The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-17
GOSSIP OF The RACETRACK.
SCENE NOW SHIFTS TO THE JA-
MAICA TRACK.
Stakes to he Run This week-Drake Buys
Ort Wells Back-Growing Evils In
Relation 10 the sale or ThOroughbreds
big Steepiechase for Belmont Park

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big Steeplechase for belmont Park
Tho fall meeting of the Metropolitan Jockey
Club. lasting fifteen racing days. opens at
Jamaica this afternoon. With its big grand
stands betting ring and broad lawns, TINS
track Is one Of the most popular on the metro
politan circuit, for 1t is possible to get an unob-
structed view OF the various events without
craning necks or having pet oorns mashed
beyond repair. The Metropolitan Jockey
Club has made a supreme effort to compe'e
with the other big tracks on additional INES
The purses and stakes have been made partlc-
ularly attractive. so that at the coming meet
ing some Of the best horses In training VIII ll'l
enga gements at the kite shaped course.
Beginning with the Plerrepont Handicap to-
day there Ia a list of magnetic stakes on the
cards for the rest OF the week. Tomorrow
the Huntington Stakes. for three-year-olds at
six furlongs, will be run. for which Grenade
James w. lshlana Liberia, Orthodox. Little
EN-, Rob Roy and Andrew Mack are eligible
On Wednesday the Southampton Handicap.
for three-year-o lds a mile and sixteenth
will be the feature. Ostrich. Broonstick
Grenade, Wotan. Mineoa. Jocund. Andrew
Mack, Graceful. Pueus. Spring. Orthodox
Israelite. Ormonde's Right. Hamburg Belle,
Jeonidas. Dick Bernard, Dolly Spanker and
last but not least. Stalwart. are able to go to
the post. The Hampstead Stakes. for two
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Thursday. For this race s. s. Brown can
start either Thirty Third or Gleneoho to meet
among others. Bulwark. Fancy Dress. Jack
MoKeon Merry Lark, Czaraphne, Trapper.
D'Arkle. st. Belane. Niblick. Voladay and
Gamara.
The Garden City Stakes for three year-olds
and upward at a mile and sixteenth. will
be run on Friday. Saturdays card will
include two stakes. the Occanus Stakes
for two-year-olds at FIVE and a half furlongs.
and the TamaQua Handicap. for all ages at
SIX furlongs.
particularly interesting programme has
been provided by Secretary Walter Edwards
for this afternoon. The Pierrepont Handicap,
for all ages Mt a mile and iurlong. has at
tracted Stalwart. the champion three-year-od
colt, who must shoulder top weight. giving
pounds to Broomstick. McChesney, Dolly
6panker. High Chancellor, Ormonde g Right
and others. The first race on the card Is n
flve and half furlong dash for two year Odds
With such good ones as Flybaok Blandy.
Water Light. Trapper, Jennie McCabe and
Zeala. Out OF a particularly large field named
for the second race at a mile and sixteenth.
Canteen. Monster. Gravna Arsenal Pronta.
Sas and Cleveland seem to figure most
prominently.
The third race is a handicap for all ages at
six furlongs. for which L. II. Thomas s Reliable
and Lady Amelia have received the top i'm
posts. 1884 and 1928 pounds, respectively. Ma
ME Worth. who has not faced the starter
In many weeks. has i27. while Gay Boy gets
In with 1873 At the weights Ascension, Old
England. Jack Ratlin. Damon and Race King
are all apparent factors. Two-year -olds will
run in the fifth race. at six furlongs. Gold
heur, Monacodor. Foxy and r. L. Johnston
being worth looking up. Only four are named
for the last race. for maidens at a mile and Il
sixteenth, which may narrow down to struC-
IL Lnk, nay,r of md Va for
ort Wells. 1t turns out. will run in John
Drake name next year in all of the big hsndi-
caps in spite OF the fact that no was knocked
down to W. NJ. Scheftel on Saturday, when
the Drake horses were sold. for SIS 600. Drake
hunted Scheftel UP after the sale and bought
the King Eric colt back for an Increase over
what Mr.. Soheftel was willing to pay for him.
II the colt had been knocked down to Davy
johnson. who bid on him against the owner
OF the lamented Highball. it would probably
have been with the same result. In other
words. Drake never had any idea of parting
with Ort Wells. and it is just possible that
both johnson and Soheftel were bidding
against each other in the interests OF the
willy Chicago turfman.
This bidding business has grown into an
evil that should be checked. Some OF the
sales conducted this year have been faroical.
Some well known owner announces that he
will sell all of his raoehorses without eIcep-
ton because he will never, never race again.
A gulllble crowd OF horsemen gather at the
sales ring. They find out in short order that
they have not enough money to buy the stars
Of the stable. who are knocked down TO this
man and that. but the worthless animals.
those that are threatened with bowed tendons
or are touched In the wind. are sold to the I'M
suspecting. Not long afterward the we'll
known owner decides TO return to the turf.
and 1t does not take more than week or ten
days for him to make up his mind, and he has
all OF his best horses again bearing his oolors.
In short, tho whole game has been cooked
UP to palm OF the dead ones and keep the
liye oues.
Only last week Matte Corbett expressed
indignation when he was persistently asked
II he had really bought Meddler for himself.
Corbett insisted that such was the case and
declared that his personal check for ISL 900
had paid for the great stallion. But proof
s11sts that Corbett does not own hair In
Nsddler's tail. William Easton. acting for
which was an increase Of S25. 900 over the
prioe paid at the Whitney sale: but the propo-
ettion was refused. Why2 Because Medder
belonged to somebody else.
One of the.bIsaest yearlinG sales this year
was Q frost, comparatively speaking. be-
cause turfmen had learned to look on this
particular transaction with suspicion. A
breeder bought up all the desirable yearlings.
while the rest went to anybody who would
bid for them. Not long afterward another
breeder. who has always enjoyed tho con-
ndence Of the racing element. sold his year
lings, and they went like hot cakes because
bidders knew that highest prices would carry
them OF. There are many things in relation
70 the sale OF racehorses and yearlings that
have caused comment this year and will not
be overlooked in times to come
On the opening day at Belmont Park next
spring a new steeplechase built on the lines
Of the Saratoga Special will be run. 1t will
be purely a sporting affair. to which all Of
the best known steeplechase owners will be
subscribers. The conditions, which have
already been agreed on. will be a subscription
of $500 for three horses. $3.50 forfeit. with
q, 900 added. together with $500 in plate.
subscrip tons to be made on Nov 10 next
and the three horses to be named on April /,
1905. only one horse to start 1t is intended
to name the race the Whitney Steeplechase.
in memory OF the late W. C. Whitney.
Secretary, John Bodcn, Jr.. of the Brighton
Beach Racing Association. announces that
entries to the following stakes will close to-
day: To be run in 1905: For two-year Odds,
now year ings the Brighton Junior Stakes OF
$4,000; the Neptune Stakes of $500, and the