting will close on Saturday
July 81 one of the best performers in the West
who is expected to arrive here in the near future
is May Beach, the four-y year-old daughter of Bobby
Beach and Faithless. She is owned by f. T. Wood
her. but when he was asked If the report true
he E9i Id he M zen Tnp
in the last few weeks. and why should l sell her?
She can win IN the East Tor me as we'll as for
any else She has already defeated this year
nearly all the best sprinters in the West She is
not eligible to start in any OF the stake races at
Brighton.
one of the most methodfcal trainers at the local
tracks is Peter Winner He always be found
the day is bright or rainy. He prefers not to be
disturbed and be alone while he is Watching the
exercises of his charges. He is one of the few
trainers at the local tracks who records in
book every day the trial performances. The other
day while he work the foreman Of his stable
suddenly approached him and exclaimed. Shall
let Jean Beraud Gallop to-day or send him along
a fast pace?' Walt a second said WINNER
he carefully looked at Jean Beraud. Then he
notes about the work done by Jean Beraud said:
Let him run mile at fast clip On another
occasion of his exercise boys asked him what
horse he should take out for a mornings airing
WINNER got his notebook and spent several min
utes studying the notes about the trials of his
horses He then looked at the track and exclaimed:
around the track"
Superintendent James Clare of the Brighton track
has been slightly i'll for about week.
The entries for to-day's races at Brighton Beach
follows:
FIRST RACE-For maiden three-year olds and upward.
special weights One mile
Name. W.T. Name WI
Cavalcade 4 Armor In-