New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-28
THOROUGHBRED RACING.

: There viii be another change in the racing
scene to-day. and the thoroughbreds viii be at
home again al Belmont Park for the second
spring meeting Of nine days There is treat in
store for racegoers. as during the meeting many
rich and historic fixtures are scheduled. on the
card to-day are the Cosmopolitan Handicap. a
new stake which is practically a renewal Of the
Metropolitan and Brooklyn handicaps. and the
Laureate Stakes for rwo-year-olds In the Cos
Tnopolitan, among others are Grapple the winner
of The Metropolitan; Tokaion. The winner Of the
Brooklyn; Blandy. Rams Horn Colonial Girl.
Oxford. Bedouin. Cairngorm and Hamburg Belle
The three last named have not started this wear
but are said 10 have been working particularly
well and viii bear close watching Dandelion
which ran second IN both the Metropolitan and
Brooklyn handicaps. Is not named There will
be regular racing feast on Memorial Dav. No
less than four fixtures are scheduled including
TIE fortieth running Of the Belmont. the Whit
ney Memorial Steeplechase. the Amateur c,,r, r.,
which gentlemen Jockeys viii have the mount
and The Crotona Handicap. On SATURDAY the
rich National Stallion Stakes the Ladies' Stakes
Tor thTee-year-od FLIES, and the international
Steepleehase Will be decided. All this means
weeks racing that viii hardly be equaIled this
year
The meeting al Gravesend last week was oui-e
up 10 the standard. Il was marked bz ~. ~,
tory OF Iokalon IN the Brooklyn Handicap after
one Of the best races In the history # the stake
the showing OF two youngsters S1lr,er-,s-, -
Gretna Green. which are likely 10 play a 7,ro---
inent part in the wo-year-old stakes NJ The
year The first appearance OF The Season -.
HARRY Payne Whitney's great colt Burgomastar
which won The Carlton Stakes in sucb COW
,14e44e'lIe st.le- ne TWO good races Of Aue,e-
beiEonts Blandy and the success ~ 49,
hrst choAces. Miller. the Jockey oovt,r,-al =
noe n brilliant form. and il begins Ia iool- e -
ne NoGio head the list Of winning iocl,a,.e g
me season, as he has al every meeting rbis 60
- f1ls success Is largely due 10 HIS o,,ic-7-s
7L 60 pos' ara MS excellent judgment Of pace
mere are number of boys who car ,,,,,e--,t,
hilh When II comes 70 a drive but 80 ir s-i
FFtIy otheT respect he has no eoual
me aciion OF the Jockey Club in r,,l;,,, 81.
1a, - 80 WIZ De allowed 10 time horses an
to'-4fhoht PARK during the work hours rrs,, -
.eeH 1usuheo IN some respects bur is hound
20 meet with some dsapproval which 49, -
* TOT me best interests Of the snort a., ~
WAoie however. il VIII make little or M 5t-ya-
&c % ne rank and file Of racegoers v,biIe h,
y. - - |" eliminate 70 large extent class
OF persons, commonly called .'toufs ,rbo -,
more harm than good IN their efforts "a ,y,sI,o -
pfecarous living Owners and trainers 49,, -
abe 20 Keep few secrets as 10 the con6itton 90
Ni4eif horses which recently seems To nave has-
common property. but the whole this nm -,
work as great hardship as the false tyso'
uon as 10 the work Of tho horses vybtcJ, - -
Gained HlockeTs have been spreading hroaaca
aoo much Information and wrong fnforr,atl -,
- taF worse than no information al An ma,
after DAY this spring information has beer nun
Asheo OF horses working in fast time which have
not oeen on the track. and those who lxnou
TINS are naturally unwilling 10 place any ere.
@ehee IN what may actually have happened