New-York tribune., 1908-07-10
RACING DATES CHANGED
FIFTEEN DAYS At SPA.
Empire City Meeting TO BE Held
at Brighton Beach.

Saratoga will race fifteen days. instead of eleven
ss announced few days ago. and the Empire
CITY Racing Association will conduct its miosuna-
rcr meeting Brighton Beach instead OF at i's
own track near Yonkers These changes were oe-
cided on a meeting Of representatives of the
Saratoga Racing Association. the Empire CITY hac-
ing Association and James w. Wadsworth, CHAIR
man Of the State Racing Commission at 'ne
Brighton Beach racetrack yesterday.
The Saratoga meeting will begin on THURSDAY
July 30 and run and including Saturday August
IL while the Empire City meeting viii oegin al
Brighton Beach August Is and run H''li Au
gust zS the day before the opening OF the iali
meeting of the Coney Island Jockey Cluo al
Sheepshead Bay when the Futurity VIII be oe
cided Under this arrangement the f>fip"e
City Racing Association viii lose four Gays anu
the Saratoga Racing Association seven Gays u
der the original allotment of dates, but q CONNECT
Is avoided except for day-August lS-"iiereas
under the old plan there would have been con-
fict OF ten days So far as could be learheu' iio
other changes OF dates were considered anu '1l@
vsrscus fall meetings will be conducted as pdiieu.
The Brighton Beach Racing Association oaeieu
fits track 10 the Empire City Racing Assoclauoh
FREE of charge and this generous and sportsman
like offer was accepted by Mat Wlnn' general
manager Of the Empire City Racing Associaloi'
with a view TO saving horsemen the extra eA-
y,ense Of transportation TO Yonkers- and with the
idea that Brighton Beach would be more at
tractive 10 racegoers, on account OF It's heaiHe
10 the ocean In the middle of the summer
The announcement was hailed with dellsht ps
horsemen, not only because ii gave them lew
extra DAYS at Saratoga, but because they oreaoeo
the long trip to Yonkers- AT time when the
weather is almost he unduly warm James
Butler president of the Empire City Racing AS
socia1ion who only year ago was hghting hard
for recognition has quickly earned the eooo VIII
Of horsenen and racegoers, il said again
yesterday that the stakes will be run on as
planned, if il is necessary to face a loss
Brighton Beach yesterday was
raarred by an accident in the third when Dis
aser crossed his legs and fell in the rush Tor the
first turn giving Fuerst an ugly faIl a cry ol
horror went IN from the stand, as from the nature
of the accident il looked IL the boy must be
killed. The youngster was partly stunned out han
enough left crawl under the rail-. Wlere ne
was quickly picked up and hurried to the paddock
He was badly shaken up but not seriously injured
Disaster turned over 20 the track veterinarian
and held under observation for some time
Outside Of this accident the sport interesting
in spite of the fact that the fields were rather
small. A good sized crowd was in attenoahce anu
the police found little or nothing 10 DO A rurnor
was current that twenty plainclothes men were on
hand at the instance OF Governor Hughes but so
far as could be learned they did not discover any
VACATIONS of the strict letter OF the new law.
Quoted favortos. split choices. were success
ful in every except the handicap at one mlie
in which Falcada beat Question Mark after
srsrited drive through the last furlons- j. Lee,
pvho had the mount on Question Mark, made so
much use Of his mount in the run around the nrst
-,rn and m the backstretch that the colt had moth
tns left to finish with, and capitulated when
FaIcada ranged alongside in the last sixteenth
= Dugan handled Falcada with good judgment.
After getting him off we'll and earning a good posi-
ton in the run TO the first turn, he waited pa
tiently behind the pace until Strengthened out for
home.
Bound Brook was quoted equal favorite with
Jimmy Lane in steeplechase, but he ran as al
short and finished last ia the three-horse field
Jimmy Lane made all the running and Mckinney
was easing him up through the last sixteenth. al
though Prince of Pilsen closing resolutely un-
der The whip The latter .blUndered badly al three
1un1us otherwise he might have forced the winner
out
Sweet was severely criticised By some for his
handling Of Brother jonathan in the last race, but
IN roint Of fact il was i'll luck than bad riding
that In all rroba biy the Yankee colt the race
He was interfered with three times in the run Up
the backstretch by Gilbert, on Import, and the
horse had too much to do when Sweet found clear
sailing so that Frizette won by three parts OF a
length
The Trident Handicap TO be run at Brighton
Beach tomorrow in place of the Brighton Hand-
ran which was declared off, has attracted some
good horses including Priscillian, Hess1an, Big
(-b;ef Running Water Frank Gill and Gold Lady.