New-York tribune., 1906-06-11
GOOD RACING IN VIEW.
OrmOndale and Burgomaster Mag
Meet an STANDARD Stakes.

There is every promise of some interesting sport
at Gravesend this week, where the Brooklyn Jockey
Club will continue its second spring meeting Inc
Standard Stakes. mile and quarter, Will
be run tomorrow and it is than likely that
Ormondale and Whimsical may meet again. as
both eligible. 1t is a weight-for-age race. and
Oiseau. TokalOn Proper. Tradition. Cairngorrn,
Burgomaster and Ormondale should meet, the race
would be worth going far TO see, as 1or the pres
shown. Both fit and ready and it is hardly
likely that the OrmOndale stable or Harry Payne
Whitney Will decline the issue II the trainers are
not averse- Ormondale's victory in the Broadway
Stakes was convincing He showed himself 70 De
a high class three-year-old and worthy opponent
of the winner of the Belmont Stakes. Whimsical
Is eligible for the Gazelle Stakes, for three
year-old fllies, on Wednesday. and Harry Payne
Whitney's Perverse seems TO have the race at her
ment over her performance III the Broadway The
Glover Stakes. for two-year;od hllies is on g the
FOR two-year-olds, at five and a half furlongs. is
mont Stakes, for two-year-oids, over the short six
furlong course for when the best of the youngsters
half for three year-olds. and the Marlboro
Handicap will provide interesting sport
American Stakes at Ciravesend on Saturday there
can be no question TO his right to stand at the
YEAR u Ills nanneT of Winning was impressive and
he gives promise of being the best horse Watercress
color and even now looks like a three-year-old as
be be is colt OF magnifcent size and substance nee:
in Charles Edward. the winner of the National
Stallion Stakes, while next in order appear 70 come
Superman Ballot. Gretna Green. Oran and De
Mund. Among the two-year-cd flies James r.
Keene's unbeaten Court Dress seems to be in
class by herself.
II is hoped that the severe punishment meted out
10 Radtke may prove good lesson for that clever
Jockey and lead him mend his ways The boy
must be taught to hold his tcnttIe While the
post and restrain his temper II discipline is be
maintained, and there seems other way TO ac-
complish It, as he would not accept The advice Of
his friends and well-wshers.
Thoroughbred racing in New England will have a
great boom this year. with meetings BrookIine,
Salem Depot y. H. and NarragansetJ- Park r. |.
The racing at the two last named tracks is purely
q business proposition OF sport promoting nature.
AT Brookline the annual meeting of the COun-
try Club offers far attractive inducements to-
owners In regard to money and plate offered in the
different stake events. and the cement OF the
are in racing not for proht. but simply for the
pleasure and recreation they get out of IT, The
Country Club Will celebrate the silver
OF racing at Brookline this week with the best
during the twenty-five years that thoroughbred
sport and steepeChasing has been fostered and en-
couraged by this club These annual meetings are
invariably conducted at financial loss,
men who are behind racing at Brookline are good
sportsmen and they take pleasure in paving the
bills, On each day OF the meeting there will ne
two big races are the Dukes Gun SteeDIechase and
the Country Club Grand Annual SteeplaChase The
former, which was won last year by Dick Roberts
will be run on Thursday. aud the Grand Annual
which ranks in Importance with the Grand Ma,
tional, the Champion and the Whitney Memorial
steeplechase fixture. will be run on June is
days Thursday and Saturday of this week and
Monday of next. - ~