New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
END NEAR AT BRIGHTON.
Last Week of Meeting-Blg In
9,roUen1ent IN the Forfeit List.

The midsummer meeting OF the Brighton Beach
Racing Association will come TO an end on satur-
day. and racing folk must then take an enforced
vacation or go 20 Saratoga for the four weeks
meeting which will begin on August The change
OF scene will be for the best interests OF the sport
and those who cannot make the journey will take
it up with renewed enthusiasm when the thorough
breds come back 70 Sheepshead Bay for the fall
meeting early in September. The coming meeting
of the Saratoga Racing Association promises TO De
the most successful since racing was revived In
the little town in the foothills Of the Adirondacks
some years ago A long array of stakes will be
decided, which are rich enough 20 attract the best
norses in training. and the sport is bound to be
interesting and quite UP 20 the standard in every
respect. list of the stakes offered follows:
Monday saIatog3 stssDe9M6ssss M Flash Ss f9s
twe-year-ods Saratoga Handicap. FOR tnree-yearo
R.dSsa Tgsiss Au gu5i s9r oT Sf %
EnITsgoy' ATgGs 9Ins scs s9f ,e6IecSs Sara
tOga Special for twO-year-Olds: Travers for three
Monday August 1s-CatsIiu for three-year-ods and up
Tuesday August l4-Delaware three-year-Olds and
wednesday. August 15-Grand Union Hotel. for two
Thursday. August ie-IIuron. for three -year-olds
ETGay august rSy foF to,.n ,r
two-year-olds Great Republic, for three-year-ods
onda ATsgs. for aS e, is
Iuesosy 1IasJ 1HsusJ S Ienai's anu Oil@7S TOT '
Thursday August 2S-SaTatosa Derby. for three-ysar
gsaaS AusSss f2E ePes United
States Hotel for two-year-oIds; Saratoga Cup. for
Monday August 27-Amsterdan. threeyear-olds and
tuesday august q s asaranae. for olds
Thursday. August SOChampain for threeyear-ods and
upward.
The payment OF some old forfeits apprOximating
$500. by Captain Jim Williams after the victory
OF Rams Horn in the Brighton Handicap reduces
the forfeit list OF the Jockey Club materially. as
w Of he hfe- Oufq
This calls attention to the fact that in depart
ment Of racing has such improvement been
made in the last three years. Some years ago the
amount due in fOrfeits large that the Jockey
rules Gu on the " suSjeet Te 70 wnneT Of b ssRs
never got the full advertised value, and there were
necessarily many complaints. Under the present
rules the entry OF horse is not accepted II the
owner owner ls on the forfeit list and this mas had the
their obligations. while making il possible for the
At the end Of the Coney Island Jockey clubs
summer meeting this year there less than
lected before the season is over. Last year the
forfeit list amounted to less than per cent Of the
ran up as high as Is and even 20 per cent
Walter Miller. the jockey, who rode I'VE winners
In five mounts at Brighton Beach Saturday.
seems to have Drohted by the three days suspen-
sion he earned for foul riding the previous Sat
urd2y. Since his return the saddle there has
been total lack of those unfair If foul tactics
he was employing before TO get some slight ad-
vantage in the running Of a race. He had a trick
Of riding an opponent close or Of pulling over In
front OF a horse without committing direct foul.
but enough TO frighten the other boy into pulling
ofteDt,xes ean% @ dsssf h went iS foo far sn
he allowed Gold Coin TO interfere with NOladay and
pline seems to have had the proper effect Miller
resort 70 Unfair tactics 10 win races. and It is
hoped that in future he will be more careful and
disrepute. The stewards OF the present meeting
taken against foul and rough riding. A little dis
ciplne meted out at the proper time does world
Of good and adds 70 the confidence Of those who
make racing possible
The steeplechase Jockeys have received warning
against rough riding that will tend TO make racing
through the field free from the constant interfer-
ence which has marred so many jumping races this
year. The rule passed last week at meeting
of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association
by which the stewards may rule jockey of for
rough riding without warning should hang like
the sword Of DamOcles the heads OF those boys
who IS the eg Miller IL Of the steepechase @ d has been
an offender this year on number & Of oeSasops.s9 &
to say during the running OF raee that such or
over the fence With the new rule in force. Ray will
probably be more careful and the racing will be
cleaner and fairer.
The Brighton Beach Racing Association has
ranged an attractive programme for the last week
of it's midsummer meeting. The Nautilus Stakes.
az one mile and sixteenth, is the feature to-mor-
how: the Sunshine Stakes. for two-year-Olds. Is
down for Wednesday: the Invncible Handicap. at
one mile and a quarter. will bs the attraction
Thursday, while the Winged Foot Handicap and
the Brighton Derby will ring the curtain down on
Saturday. The Invncible Handicap Is new stake
which in some respects Is 8 renewal OF the Brighton
Handicap. Among those eligible are Rams Horn.
InouisItOr The Picket Dolly Spanker, CederStrOme,
Coy Maid, DandeliOn. Tokalon, Accountant and
Glorifer that a good race Is in prospect Only
second class two-year-Olds named for the
Winged Foot Handicap, with the exception of Sal
vtdere but in all probability he will be allotted top
weight which may keep him in the stable The
Brighton Derby has guaranteed value of $4,000.
and Accountant, BelmOre and The Quail are the
best of cheap lot eligible