Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
RECORD FOR BRIGHTON.
Substantial Increase in Stake Entries
Over Last Year

NEW YORK, January 6-The entries to
the stakes of the Brighton Beach Racing
Association for the coming year give every
Indication of ample sport for racing folk.
With Hermis, Stalwart, Tradition, Hamburg
Belle, Sysonby, Agile. Kiamesha. Artful
BuTgomaster. Ort Wells, Oiseau and others
of the same class entered In the various
stakes there is every promise of good rae
ing. The entries so far received are mate
rally in excess of those of last year. and
this is the more noteworthy considering that
the source of supply is not numerically any
greater than that of the year just ended.
The additional entries to the Brighton
handicap are as follows: Flip Flap Dande-
lion. Cairngorm, Kohailan, Lady Savoy.
Hamburg Belle. Tradition, Goldsmith, Ram S
Horn and Brancas.
This brings the total number of nominal
tons TO this, the richest handicap. of the
season, up 10 the satisfactory total of sixty
one. against fftySeYen last year Sew
eral of the other stakes also show a crafty
ing Increase in the number of entries. The
lnyincible, new stake, for three-year-olds
and upward, at one and quarter miles to
which the association adds 81, 800, claims an
entry list amounting to even fifty. and
the other stakes, for three-year-olds and up
ward. also give evidence of increased popu-
larity with horsemen. The Islip handicap
has an entry list TO date of tifty-nine as
against forty-nine last year; the Seagate
stakes sixty-four, as against forty-five last
year; the Glen Cove handicap sixty, as
against fifty-three last year
The two-year-old stakes shows the same
degree of prosperity, the Montauk stakes
now claims entry of ninety-seven as
against seventy-eight for 1906; the Winged
Foot handicap ninety. as against seventy
seven last year, and the Distaff stakes nine
ty-seven, against ninety-one last year.
There is slight falling off in the number
of entries to the steeplechases, but even this
Will probably be removed by the time the
late mails have arrived, as of the three
stakes carded, the Brighton steeplechase.
ragh stakes, there are already 139 entries
received as against total OF Isl for 1905.
The entries 10 the Brighton cup also show
slight increase over those of the previous
year The nominations now number forty
nve, as against forty-one last year. The en-
tries 10 the Cup Preliminary a race de-
signed, as its name indicates, as a prelimi-
cup, and which is restricted to the entries
in the cup. show subscription list of thir-
fy-nine, as against thirty-fiye of the year he
fore. For the Brighton Produce race which
has a guaranteed cash value OF S3o 600 the
nominations show a slight decrease COM
pared with those received this time last
year. The total number OF entries to date
b 624, as against 7s4 in 1905. 1t may
be confidently expected that the late corners
will more than remove this shortage.
This nominal decrease In the nominations
Is only a superficial one. as. in consequence
Of the dispersal sale of James B, Haegin's
Rancho del Paso stud his nominations have
fallen or more than $50 In number, and con-
sequently. making due allowance for this,
ure Ia the generally increased support given
them In their efforts to continue and per-
petuate race so entirely and distinctly In
the interest of the breeder.