The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-08
RACE WON IN RECORD TIME.
JACK POINT SETS A NEW MARK
FOR A MILE AND A QUARTER.
Against q Field of Favorftes. Inciud-
ing EtheIbert, Kinley Mack and
Imp, the CASTOR Racer Takes
the Brighton Handicap in 2,O4 So

NEW YORK, July Jack Point with
1o9 pounds up. ran the mile and quarter
in thee Brighton handicap today in the
record time of 2:0i 3-5, winning the rich
stake in a hot drive with The Kentuckian
and Imp. while the great Ethelbert was
lengths behind Kinley Mack: the Suour-
ban and Brooklyn handicap winner OF TINS
year, was eighth. and Admiration, the
choice of all the trainers, was fourth
1t was a cracking race from start 10
finish, Admiration carrying them all on
their feet for the first mile and then CIV
ing 1t up. Salvator's crown was lowered
and Tony Aste. the "bootback king" had
the honors with his cast-off, Jack Point
Ethelbert was the favorite all the time,
and when the horses went to the post
Admiration was a strong second choice,
having been played down to threes from
1ves. Ethelbert was first the Kentuckian
second. Admiration third and the others
close up. Admiration covered the second
furlong in II Is seconds. making the first
quarter in . 3-5 seconds At that point
she had opened up gap OF length on
Jack Point, who had rushed up to and
was a head in front of The Kentuckian.
The half was reached in A 80 seconds,
still the mare was flying along in front
Five furlongs were reeled of in l0li2
Inch by inch and then foot by foot The
Kentuckian began to draw up on Ad-
miration, while Imp and Kinley Mack
was making strong bids for the leader
ship. At the six-furlong pole. which was
reached in 1:13 Admiration was nearly
caught by The kentuckian as the mare
only lead by head, and Imp and Kin
ley Mack were coming fast. Thirteen Sec
onds for the seventh furlong gave Ad-
miration and The Kentuckian a heart
ache, but they stuck gamely to their work
and pegged away at the next furlong.
coming into the stretch heads apart in
the fast time of l:39 2-5. But Admiration
was done TO a turn and The kentuckian
was nearly so. Then came Imp from the
rear, carrying her great weight of 10
pounds as If 1t were a feather, with Odom
perched upon the big saddle loaded with
lead. He worked with hands and head
TO bring her TO the front Down through
the stretch they Numbered. and the
crowd yelled.
First one horse and then another had
the call. Then came the shout. Look at
Jack Point" for he was coming with
a new lease of life, and his heels
sphrned the ground he passed them one
after the other UNTIL a furlong from home,
and looked like winner barring ac-
cidents. There were good horses be-
hind him. however, and Odom was urging
Imp like demon: He had clear path
and no chance of an accident 1t was
useless. however, for there were two
youngsters ahead of the black whisk and
they had twenty pounds the better of it.
an awful lot for such distance and
such a fast race. AS the clock licked off
204 3-5 Jack Point dashed past the judges
stand a winner. length and half in
front Of The Kentuckian. while Imp was
in third place, her nose up to Clawson.
Ethebert was far behind, badly beaten,
and the hopes of Perry Belmont were
dashed to the ground. The time Is now
the best on record Salvators POS in his
match with Tenny now being erased. Re-
suits:
Mile and sixteenth. sellinT-P Precursor WOE,
Peaceful second, carbuncle third. Time. 1898.
Five fuflougs-Luke Ward won, Rhymer second.
Termless third Time, 0l Is.
Six furongsHeliode won Blue Devil second
Lion third Time, IA.
Mile and quarter, Brighton handicap-JAck
Point. l09 Henry, to ! and to L. won by a
length and a half; The Kentuckian. 100. Clawson
% TO and to /, second. by half length: Imp
10, Odom, 10 and 20 l. third. Time, 204 3-s
Admiration, Grayheld. Buffalo. Ethelbert. Kiney
Mack and standing also and finished named
Six furlongs-Dr. Barlow won, outlander second
Petro H. third Time. la rs
Handicap steepechase. about two mil 's-Ochiltree
won, Trillion second. Dave s. third. Time, 43l 3-5.