The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-20
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
srIKEs TO DE RUN At AOUE-
DUCT THIS WEEK.
suggestion to the Metropolitan Turf Asso-
ctation - Many Premising Jockeys
Crack TwO-Year.Olds Not shown
yr-YelIow Tail In Favor for Excelsior

Yet-YeIIow Tail In Favor for Excelsior
so,ar the racing at Aquedu ct has produced
oualIty OF sport above the usual standard.
~ public has been remarkably successful
n oicslns winners. which has caused un-
limited enthusiasm and high hopes for the
mure The racing has been free from I'M
n,sa.apt features and the horses have run
r,ry close to form. which has served to in
r,ease the public confidence In the turf to a
degree which argues well for the various
meetings to come. This will be the last
vpak OF the Queens County Jockey Cubs
sprlng meeting. for next Monday the new
rack OF the Metropolitan Jockey Club will
he thrown open to the public. To-day tho
feature at Aaueduct will be the Canarsie
stakes. for two-year-olds. for which there
ti fine lot OF ntries. Including Conten-
nous, Petunia. Northampton. Palm Bearer,
Charlie Fisher. Interlude. Nameoki and Ninepin
Tomorrow the Peconic Stlkes for three
ysr-olds at seven furlongs will be run. for
which the best Of the elgibles are Capt.
vstor. Colonist. Wax Candle. Alan. Examiner
yevermore. Right and True. Red KNIGHT
Bensonhurst, Rim gdove and Ancke On Wed.
nesday the Ozone Stakes for two-yesr-oicis
At four and a half furiongs Is the chief IT.
traction. the possible starters being Bath
baoh. Ninepin. Nameoki. Chockayott.,
wizard. Knobhampton. Miss Shylock. Race
King and The Brown Monarch. The Flushing
stikes for three-year-olds and upward at q
mile and seventy yards will be run on Thurs
day. and II should provide an interestin z
race, With such elisibies as Yellow Tail,
Sheriff Bell. Ethics. Paul Clifford, @. whittier.
Nevermore. Potente. Rightfiil, Ordnung and
Marshall Neil. On Friday the woodhaven
Stakes for two-year-olds Ii the redrietter
event with HbertoIa. Agnes Brennan.
Sc.s. Race KSys Tas Brown HnG Mon-
arch and Rruceyille as eligibles. Saturdays
card !. o. a high r.. order Of excellence. the
ssp at one mile and seventy yards. For
this fine field can be sent 70 the post. as
inSss the S'srss5s ere Met%i
Essminsr Dr.: Ssyior. Articufate, Slave. old
Rghttui. Sheriff Boil. Namtor. Paul Cliford
Many followers Of the turf are advocst ting
81: 4 s"W te y DO framed by the members q
vasers placed on a horse who does not leave
the starters hands should be ret irnsd. AZ
n Illustration the case Of the horse Setauket.
be had been posted az st,rter IT. /. cited' net nets
we're taken In tne ring on Setiuket. but in
MS warm var, Hp the colt rn away three miles
aho bet on the colt wan ted to have the mones
=! a rgn for q. but the layers who took the the
In Justice n the public. said a we'll
now, q nh betting man yestorday, there should
,o enssis ERE 70 'his nnd Ssea
be. Nets to order -et,irn Of ali such wa gers
9 doee not seem fair 10 keep bets made upon
T sss !. st &. aGs: not SscS did
Inherent matter II he had reached the stl rtsr
nd then run away three miles. but even then
nfsir TO keep the money: The public Is
ways At Z disadvantage In such matters.
he books have the percentage with them,
'!lps on the agony 70 Keep eel che mo sne: IKE
There were two similar cases at Benpings
eS nr DY Ss: . e!
uthoritis. take 90 eoynizancs Of bettins
no Rave son sP dee.rs w's shs sse they E.
their own favor, but When the pu fac" az
) d some isnisncy should Be shown. " gems
.d,efr e. e1RsSs. tors or re star toc5eys
rtnoely salaries, have not had things ali
:s9uns.ter. hss sprung 10 and caused 70 End
,. western boy who Is undcr contract to
,evton Bennington. has shown real merit, !
=, best - r"G e. ~1s ne, on W. wsldsn. ily
clever pair Of hands and put up a iniSS /,
"a, voqf ssvs done e. 'O%s Of hs STR:
own indication. Of sSScsssiuI csre sas
housh one OF the smallest boys sporting !
TX he strong lnisher and possesses the /
pier: HoaT. Cannon and =. Callahan 'ars |
ltures. Later on the star jockeys, Of course. !
" have things much their own way. foI they
e largest stables. but the new crop Indicates
,ar in and year out as The more famous
,ss grow too heavy OF. 70 TO foreign lands.
Very few really roed twc,yssr.cles Laye
ers at Benr mrs and Aoueduct. but save
er1 for the, rich stakes to be run at Morris
nrk and the other large tracks. OF the
@ sssSy sssn Ps,uH W T N.aos
,. in ton's colt Bath Beach, the Gourhacre
{ blss colt Irterlude. F. A Jores's Charlie
sher. SYDNEY Par cts reldlne valour, o. l.. I
f. ,I, colt RAGE King and d; c, Eyans's
them has shown the class thnt viii be seen
,rse. at shsepshead Bay saw that William
Whitney has splendid lot OF two-year-
= famous colors li-ht blue. brown ran.
VICTORY In rome Of the bi-rer stafes' ibis
W be the first wear that Mr. Whitney Will
Y two-vear-olds bred by himself to any
~, 1T, evtnnt ard turfrnen are hoCins that
John, Hackett'. Yellow Tail, who ran such
rood race IN the Carter Handicap IN spite
The r1uddv track. T. already Toured on to |
y =" 5000 Excelsior Eandican at the
r. l-ht ard " the track !. drv Dr. n. r
well snvs that the wat-rcress horse should
u easily brit II IL probable that the field
the Excelsior viii possess much more
ass than that which ran In the Carter.