New-York tribune., 1901-03-11
IROTTTNG AT BRIGHTON.
BROOKLYN AND NEw-YORK HORSE
FANCIERs PLAN HIGH CLASS
HARNESS RACING.

John II. Shuts James Butler James ShevIn, ex-
Senator John McCarty and two three other
prominent metropolitan horsemen have perfected
plans for high class trotting meeting next sum-
mer at the Brighton Beach racetrack. For more
than month the rumor has been among
followers of harness racing that plans were on foot
Tor such a meeting, but IL not until yesterday
that anything definite concerning the project be-
came known. Beginning Monday, August II.
there will be six days of harness racing at
Brighton, with purses aggregating $4,000 or more.
The classes and conditions have been framed for
six OF these races. and the entries will close
April 10
The Bonner Memorial Purse. of 5000 for trotters
of the PIP class is the feature Of the stake pro-
gramme. This is subscription purse and sub
scribers will not be required TO name their horses
until July 30. The other early closing races that
have been decided upon are: The Hiram Woodruff
Purse, of 5000. for 220 trotters: the John H.
Shuts Purse of $1,000 for three year-old trotters:
the Metropolitan Purse of $4,000. for 2:20 PAGERS;
the Breakers Purse of $1,000 for PIP PAGERS. and
the Brighton Purse of $1,000 for 2:10 PAGERS. Later
in the season twelve purses of s1,5O0 each
to be offered so that three races may be on the
programme for each day of the meeting.
The conditions governing the early closing races
indicate that liberal policy is to he pursued in
the management Of the meeting. The entrance fee
of per cent is lower than that of any meeting in
the Grand Circuit. the almost universal custom
being nowadays deduct per cent additional
from the earnings of the four horses that win the
that any horse failing win heat in three shall
be ruled out of the and sent 10 the stable.
This departure from the rules of the National
Trotting Association Is expected to prevent long
drawn out races and do away with the per-
nicious practice of laying up heats.
The breeders and road riders who are back of the
meeting have organized the New-York Trotting AS
ISOLATION, under whose auspices the races will be
held. Though the organization is not a member of
the Grand Circuit. horsemen expect to see nearly
for
the Brighton meeting. During the week of the
harness races the runners of the metropolitan
ing circuit will be in Saratoga. leaving here an
posed meeting follows the Grand Circuit meeting
at Buffalo and precedes the one at Boston.
Brighton meeting a fxture If this is done the
chances are that Glens Falls will ultimately be
and that the New-York Trotting Association will
succeed to the dates now assigned to the little town
1t is not unlikely that a race between The Alb
bot 2:O3t4. and Cresceus. 2:O4 may be OF the
features OF the Brighton meeting. An effort Is now
being made to arrange such race and John J;
his willingness start his horse. The hitch IS
with George, II. Ketcham of Toledo. who bred
Cresceus and who and drives the champion
stallion The impression is abroad that Mr. Ketch-
@ am VIII not .ahe thanees OF set1ns @ ms i
the Brighton trottins meeting is close to the owner
may vet be induced enter. In of failure
to arrange between these two champions
ter Boralma. 2Os. winner of the Kentucky Futurity
and the Transatlantic. may ,,t take the place Of Of
the most competent horsemen in the country be
yesf to % beat either Th ABBOT Or cresceus
LONG ISLAND SPEEDWAY FOR HORSEMEN.
The light harness horsemen have their fight
against the property owners around Jamaica, Long
Island. and have obtained the right TO use
a speedway HilsIde-ave. from Madson-ave
Jamaica, 10 Hollis line eastward. This forms
level stretch OF country that will make ideal