New-York tribune., 1906-10-08
RACING VENUE CHANGES
Opening of Belmont Park Today
The TUo-year-oh Problem.

| After the short six days meeting at Brighton
Beach the racing scene will be changed again to-
| day. when the westchester Racing Association
throws open its gates at Belmont Park for two
weeks meeting which will mark the beginning of
the end OF the season, 1t is not far cry to Ja-
! maica, and then to AQueduct. where the last
will be November Is. The meeting which be-
gins to-day IS rich in promise Many valuable and
historic stakes Will be decided. and while the
fields may not be quite so strong could be
wished, they should at least be we'll balanced. and
this means much Offering the chance for close
and hard fought finishes. The broad stretches and
parkike inclosure will also appeal to those who
look at racing from side other than pure COM
mercialisIn, and the change from the somewhat
narrow confines at Grayesend and Brighton Beach
Will be welcome.
One more fixtures the programme each
day OF the meeting. Those which Will be run this
week follows: Monday-The Matron Stakes,
for two-year-olds run in two divisions and the
Jerome Handicap. for three-year-olds, at one and
hvs-sixteenths miles. Tuesday-The Cor1nthiat.
open steeplechase ana the Fairview Stakes. fo-
three-year-olds, at and one sixteenth mile.
wednesday-the Hurricane Stakes. for two-year-
olds at five turlongs, and The Bronx Highweight
Handicap. for ell ages. at six furlongs. Thursday
The Hunter Handicap. for three-year-old hlies, "a
one mile. Friday-The Manhattan Handicap. for all
ages at six furlongs and the Dixiana- for three
year-olds at one mile Saturday-The Brook Cup
steeplechase. the Nursery Handicap. for two-year-
olds at six furlongs. and the Municipal Handicap
for three-year-ods and upward. at one and three
quarter miles.
OF these the Matron Stakes to-day the Hunter
Handicap on Thursday and the Brook Cup Steeple-
chase and Municipal Handicap Saturday stand
out the features. The Matron Stakes will be
In two divisions. one for colts and gedings
and the other for flIies James r. Keene seems to
hold a strong hand IN each with Ballot and Pope
Joan. The Hunter Handicap, at mile. should
go far toward settling tho three-year-old hlly
honors for the year IL Ttptoe, Running Water,
saase sap sanr and RS1ena 90 To 2he post Il
those mentioned accept the issue the race will be
Handicap Oxford Running Water LogistiAa' nm In.
Cloth ana Ironsides eligible. among others.
The colt and gelding half OF the rich Produce
Stakes run at Brighton Beach last Monday.
particularly interesting having a bearing
the two-year-old problem, while effordng oppor-
tunity for Electoneer, the Futurty winner, TO re-
deem himself for his bad in the Flatbush
Stakes. Salvtdere has gone into retirement the
acknowledged champion of his age but the fight for
second honors between Electoneer, Water Pearl,
De Mund Peter Pan and Ballot is still matter
for controversy among racing folk. Whereas De
Mund seemed hold second place safe after his
easy xiGtoEy IN the FIatbush s and his gGods race race
with saiy1dere IN the Junior champion. MS deIeat
iudgss s The foilowers Of Water Pearl are not
brilliant performances at the earlier meetings as
proof that he Is second only 70 saividere as the
his defeat in the Produce Stakes cannot be held
%ben in him Po pc tRs teS
fortunately the question between these three good
concerned as like saTidere. De Mund and Water
the present M plans Of the their trainers are adSeTed to-
Paul ]. Rainey thinks De Mgnd has had enough
important engagements at Belmont Park In. view
between them, but ali things considered the
placing would seem TO be Electioneer. Water Pearl.
Like Electioneer. Fountainblue redeemed himself
In part last week at Brighton Beach by his
away victory N the Triumph Stakes mile
1t did not him place among the best young
sters of the season. however, he beat in
different lot and had everything his own way from
can be . no he Is S either TOO wu to 6s
a reliable one or too faint-hearted TO be a great
of his owner and trainer that he is worthy OF
ton of his race in the Triumph Stakes as his form
up 70 this time has been too puzzling to be
A. B. Dade who took Mars Cassidy's place
in the starting box at Brighton Beach. did not
meet with the success during the mid
summer meeting. Many Of his starts were bad
ana they attracted thaa usual attention as he
was unfortunate IN having well backed horses get
away so poorly that their chances were ruined
and Don Enrique were striking Instances. The
E2 3 aE ike named am evs could hardly y heye lost with
have Won the Produce Stakes with his pull in
nshed Strong as ne sR T be gaP bae and ID
the starters stand again to-day at Belmont Park.
The stewards OF the Brighton Beach meeting
showed laudable desirde TO prevent as far as
possible, rough and foul riding by appointing a
second patrol Judge and by warning the Jockeys
/ that reckless riding would be punished by a fine
or suspension, both. They showed further that
| they were in earnest by hnng Miller 800 for his
utter disregard Of the rights Of the other boys
in handling Dolly Spanker on Tuesday.
IL would be well IL Wsstohegter Racing As
ISOLATION the Metropolitan Jockey Club and the
Queens County Jockey Club would follow the lead
OF the Brighton Beach Racing Association ana
appoint second patrol Judge, with a view to
Furnishing all Jockeys who cffend by taking un,
necessary chances and jeopardizing the life and
limbs Of themselves or the other riders. a few
nnes properly imposed would do much to insure
cleaner and truer run races.
Don't fail TO register to-day. Early resissra-