New-York tribune., 1908-07-20
NEALON,S FIRST START.
Man Go to the Post IN Handicap at
BRIGHTON Beach To-day.

N.a,on u,hic,, won the Suburban hano'c"p
-, 80. 800 races last year. is named to
start in the first at Brighton neach ".
for the first time this season he 10 O. @
weight in q handicap at six furiones' anu w
posed 70 him may be such good spEin'eiS
King Cobalt, The Squire, Tom Mcura'n or"
spooner. among others Nealon burst moor
some six or seven weeks ago While beng pon90u
for the Suburban Handicap. and this necessi-
tated his being thrown out OF training for
time The injury yielded to treatment, ana ac-
cordng TO the railbirds the horse is quite reaos
to race to his best form. Six furlongs Is al 100
short for him. however, and while he may WIN
to-day the probabilities seem against II. FRANK
Taylor, who is training Nealon for Bliiy Du
Boise, is anxious to try him out In public with
out requiring him to go too far on his frst ap-
pearance and consequently picked out this race
to-day.
Charles Edward. holder Of the worlds record
for mile and a furlong, and OF the track rec
ords at Brighton Beach for a mile and mile
and a half. may also make his first appearance
this week In six-furlong sprint. The Golden
Garter horse .ailing this spring. which kept
him away from the post. but. like Nealon. he
has beer working well for Frank Taylor. and is
ready to race Charles Edward had victories to
his credit over Ballot. Dinna Ken and Frank
Gill last year. and his return to the turf will be
welcome.
Many owners and breeders in this country in
cluding James r. Keene, have expressed salts
faction at the prices realized for the nine colts
and ten f1llies sold in England last week from
the farm of the vice-chairman of the Jockey
Club The nineteen youngsters averaged some
thing over S1,20O apiece, fair margin of profit
over Mr.. Keene's own estimate Of $3.50 as the
cost OF breeding and rearing his yearlinss. II
"a in, -; ~
conditions of year ago they would have aver
aged, I'm all probability. third again as much.
II not more, and horses bred by Mr. Keene are
much sought after following the remarkable sue
cess he has had in racing horses of his own
breeding for two or three years. Judging from
an English exchange, the thoroughbred horse
market in England is not particularly strong at
present, which made the sale the more satisfac-
tory. Mr.. Keene may send over another ship
ment In the fall unless the outlook for racing
in this state next year takes brighter hue.
1t is said that the yearngs shipped abroad by
James B. Haggin will be reserved for the fall
sales, when the market is likely to be better.
The racing at Brighton Beach this week
should be quite up to the standard Of the pre-
vious days of the meeting, the conditions
have been framed to bring out large and well
balanced fields. The meeting will end on
Wednesday, July %. when a change will be
made to Saratoga, where the rich stakes, al
though cut In number, will attract the best
horses in training.
Thomas II. Williams, who bought Big Chief
for $4,000 last week, is thorough sportsman,
and is quite likely to accept the challenge
issued by Jack McGinns to match his food
three-year-od against Frank Gill; which was
beaten by Big Chief on Saturday. Match races
are frowned on by the Jockey Club, but the
-f
a sweepstakes and frame to bring the
two horses together. Needless to say 1t
would prove q big drawing card for Saturday
Big Chief conceded two pounds to Frank Gill
according to the scale Saturday. and won
one of the fastest races OF the year. It was a
sterling performance, and Big Chief will not
lack for followers in a against the best Of
the three-year-olds, with the possible exception
of Colin