The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-25
CONEx ISLAND TURF GOSSIP.
Perry Belmont Wants One Race Each
Day With Weight for Age.

New York June 24.-Racing at the Sneeps-
head Bay course mas prog esseu saus ,,,i.a,
torily since the opening OF the June meet
ing In only a very few cases nave tne
fields ruled small. and even then 1t was
u,ia 10 some Unforeseen cause, some parficn-
lar Individual colt flly who had become
prominent after the programme hau gone
To the printer. The apiest race course Of
fetal is not safe from such rapid develop
meat. whereby some particular race seems
at the mercy OF one colt or flly. as was
the case in the Rosebud. an overnight race
which let Hennellic in at li5 POUNDS ana
prevented the very shred. up-,o-date train
efs of other fillies from entering 10 any ex-
tent. To make amends for this there have
been already at the seven days meeting
any number of good class races. In which it
was difficult. indeed. to pick the winners.
This was particularly the case on Satur-
daV when the Sheepshead Bay Handicap
brought out a splendid list of competitors,
ana, although IL was won 10y that erstwhiie
selling platter Grsyfeld. il does not follow
that the was not good one Once d
selling platter not necessarily always d SELL
ing piater.
Rot much disappointment is felt In racing
announced by the Coney Island Jockey CLUB
to take place next Wednesday. The fact is
that there have been so many good races
within the week that IL would be difficult ID
excel them by any special race. Added to
that the weather is capricious. and with a
heavy track there is no doubt that Ethel
bert would again be at a disadvantage and
Kinley Mack would have the best of it.
During the week the class of sport will
he maintained on the same high basis. On
Tuesday the Tidal Stakes will he drawing
card. with such colts Mesmerist, Ildrin,
David Garrick and McMeektn engaged. ON
Thursday, the Spsndrft. for 3-year-oids.
will be the feature. On Saturday the Great
Trial for 2-year-olds, Will bring out good
ones. including Black Fox. Bonnibirt. Irr-
table. Tommy Atkins, Water Color. Tower
of Candies Prince Charles. etc.
Perry Be!mont's motion, to be put be-
fore the jockey club at the regular meeting
Of that body. TO the effect that all associ-
ations racing under the Jurisdiction of the
jockey club be requested To pat at least
one race at weight for age It's pro-
gramme l. certain to be Endorsed by every
turfman who has had or may have a good
horse. The proposer probably felt dOubiy
Justified in asking for weight for age races
" hen h. saw the result OF the Sheepsheai
Bay Handicap. won by Greyfeld on SI:1r-
day. With neither Imp nor Jean Beraud
earning first or second money in that race.
the first impression formed by a racing
man would he that 1t IS better to own Il
selling platter than high-class horse. II
may be said that Ethebert. for instance.
might have valkuyer in each weight for
age race that he might be engaged In. but II
does not follow that E.thelbert or any other
named horse would he tit and well on the
dates that those races would be run. Mr..
Bemonts resolution. IL adopted. will at
once enhanc the value of the best horses
in training each year.
Brighton Beach's new secretary, Ralph
Bayard. is circulating copies of the pro-
gramme of the forthcoming summer meet
ing at the seaside race course, where the
meeting will begin on Friday, July s. and
will continue until "Wednesday. August IS.
/ The best horses in training are entered In
the stakes to be run at the meeting. The
Brighton Handicap VIII of Itself be a not
able event. for IL will he the richest of the
four big LIniicapS run on the Metropolitan
circuit. The Brighton Handicap will be
run on the second day of the meeting.