The sun., 1903-07-13
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
PUBLIC FROWNS ON CRUSADE
AGAINST THE RACETRACkS.
gpsss N0ver 90 Popular and Brighton Ts
Enjoying Remarkable Patronase-ralk
OF Meeting Between Waterboy
and McChosncy--T Weeks Events.


OF Meeting Between Waterboy
and McChosney--T Weeks Events.
The patronage Of tho Bri ghton races since
tho opening Of the meeting at the Beach last
Wednesday has exceeded all previous records.
Secretary John Boden, Jr, said yesterday
that up 20 date more persons have passed
through Brighton's gates than ever before
In similar length OF time. There can be
no doubt about the popularity OF racing at
President Engemans track, where vast
improvements have been made for the accom-
modation OF the public. Even now men are
busy erecting an addition TO tho field stand
which will accommodate several thousand
more patrons. While there are rich stakes
to attract the millionaire turfmen. the
Brighton meeting may be said to be n
boon to poor owners. With the more po wer-
ful stables preparing for Saratoga, there IL
q royal chance for the smaller establishments
10 pull some OF the purses out OF the fire.
aud for that reason there is an abundance
of entries which provide sport for every
body. So far. however. the horses have
not run strictly to public form and the layers
have had much the better of the argument.
But there Is always turning In the Brighton
tide. and when that period OF good fortune
arrives there will be renewed satisfaction oil
around.
with racing at the zenith Of It's popularity
and prosperity, therefore, tho crusade OF
tho poolroom people to break up the game.
II possible, is generally frowned upon by the
public The fight against the racetracks
is pronounced a case OF pure malice by al
,aost every person identified with the turf.
RacinR was never conducted on more
conservative lines. The public 10 protected
from sharp practices and the Jockey Ciup
stewards have succeeded in weeding out
much OF the undesirable element Inc
breeding industry was never greater
Thousands OF dollars have been spent
for yearlinxs, stations and brood mares be-
cause of the stability Of the sport and the
richness Of the stakes offered. With millions
invested In tho sport with the new $4,000 600
Belmont Park In course Of construction.
with a great meeting at Saratoga about to
begin, turYrnen say that tho efforts OF several
poolroom keepers and disgruntled gamblers
to cause trouble cannot succeed.
The principal event to be dec ided at BriXh-
ton this week is the o., 900 lroquos Stake as, 1or
saturday. Hfricander and Golden Maxim
are not on the eligible list but 1t ia probable
that a well-balanced held will go to the post
or Fire Eater Then from the Kesns stable
Injunction and Cardinal Wolsey may be looked
for j. B. haggin will probably start Charles
saS GswSSor 900 rida4 4 Sta Stakes. % Green B. Morris viii
be represented. no doubt, by either Slave or
Artvis, while John W. Schorr's colors VIII be
Acrobat, A. Featherstone's Mesmer., James
Gslway's Brigand and perhaps Meltonisn.
together with W. c. Days lllyria. are also
" The Fs Venus u S Stakes of 5000. for two-year-
Saturday. Sat % viii probably afford the public 3
fSs HAMBURG q Belle sport silk. II the fleet dageh-
ter OF hamburg--Isiac goes TO the post she is
Is kelly to have rather difficult task cut OUT
fS5 he5 slSh sSGa e r. ' Mon.
soon. Contentious and Petunia. the Keenes
povecote j. E. Maddens , Raglan ana Ra,s H.hSas Sas
earned the. right to be called the best twoI
year-old nlly Of the year. She has u won all
her races In fasmoh @ ha5e 10 so sTe
away Jumps OF weight TO her company which
will put her to the real test. =, .,,
The DLstaf Stakes. for two-yearSo!d liles
at Ave furlongs, is the feature OF to-day's
card. To-morrow the Glen Cove Handicap.
for three year-olds az six furloGgs: viii be be
run HqpdioappeTn W. fo,dsS osSIrHn MnTim mas ias
pounds. pounds The Golden Garter colt. who Is at
weight and beating TO such & crack Crt,ss sprins
Eugenia Burch. Frank Farrells MInotaur.
sins ssi Sir voorhss u b. tssds.s 6ip9SevaII oSe
Sohorr's John A. Scott and others. "a, =.
The Atlantic Stakes, for two-year-olds At
six furlongs. will be run on Wednesday, o wniie
there should be good field In the Test handl-
CAP, for three-y -year-olds and upward at SIX
furiongs. on Thursday; ~ u..
With the success of J, B. Haggin's water
boy, winner OF. the Brighton Handicap AZ pm IN
position made by several enthusiastic tuIl-
men that he should be matched against the
celebrated MeChssney moyds at m's anu smatheTs
the owner Of McChesney. was asked on Satur-
day whether he favored match or not.
He did not d commit mn, MGSesney Sn would race
at Sar atoga and that he might meet the great
Watercress horse in some of the big stakes
for tsv Thsh both Hpea. Hsrs
in point Of popular esteem: Eastern horse
msi, say that the son OF WateTcress - an
even greater raSes9Tse ebamniop na % last year
Tbsre TSo "sS is as Gh much coniidencs in Waterboy
here as there Is In McChesney In the West:
and meeting s aSan tSe
The only cause ior regret is that ,waterboy
could i Y not have tackled Africande,r in the
glos Thoss Sopss wHs Bl Bee1a tseI That as tn
would surely have taken the measure Of the
star Ruby colt at the weights, but men who
can see nothing but Africander. because OF
Stakes. the Suburban Handicap, the Ad-
vance Stakes and the Lawrence Realization.
aver that Waterboy never VIII see the nay
tlaC ne Cdu D6dJ III q S-''N~
a quarter or a mile and half weight lor age;
Thsre are comparatively few that contend
that Irish Lad Is better three-year-old
than Afrioander, who beat the Candiemas
colt fairly and sauarely at even weights In
the Advance Stakes.
Recalling Irish Lads fine race In the Subur-
ban Renewal, when he gave weight TO water
how by the scale and was beaten length.
the argument Is set forth that II A1ricander
had been q starter In that analr ne would
have made it decidedly more interesting
for the Haggin horse. Setting an these
contentious aside however, the iaot must
be conceded that nobody knows just now
great horse Waterboy ls. as ne has never,
endurance and has won all OF his races with
somethInR to spare Trainer Jack Joyner
does not believe In making predictions. nut
he is confident that Waterboy in his present
forrn can beat anything in the East or West.
E. r. Thomas will ship all OF his horses
except the two year-old filly Dmple to Sara
tOga this week, Trainer karrick has been
working Hermis along nicely and the 100000
horse will try again In the Saratoga Handicap.
According to Karrick. Hermis Is simply
late in coming to hand and Will surprise
people before the season is over. Mr.. Ihoma5
says that he sold his interest in the two-year-
old Pulsus to j. +. Madden for the reason
that the Top Gallant colt lacks profitable
stake enga gements both this year and next
There is still rumor ahoat that Madden
will soon sell Pulsus to either f. H. Smathers
or whitney 4 Duryea. Mr.. Thomas made an
OfYer for Golden Maxim just before the Reall-
zatiOn, which was refused.
W. e. whitney and August Belmont Buy
Nm.