view raw text
BRIGHTON BEACH RACING OF WEEK. The one week of racing that constitutes the autumn meeting of the Brighton Beach Racing Association begins tomorrow afternoon with the running of the 30,000 Produce Stakes for two-year-olds as the main feature of the day. Like Hie Matron Stakes at Belmont Park this event is divided into two races, one for the colts and weldings eligible and one for the fillies. The whole is of the guaranteed value of 30,000, -with the provision that the division shall be in proportion to the sex of the eligible foals; thus if sixty per cent are colts, then sixty per cent of the money goes 1o the colts and geldings, and forty per cent to the lillies, or vice versa. The names of the probable starters are displayed in the entry lists published today. The Cup .Preliminary at a mile and a half for three-year-olds and over, will be run Tuesday. As its jiame denotes, it Is intended to be a trial for the more valuable Brighton Cup, which is to be run the following Saturday. Its history does not extend as far back as- that of the Cup, but since Its institution it has served its purpose -well, three of its four winners, llermis, Africander and Cairngorm subsequently winning the Cup. It is at welght-for-age, and Ballot, Philander, Flip Flap, Kercheval, W. H. Carey, Tourenne, Montgonierv, Tony Faust, Salvidere, Cottontown. Frank Giil, Running Water, Electioneer, Far West, Holscher, Ironsides and Go Between are among the good horses eligible. The stake provided for Wednesday is the Mercury Handicap at three-quarters, of a mile, for 1vo-y car-olds and over. It has Don Enrique, Half Sovereign, Keator. Sewell, W. H. Daniel, Ben, Ban, Dreamer, Jacobite, Suffrage, Grimaldl, Veil, Barbary Belle, McCarter, Saracinesca, J. C. Core, Charles Edward, Bat Masterson, Penarrls. Falcada, Firestone. Brookdale Nymph and Dinna Ken in its list of eligibles. The Triumph Stakes is set for decision Thursday. This is a mile dash for two-year-olds, with 5,000. and the Pharsalia Plate added. A number of owners have designs on this raco.i .and Uncle, Notasulga, Chapultcjiee. Royal Vane; Magazine, Autaous, Nimbus, Live Wire, Smoker Earls Court, Restigouche, Meelick, Big Chief, Spooner, John Marrs, Seymour Beutler, Stamina, Firestone, Beaucoup and Alfred Noble are the eligibles from which the starters will come. Friday has no stake races, but on Saturday the Chantilly Steeplechase and Brighton Cup -will be run. John M. P., Thistledale, St. Volma, Delcanta, Jimmy Lane, Sunglow, El Cu-chillo. Caller and Ben Shaw appear the pick of the Chantilly eligibles, and the Cup nominations are practically the same as those to the Preliminary.
