Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-25

Better Field Expected in the
Commonwealth "-Hermis
Has Top Weight-Notes

With several of the most important of the
Coney Island Jockey Clubs great spring
classics down for decision during the COM
ing week, the sport at Sheepshead Bay
should be one of exceptional briliancy. The
list includes the Commonwealth handicap
at mile and a quarter, which will practi-
cally be a renewal of the Suburban; the
Equality stakes, in which many OF the stars
of the season will meet at mile, the Spind-
rift, for three-year-olds, at a mile and a
furlong, exclusively for three ear-olds, and
the rich Spring stakes for youngsters
The Commonwealth will be run as the
feature of next Saturdays program, and
the chances are that much better field
than that which went to the post in the
Suburban will face the barrier. According
to the schedule of weights announced by
Mr.. Vosburgh, Hermis VIII have top impost,
l2 POUNDS, four more than the peerless Bel
dame, the Suburban winner. Irish Lad will
take up l27, while Delhi and Stalwart are
each weighted with l25 pounds
Next comes Ort Wells with 124. The son
OF King Eric has been doing finely in his
work and is scheduled as a certain starter
in tie Commonwealth which event he won
so gdllantly last year, beating The Picket
and Irish Lad in one of the most sensa-
uonai finishes of the year. The Picket will
also undoubtedly MAKE his appearance in
this event, and he is in nicely with but 40
pounds. Among the other likely starters
are Proper ia; Colonial Girl, 1l2; Bad
News, III; English Lad, III; Broomstick
III, Alan-aDale, 1US; Sysonby, Jog; Oiseau
los, Tradition. 101; Tanya, LOO; Artful, 100
and Ostrich, 30.
The Spring stakes, which will also be run
on Saturday, is a six furlong scramble over
the Futurity course, in which have been
named as eligibles most Of the great colts
and files of the year, including First Wa
ter. Jerry Weinberg, Voorhees,, Cary,
George c. Bennett, Inquisitor. Security,
High Chance, Beaufort and others
Tomorrow's program will have for it's
stake feature the Equality, gallop at a
mile for -year-olds and upward in
which many of the best horses in training
are eligible. The list includes E. r. Brad
ley's Bad News, Fred Cooks kurtzmann
and English Lad, J. A. brakes Runnels
and Jocund, NJ l.. Haymans Orthodox, F.
r. Hitchcock's Dandelion, w B. jennings
Proper and Dainty, James Il. keene's Wild
Mint, L. G. McDoWells Alan-a-Dale James
McLaughlin's oxford, Sydney Pagets Ham
burg Belle, Il. f. Smathers Rapid Water
L. X. Thomas Stalwart, H. p Whitney's
Artful and Prince Hamburg and 4. T. Will
son. jr.'s, Dolly Spanker and Gamara.
~
August Belmonts Beldame, the Boston
stables Ostrich, Capt S S. Browns Broad
cloth, Woodford Clay's Outcome, W. B.
Jennings Proper, D. C. Johnson's Joaquin,
j. E. Maddens Adbell, James McLaughlin's
oxford, Sydney Paget's Tradition and At
ricander G. E. RoWe's Colonial Girl E. E.
Smathers Rapid Water and r. T. Wilson,
il. s, Gamara are among those that have
been named for the Bay Ridge Handicap,
at a mile and a quarter, for three-year- odds
and upward. that will be the feature of
Tuesdays card. This event has always
been one of the best of the Coney Island
Jockey Clubs spring fixtures and there is
no reason why 1t should not be SO this year
On Wednesday there will be the running
| of the Rockaway cup. In which some of the
| best hunters in training have been named
| to race over the full course, two miles and
| half. 1t is an event for hunters ex-
clusively, and among those that have been
entered are D. Eugene Blick's Sportsman,
| F. Ambrose Clark's SHOEMAKER, Mr.. Cot
| tons Game Cock, j. NJ. Gerards Almansor,
| W. c. Hayes Flying Machine. Thomas
| Hitchcock jr.s, Tom Cogan, II. S. Pages
| Pure Pepper and Pious, r. L. Stevens
| Snuff and ]. E. Wideners Patagonian
Diamond jim Brady's Oiseau, L. v.
| Bells Glorifier. w. W. Darden's Ivan the
| Terrible, E. w. Jewetts Bedouin, j. r.
| Keene's Sysonby. James McLaughlin's OK
| ford. Sydney Paget's Cairngorm, r. E. Wat
| kins ST. Bellane, Fl. Z. Whitney's Prince
| Hamburg and r. 7. Wilson, jr.'s, Gamara
| are among the three-year-olds that are ell
| gible for the Spindrift, which will be the
\ particular feature of Thursdays program
| 1t is a handicap, and the weights will be
| announced by Handicapped Vosburgh early
| in the week The announcement will be
| waited for with considerable interest.
| The Pansy, six-furlong scramble on the
| grass course for two-year-olds, will furnish
| particular interest for those who will wit
ness the running of Fridays card. 1t is an
| affair for high-class selling platers and a
| good lot of youngsters have been named.
! including Newton Bennington's Green Room
| and Delmore. Fred Burlews Hooray, w. S.
Prices Confederate, Frank Tarrelrs Clark
| Griffith. M. l.. Hayman's l.. j. Hay
man. w. B. Jennings Mary F.. James
| McLaughlins Kuro Andrew Miller's Inquis-
| itor. w. NJ Schefters Prospero, E. E.
| Smathers' Panic and R. T. Wilson's Beau