The times., 1901-06-20
BRTGHTwooD RACES EXCITING.
Close Finishes in Long Drawn Out
Contests the Rule.

Two thousand people at Brightwood
Driving Park yesterday afternoon wit
messed most interesting series of trot-
ting events, which were so warmly con-
tested that the last heat was not decided
until the hands of the clock had marked
the hour of s. Many ladies were present
and a great number of private Vehicles
were lined up in the expansive field.
Three events only were carded, all to
be run in heats. best three out of five.
OF all these the most interesting and the
race in which the best time was made
was the Takoma match race, open to
gentlemen driving their own horses.
This race required six heats to decide.
and each heat was raced to better time
than the one preceding il. All of the
heats were closely contested, the final
ard deciding heat especially so, when the
winner of the heat and of the race
Trinket-came under the wire, trotting
barely a nose ahead of Benda, winner of
the two previous heats. The match race
was a horse race from start to finish,
and the best time, 1:16 for a half mile,
made in the sixth and last heat, showed
the racing qualities of the winner Some
protest was made against the profess
sional jockey. Hasberger. behind Harry"
understood that gentlemen drivers alone
were to be entered. But the best place
made by Harry was rext to last in the
second heat, and the horse was with
drawn in the following heat
The second race was another warmly
contested event. requiring seven heats TO
distribute the purse Rubic won handily
in the first heat and gamely wrested the
lead from Tom 3. in the second heat. At
ter this Rubic slowed down and showed
evidences of fatigue. The third and sixth
heats were won by Tom B., and the fourth
and fifth by Royal Blue, making two
heats TO the credit of each of the three
horses left in the race. The last heat
was close, all horses being much fatigued
with the travel. 1t was won by Royal
Blue from Tom B. in an interesting finish.
In the first race the superiority of the
winner. Princess Regent. was manifested
in the first heat, when the mare came un-
der the wire ten lengths to the good. The
lead of the winner was maintained in each
of the succeeding heats. Lady Malbrino,
a undetermined trotter, came in a bad
fourth in two of the heats, barely getting
under the flag, and secured third place
only in the third heat.
The judges, who were ]. II. Brooks.
George JeniSOn, and j. II. Snapp, had
some difficult decisions to make, but their
awards were all received with applause.
There was much running in the races and
two horses were set back for this reason.
The summary of the races follows:
First race-2:5o trot; one mile. First heat
Princess Regent (Corbin), Happy Russell, jr-
(Bedford) Lee Edwards (Norrow) Lady Mann
brino Cannon, Bessie (Linney), Daisy Lynne
(Dickerson). Time, 1894.
Second heat-Princess Regent Lee Edwards
Happy Russell. ir., Lady Mambrino, Bessie (out),
Daisy Lynne (distanced). Time, 2:40.
Third heat-Princess Regent, Happy Russell.
jr., Lady Mambrino, Lee Edwards. Time, 1884
Race won by Princess Regent; Happy Rus
sell, jr.. second. Lee Edwards third.
Second race-Pacing; one mile, First heat
Rubic Cannon, Royal Blue (Corbn), Tom b.
(Neale), Mildred B. baldwin,, distanced. Time,
second heat-Rubic, Tom B., Mildred B. Time,
Third heat-TOm B., Royal Blue. Rubic. Time.
Fourth heat-Royal Blue, Tom B.. Rubie
Fifth heat-Royal Blue, Tom B.. Rubic. Time,
sixth heat-Tom B., Royal Blue, Rubic Time,
seventh heat-ROyal Blue, Tom B.. Rubic.
Race Won by Royal Blue; Tom B. second
Rubc third.
Third race-TakOma Match Race; one-haIf
mile. First heat-Prince (H. W. Robinson),
Brenda CW. ". Waters), Trinket OR. l.. Waters),
Harry (HersbergeD. Time, 1:25.
Second heat-Trinket, Brenda, Harry, Prince.
Third heat Brenda. Trinket, Prince, Harry.
,Si Fourth heat-Trinket, Brenda. Prince Harry
Fifth heat-Brenda, Trinket, Prince. Time,
1:17.
Sixth race-Trinket Brenda, Prince. Time.
Race won by Trinket; Brenda second. Prince