The New York herald., 1879-07-05
BRIGHTON BEACH RACES.

SECOND DAY OF THE INAUGURAL MEETING
FIVE THOUSAND PERSONS PREsENT-GLEN
oGLE, IKE BoNHAM, ALLEvUER AND DANDY
THE WINNERS.
The races at Brighton Beach Fair Ground yester-
day satisfactorily decided. and q gathering of
fully Ave thousand one-half being ladies', seemed
particularly well pleased with the several contests
During the past week. the track has been greatly i'm
proved, and in due time it will be made safe
any in this vicinity. and not behind them in show
ing crcditable time. The management. soon as
practicable. should provide place for reporters.
that they witness the without interruption.
and the sandy stretch in front of the grand stand
should be gravelled and rolled, or otherwise laid
out that walking over it may be q mat
ter Of comfort. 1t is now very unsighty and
particularly disagreeable, especially to ladies'.
Everybody knows it requires much time to
round off all the many things about new race
course. but few matters in such so
urgently needed by the people who patronize the
place and by those whose business calls them there.
that time should be lost in putting them we'll to
rights. With careful supervision the Brighton
Beach Fair Grounds may be made Of the most
popular of the many attractions at Coney Island.
Four on the programme. The first Of
these dash of three-quarters of mile for
purse OF $500. Five appeared at the post and S. d
event q dash Of one mile and half. and four
faced the starter. J. McMahon's Ike Bonham won
without difficulty. Four also responded for the
third contest, dash OF mile and an eighth.
Ayres & Sutclifrs Allevuer captured it with good
deal in hand. A handicap steeplechase wound up
the days pleasant sport Five ran and amid much
excitement Bennett Co.'s Dandy finished irst. The
judges OF the day Messrs. A. G. SWAIN G. S.
Green and M. G. Thomson. The timers Messrs.
Harmon storms and James White; tine starter. Mr..
Simeon Hosgland. and the secretary. Mr.. r. X.
Wheatly.
THREE-QUARTKRs MILE.
The opening purse Of $500. Of which
$50 the second horse; entrance free; horses not
having won this year q OF the value Of $1,000,
allowed lbs; those beaten and not having won at
ALL allowed ~ lbs; madens allowed ID lbs.; dash
of three-quarters of mile. S. ID. Bruce's Glen
Oge, 102 lbs; Ayres Sutcife's Alevuor, 1l3 lbs;
James H. Jennings Miss Malloy lO3 lbs.; John
Newman's W. /. Higgins. liz lbs. and James
Keely's Bay Rum, 100 lbs.. came to the
post. Tho start excellent all jumping
away together. Bay Rum soon assumed
the lead but before reaching the half mile pole he
began to falter, when Glen Ogle showed the way.
At the upper end OF the bend into the homestretch
Glen ogle for second or SO gave way to Allevuer,
but then again jumped to the front. and coming
along very nicely won by two lengths Allevuer was
second. Miss Mailoy third. Higgins fourth and Bay
Rum fifth. Time. 1:23ls. The pools before the
start averaged Allevuer. $50; Glen Ogle SIC: Hig-
gins. SIS; field, SIS. The mutual pools paid $40.
ONE MILE AND HALF.
The second sweepstakes OF SIS EACH IL
not declared out with $500 added; the second horse
receive $75 out of the stakes mile and half.
John Newman's Shylock. 100 lbs; DAILY Brothers
Loiterer. 112 lbs; j. McMahon's Ike Bonham, 1OS
los. and Bennett Co.'S Guy, 95 lbs the
starters. The pools averaged Loterer $50; Shylock,
SIS; Ike Bonhatn $18 Guy, SIS. Shylock, Loiterer
and Guy got away rs IL one horse. but Bonham
o length behind when they were fully in
motion. The trio first mentioned head and
head fox q quarter of mile when Guy led the way,
followed by Shylock and Loiterer lspped length
off. and Bonham last, running easy. At the stand
Shylock half length the best of 1t, but tho
turn Bonham moved up from the rear and after
afterward headed. He won by two lengths, Shylock
second. Loterer third and Guy fourth. Time, 1860.
The mutuals paid $40 10.
ONE MILE RrGHTH
The third race was handicap for all ages, purse
OF $500, Of which 500 to the second horse entrance
free. One mile aud eighth Ayres Il Sutclih's
Aevuer, 11S lbs; John Newmans W. /. Higgins.
III lbs. James II. Jennings Miss Malloy. 107 lbs.
and Daley Brothers Lizzie ID, 110 lbs. went to the
post. Allevuer and Higgins sold even terms, each
bringing $45 Lizzie ID $50 and Malloy $33. Mr..
tempt. with Allevuer q triae the best of it,
Lizzie second and the others In ex-
cecnt positions Lizzie made the best of the run
ming around the bend into the quarter stretch, and
until within fifty yards of the stand was in 'front.' Then
Aeveur moved up, and Mt the upper end of the
stand length in advance of Lizzie rho was the
same distance ahead OF Miss Malloy, and Higgins
last From this point to the finish Allevuer had no
trouble, and doing well all the way. landed the win