The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-27
GOSSIP OF The RUNNERS.
| o,,s,oR HANDICAP TO BE RUN
AT JAMAICA TO-DAY.
r,.,, Field Named TO Go to the Pest
~,,n Half . Dozen Horses In Public
..,or-Other stakes 70 he Decided
.s,. week-Work on the Local Tracks.

".r-Other stakes 70 he Decided
mi. Week-work on the Local Tracks.
-, cate. OF the Metropolitan Jockey Clubs
Ih,sck AZ Jamaica will be thrown open
IT,. public this afternoon. The promoters
! this latest turf enterprise nave spaIeu
I s,nen.e TO make II complete In every de-
"a those who have visited the track
nronounced IL one OF the features
80 metropolitan circuit. The clubhouse
wss built at an outlay Of $4,000 which
d oD fair indication Of what raoeeoers
y. s,nect when they look upon the course
~ the first time. The paddock. the grand
"a the field stand and the betting shed
T.. all models OF modern architecture. while
=. tack itself has been constructed with
Enw 20 fast time and races truly run.
Tinothy d. Sullivan. p. u. McCarren.
rrseno Wood. Senator Reynolds and other
ali. known politicians are the owners OF the
Ivh,s stock, while Philip j. Dryer. presi-
nan, of the Brooklyn Jockey club. has the
.n,;re management Of the track. With the
,dea Of placing the sport Of kings on the same
nIane as that existing at other large tracks.
,hs Metro politan Jockey Club has shown
a bberality in stakes and purses. with the re-
anil that the various events have attracted the
tries of all Of the more prominent owners
To.days feature will be the Excelsior Handi-
an for ee-year-olds and upward at a
r'Iie and a sixteenth, with 5000 added. In
ross IL will be worth about 81 500. An ex-
celent field has been named to 60 to the post,
and Indications point to an open race. with
haIf a dozen horses well bdck"'.
Yellow Tails victory In the Queens County
Handicap at Aaueduot on Saturday. when
he carried lOs pounds and won from DR..
Savior by a head, will make him one Of the
elections to-day, for tho reason that he will
carry only 100 pounds. II will mako little
difference whether the track h fast or heavy.
for Yellow Tail showed q dis - sition TO run
IN the mud when he finished second TO Ahu-
nsda In the Carter Handicap. DR.. Saylor.
who ran such . good race on Saturday with
iol pounds. b In to-days race with IS pounds.
which should make him high In favor.
Msckey Dryer. who has already won two
impressive races at A aueduct. h another
contender. getting In with % pounds. He
will be ridden by Shea. while Yellow Tail
will be handled by Rice. because Of the injury
received by Waterbury. tho regular stable
Jockey. on Friday. and DR.. Saylor may be
ridden by wikerson. Mackey Dwyer. with
ITO pounds up. worked q mile at Aoueduct
ON Evenly iJid sSyd Randfis Il would not be sur
Prisns MsGsey pwSf S,,g oss e sss pct
has done splendid work at Sheepshead Bay
for the Excelsior. and on Saturday worked
po %s II pOois s r we to many r%
while Royal With ii3 and the crack western
lightweight O'Neil up. y also figured TO have
m foG After sna"G race on Friday and was timed
" u Herbert goes e the post Il win Be s. his
tsoss S y eiSa line him Tor The past
following especially II burns has the mont;
[. Y. Beils francesca Is named TO g. but
that Mr.. Bells jockeys, Cannon and Rte have
sngased TO ride other AVrses In me io aISe
50 Wen in his career and has doys some fast
work. Hrticulste, the Westeyd, han .tdSap,
horss, who e IN at iis pounds. viii be ridden
II. ap cci sna Stakes. 70. three,ys.r,olds
81; f Pasi { *: :e'ii ,
more. Red knisSs' Bs.sonhurst and Ot ne.
the possible staISrs being Miss ri EuEaadty
AASsi. ss5i3 ri. f SsRit,.pHG .mb ras Ell.
retuPS and cont sGh 0n 1ds d
m nttfsc sha With SUCH
Africandei, Colonist: WsS sfs spd dksyer Right:
si s aae Ns.tova 5s .e Siss 1i 9Ss
; II. s.{ Ssiss w ED Rs;.ts s.:
SINNER liner, ip 1,,1lns and Bensonhurst:
Demurrer,, Usnan .racetracks were crowded
Nth FarS nj shs eoanss
i 'bSiH BIS and the
Ieatbsse Is the poverfui stable Of John W.
She 4 Sons. the Memphis tgrfmen. The
string sst deal c e tsn
IMirthful and Cambric. He is q chestnut.
stsndine about is hands ; inches high and is
len mem I Motifs. Who S owned and sold MrtR;
being such q success at the stud. as he would
diced me against him The Featherstone
soSs in
OF the old horses Ieniter. DISADVANTAGE.
Mary Street and Mesmer looked in fine shape;
John W Schorr's horses also looked Mt and
~ sheepshead Bay course there wa. also
big crowd william Q; Whitney and HE
tsinty now that Mr. Whiteys III luck q
viii hs Be SH Ct sons fa biz The ~S s
ienora fOrins.- Judith Campbell. EItIsys-
'seRer, i Blses.tocs sn and nd Payne. Comprising
the older division and nearly thirty younssters
by such sires as MeddleT, Hamburg ana
lissak, the stable should be powerful and for
mdable this year. Sydney Paget was on
hand 10 see Trainer Joiner put his horses
through their exercise. He has this season
the pick Of the Rancho Del Pasa royalty bred
p J, Dwyer was present at Grayesend
Yesterday to see his string at work. Merry
Acrobat. who has grown and oiled put into
three year-old. gslloped SIX
furlongs In 100 The two-year-olds although
not nearly up to hard work at present. did
very nicely, covering half mile In about
SIX seconds. Newton Bennington. proud
over his Adueduct successes. was on hand TO
see his string at work. Some OF the youngsters
showed we'll. covering half . mile In 4eH
anconds. Mayor Fleischmann Of Cincinnati
was expected at Gravesend. but did not put In
an appearances.
The, entries for the Excelsior Handicap are
No follows:
Horse and Age W.. ornsr. Joekev.
Herbert. 100. W. G. Robins. BUTTS
Heno. T''.'.....iis..W. s. Fanshswe. H. Martin
Ariculate. s.. .1ie..W c. Deb. Lopez. shaw
ROYAL. B...,.....iis Newton Benning ton .O'Neil
SadS Williams. i@ Aies.nssf shields. =: 'odo%
Bon Mot. 4.....ioe. II. Z. Rowel. ......N. Lewis
Yellow Tall. g.. .ieo. John Hackeit.. ,..... Rice
Injunction. g., IS .FoIhal p. Keene. -. Cannon
Hackstock. -, rs. w. G. whitney. Fuller
LORD LORD Badge. a.. ss. w. L. Oliver, ..c.haack
MackeyDwyer.s. %, p. H McCarrsn. ...... Shea
Hunter Raine, 4. "a. Alexander Shields ;.;..,--
br Saylor, a.. @.. r. J. Lantry -. Wilkerson
The entries for the other events nj Jamaica