Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-14
EXCITING DAY At BRIGHTON
Grand Circuit Meeting Attracts Thousands
and Speculation Is Hssv3.
wlOuE TAXES THE WOODRUFF PURSE
DuIce Cor sells st sven Money, but
n Proves q C~ounterfeit, and
Contest is Between wnque
ana Patehen Maid.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-The events Of the
grand circuit meeting AZ the Brighton
track today proved to DO the most exciting
to date. The attendance was large and
speculation heavy, the books doing q large
business. The hrst race. the R:Os pace, vas
on the novelty plan, and Major Muscovite
was at Z to 10 for the heat. The geiding
Chestnut had the pole and started on at a
merry pace to win, with Winfield stratton
n Major Muscovite close up. n tight
all the way around was close, but Chestnut
came away and won BY two lengths. spinx
s was second.
In the second heat The Bishop was the
choice and this time the talent made no
mistake. winfield stratton led 10 the half
when the ~favorite caught him and with
Tom Nolan the trio shot down the stretch,
The Bishop winning by two lengths, with
Nolan second. Strange to say, sphynx s
was a prohibitive favorite at 1 to 4 for the
next heat and as soon as he got the word
he went to the post like a fash, but was
soon caught by Major Muscovite ana the
pair went like q team to the seven fur
longs pole, where sphynx s came away
and won. The judges fined Spear. his
driver, 5000 for not trying for the FIRST
heat.
The $1,000 Hiram woodrun purse for
the 2:20 trotting class was a most ex-
citing race from start to finish. Before
the first heat Dulce Cor sold at even
money against the field. She proved a
counterfeit and was never formidable. The
heat was a battle between wilque and
Patohen Maid, the former winning By a
length. WIlque was now the choice at
4 to 1. At the word Dulce Cor shot out
and was at Wilque's saddle at the turn,
with Chase at her wheel. and all tapped
They passed the half and came into the
stretch punched. It was a close finish.
Chase winning by half a length. Chase
was made the choice at 100 to IS ana in
another close and exciting battle he beat
Wilque by q small margin. Chase was
now a prohibitive choice and he led to the
top Of the stretch, when he tired and
wilque won by half q length. In the final
heat Wilque won as he pleased.
The 5000 Horse Review stake for g.
year-old ~trotters proved to be the greatest
race OF the season for the class. nine colts
and hllies coming up for the word. The
pools before the first heat were: The
Rajah. 500: vyzant, jr., 500; the field.
500. John Nc had the pole and kept It
up the back stretch. He was soon
Joined by The Rajah and vyzant and the
shot up the back stretch and around
the top turn, but once in the stretch The
came AVA with an electric rush, /
winning By two lengths from John Nc. He
won the next two heats with equal ease,
taking the third In HAM. This is the best
3-year-old record for the season. The
naieh won an eaaliv that ha lnnka tika
the champion s-year-oId of next year. He
bred by 8. Deridder OF Louisville, Ky,
who still owns him.
The amateur race was won by Mabel On
ward in o very close contest BY half q
In each heat. Results:
Pacing. s:os class. purse $3.50; novelty.
each heat a race, horse winning fastest
ca asm b; s 81; Ssa az S slsSa5n' Dr.. 70
The Bishop. b. g.. bysArgot Wilkes
spbynS 3. s. &, BY sphynx fspsafY. ssrp
Major Muscoylte. br. h.p(McMahon).. 3 s q
Winfield stratton. b. h.. McGuIre). -. 3
Leach, bL. m. CEstey5 { al
Time: 2:07%, 2s09N. 2:08A.
Trotting. go class Hiram woodruff
wilgue. b. g., by o~ueechy-Lady
Wilkes, by Wilkes Spirit 81,
"a. p. McDonald) ...a....n. 2 1 IL
Pstchen "a, 81. m. tShani5. : Is 4 70
WestwortN AbL m. McHenry).. 5 10 Sro
oetoy 1etts m. lMcCartn1(...s B 70 |
Dulce Cor, b. m. CMiller) 1890. IL 70 /
Baron Dillon Junior, b. h. (FuI-
Colonel Wilkes. b. 8. CThomp-
sohD 70 |
John Patterson, b.. 6. (GeersD....s 70
loan OF Arc, b. m. (Mowefs). 49,. 6 10 70
DICK Berry, b. 3. naselD ....,..S 8 II 70 |
AlabreYe,. b. 3. a.. McDonald) II IL 70
Patchie, b. m. CHigh-
Timse: a:iiE. s:CsE, a:icjI. a:is. s:i y as
Three-year-oids Trotung Horse Review
rhe Rajah, b. e., by Prince OF India
Bunalo Girl by Jerome EDDY
Ohm Nc, =. & 0iIianj .%.-.s !
tosias b. I. (5hank) ................
shesko, b. c. Benyonl ..........
Iyzant Junior, b. c. (Rossing). .....
iail hamilton, bl. I. Hudson, .
sTsns EgIdd,6 UUiekerson1;. ,'-.-"."
lister CoIlette. b. {, CCahilD ..........ds
Ttmei 2:12A, Easy, 21t%
amateur raSs Zoe class. trotting to
label Onward , M, BY ehadeland
rSsnFsr. |. g. C. zee K. 2. Biiinsj. 81
Good Raafmn NJ Mfaaoups usara- l.