New-York tribune., 1899-07-30
THE RACETRACK.
saNeIp WON THE BRIGHTON CUP.

Tn sonor Of its seasons Brighton has been unue'
the ban Of st. swithin. But In 1879 'he 1870,
been kind and gentle on most OF 'iie ieNN -.
With snort OF as agreeable quality as the pe''e
favor of July. this association couiu ,ave rvs
uItant and geefu Wicked men ana "icheu 80
,ybo handle wicked horses have been harmlui !"
Rr,gbton's ambitions to cleanse its garments Oh 'o
smutches OF earlier years. Could 4orlsn 49,
off the sins which have so thickiy oeset 'ne pc
since its infancy sincere improvers OF tne Oreeu "
runners would appoint holiday OF tnaih se"e
49,, rha sons of Belial and the centufions OF
psexebub are ever busy in setting snares lot inc
feet of the Brighton management AS hiph"s
said II is a match with destiny Tor the oeeis w
other things In the match Brighton Is ho P
Sor destiny Brighton's owners and managers ue
sire to raise Brighton to the standard OF Au'euii
,.na Ascot Of sandown and Goodwood satan
sneers and chuckes. He will nave ~ 'ha' INC
course had its origin amid inquiry anu 'ne ~ I'm
crat OF the neither world declares ina. ne ~"
holds lien upon track with such an incepuu- ~
A formidable task 1t is TO uplift Brighton Inc
,wfrl nres of Dis and Pluto surrounded Its craoe'
and when It seeks to the fallen angels OF 9'SH
and Acheron reach up TO drag 1t down
A. The Tribune has said already. the owners
managers and officers OF Brighton Woulu iAo ~
,oeke the sport straight and square. But they uoi
succeed. and probably they can't succeed When d
.aor has been for years under the malehc domnia-
,,o ~ Ano]lvon and Mephistopheles Will 1t not LOT
all time be odorous of the fumes OF pilHs'o"o
eeveral races at this meeting were possesseu "a
nsxs can any one be found who will cast out these
p.,nh+o, satellites Of Lucifer? On Friday ono OF
-, clearly dishonest races Of the year TOOK
-I.c. Has ANYBODY been punished? Yesterday TWO
~ the most clearly dishonest races OF the year oio
of them a steeplechase took place. VIII a"s"ou'
be punished? -
II WAS the twenty-frst day Of the twenty-Arst an
nuaI meeting at Brighton. The Saturday nall non
aev and the perfect midsummer weather, without
excess Of heat or humidity brought consioeraole
attendance. but the gathering WAS not He"'i' %
large as 1t would have been had there Deen Nv
4rickery or cheating in any OF the cohtests o, 'no
sand dunes In 1899. A board Of stewards mace up
-. C-on,n,eus or men of the iron will and deadly
sor.s NJ Cromwell could put American racing
ruhere II should be. 1t is melancholy uutI now
ever that most of the turf rulers ano 'racA s.e"
ards In this State are as much ike CroIiwe' as
vn,lkweed is like the sword stroke OF Wiiham o,
normandy at Senlac. 1t was thin and ouIi anu
.tun,d nrogramme extremely so. except that the
brighton Cup with 5000 added money. at ois-
sance of two miles and a quarter was ioueh' Ioi,
Only three came out for this generous Of etnS
either first or second place as AgunaoT ms aso0 W was
utterly outclassed and hopeessiy Out OF 'iie sAi"ii
condition and after gaining shear G1 OF lTn nre ore
phies split one OF mis- hoots. Ihat scclaet t ,can
and he not seen in PG6SS until cuS and
was carefully prepared tor the bIighUn evan II IL is
Ev,Sng ms does not fit horse as thoroughly for
long hard struggle as the battles s OF PuTG mile and
half on Thursday. That the most effective sea.
rS s9nHg Ss Snd c6nd se The reports Of Don
fast trials and the remembrance OF bn ms 20 be freely
backed by the public Fhe Ss SpTessive feat OF
THURSDAY From time TO time as the t speechdS chocs
Jared ahead, now Don de orc was mrs 81 inteIli
emo ,nen 1s,ed dollar on Iatson Everybody whose
mind was ever ilumned with the faintest gearn Oh Oh
only. as by the conditions of the cup the hTS hdS
would his r6 forfeit s on sy rad
could not be first and one of them must fall 6 dead
permit the aad AND Of hereOTe o
1atson was remote last to Bangle ana ION oe
ore ToSe Done e Maher rode Bangle
Taral was Latson Don de Orc always runs @ oes nd
Set the pace He did and his riding N this % case SO
na 6T 9es Don De oo
Sor Bangle The history Of the turf IN ell countries
or haf sdTd RqOS h abS ocfey
the first goat, when he was initiated In the first
Oro in such way that he could have overcome
MnesF behind Gn sbss 6 de Orc
mile and three-quarters He moved up al al ms ms
S IN Far
Bangle INDUCED in byplay. while the once haughtyy y
down with woe ambled dejeetedly several @ lengths m
IRE before he split hoof Bangle split the hdago's
Eaior and the grandee was as lowly as the Spanish
Manila Wnen
she homestretch Of the Brighton Cup funeral Ban
gle was courser of Asturan breed Don de orc: orc.
rteed. the immortal Roslnante. while Latson, a dis
tant and downcast last looked like sancho Psnzas
ASS The time fast. but time In races Is OF ttle
true ssncsnSe n or ate aSnd records
10 asp%a spnters IN Re's cslifornia ss p'A'e' '''
y the Rising, Generat!on Stakes for two year
snd Of the three Trumpet and shoseham re %erS
Belmonts Gonfaon. A declaration &c, win with
Trumpet was displayed. Trumpet carried R2 pounds
pounds, and Doggett rode him Gonfalon had iOI
snd Maher was on his back. 60 This was a shockins
number OF races in company OF moderate worth
ed H s s@a had @ Ss
Of Prince Of Melbourne. Killsshandr Vulcain
BY Feuron Peaceful HefbeT ca
Tolton. Prestige and Frandoo Maher rode Gonfa
duty Of Doggett on ,shoreham to chase Gonfaior
IL sSn While AL 97 TTum
pet, with whom the declaration 10 win had beer
in a trance and neither he nor o'Leary began tc
cured such lead that he could not be % overtaken f @
The betting was one to six against the Dwyer pai
dissrsceful exhibition on the part Of Doggett an,
OLeary. and both Of them ought TO be punished Sc
And what should be done with .cochrane. tn
seepleehasey Rhens,rom had the highest Weight m
leo pounds. but Cochrane forced him out far II
fore the crisis of the struggle was reached /
that was his purpOse he he accomplished ,Ss3 m It. Rsen
obscure and remote third Moreover when Rhein
strom approached the first jump on the right of tn
grand stand and paddock. Cochrane rode Rhen
strom in such q manner 10 lose several lengths
1t was as dishonest looking ride as has been see
for many day. Rheinstrom is owned by f. n
T. Hitchcock OF whom is Jockey Clu
steward and a steward at this meeting. OF cours
r r. Hitchcock was in the stand when thi
sieeplechase was run. The defeat Of Rheinstror
was exceedingly gratifying TO the spectators. a
fhe stable is extremely unpopular and generall
d.sliked but that does not alter the fact that tb
riding Of Cochrans was so peculiar that II ought I
be vigorously investigated. These jumping affair
give rise TO clouds OF nosome scandal. They ough
10 be suppressed and a bill will be introduced a
Albany next winter TO suppress them In this State
il ought 10 be passed by unanimous vote OF tn
LEGISLATURE and signed promptly by the Governor
rciaaaa fll O mischief and evil