The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
GOSSIP OF The RUNNERS.
RACING SEASON WILL CLOSE THIS
WEEK AT AQUEDUCT.
Final Programme Of stake Events lndi.
Gates Good Sport--Making Room for
the New Jamaica Track-GrOwth Of
Apprentice Riders-Stakes ~ Dennings

The last week OF racing here for this season
begins to-day BY next Sunday all OF the
racing stables will either have gone into
winter quarters or TO Washington. where the
fall meeting at Bennings will be inaugurated
"a week from to-day The last six days Of
the meeting at Aaueduct will 0fYord the race
going public much interesting sport. as in
addition to the stake events to be- decided
each day the other races will be filed TO over
flowing with entries a. the poor owners make
one final attempt TO win a few purses that
may pay for stablins and feeding their horses
through the winter months The Wood
mere stakes for three year-olds and upward
at seven furlongs Ia to-day's star event
Tomorrow the Roslyn Handicap for three
year-olds at seven furlongs will be run. While
T. Bells champion Hermis il among the
cligibes. II is not probable that he viii start
Rut his stable mate q Whittier may 90.
together with Dom Paul clearwater. Kossg-
mol. Essene. Honolulu. Kindred. EXtinguisher.
Anak. Spagklct and Remorsc
The Bellerose Stakes oil "Wednesday 1t
hve and half furongS should attract good
lot OF two-ycar- to the post, including
the mucl talked, If Platter. CaptivG'or Lady
Albercratt .Gs!' and True. tourtmaid.
Glorosa. ,lrcnn.tus. Lyman HAY. Minotaur.
Coonist. unt.rock. W X Condor. Pittscus.
Examiner Athlnna. our Nugget Chcle.
The Guide Interval. CinuNsvali. Nevermore.
Jack o. Lantern. sparkle Fisher and others
For the the Stoneyhrook Selling Stakes for
thre-year Odds and upward at a mile and a
sixteenth to be run on Thursday the best
~ the ccibles are The Musk"teer, De Raszk"
Ethics, Brllarlo, Lucky star. Warranted.
l-srne, Wild Pirate, Rossignol. Satire.
INDY Williams. /oroaster. Marshal Neil.
kloSram md Hunter Rlno
The Oakdllc Handicap for two-vear-olds
- seven iurongs is Fridays feature large
feld will probably so 10 the post, including
Hou'o' More. Examine. Allan. Mlckey
pvysr raulconbrid9e. Nevermorc. Joe
cobb Red Knight. John SCOTT and Mn rio
The concluding feature for the week is the
Eayvi"w Handicap for all ages at mile and
~ Yards TO b" decided on saturday For
''i- event Carbuncle. Hunter Raine, Glen
sater Loroaster Andy Williams. DR. Riddle,
E0tente. Warranted. Belle oi Lexington.
Nparklrt. Royal. Grail Watkins Overton.
Finnan and Himself eligible
with the closing OF Aqu"duCt the racing
public will have rest here until the opening
of tho season again next April Between
now and then there may be several changes
in the arrange of the dates allotted by
the Jockey Club to the various racing assoc
Citations operating in this state. During the
past week the matter was discussed inform
any NJ length by a number of racing men.
among whom the opinion prevailed that the
new sullivan McCarren-Tamlnany track at
Jamaica. which is practically completed
and compares favorably with other big race
courses. would be- literally treated when the
rev dates are allotted II is the general
belief that each racing association will sur
render several days so that Jamaica will
have about twenty-four DAYS of racing
Some persons are inclined to the opinion
that in order to let in the new track without
inIuring the others the Jockey CLUB. yielding
10 pressure that may b" brought upon it.
will either permit the Jamaica track TO con
duct a meeting in August. conflicting with
the big meeting at Saratoga, or that Efforts
hat the season can open ffteen DAYS earlier
In the latter event, II i pointed out there
would be room for all with no conflict at all
against the AQueduct track for some reason,
although the Queens County Joke club
cHorted itself in the interest OF fair sport
But. just the same. one can hear adverse
9. the a"S those ' op
posed TO Aqueduct say that tho track itself
knock l. is TOO o,n nar RI W for o6s the b b
The turns ar" positively dangerous There
I, nothing picturesque about Aquednct. even
tho grand stand and betting ring being ugy
in the extreme The cheapest class of horses
are running there, although the stake events
call ont some really hish,class fields Inland
out running has always been a feature AT this
track although President Thomas j.. Reilly
attempted 70 frown upon ~" practice wher
fused Even Reily's action has been used
against the tack with the argument that
10 virtually anTDnfed me JOCKEY luD NffD
he went over II" heads Of the stewards. one
Of whom, W : Nosburnh, was the of'cml
repres"nta'iv" Of ~" governing body sum
ming mp the inmcnl comments, II may be
.ad that there are mon who believe the DAYS
Of iqueduct are numbered or that the length
Of rs spring and fan meetings will he con-
The report that big Tim" sullivan win
'Hv" racing stAbl" ut New orleans mas
o1used much surprise among the senator's
h"nohmeu. who have from time to time
attempted to haze stables Of their own: One
Of 'h"n said 10 TTr ~t'N man last saturday:
The Senator got out OF racing come time
ago and al,o. induced ali Of his friends to
Sons % caim" to e M" and "' ''
sell out, Il i, for your own goodl II is
only friendly advice .,,.,.
low I realize. in view, of the way things are
gong. that tho hiis follow knew What h" wa.
'ha, he Is going back into the gam, for he
does not own a re"ehorsc and would have TO
makS nameron- o9,HGn9oS ssoH in order to cut
What Inns hecom" Of certain big pIunger
Who has not been at the track since The Jockey
evoked the license o. Jockey Louis Smt m
This que ;'ion has been ,rereatedly asked by
'or n man WHO has made himself notorious
sGm .G Of nj ns' pn hr R s Scd S"i
to take good rest during the winter. while
other, believe they are right in sayingthnt he
round for the ' present mt at at least Wha,eySr
may be- the cause of his absence, turfm"n
viii not cease to gossip until he makes re-
appearance" AT the old stand. ready to do tho
same old business
Four more apprentice jockeys came 20
hand during the past week in the persons of
pesourNa, VI Johnson, Weber and Arthur
Brennan, oil! ol whom give promise OF turning
out we'll ". Callahan, i. Hyland. Boiescn
and other comparative noviCes have been
making rapid strides 20 that In time the plac"s
loit vacant by boys who have either gone 10
Europe or have beeH set down will be COM
petcrtly hllcd The development OF thee
Young knights ofthe pigskin has been directly
due TO IN" apprcntlce races which have been
regularly held all this year by tho different
racing associate Jack Joyner, one of the
first advocates of the plan, has the honor
of turning out more good youngsters this
year than anybody else. He has taken great
pains with these rnidgcts and. being bright
Intelligent young fellows. they have profited
by his teaching, to a marked degree. The
boys are ent husiastiC now and the number
OF would-he Jockeys is on the increas
The stake book Of the Washington Jockey
club has just been ISSUED with the foowing
events TO be- run az the coming meeting at
Bsnnings.
Monday. Nov, l0-Bladensburs Steeplcchast
aud Columbia Handicap
tuesday, Nov. ll-IbIIie Stakes.
saturday, Nov. chevy Chase Shepherds
and Grand Consolation stakes for two year Odds
TUESDAY. Nov. sister cChRSe Handicap.
Wednr sday. Nov. i9-Nesta Stakes for three
year old niles and the Bcnnings Special.
IhurSday, Nov. ?o-Hurdlc Handicap