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GOSSIP OF THE TURF. Concerning the Brighton Handicap, which will be run at Brighton Beach tomorrow, a New York dis- , patch of Wednesday says : "Secretary John Boden, Jr., of the Brighton Beach Racing Association, said today that the field for the Brighton Handicap on Saturday promises to be a large one. The probable starters and weights are : Gold Heels, 126 pounds ; Blues, 123 pounds; Bonnibert, 121 pounds; Herbert, 119 pounds ; Ten Candles, 118 pounds ; Water Cure, 110 pounds; Argregor, 105 pounds; Morningside, 103 pounds; Port Royal, 100 pounds; Contend, 99 pounds ; Keynote, 93 pounds, and Northern Star, 90 pounds. If this field comes to the post speculation will be heavy. "While Gold Heels will be a pronounced favorite the recent good form of Argregor and Port Royal, to say nothing of Morningside, will have an effect on the market against the favorite. All three of the lightweights named will take a lot of beating under the conditions, as their recent races at Sheepshead Bay show. "C. T. Boots today placed 00 on Argregor with Joe Vendigs book at 8 to 1, showing the faith he has in the ability of his horse to beat Gold Heels and all comers. In Argregors win last week he ran the mile and three sixteenths in 2:00, or at the rate of 2 :061 for a mile and a quarter. This was with 9$ pounds up. "A wager of 00 at 10 to 1 on Port Royal, laid by the same bookmaker to a backer who is a close friend of James Rowe, the trainer, indicates that the latter likes his colts chances for the Brighton. From selling races to stake contests is a widegfl for Port Royal to bridge in a couple of weekjH yet that is what he has done. His mile in 1 a dead track Monday, with 106 pounds up, H good effort, and he finished as if he could gone on. With 100 pounds up on Saturday PuH Royal may repeat Conroys Brooklyn HandicajjH feat of last year for the Keene spots. " 1
