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BRIGHTON BEACH PRIZE MODIFICATION The extent of the modification of the Brighton Associations program for the coming meeting at Brighton Beach is shown by the associations con ¬ dition book just received The average dally added money is about 2900 The modification caused considerable comment in the east because the stakes wiped out are the 25000 Brighton Handicap the Brighton Mile Invincible and Test Handicaps Ja ¬ maica Stakes IsIIp Nautilus Seagate Glen Cove Montauk Atlantic Winged Foot Distaff Brighton Steeplechase Punchestown Steeplechase and Curragn Steeplechase SteeplechaseHorsemen Horsemen were hardly prepared for the cutting off root and branch of all those valuable specials The program for the first five days of the meeting is a most unostentatious one It is Composed entirely of small races ranging in value from 400 to 1000 added money moneyNo No race on the program has a bigger value than 1000 and there is but one of that variety the Trident a handicap for threeyearolds and over at one mile aud a quarter The quarterThe Trident occupies the place on the program for next Saturday which had been reserved for the Brighton Handicap For the opening day of thu meeting the Billow a 000 affair for threeyearolds and over weightforage at one mile takes the place of the Brighton Mile a 3000 event There is one purse of 500 one of 450 and two of 400 Steeplechases are provided for Wednesday Thursday and Friday FridaySeven Seven stakes remain that were not declared off These are events that closed last year and the year before and are of the guaranteed value order They are the following followingStake Stake Age Value Brighton ValueBrighton Produce twoyearolds 30000 Brighton 30000Brighton Derby threeyearolds 15000 Brighton 15000Brighton Junior twoyearolds 15000 Nentune 15000Nentune 7500Venus twoyearolds 7500 Venus twoyearolds fillies 7500 Iroquois 7500Iroquois threeyearolds 7500 Queen 7500Queen threeyearolds and over 7500