New-York tribune., 1910-02-01
RACING TO FRONT
TEIGHTS OUT FOR
BIG H4NDIC4PS.
Fifz Herbert and Ballot Share
Post of Honor IN the
Suburban.

Weights for the Brooklyn. Suburban ana
Brighton handicaps, the big mile ahd
quarter specials about which much in
terest contres in racing circles. were an
rounced Yesterday by w. s Vosburgh. the
ef1cial Handicapped Of the Jockey Club. 5.
{. Hildreth's Fitz Herbert, the great son
Of Etheihert-Morganatie which was
ranked SIS the champion three-year-old colt
~ 1919 is at the top in the Brooklyn ana
brighton handicaps while he shares the
nest Of honor with James r. keene's Bal
los, which raced in England last year. IN
rhe Suburban Handicap King James, tlts
Ferhert's stable companion and the WIN
n.r Of IN. Metropolitan and BROOKLYN
tsrdicaps last wear. is rated only pound
zwsy while James r Beene's Maskei'e'
rhe champion three-year-old filly last sea-
son. must pack ieS pounds in all three
hsndicaps. seven pounds behind Frz Her
bert IN the Brooklyn and six pounds be-
hind him in the Suburban and Brighton
Weights were allotted 10 forty-seven
horses in the Brooklyn and Suburban han
dicsrs and 10 thirty-two in She Brighton,
and the entries are much the same in all
three races. all Of which are for three
,-ear-elds and upward, at one mile and
orarter. for a guaranteed purse of $500
The weights vary slightly because Of the
fact that the Suburban and Brighton are
run little later in the season than the
BROOKLYN. but not more than pound in
any particular ease.
Fit1 Herbert winner Of the Suburhan
Handicap. she Lawrence Realization AND
other fixtures last wear. and horse
:, hich was beaten only once. and then by
she lightly weighted AfT7iction over cuppy
rrsek and after a had start, must shoulder
fsn pounds II he goes te the post IN the
Brooklyn Handicap and l2e in the TWO
others He must concede one pound to Bal
lof in the BROOKLYN hut they will meet at
even weights-le9 pounds each-lf, as
hened by raoegoers they are both ready
for = test Of their speed and quality In the
Suburban Ballot won the Suburban Handi-
can in 1908, and was unbeaten in five other
starts. bat vas shipped to England late in
The fall Of that year, when the outlook for
racing in this state was the blaCkest. lie
started only. few times abroad and. II
memory serves, won one race, but as ms
opportunities were few his standing as
great racehorse was not affected
King James. which is rated practically on
= rar with the two others; Maskette, Hifa-
14ous. Priscillian, August Belmonts son OF
Hastings. which was unbeaten in TINS
ocaatrr hut e = not SHOW 10 advantage IN
Fer5Ru1 whs-e he was raced last year Joe
llaie,.4. winner Of the Belmont Stakes IN
lene. Firestone. Olambala and Resugouche
FOLLOW, in order, and The weights shade down
70 Pulks. sticker and Martinez which get
in under - pounds.
4 /. Harrison's Waldo, winner of the
Flatbush Stakes, and conqueror Of James
T Keene's Sweep in the Saratoga Special
is at TOP weight among the three-year-oids-
being allotted l0T pounds Sweep, winner OF
ybe Futurity, and The biggest Iwo-year-oid
winner Of 1909 comes next. with ie5 pounds
while the official Handicapped has a high
,,niniou OF : 6 Hildreth's Dalmatian, a
consistent winner in the early part of last
season. 10 which he allots lo4 pounds. This
is about the way the leading two-year-oids
we're rated at the close of last season nF
the rank and file Of racegoers.
Il T Wilson, jr.'s, Candleberry, which
rsH third in the Futurity and gave promise
in TWO o. ahree other races, appears 10 be
rather Iialss:iv treated. inasmuch as nc is
s,pl a maiden. He is asked to take up los
hounds and concede three pounds 70
Prince Imperial. which proved his class in
q number of races last year
M wilson's olambsIa. which such
good race Behind Fitz Herbert in the
Realization and proved later that he was
VOL under Us pounds James II. keene's
Helmet and Harry favne Whitney's Dinna
Ken, both Of which raced in England last
wear are allotted ia and 10 pounds. re
spectiyely. IN both the Brooklyn and Sub
urban < {. Hidreths Fayette. which
John z. Madden once considered quite The
equal Of his then stable companion Sir
Martin. the champion two-yeaT-oid Of 1908,
and the favorite for the English Derby last
wear. when he fell gets in with III pounds
in the Brooklyn and Suburban and llo IN
the Brighton Fayerte was grievous dis
sppointment as q three year-old, falling TO
uin a single race.
Unless a change is made over previous
.ears, the Brooklyn Handicap will be run
on the opening day OF the Brooklyn Jockey
Club meeting al Gravesend late in May,
The Suburban Handicap will be the feature
of The opening day Of the spring meeting OF
the Coney Island Jockey Club at Sleeps
head Bay some time in June, while the
Brighton Handicap in all probability Will
he Tun on the first Saturday OF the meeting
st Brighton Beach. The full list Of weights
folloHs:
sub Brigh-
Hers. aod rf,ean ION.