New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
RACING SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS OF VETERAN


NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS OF VETERAN
THURMAN
Fortune favored the Brighton Racing Association
yesterday The weather was perfect. the attendance
unusually large and the track fast. II what
would be called a Brighton crowd in the old days
when the grandstand was like cauldron and the
track circular streak Of yellow loan mud. ac-
cordng to the weather. The two-dollar charge for
admission has had much 20 do with changing the
class OF patrons. large number Of spectators lis
tened to the strains OF Lander's Band and wit
messed the six contests. Perry Belmont. James r
Keene and many other well-known racing men
present
II is singular that the persons responsible for the
closing OF the Marine Railway do not bury their
difference about percentages and reopen the road
for the convenience of the public. Hideous barbed-
wire fences prevent tie public fro making the
journey between Manhattan Beach and Brighton
Beach on foot. and many thousands OF persons
greatly Inconvenience by the stubbornncss o.
body who ought to know better than to injure the
public in this way.
The first race gave all the racegoers a shock and
caused many OF them to turn CHASTITY pale when
they saw Hornplpe mile and sixteenth in the
fast time Of l4s and defeat The Dragon. Septom. Sir
Dixon r. T!nge and others. In his last previous
race Hornpipe was beaten by the crippled Mirage
in a race at one mile and furlong in l:5954. When
Hornpipe won yesterday the silence became OPP
nressIve and the spectators gazed at the number
hoard In astonishment. Sloane rode The Dragon.
who was the favorite for the race at TO against
bis chances with all his skill and energy but could
not defeat Hornpipe who was at to in the betting
<he stewards decided TO investigate the race and
Haniltons riding In severa. races that have caused
much adverse comment since the racing season
begun
The race was run follows: The Dragon took
he lead at the fall Of the flag with Septour and
Premier in the order named his closest attendants
The Dragon was two lengths In the Lead in rounding
the far turn and looked all over winner. Hamilton
called upon Hornpipe a quarter OF mile from the
finish He had trouble In closing with the
Dragon but was forced to ride hard 10 defeat him.
n. s.oene worked vigorously on Tine Dragon but II
41,s of no avail, Hamilton kept Hornppe going
a nd mana ged win at the finish BY neck Sepiour
was third. =, I'll,
Set Fas, at : 10 In the betting. gave the public
apcfner snock in the second race by winning easily
Sron, Casseopia Sunny Slope. and Flying Squadron.
eli three Of them having been heavily backed by me
n,,hc FLYING Squadron at 10 and Casseopia al
Z no we're backed for many thousands OF dollars;
When the flag fei Casseopia rushed Into the lead
a I'd remained there until a furl0ng from the nnsh
When sef Fast raced by her and won easily by two
IeneIhs from Casseopia who beat sunny slope. who
~ third three lengths for the pace The stewards
iufend 10 investigate The running OF Set FAST
Xanons the favorite at TO on won the thrd race
n. ndIly from Tremargo, the second choice al 10 j.
Il, neck Juno third.
sx horses started In the Test Stakes, handicap al