Evening star., 1903-07-11
BRIGHTON BEACH RACES.
Fine Contests, but Only One Favorite
Won.

Apart from the qualification experienced
in picking winners, racegoers are, these
days. at Brighton Beach, treated to some
really splendid work in the saddle by
Odom. Bullman. Cannon. Fuller and
ONeill. Burns has not yet struck a win
ming streak at this course Some of his
friends say he has been intimidated by the
frequent punishments imposed by the start
er. He was in the stewards hands after
the last race yesterday. and while nothing
was given out. it was said that he was in
receipt Of some advice as to his behavior
at the post.
Thousands left the course yesterday will
ing to testify that Grover Cleveland Fuller
Is the best rider of his weight in the world.
He had won with the favorite, Tribes Hill.
in such clever wOrkmanlike style that the
applause which greeted him was almost as
great as when he won the Suburban on
Africander. With ordinary care the fu-
ture of Fuller seems very bright.
Reference to Tribes Hills victory recalls
the statement made few days ago by his
owner, John McGinnis. that with the one
hundred-dollar horse he has won in wagers
and some purses nearly $4,000 Tribes Hill
was sold last fall at Morris Park to his
present owner at the wedding out sale of
Steven Sanford & Sons. McGfnniS was for
merly a messenger on the grand stands at
race courses. but for the last few years has
been intrusted with many heavy commits
sions placed by the club house element.
The youngest owner of race horses in the
world so far as known. is Miss Thelma
Walden Littlefield. daughter of the once
well known jockey. Fred Littlef1eld, who
married r. w. Walden's daughter. The
little golden-haired seven-year-oh miss saw
her own f1lly Funny Side. by Galore, out of
Merriness, ridden by the colored jockey,
Hicks, in colors duly registered in her
name. run In the fifth race at Brighton yes
terday.
The f1lly carried some commissions. part
ly from sentiment, partly because it was
thought she had chance to win. The little
girl from Maryland. the home Of her pa
rents and grandparents. did not have the
satisfaction of seeing her filly win, how
ever. The race fell to Divination. who got
off in front and just managed to keep her
head in front to the finish.
Pristine. owned by A. L. Aste. gave her
a hard race, after being at one time far
behind. There were many good things in
the race. of which St Roma and Possession
were nearest to the first two.
Odom began the day well by hard
earned victory on Wotan. who came very
fast on the outside and defeated by a mar
row margin Knobhampton. The last named.
after disposing of Graziallo the pacemaker.
appeared certain to win until Odom made
his rush. Both Montana King and Sacre-
dus were last for the first part of the race,
and both closed fast in the stretch.
The long shot Turnpike made running for
about seven furlongs in the second race,
by Sambo. who was several lengths behind
any other horse for the first six furlongs,
but whose rush through the stretch was
phenomenal. Ethics ran unplaced Water
Tower, an imposing looking son of Water
cress. recently sold at auction by H. M.
Zeigler and who ran yesterday in the name
of ]. J. Rogers, was winning until Sambo
made his run.
Duke of Kendall Odom's mount in the six
turlong handicap, in spite of his heavy
weight, beat large field. st. Fnnan was
second and Flying Buttress third. Duelist,
whose odds went back to 25 to /. was last
to leave the barrier and ran well up into
the bunch in the first half of the race. The
long shot Midnight Chimes made running
Tor nearly five furlongs.
Cannon delighted his friends by his mas
terly handling of the bad tempered Bon Mot
at the starting post, and in the course of
the race after getting well away The
whole contest was pretty spectacle, all
the horses being nearly of the same class
Himself was trifle sore in front after the
race. in which he was unplaced, Odom be-
ing forced to come around the others