The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-24
GOSSIP or THE RACETRACK.
EXCELSIOR HANDICAP TO DE RUN
At JAMAICA TONIC RROW.
Good Field VIII go 20 the Post. ProNh'
Ing a Puzzle for the Speculators-Mo
Hnmors Of Free BettIns Rims" AZ
belmont PARK. -TO.ds - Aqueduct caro-

the 5000 Excelsior Handicap. ~ H'he anu
a sixteenth, 10 he run as the opening uHF
feature at the Jamaica track to-mof,ron,
Secretary Edwards or the M'uopol'ta"
Jockey club said yesterday that IN All Ptopa'
bIllty there would be not lcSs than sixteen
startsrs and p0ssibly more IL Is practically
certain that Sydneypscets Ornondes Right
who won the Carter Handicap in royal style
will 20 10 the post carrying los POUNDS lie
has not raced since the Carter, but trainer
Joyner has been keeping him on cage Just the
same Last year OrmOnde'S Eght hhoWed
ability to 20 a route. 50 that a mile ana tlk-
teenth tomorrow will not be o hardship
for him. lie is greatly improved cot Tor
that matter. and experts say that Ia VIII De
factor in many OF the big events for which
he l. engaged.
Alex shields will provide another probable
factor In tho Excelsior in -. Valentine, WEo
as recently as Saturday, IN his first appearance
OF the season, won the Queens county Ildndl-
cap at a mile Ia the smashing good time OF
70 -, carrying ila pounds. lie defeated
Rapid Water. from whom he received thirteen
Mounds. by A head But in the ENCelsior
st. Valentine will pick up seven pounds less
or iOI, and will accept fourteen pounds rom
Rapid Water the top weight SATURDAY
race should result Ia much beneht 10 81
Valentine, so that he is sure TO be in high favor
when the odds make their first appearance
SO will Rapid Water for that matter, rs he -
consistent, and with iia pounds ls pFopo-
stion not to be overlooked.
Floral King, with IL, II he goes TO IN"
barrier. may be passed up by the students
Of form, as he has been tried several times
since coming East. only to DO found wanting
In each instance. But Rosebcn. Win III
pounds. may Ne reckoned with, inasmncA
a he will pack eleven pounds less than ne
carried in the Queens county handicap
when he WAS beaten nose for thlrd money
by James r. Keene' s Sinister. In that race
Sinister with Iol pounds, was handicapped
by a ragged start. otherwise he Nigh Z have
fought il out 1T the end with st. Valentine
and Rapid Water, but in the Excelsior he
will handle % pounds.'a comparative leather
for this highly bred thTee-y ear-old sou OF
lie var-Field Azure. Mr.. Keene also has
an eligible In the three-year-old Wild Mint
by Observation-Disclosures. who has 1903 pounds
% shoulder, but the stable will depend chiehy
upon the proves Of Sinister. who IL In rare
form just now.
The Albemarle Stable is sure TO start the
crack FLY Santa Catalina, who ran re-
markabls race for a three-year-old hlly az
this time OF the year in the Peoonlc Handicap
the other day. In the Excelsior the daughter
of Suspender-Dainty will pick up % pounds.
and will probably have the services or Harry
Baird, who has ridden her steadily all the
spring Stin another dangerous proposition
Is j. H. Mccormick Crown Prince, with
es mounds. who won his FIRST start at Aqueduct
in such impressive style that he was jotted
down in the form books for future reference.
This colt has rounded into robust and
speedy four year-old. and NJ cCormlck be-
Heyes he will be the mainstay OF his stable
this year, barring i'll luck and accidents.
william Lakeland intends 70 start his
good mare Little En-. who ran third in the
carter. She Is asked TO carry los pounds
and ought 10 fairly Fly under this burden.
She likes a distance Of ground and IL one
of the best stretch runners among the second
class handicap horses in training in the East.
The GOughacres Stables Preen, q consistent
and pIucky tire e-year old, will go TO the
mans ofthod5x, a dissppointInents 30 far, with
10 p. 5. p. RAndolph's Red knight al
ways a possibility in any such company
While =. z: Smathers has already decided
upon Rapid Water 10 carry he oolorb, ne
Witfuii. who il In light with 100, Then James
McLauRhlins oxford, who did well In Los
Angeles last winter :. G. feager's high priced
eligible &c go and will bear watching. Alto
gether, therefore. the Excelsior bids far 70
be an interesting and spectacular anair,
worthy of the support OF the b. crowd that
The jamaica meeting will last eight days,
winding up one week from Wednesday, With
a shift to Belmont Park the following day.
Inc stake features OF the week at Jamaica
are PARTICULAR yattrsctivo. as the .MetroDolitan
borne fruit. on Wednesday the Emhurst
Stakes, for two-year-olds at five furlongs,
will be- run with ellgibles whose quality must
yet be determined, with the exception OF
Joe HFqynan '1S WnnsE o. s
magnet on Thursday, with such eligibles as
Right, Royal, Ni5lieS. soaG ana Wine, old
Ten LEFTY [Eg9 10Y sIaiG SIarS6Gine
and seventy, yards, may bring Chsmplain.
entine, Red Knight, Lord Ladge, Crown
Prince, Coy Maid, Little En-, De ReS1ke
TWO stakes VIII be run on Saturday. The
Rosedale. for two-year-old niles. and the
Kings County Handicap, for three-year-olds
Wilf there be a free ring at BelmS nj
makers Who claim .membsrship, IN the Mets
were supposed 20 be IN a position TO know.
that George, Whselock, president Of the
Nets had been -, semT do,t Any informed
the magnificent new race track on Hemp
stead Plains was thrown open. the betting
bookmakers and that privileges would be
equal; The trouble between John Cavanagh
ard the Nets has revived this point, with
other racing associations will follow the
example II set by Belmont Park. There. are
many TeputaDle ana TehpOntlDlo pOOhintkeTu
operating IN the betting ring now who are
unable TO obtain membership in the Nets
and are thus deprived Of the right TO make
book IN what Ia known as the front line.
One Of these men said the other day:
If free ring IL declared at Belmont Park,
there are many OF Us who viii gladly welcome
the change. We have the money and can
make good losses as well as anybody, but
there is discrimination. The Nets are a
close corporation. They govern the prices
and practically have the betting public at
their mercy. Yet II Ia but natural that they
should receive the preference from the public,
enjoying, as they do, special privileges from
the track managers for which we are wtlling
10 pay a. much money II not more, A man
may have q 500, 600 bsnhuol and be reoog-
nzed as the soul Of honor, but II be does not
possess membership IN the Metropolitan
Turf Association he 10 compelled TO operate
in what is known as the dead line whore the
business is comparatively small. This Is
hardly fair, Il seems 70 me, and there should
be some sort OF remedy, Take the case OF
Tyler the Humming Bird, for tnstance He
makes a tremendous book In the dead line, :
offers better prices than some OF the richest
bOokmakers IN the Nets and ia responsible,
yet because Of some petty grievance on the
part OF somebody he has been repeatedly
blackballed by the Nets
There has been no let-up In the phenomenal
attendance at Aqueduct and enough OF the
public's enthusiasm for the turf has been seen
TO indicate that all Of the racetrackg are in
for a record breaking prosperity II rs 900
persons oyerTun the contested accommoda-
lions at AqueduCt on the opening day how
h. LNWa "a h. . lob NaHH