The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-20
GOSSIP OF THE RUNNERS.
This VIII BE a Busy Week nc Brighton
Beach.

The $4,000 Brighton Derby at a mile and
quarter will be run next Saturday. There
will be small field. no doubt. with the stars.
Afrcander and Irish Lad, left out. James
Galways Meltonian. whose future was par
ticularly bright, has hopelessly broken down
and c&-:p0t start. much to the disappointment
OF all turfmen who. early in the year. believed
that the Melton colt would turn out to be the
best three year-0ld of the So ason. James
r. Keene's Rigodon. by St. Gatien-Minuet
ia regarded M the probable winner if ne
starts RIsodon is at Saratoga. where he has
been going nicely. II u Is decided to send
him to the barrier he will be shipped TO Brigh-
ton not later than Wednesday. He has de-
veloped gradually and his last rae" al brlHhtOn.
which Wae II victory, made host oil lrlenuS
for him. J, b. Hnggin Is sure to start Charles
Ellwood. the PrestOnpans colt who ran & econd
TO Shorthose In the Tidal Stakes. Ell wood
has been working well at Sheepshead Bay
with the Derby in view and II he starts ne
will be backed
August Belmont's Mlzzen is eligible for the
Derby. but nobody knows whether he VIII
start The Hastings colt has tender feet
and has not been to tho races for some time.
Perry Belmont's River Pirate. one OF ne pnI-
zles or the turf. IL sure TO sport SIX ne
ran third in the Brighton Handicap with good
weight ny and has been running with In
proved form during the last two months.
p, j: Dwyer's rather disappointing Merry
Acrobat liz another probable starter, TINS
colt was pronounced a world beaten duri ing
the winter, because at the wiud-up of his
two-year-old career he had shown ability
Of careful handling the son Of HANDSPRING
has not come up to expectations by any means
7 Grant Lyman's Tantalas Cup, by L ."I Q !
@ sSs ps,bH is and !.
rfss Slave. Charley Dwyer and Sim Dcimel.
the owners Of AfricandeT will have a starter ter
Rightful at Tie schorr sale on Saturday and
the colt will carry the well-known colors.
possibly to victory,
bas h sns sbGSss 5w %, pas to b wa
pretty shifty stable. They have Rostand
who won saturday. Setauket, Rishtful. Eva
The Brighton oaks for three year-old
for Thursday. ". {. Whitney,s Judith
will take a high class FLY to beat her. The
Keenes' Stolen Moments and B. Haggin.s
pHTissnne seem to be about the most TOR ad
daughter Of BEN strome. although August
Belmont'e Ninespot. Green b. Morris's Ora
vina,. A; Featherstone's Mary Street and +.
gibles.
The Sea Gull Stakes also for three year.
old FLIES, will be run this afternoon. To-
morrow the Nautilus Selling Stakes for three
vear-olds and upward at a mile and fur
long Is the feature. In addition to the match
race on Wednesday the Montauk Stakes
lot lWO-VeHT-Olus az nix Will Db
decided with S. s: Browns flyer Conjurer,
by Sir Dixon-Con lecture. the star of the lot.
On Monday the Metropolitan Jockey Club
will begin a weeks meeting at Jamaica.
the big meeting at SARATOGA. The Jamaica
people have arranged an excellent pro-
Cramme including the Youthful Stakes for
two-y ear-olds and the Elmdnle Handicap
for all ages on the opening day; the Green
field Stakes for two-year-olds on Tuesday.
the Dupton Stakes for three-year-olds on
Wednesday the Clarendon Handicap for all
ages on Thursday. the Richmond Stakes for
three-year -ods and upward on Friday. and
on Saturday the Ridgewood Handicap for
two-year-olds and the Forest Handicap for
three year Odds. The entire lawn at Jamaica
has been sodded so that there will be no dust
clouds such as made things unpleasant FOR
patrons at the spring meeting.
Preparations are already under way for
the Saratoga meeting, which opens two weeks
from to-day. The si2.00O Saratoga Handi-
cap at a mile and quarter will! probably
attract one Of the most notable fields OF the
year. In addition to both McChesney and
Waterb9y it is probable that Hermis. Gun
vance, Guard; City Bank. Golden Maxim.
Savable, Col. Bill. Lux Casta. Blues and River
Pirate will 90 to the post.