New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-05
NEWS OF THE THOROUGHBRED.
Fills an Importation from Russia-satisfao-
ton in Handicap Entries.

~. name or Fills among the entries for the big
mile and quarter specials this year has caused an
inquiry TO where he came from lie Is an Eng
lish bred horse, by Observation-Disclosures II. and five
wears old He IS nominated by Frank Starr. who
brought him from Russia recently to race in this
country Els will be trained by Frank Frisbee.
who has been abroad for two years The career OF
evidently well thought of by his owner and trainer
racegoers He was txo-year-oid in the late Cap
tain S. S. Browns stable last season but dl6 not
90 TO the post He is well Bred being by Sir DIXON
Sallie Of Navarro
IN the Broadway paddock yesterday the entries
for the big handcaps were the subject Of con
versatIon There was general satisfaction in the
way the stakes had filed, particularly in the mat
ter OF class. That James r. keenes great colt
Sysonby would have the post of honor at top
weight was agreed on in the main, but there was
quite a divergence of views as to which would fol-
low him in the opinion Of the official handicaPper;
line. while others thought Harry Payne Whitneys
Staivart would be nearest to the Melton colt
mater Of weight This viii furnish food for dis
Brighton Handicap, on January 3. In all proba-
bty the five will not be far apart.
with the breeding sections of the South and West
SIN to be heard from about six hundred and fifty
entries have been received for the Futurity of 1903
Tho entries closed Tuesday. and all should be in
within day two It is likely that the total will
reach nine hundred more. This will be fa- be
hind high water mark. but there has been grad
ual decrease in late years. owing to the prevalence
OF produce stakes. When the Futur1ty was first
run il had clear field and the value of the stake,
which is based largely the number of entries re-
ceved reached $1,000 in the third year of its run
ming OF late years breeders have divided their
entries between several produce stakes, and the
Fiturity value suffered although 1t is Stil the
richest stake of it's kind Tommy Smith racing
secretary of the Coney Island Jockey Club, said
yesterday that the number was quite Up TO expecta
tons
OF the seventy-seven candidates entered for the
Crescent City Derry. to be in March, twenty
three have been declared out Fifty-four entries
remain eligible increasing the stakes by 81 0so
which added to the $40 entry fees and the IS 0oo
added by the Crescent City Jockey Club brings the
value of the stakes date up s., An add-
tional payment OF $50 will become due on February
49, and starters will pay 800 top OF that. so the
total value OF the stake on Derby Day will he be-
tween S. 600 and $4,000.
Titis has been taken by the Queens County Jockey
Club TO parcels OF land adjoining its plant at
Aqueduct One consists OF twenty-five and half
acres and the other OF thirteen acres The land was
acquired for the purpose OF facilitating improve
rnents- It is only question of time when new
grandstand will be built The biggest strip of land
purchased is north OF the present grandstand and
extends out toward the Rockaway Beach Railroad
tracks The stand will BIS further up the
stretch than the old one