The sun., 1903-01-11
GOSSIP or THE RUNNERS.
Turfmen and RacinG Associations Are
satisfied With the Schedule NJ Dates.

After carefully looking over the allot-
ment of racing dates for the coming season.
turfmen proceeded to commend the stewards
OF the Jockey Club yesterday for solving a
difficult problem All Of the racing associa-
tons are satisfied with the schedule which
cuts the season. including Bennings. up into
sixteen separate meetings covering 722 days
OF sport The new track OF the Metropolitan
Jockcy Club at Jamaica has received liberal
treatment In the shape OF three meetings OF
twenty two days Brishton gains three days
over last year. but will have two meetings
instead OF the long one In July as in the past
A whole week has been taken from AQueduct
and Gravcsrnd. while Morris Park loses four
days But Sheepshead Bay. with 'oss OF
one day. stil, retains Fourth OF July and Labor
Day, together with the star attractions.
suburban day and Futurity day.
Conservative racing men say that the
shortening Of the various meetings will
serve to increase tho interest In the sport
because OF the changes Of track and condi-
tions. The Metropolitan Jockey Clubs track
has boon completed u has cost the pro-
moters closr to $500 go and l. up to date
in al, respects. The management Of II will
probably b" turned over TO Philip j. Dwyer,
pre- sidrnt of tn" Brooklyn Jockey Club whose
experience augurs well for the success OF the
new ru,scoursc In a few days tho Metro
po'itan Jockey club viii announce it, pro-
Cramme OF stakes and overnight events
which are expected TO attract many OF the
\ report from Memphis says that Ed Cor
ri~an. tho wsll-known Chicago turfman.
mi. @ .sason sr eh r he "a applies to the Jockey Cub
for a license. Corrigan has not raced here
since ,sa when hi. two,yef5;Iold ;s ,aSros: huron:
in the fu,nrity. was disqualified because
il uns found that he was ineligible to start,
Milton Henry ins Am'TGan ,r yorSssy ~GSse %GGss
club, -a,ird YESTERDAY for France 70 consult
his counsel the famous Labor. about the
court to have the Jockey Club show cause
WHY his license was taken away. The reason
giysn by g.. Jockey Club was pnproiess'9Iina,
that he had every reason to believe that
the suit would result fayor,b.y for him
in ths hS ths hs be ste 10
for home by Feb. ! He had made NO plans
for. the coming racing season. he said.
tha, a v. Il" 1. whitney would BE- reprasan.sd
N the ,BroTflyn and suburban lHndicAIs
iis % colors. il il b, i@yed ,hat MIR Whitney
has n clicnce. Goldsmith. who did not com,
his remarkable two-year -old form. while
raccgorrs have. not forgotten the sterling
pcrformanccs Of both Gunfirc and GeonorI
City Handicap from hi gh-class field Of older
horses md thereby denonstrat"d that she
u
opinion when she went TO the post for this
event Lenora l.oring won a most scnsa-
t!"nal rae" ~ the tall after special prepara.
tion at tn. hrrds of ]ohn W. Pn~ NJ ~
Sarotor, Th" tot, nunb'r of Suburban
.ntri"s to date "-e 81 7 ~ entries of unard.
: ,rlhro ro N Mt and L,-i Ba &C worr re-
cnivrdb ttc Conpy "a" JoCk' { nh ester
Loy "a ,.rd and Sonb'ero are owned By
ia, ..1Iv OF j F Maddcn's four YEA r-old
colt Citv Hank, bv Afeddlnr-Money Box,
~ both ~" Brooklyn and suburban hand'-
caps, comes in q" natn" OF surprise The
son and was not much o' succcss as two.
v"Sr-old Madden has sprung 50 many
good things in the past that City Bank
may turn out TO be- another.
lyn jockey Club. received from California
vastsrd ~ the entry OF Burns d Watcrhouse's
tour-,ycar-old Corrigan for the Brooklyn
Hrhard Crok.r's Benu Gallant will h"
trained Tor st""plechls" events this year
IN hi; yeur-Old cs mIri' IN this colt de.
featod the ke"nes' 'ommando in the Natron
Stakes at Morris Pirk, which resulted in the
SUSPENSION of Horny Srenc"r. who iodo the
famous son of Domino.
The Coney Island Jockcv Club has al
ready received NOR" than i.o1 nominations
for the fnt,ir,'y 70 he run in 1908
owners AZ Nsw Orleans. are transferring
their horses to Other owners with the idea Ot
securing better prices from the layers and
also Hirs?ns tp1m I1aanT Haal "a 'G"s nn
Of the heaviest bettors at New Orleans and
he has been ~ suc,~s-ful Of late that the
layers inv~iTlahl? quote prohlbitive or snsiI
prices gnlnst his horses wh"nev"r they rt'.,
- Hing races that the owners ~ III" Cres-
cont City seldom fail 10 run up one OF the
firms winners The game has bcsn worked
before. hn. il is said AZ Now Orleans that !.