The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-04

GOSSIP or THE RUNNERS.
Entries for the Brooklyn and Suburban
HandIcaps Close on Jan. 3.

Entries for the Brooklyn and Suburban
handicaps. to be run as the opening attrac-
tons at the Gravesend and Sheepshcad Bay
spring meetings respsctively will close on
Monday. Jan 5. when the nominations will
he made public SIX weeks later Handca nper
" 5. vosburgh will allot the weights Trf-
men who have been figuring on the Brooslyn
and suburban candidates for some time
past are ready to concede top weight in both
events to l. ' Bells great three- year -old
colt Herms, who was re gardcd Ms the cham
pon ~ his ace the past season. although hr
did not meet McChe-ney. the Western flyer.
who swept all before him 5 $. Brown :
Hyphen. if he is entered. also will probably
he asked to carry weight. for he showed that
lie was one Of the best three year-olds Of the
year. particularly when he defeated Major
Daingerfcld in the Brighton Derby
Green Morriss Old England and Som
brero probably will be among the nominations
while the older horses. Advance Guard
Blues. Herbert. Monograph. Reina and others
are sure to be named John f. Madden will
send In the name Of Pentecost, the colt that
ran second 10 Gold Heels in the Suburban
and also will nominate River Pirate. the tw q
year-od that did so well during the flag end
of the recent season There will be larg
number OF three-year- in the list. inClud-
ing Irish Lad. Grey Friar Skilful. Hurst
bourne. Savable, Blue Ribbon Mizzen, Lord
OF the Vale. Fir" Eater. EuGenia Burch
Afrcander, Whtechap"l. Golden Ma kim,
Merry Acrobat. M"ltonlan and others that
already have won their spurs
There was some talk Yesterday that the
value OF the Brooklyn and Suburban hsndi-
caps might b" increased to $50 900 in added
money, but the report could not be verified
According TO the notice regarding the closing
OF entries sent out by Secretaries II u McIn-
tyre and Cornelius Fellowes, of the BROOKLYN
and Coney Island Jockey Clubs respectively,
last night III" added money for each event
caps being estimated to be worth about
$1,000 each with oubNcript ions and forfeit
counted ~. The Coney Island Jockey Club,
of I'll" Independence StccploChase and the
tockaway cup, with the idea OF stimulating
the interest in race. through the field The
June handictps and the Great Trial Stakes
also viii Close on Jan, )
Sidney Paset sailed for England Yesterday
10 spend the Christmas holidays Al Sleeps
head Bay Jack Joyner ha>twenty-iour year =
ling> belonging to Mr. Pavet that have shown
viii have VF'i rr% r T"G table u hi. pe own
next year, in addition to managing the biz
stable Of y Haggin for whom Joyner also
will act a. trainer
Jockey Harry Cochran. recently relea sod by
for w j Arkeii's Lotto, stable next - year ar
the pa.t year but tho boy bSieves ' he viii Yr bs
able 10 show Improvement In the all pink
colors Of Nkell tochran's father recently
indulged in harp criticism of j T. Madden
which II j. believed the stewards of the
Jockey Club may look into II Cochran senior
cannot prove his charges II is believed he
vii run - against Snag II il said he al
ready has been requested to keep away from
local tracks by well-known oficial Of the
Jockey Club
II j Durv'l las nominated ,cefull for the
Champion Stakes to be run duri g the second
October meeting at Newmarket next fall
Jockey Bullman has been set down for three
days by Starter Holt man at Inglesds for
trying 10 beat the barrier II was for this
same behavior that Bullmans license was re-
yoEed BY the stewards OF the Jockey Club
here last September.