New-York tribune., 1879-09-03
BRIGHTON BEACH RACES.
LARGE FIELDS AND INTERESTING CoNTEsTs-sUS-
LIGHT, PIRATE, WILLIE D. AND KELso THE
WINNIR-

LARGE FIELDS AND INTERESTING CoNTEsTs-sUS-
LIGHT. PIRATE, WILLIE y. AND KELs0 THE
WINNERS.
The attendance at the Brighton Beach Fair
Grounds Yesterday was small III comparison with tho
crowd vbieh witnessed the Fortuna -Bramblo OF
last FRIDAY yet there were probably 1000 persons
present Large fields started three If the and
the specuators who laid their money on horses unlikely
to wln returned 10 the city last night with beaming
faces Claudia, Egypt, YlcerOy and kelso were the
favorites their respective races, and all except the
last we're defeated one Jockey. Fisher successful
in Winning Of his mounts while Harris was thrown
from MS Caigua's back at the second hurdle
in tile last
Tn the rst dash OF a mile and furlong, for purse
OF $3.50 the second receive 500, out OF ten horses
named eight started These ranked IN the pools rs fol-
lows: Claudia QOl podndsl 3d. COrella ul5 pounds
and Enterprise (lOI pOunds SO each. Janet Murray
uI5 pouudsJ S22, Sunlight ul5 pounds) SIl. and lie
Roi "a 10 pounds). Little Jim u24 pounds 9nd Helms
man Is pounds) in the field, $2l. AT the second at
,en,pt The signal as given, with the horses in bunch
Enterprise aud Helmsman being III the front OF IL.
Going past the grand stand and around the lower turn
the positions changed rapidly, Little Jim ard Claudia
racing IN the van at the quarter-me post. closely fol-
lowed by Enterprise and COrela DashiDg along the
baostretch and around the upper turn Sunlight and
Janet Murray rushed forward. the former taking the
lead and keeping TO the end. where he arrived In 20l
length ahead of Claudia. who had the smallest
la Uf "A
prise lie Roi, Corella, Little Jim and Helmsman FOL
lowed as named. Fortunate holders o. mutual pool
tickets on Sunlight were paid S57.
The winner ~ the second race turned ny UNEXPECTEDLY
IN Knlilea's bay geldng Pirate. who won 1t by two
lengths from field Of ten horses in which Morriss
veIlkuown Egypt the fay0rite. aud came I'm
second Before the Egypt sold for S5l s4O
Dairy Maid and 500 for the Held, including Strons
Meco Yards Lillian. Pryor's Pique woodfords Caligula
West's Mollie Mckinley, Ayres & SutcRe's Allcveur
A. f. Smiths Dora Doom, and tho winner. The race
for purse OF $780, $50 10 the second, distance three
and Pirate made the running from the start 10 the
hal-lnile post. with Pirate aud Meco hunting them
sharply. Before turning into the homeward stretch
pirate had passed 10 the front. and Lillian was falling
rapidly back to Join Dora doom far In The rear Egypt
crossed lengths ahad OF him IN the good time Of
lls Meco third Cagula fourth. and ihe Others slTag-
cling Egypt carried the top weight. l22 pounds, while
the winner only packed l06. Mutual pool tickets paid
The hird was the Of the day. It
was for purse $3.50 the second horse to receive 500
selling distance Ia niles NIs h1rsss
Vleeroy nO5 poundsI Daley Brothers Willie d. tl03
gSpges&}; & noSns5 Ares sScirss Bi Dion iii
pounds), sewmsn's shylocE u03 ponnds). Gafney's
Kiens Patrol QO6 pOunds). They ranked IN the pools
IN the order yloeroy -ellug the fayorils FOR
,s,s case turned out TO be the in Willie ID. After
peL eyon start OF wSicn icSy N,on @ h .nT ,ae
horses ran bunch 20 the threeqnarer mile post,
vi Lucky LII ana AlDert WHo urck hhu nnrt III
front yiceroy. Patrol aud Willie ID streak OF daylight
and shyiock chasing hard behind Sweeping
past the grand stand lutte change could be noted.
except that the fnvofito was going mp on Al
bert aud While ID. keeping stride and
stride with him. This brush drew them level and then
clear Of the eld the quarter mile. where they were
s side ny side Gong the half Willie D. forced his
shouder. ahead OF vIceroy and Bill Dillon seen
moving up from nith third place The two leaders
ran fast the upper turn where Nceroy recovered his
loss and they raced into the hOmestretch On even
terms determined struggle the last furong. In
which felt brought them 10 the end
tor ether Willie d. the winner by extended nose AT
The last eap, with Bill Dlon third. only two lengths
Snn,r sxth shylOck seventh, Patrol eighth, and Lucky
hi last Time S:lOh Mutual tickets paid s24 so No
bid made for tho winner, Who MAS entered 10 be
twomile hurdle race eight hurdles for purse
of $500 ended the days spVrt This Wac the only
race IN which the choice OF the pool box
won The starters Kelso. Katie p. ventilaiOr
slight iavorte the Others. Katie and Nentuator.
VINO sold nearly even who Cahguia was cheapJ
Of KelsO took the lead from the start up te
thlrd hurdle reached, when the uree hlrhe-
jumpers were abb east and Caguia was running rider
eas la the rear having fallen and thrown his Jockey al
the second nuIdlo At end of tho trrt Le t.ntll
tot bad a niomeniary advantage, Jut ln the suukEie
twenty lengths IN the These two alternated IN
until last lurdl. was jumped ty kelso Win
lenxth's advantage, which he retained home without
trouble while hts rival driven In hard under the
| whip. Time $3.50. Mutual tickets paid I'll 40.
/ Tomorrow will be- the day. when Brhmble,
Fortuna Mihtzer Clara ID. and Franklin VIII meet IN the
| Brig ghtvn Cup race tor S2.VVO