The Washington times., 1902-07-21
Cup Event Saturday to
Be Contested by a
Fast Field.
TWfNTY-lEE ENTRIES ELIGIBLE
Interest Centered on Gold
Heels, But There Are
Others.
THE ATLANTIC WEDNESDAY
Guniire tn e Favorite for The Oaks, If
Sent Dc wn From Saratoga-Latter's
Meeting, While Drawing Many
Stables, Fails to Spoil Seaside Sport.
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KEW Y DIRK. July 20.-Notwithstand
ing the e. ,odus of a number OF the I'M
patant ra cling stables to Saratoga, there
are still mough horses left at Brighton
Beach to make up good fields. and the
sport furn ished at the seaside track dur
ing the p: tst week has been of the very
first order. Quite a number OF the larger
stables ha we been induced to remain at
the Beach ! to try for the rich stakes that
are on the program. Among them is
the strong Keene stable, which had in
tended to, ship TO Saratoga to rest Up
their hor ses there for the Spa meeting.
Several om their horses are well en-
gagged in the important stake races At
the Beach,. and they will remain there
to run in them.
McLew, re's two star racers. Gold
Heels an Major Daingerfield. and the
Belmont colt. Mizzen, will also likely
be seen il r races before the meeting ends,
while the, Whitney horses. or at least
some of hem, may also be starters.
The Coming Week.
The co ming week will probably be as
interesti1 tg week of racing as has been
Witnessed around New York in some
time Mot only are there several good
rich stak es on the pre-. ram for decision.
but the class of horses engaged is of
the very &highest order.
OF cou ,se, the most interesting event
of the eek will be the running of the
Bighton Cup, on Saturday. This race
has come to be regarded as one OF the
most imi ,ortant stake races in the East.
The dis ance is the regular cup dis
tance. tro miles and onequarter, and
1 is the My race OF any Importance of
that len 9Th run on tracks around New
York. The fields have always been
small, bIit of very high class.
1t was instituted in 1887. when
1t was won by the Morris colt, The
Friar, with Jerry Dunne's Sunnyslope in
the plac e, and Mike Dwyer's Ben Brush
third. ] n 1888 it was taken by the great
Hambur &, with Ogden second and How
ard Maj IN third. The following season
Bangle same out of the West and beat
all the Eastern horses. including the
AS in th,, preceding year, there were only
three st;,rters in the race.
Perry Belnont's Ethelbert won the
cup in 1900, with the great mare Imp in
the plac e. and Sidney Lucas third Four
started n the race that year. the great
tst mum osr that ever went to the post
in the race.
Last season the field was composed of
snly Prince of Melbourne and Rochester
Fred Wslbaum had just purchased the
Prince at the sale OF the Beard horses.
and he won in gallop.
A Promising Field
This sc. ,son the field is more promis-
ing. There are twenty-one horses still
Eligible out of the twenty-seven original
aominati3 Ms, and all of the best older
horses in the East are represented. OF
course al eyes are centered on the Nc
Lewee horse. Gold Heels. hero of the
Suburban. and Brighton Handicaps. The
Bard horse will~carry weight for age,
124 pounds. There are some formidable
horses for Gold Heels to beat, however.
and he may not have the easy time that
he appears TO have on paper. The with
drawal OF the Farrell horse, Blues, will
rob the mace OF some of its interest, as
many turfmeu were anxious to see him
meet Coil Heels again, believing that
he could beat his old enemy over the
longer distance.
C. T. Boots horse Argregor, is still
TO be reckoned with, however, and II
he is sem. back East again to run in
the race, 1le will have many supporters.
His good form in the Washington Park
races has demonstrated that he is
high-class stake horse, and If the
journey ffpm Chicago does not hurt
him, he will be a hard nut for Geld
Heels to crack
Several other good horses are likely
TO face the starter. Herbert. Water
cure. Car91uncle, Dixieline. Bonnibert,
Roehamptr n. Fly Wheel and Sun Show
er are am ong the eligibles, and 1t is
always within the bounds Of possibility
that a rac.a may result in an upset. The
Whitney three-year- -olds. Goldsmith and
Yankee. are also entered but as they
are now at Saratoga they viii not start,
and if they did. their form this season
would not warrant any great support.
sother Good Races.
In addition to the Brighton Cup a
number OF other good stake races are
on the we sk's program. Chief among
them is the Brighton Oaks. which will
be run on Thursday. 1t has added
money 10 III amount of $500 and the
winner of the race will get a nice sum
Among the entries is the Whitney crack.
Gunfre. This horse also IS with the
Whitney he rises at Saratoga. hut she
may be sent down 10 run in the race.
II she shousld be a starter, few would
lcok beyond her for the winner.
With Guns re absent the race will be
a more open one. Among the other fl
lies eligible are Torcblight. Hatasoo.
Disadvantage. Femesole Barouche. Lady
Holyrood Ascension, Sweet Glover, and
Sister Juliet Hatasoo. OF course, is the
best ore of The lot outside of Gunhre.
and n she caiI go III. distance will win.
She will no doubt be To- favorite.
As usual. there is no stake event Oh
tomorrow's card, but Tuesday has the
Glen Cove Hal ldicap. for tbree-year- olds.