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r s a 1 i t 1 ; . I . i 1 I I FOUR-YEAR-OLDS IN HANDICAPS. The eastern handicaps proancae to i c of extra ordinary interest this year. Especially strong is the division of four-year-olds. No overwhelming Sysonby appears here. Hut the nuiulier that can take up a re-cpectaMe ini|K st and put in a mile and a quarter in 2:i or better under favorable conditions, is siilh cleat alone to furnish a capita] Brooklyn or Suburban leaf. With no three year old or no horse five years old or more going to the post the four-yeai olds, at the average weights already assigned them in the Brooklyn. Suburban and Brighton can make this formidable showing: Burgomaster. 127 pounds: Accountant, TO; Sir Huon. Hit: Dr. Sard- her, 119; Cottuaduna, lis. Kunning Water, lid; The Quail, llo: Whimsical. 115; Nealon. 114: Flip Flap. 112: Hot Toddy. 112: iallavant. Ill: Tangle. Ill: Clark Griaath, late; Kuroki. Ma ; Entree. li!t: Hyperion II.. 108; Ironsides. MS; oxmI Luck, lbs: Gliding Star. 108; Tiptoe. Id-".: Dteafel, Kj::. and Ker-ehcval. i»7 each, each of thte list except The Quail. baring aptured one or more stake races last year. In the lion stake winning division liesides The Quail are Don Diego. TO; HulTs Eye. TO; Missouri Lad. KIT. StandOver. 104 ; Coiiietlienne. 102: Deacon Light. 1 KJ: Prince of Coins and Cloven-rest 100 each; Meteor and King Henry. i!7. and Ocean Spray. !M . Of this latter division Don Diego did not start last year, but was a good two -year-old. Beacon Light is by the recoid a better horse than Kercheval. Bulls Eye. Missouri Lad and Standover are useful. The others belonir in selling races. Coing back to the four year olds thai won stakes as three year-olds, there is no doubt that Bargee master was of high class and easily the best of his year. He liaii acta weighted accordingly. But J Burgomaster is an unsound horse and -abject to the suspicion that alwavs attaches to a celebrity that lias gone lame. It remains to be seen whether his skill t fill trainer can bring the splendid son or Hamburg to the post again sound enough to race as he can when right of the others eight won last year at j a mile and a quarter and their beat records at the distance and weights rallied were as follows: Point*. Wei-his. Mated. Time. Taimle. in:;. Croat Republic Stakes 2 it". Sir Huon. HO, Comnionwealili Handicap.. ... 2:tCt lottontow n, 117. First Special 2 i". Ncalou. 117. Turf Handicap 2:0" - Whiiiisical. 100. Standard Stakes 2:O0J . » ! . : I I i | , ■ . i 1 ; ] , , I , 1 ] , , , , , a ., «, ., ] ■ | _ , L a . . s . . .I to Oallavanl. 111. Travels Stakes 2:481 ♦Accountant. I2ti. Than! stakes 2 in *Oood Luck. 117. California DeAy • . 2: Hi, •Trace] slow . Burgomaster. Flip Flap and Ironsides did not win at a mile and a quarter, but each recorded performances of extreme merit at the following longer distances: Horses. Distance. Weights. Htakes. Time. Burgomaster, 1 3-8 miles. TO;Behaoul Stakes. 2:2o Flip l"lap. 1 :; s miles, lmi: Advance Slakes.. 2:17- Ironsides. 1 Vic, miles. lo7; Jerome Handicap. 2:10| of these rai-es it can 1m said that Durgomasters was the fastest liehnont ever run. Flip Flaps was but one fifth of a second slower than the record set by Irish Lad and Ironsides tied the record pre- vioiisly held alone by I.edouin. The best per forma nces from the time standpoint of the stake winners which lid not win at a mile and a quarter, or at a longer distance of not much greater than a mile and a quarter were: Horses. Distance. Weights. Stakes. Time. Dr. Gardner, l mile. I2i: puree 1:3*4 Banning Water. 1 1-8 miles. 121: Uainapo Handicap l:." li Hot Toddy. 1 1-H; miles. 117: Southampton Stakes 1 sl Clark Grifflth, :i-4 mile. HIO: Toboggan Handicap 1:11? Kuroki. 1 IS miles. Ill: Spindrill Stakes.... 1:531 Kntree. 1 3-16 miles. 116; Beepers Stakes... 2:00j Hyperion II.. 1 1 8 miles, lilt: Arkansas Derby 1:52* Guiding Star, 1 1 B miles. 111!: Crescent City Derby . l:54| Tiptoe. 1 mile. 1 7: Ocean Handicap l:38| Israfel. 1 1 li miles. K Kings County llandi ip 1:17 Kercheval. 1 1 It; miles. 1 M 12: Citizens Handicap l:a8| To the credit of this sturdy anil promising band of fine young horses are many other performances of great merit. With 111 pounds; up. iallavant was only beaten a naif length by Tangle when she won the Croat Republic- in 2:66. Accountant, with 126 pounds on his back, won the Wethers Stakes at a mile In l:88f. Nealon took up 122 pounds and ran mile and three-eighths in 2:19 in the Septetnlier Stakes. Hot Toddy ran a mile in 1 :.,.» with 116 pounds nil. ami twice won in l:30ii carrying 117 and 111 pounds. Kntree ran second in the Lawrence Realization. Ironsides »m the Hindoo Stakes at a mile anil three-quarters in ".: X»JL oxM Luck was mily Ix-aten a head in the Jerome Stakes When Ironsides won in record time. Tiptoe won at three quarters in 1:124, carryitiL: 126 pounds, and at mile in 1:411. with 11U pounds up. Willi 122 pounds on his back, Kerchexal ran Minnie Adams to a length in the City Dark Derby, a mile and a quarter in 2:M!:;. Aceountanl took the Annual Champion. Brighton Derby. Saratoga Derby and Law rem e Realization beelttea the stakes mentioned. Sir itooa won the Kentucky Derby. Latonia Derby, Queen City Handicap and Seauale Stakes. Dr. Gardner took op 124 pounds and won the Bronx Handicap at three quarters in 1:]:;. The splendid I lilly. Running Water, took the Relniont Dark Weigiit for Age race at two miles and a quarter. • the Bdgeenere Stakes, in which she ran a mile and I an eighth in 1:V2. wit Ii 11". up. the Second Special. Alabama Slakes and Albemarle Stakes. Whinsical 1 won the Jockey Club Weight fo* Age Stakes at a mile and an eighth in 1:." 1J. with r66 imuukIs in the saddle. Ilip Clap won the Oazelle Slakes and 1 Claremont Handicap. H.v|ieiioii II. look the Clark Handicap and Frank Fehr Slakes a! Iunsville. Other conspicuous examples of speed, courage ami stamina can be drawn from the records of last years racing tending to show that great things l can be confidently expected from the four year olds l!io7. Horses of other ages will find it ilithciilt t prevent them from monopolizing the richest , handicaps ol the approaching eastern campaign.
