New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22
SPy9ggIIS,
DpORTSrIfN'
DlVlNATlON'S MERCURY
BEATS GOOD YOUNGSTERS.
Outsider Rams Third in Trco Races
-EugeRid Barch 4gain.

-Eugenad Burch 4gain.
The reaction at Brighton Beach yesterday from
Brighton Cup Day was so marked either in the
attendance or in the quality Of the racing &c r-s
10 be expected There were all Of six thousand per-
sons present. and they had an afternoon of fair
sport The Mercury Handicap, fer all ages at six
furlongs. and an overnight handican for the over
night sort Of handicap horses at one and oneeishtb
miles. hvened. UP a programme that might hava
been fiat and dull coming on top of one contain
ing $1,000 stake.
Although the Mercury open TO animals OF
all ages. the youngsters had a working majority
in the field, and of the dozen that composed It
seven were two-year-oIds OF the older crowd
there were Prince Ching. Lux Casta Counterpoise
and King Pepper. None Of these were held in the
same respect by the bettors that their younger
rivals were. and Sydney Paget's Ormonde's Right
with lo5 pounds. was the public choice at 5 TO 2
The starters effort with the Mercury field was
an Improvement over some OF his recent attempts.
and the dozen broke in good alignment.
Lady Amelia, the Clay lilly that has been such
q disappointment since she passed into the hands
OF Mr. Thomas, showed her usual fash OF speed
and led TO the stretch by a couple of lengths
before she quit Grenade took her place for
half furlong. when there general closing up
and in the hot struggle that followed through the
stretch Divination finally emerged from the bunch
a length in front OF Grenade. Lady Amelia was
stopping badly, but hung long enough TO
in for share Of the purse Ice Water. which has
frequently been the medium Of good thing plung-
ers fourth
For the one and one-eighth mile handicap the
students could see 'nothin to it" but Eugenia
Burch. in spite Of the fact that she top weight
in field OF i've. The vision OF the students did
not nliscarry, although it would have, had there
not been tremendous element of luck mixed up
with the race. The FLY salyatella was giving the
older mare a prime argument and led to the
stretch, where she tried to find hole in the
fence NhAe she, was thus occupied, the taVoTlte
obtained a good lead and seemed TO De winning
and sent her flying after the leader. The. Ben
Strome mare had to De ridden out TO win by a half
length from Salvatella- Sheriff Bell was third, two
Ola Highlander which has been on his good be-
haior recently ''backsIid il q selling race at one
mile ana sixteenth and was left at the post again
Parisienne Baika and The Resent 1ed T9r nan me
Ne55art82o-e Outsider was third The winner was
about an equal first choice with G. Whittier
thr8 IN 5e e. second race TeappeaTed in the last
race at the same distance and repeated his carrier
+entSte and Carbuncle Mr. Wilson'S gelding was
FsJCrfTa bur could never quite get up to Lady Po-
+ertate ajfSoUgh he made her extend herself all
the way. Newton Bennington's For Luck Heat
l 5Sl5S sprint for tvo-yeaT-od fllies.
SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACE-a1aiden 2-ycar-ol5s. furlongs.
'''= ~ p Betting Fl
Es.55ai 9 56S:a' 3 y
c5aaPiain no Gray So-l 10
Prince an ,04 TsursTgI 10 10 and to i Panique.
107 TFUIlerl 70 and TO Raider. lO1 Burns %
ana 10 1: ETckwiCE. 107 SAILING, 100 20 ana
- - !, $50 I If9 1Cresmerl 100 to l and
t{.v.e+Es 10 fFlouaueD, 20 10 l and 10 l. Amelia
TiCarja5n 100 III co to and 20 to J. Moflcan
no lE4irEiue ana - 70 J. tohh-ll.
son, 100 ! and - 20 J. and Aiforteil III - A'
20 l ana - to l. also ran start poor Won es''
Time, 1:14.
,-r 7, ,r- Selling. ? wears and over: lie miles
St-,-o->D f@ANi@ 77i'i-s' - $3.50 -
John McCCes p g t'"asi x ~, a &
Dorni0l-Mere tt4lL o. -OS''-' II -.-s-,
Neye-rnore. = ;'s------ ------''- Go, 10
Outsider, :, no --.--.. ---'- - = ~ :
Nary Worth 1 DE SouEal 100 20 and 70 20 !.
Ra-gf 2 100 &C. smith. 90 and 3 70 i 'arise
--Gl ,E5,iasenl j and .. G.. Whittier, T. JOS
damon. 10 az. : e. o. Aeni C-43 iG3
'e.-1-t - - and q 4, Ella snyder. g. - 90 BrenJ,
ana 10 l. I4ackensack. 3 100 'Wainvrlghtl. 100
= A. 20 Lee King g. 104 tJ<ell. 80 10 ! ana
- = C-r-s 2 q tE Walsh. 200 and 20 70 /;
Iaufsus CIV. Daly5. : 20 and 3 70 j, anu rs.
lander. 4. III iIteife-nj. : - ana % 70 l. @-7o '
Start bad. Won driving -lllr' 4-t' o.
Mrs L. curriss b. Eisen.a nlr79 hy % ID