The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-05
RACES AT BRIGHTwooD.
saxon, silver Socks. CInymore. and
SnphO the Winners.

Saxon, silver Socks. CIaymore, and
SaphO the Winners.
The Fourth OF July races at Brightwood
took fully 5000 people to the track. Three
trotting events and one running race pro-
vided an exciting programme. The track
was in excellent condition. and while the
temperature was high the day was ideal
for racing. A slight shower, lasting only
a few minutes, served to lay the dust
without causing any discomfort to the
racegoers.
A chapter of accidents, but mole serious.
took place during the events. In the third
heat Of the three-mnute trot the sulky
drawn by Onyx and that drawn by Lucky
Jim became entangled, and the driver %
Lucky Jim, Null Miller was thrown VIC
lently to the ground. He escaped. how
ever, without serious injury. A similar
accident occurred in the third race when
Bedford, the driver of Nellie King, was
thrown. new sulky replaced the one
broken in the mix-up and Bedford drove
out the race. In all, five sulkieS were
smashed during the day.
The principal event was the 2:20 trot.
The horses were very evenly matched and
kept close together through all the heats.
The favorte, Charles T., who came in
second in the first heat, was withdrawn on
account of sic!:less. The three heats were
won by Claymore, jr. The winner was
hard pushed in the second heat by General
Beale, and in the third heat an exciting
finish was made, with Nellie King a close
second.
In the three-minute race Silver Socks
was surprise, carrying off the second,
third, and fourth heats.
Hersperger, the driver OF Saxon was
ruled off the track in the 2:40 race on the
charge of having pulled his horse in the
second heat, which was declared no heat
by the judges. Another driver was Sc
lected and the race was won by Saxon.
Following is summary Of the races:
First race--2:iO trot; purse 500 First heat
Saxon Oiersperger) first Silver Bill G.inney) sec
oud Jean Wilkins (Corbin) third, Eddie H. bed
ford fourth and Mamie d. (Dugan) distanced.
Time. 2:40.
Second heat-Saxon first. Silver Bill second
Eddie II. third; Jean wilkins withdrawn. Time,
2:31 10.
Third heat-Saxon first, Silver Bill second Eddie
II. third. Time, 2:36 ~
Second rlee-3:oO trot; purse $50. First heat
Princes baldwin, first. Onyx (BedfortD second
Shamrock to'Keefe) third, Rubic BeymerJ
fourth. Silver Socks CCorbin) fifth. Lady Nam
brine Linney) sixth, Glaucus (smithsou) sew
enth. Lucky Jim (Aiull MilleD eighth, and Joe
ID. tDugan) ninth. Time, 2:5l.
Second heat-Silver Socks first Lady Mamb- mo
second. Onyx third, Shamrock fourth. Princess
fifth, Rubic sixth, Lucky Jim seventh, Joe b.
eighth, Glaucus ninth. Time, PAT.
Third heat-silver Socks first, Lady Mambrino
second. Princess third, Shamrock fourth, Rubic
fifth. Lucky Jim SIXTH Glaucus seventh; Onyx
and Joe d distanced. Time 2:i7 IL.
Fourth heat-Silver Socks first. Lady Nambrino
second, Lucky jim third, Shamrock fourth,
Princess iith Rubc sixth; Glaucus distanced.
Time, 2:i6.
Third race-2:9o trot; purse 800. First heat
Claymore: jr; Gheen) first. Charles T. tCorbin)
second, Nellie King tBedforD third, Hop Toy
tClark) fourth. Henry C. (SchugerauglD fifth.
and General Beale (McCauley) sixth. Time,
1884 1-2.
Second heat-Clsymorc. jr first, General Beale
second, Nellie King third. Hop Toy fourth. Harry
C. ffth Charles T. withdrawn. Time, 2;97 ~.
Third heat-Claymore. jr., first. Nellie King
second, General Beale third Hop Toy fourth,
Harry c. fifth. Time. 1884 IL.
Fourth race-Half mile, running: purse $50.
First heat-Sapho first, Color second, Lulu b.
third Rhodomenia fourth. Time. 0:55
Second heat-Sapho first, Color second, Lulu B.
third, Rhodomenia fourth. Time, 0:55.
The judges were John r. Kelly, II. Cop
perthite. and Arthur A. Appler.