New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-16
.,sy Island Jockey Club
,w;thdraws Rich Fixture
from Saratoga.
,o,NSFER MADE FOR
GOOD OF THE SPORT
", Likely To Be Worth Close
!, $4,000 This Year-High
Water Mark in 1890.

....gs Springs has lest the f.
= ,be richest two-year-oid fixture
a, racing season, which has been
IA over the track np The state
40 rates Of the Coney Island
-, Club. at Sh,rpshead Bay, were
IA several years ago.
~, announcement came yesterday
t - rsv Of a short letter from Vic
r S.haumburC. which read:
=. con,v Island Jockey Club beEs TO
- that 70 has turned over 10 the
2 ..se.fer Racing Association IFS futur-
s.,stes 70 be run at the racecourse AT
-, Park during the autumn meeting.
=. exclamation was offered. but il
i,sTred on good authority that the
..i,r from Saratoga Springs TO Bel
,. Park was made without friction
nth the distinct understanding
\. 4 was for the best interest of the
=. Tuturity Is q produce stakes in
- he mares are nominated be-
! ,bey throw their foals, and is one
~ most coveted and historic fxt-
:. ~ The American turf. When the
.,r Island Jockey Club was forced
-rs NJ racing because of adverse
.-.,.ion this particular stake was
-.,rsd and has been allotted three
f., 70 Saratoga Springs. where 1t
won in turn by 5. c. Hildreth's
I-,'.v H. ?. Whitney's Pennant and
Il year by the Quincy Stables
4. real home. however, is in the
.rYpoli,an district, and its return
4 10 welcomed by racegoers, many |
nom could not afford the time or
|, money for a journey up the state
90 II decided. i should serve as a /
--rlus 10 the snort here next fall, .
I. 70 doubt will draw one of the big
gg crowds Of the season.
+ i estimated that the race will be F..
NH close to $4,000 to the winner 1
-' year
Visn Potomac won. in 1890, the .
-.-riy reached its high water mark, .
" '67675.
ysrpsbooter, Schuyler L. Parsons's /
Ir.sesy Derby candidate, showed his !
.at move Of the season, when he I
I'sed q mile in l:45 over the Sleeps /
,a5 Bsy course, yesterday morning. /
h son Of Niece. Single Shot would |
r,ssr 10 be the logical Parsons .
-irsr in the Derby, as Phosphor has /
M yinced a liking fox route in any .
4 his trials.
The two.year-olds we're sent three .
,t.s. o. mile from the barrier. but .
J. are very green at the webbing. Car
zen and High Chair, the latter a
..lrgger owned by II. K. Knapp, dis
iyed he highest speed Of the juve- :
sS The pair worked three furlongs
, 036 2-5, but at the end the Knapp /
.i held length advantage over the
.in0ns ely. The latter showed great
-uoyement over her previous work.
Z tuesday. with Sumter in the sad
De- her time for the distance was
is IS. She picked up twenty pounds
E.erdsy. as Lotus had the leg up,
n. her work was . 20 seconds bet
b. The pair swerved badly in step
~ away from the barrier and trav-
I'd the first furlong in 0:13. The
ns FOR the quarter was 0:24 l-5. Car
.s1 will undoubtedly be the Eastern
,5ce for the Breeders Futurity at
iIlgion, and she is being pointed for
,l race
Scottish knight, the other Parsons
iialtste for the Breeders Futurity,
'ise3 the three-eighths in company
I'd Wenonah. His time for the dis
zee was O:37, also an improvement
q his previous work
.,lee three-year-old maidens, sent
!lom the Widener farm by Howard
i.Vls' joined the Karrick string at the
% on Wednesday, As yet, he has not
q informed Of their names.
youble Eagle. one Of the Quincy
abe candidates for the Kentucky
10y, showed a disappointing trial
1''s being shipped TO Lexington. He
. clicked out" TO work a mile in
y 80. Trojan was not "set down"
9 nc cay OF departure.
''nes Mclaughlin, Jr. who is han
Z Ambrose for Philip Stevenson, re-
iS mat he will send him 70 the bar
z on May al Hewlett's Park. This
'S q was purchased from Captain P.
walker last fall, and will be ridden
us owner at the various hunt meet
. this spring
j.. Hofdng to Clark, the superintend-
j, ne horsemen stabing at Sleeps
- Bay will receive notices of evic-
!. within few days. The work of
-rag down the buildings will begin
lNlately but it is not expected that
y ,iack will be touched before May