New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-24
THE BRIGHTON WEIGHTS
STSONBY At THE TOP.
4Hotments of the Official Handicap
Der for the Big Handicap.

". S vosburgh the official handicapper Of the
Jockey Club. announced yesterday the official
weights for the Brighton Handicap, at one mile and
a quarter 10 be az the track OF the Brighton
Beach Beach Racing Association. at its summer
meeting. which. as usual will probably be early IN
July. AS generally expected SysOnby, James r.
Keene's great Melton colt, IS at top weight with
-31 pounds and from this the weights run down 90
% pounds on Aucassin Roman Gold, Inquisitor and
Rose Of Gold Weights were allotted seventy
horses one OF which, Oak Duke. is now dead. His
impost 90 pounds
The Brighton Handicap IS one OF the three big
mile and quarter spring specials. Of which the
Brooklyn and Suburban are the others. The en-
tries 70 each were much the same, and the weights
win differ only pound or two, 80 that the aIlot-
uents for the Brighton practically forecast the
weights for the two others which viii not be off,
ciauy announced until February l.
Racing folk have been looking forward 70 the
announcement Of the weights ever since the
tries closed early this month. There is now some
thing definite 10 figure and It marks the turning
point Of the long closed period when those who
do not follow the thOrOuEhbTeds TO New-Orleans or
California. find the time hanging heavily on their
hands. From now on, however. there will be some
thing to talk about, which seems TO bring the
season nearer.
A cursory study Of the weights indicates that
Mr.. Vosburgh has provided raceEoers with one Of
his hardest puzzles IT may be that some astute
handicaQper viii find q flaw in the au0tneuts: it
is certain that some VIII think they have. but 10
looks as II the imposts are so equItably adjusted
that the official Handicapped has fairly outdone
himself There was nothing 10 do but place Syson-
by ID the place OF honor AT top weight The crush
ing impust Of 11 pounds may result, however. In
his not being sent 20 the post In view q his
derfuI record last year, however. when. after a
dead heat in the Metropolitan Handicap. he won
every stake for which he sent out ir seems as
= the weight none too much and that he
could take UP the burden and win, IT, OF course ne
trains The winner Of S-49 9l5 as a three-year-
old, the conquerOr Of OiseaU TEnya, Agile, Proper
and others in such classic fixtures as the Tidal
Stakes. the Commonwealth Handicap, the Reullza-
ton. Century. Jroquois and Great Republic stakes
and the Brighton Derby, must needs be a great
horse
Next 20 Sysonby comes Hermis, the horse which
held the post OF honor last year, which uufort-
unatey, was not himself and failed 70 get TO the
post In any of the big handicaps. He has been
allotted -26 pounds. Mr. NosburSh could not sepa-
rate Oiseau. Ort Wells and StaIwart. and each
must take up l24 pounds II he goes 90 the post
Only Two pounds away comes Harry Payne Whit
neys ArtfuI. Unbeaten last year In her three starts
and winner Of this fixture, the Brighton Handicap.
last July. Considering her sex allowance OF five
pounds she stands next TO Sysonoy In the opinion
Of the Handicapped opinion, by the way. with
which most close students Of form VIII concur 1t
viii be remembered that she defeated Sysonby IN
the Futurlty as twO-year-od, IN receipt OF weight
10 be sure. but in commanding style nevertheless.
year m Not so5n be f6 afg61e 6a' e5d5 Handicap last
after Artful comes Delhi winner of the Brooklyn
and then follow Hamburg Belle Wild Mint The
TrlcEeJ winner OF Iae Brooklyn in 1904. Carngorm.
OF the three-year-olds. BurEomaster IS consld-
ga gets IN with Ion pounds an inPost which makes
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Weieht rs fllamesla- which holds with Dick Weues
1:s7 -. Perve-se. rated as the best tTro-year p,
De considered, while the other three-vear-oIds In
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