The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-26
CHARLES ELWOOD WINS DERBY
y. ". H.AGGgN'S COLT FINISHES
FIRST Nv A CANTER.
Covers tho Distance I'm 1:OH and Beats
slave by Seven Lengths--Sydney
Pagci's OrmOnde's Right Takes Neptune
stakes--RHansileap for Lady POtentate.

slave by Seven Len9ths--Sydney
Pagc,'s OrnOnlie's Right Takes Neptune
Handicap for Lady Potentate.
The summer meeting at br ghton Beach
wound up in blaze of glory yesterday
The racing was high class. the weather made
to order and the crowd MOS enthusiastic
Probably 3O,0OO persons went down to the
track on the oceans edge, and they came
away in the happirst of moods. This assem-
blage was In way tribute Ia the Brighton
management, which has catered 10 the public
demand and has enjoyed. az result. the
most successful meeting in the history Of
the popular course
The $4,000 Brighton Derby. at u mile and
a quarter. was the event about which centred
the bulk OF interest An interesting Held
went to the post. and the big betting ring
was turbulent sea of humanity when the
prices were first offered by the swc'tering
LAYERS. James X. keene had two starters.
Ri9odon and Cardinal Wolsey Rlgodon.
who was prepared nor the race at Saratoga.
was brought down from the Spa by Trainer
James Rowe yesterday morning as TT as a
fd die Although he took up i2s pounds
and conceded 20 each to J. B. Haggin's Charles
Elwood and Green h. Morris's Slave. the
form players felt confident that he could win.
and accordingly made the Keene entry
favorte at Is to 10. Slave, who had worked
a mile aud a quarter for the Derby In POT.
was hot tip. and there was mighty rush
to get aboard ut Fights. the price falling TO
fves. Charles El<ood. who had opened on
equal terms with the Keene pair at = 70 3.
receded to twos partially because Of re-
port that he was on the verge OF break
down. An examination OF the Haggin colt
in the paddock disclosed the fact that he had
q large wad OF cotton stuffed under his right
foreplate which was noticed by the crowd
as soon IA he stepped out upon the track.
But there was nothing TO show later that the
colt was anything but perfectly sound. for
he won In superb style all the way.
o'Neil had the mount on Charles Eiwood.
and the moment Starter Fitzgerald seat them
away he rushed his mount over 10 the rail-
and hurried down past the stand. having
the son Of Prestonpans under stih pull
Rigodon. River Pirate and Tantalus Cup
followed abreast, u length back. shutting in
slave. Illvria and Cardinal Wolsey, But as
they swept around the lower turn into the
backstretch both RiSoion and Slave left
the others and went after Charles ENood
at a lively clip. O'Neil looked back at the
struggling horses and let out link. Charles
Elwood bounded along easily. gracefully
and swiftly. and Rigodon gave way to Slave
The biz Ayrshire colt was reody for business
then, and made D bold effort to range along
side OF the naggln horse, but again O'NeIl
drew away in tantalzng fashion, while the
crowd roared in approval. Slave responded
TO Cochrans call at the far turn again, and
made up some lost ground. Charles Elwood
had run the mile in 100 i-5 and was rs fresh
az the proverbial dais" when O'Nell let him
down. Then he rushed away from slave
as II the latter were hobby horse, and won
in canter by seven lengths in 2:OS. Rigodon
struggled gamely down the stretch under
the whip, but slave kept on and beat him
Wolsey was fourth. Two let,Tths away and
Cup and Illyria. who inisked heads apart;
by 'S oTmonde Risht WI was widely tipped I to
win the s.. 600 Neptune Stakes, for two-year-
olds. at ak furlongs. He, opened at 4 10
money reduced the price against J. /; Mstiin.
originally had three entries for this stake.
but he scratched Jnvsnal Maxim Az ana yellow
each Of the four other starters. @. II. Avery,
Jr adding BonEler AZ A., IN the Der4 40 0'Ssi
T poss ike e'%0n sreak shtnne Be,ope
the others knew what was going on Mr..
Paget's colt had a lead Of several lengths.
with o'Neil' sitting up s.r ;al looking be.
with Pentaur and kept banging away until
O'Neil decided 10 ride Mr., Paeet's colt with
hand and heel in order to take no chances;
his efforts. and Ormonde's Right took the
stake by three parts OF length from Pentaur.
who was fifteen lengths before Perry Bel
The crowd made no mistake in backing
j. ". Colts Lavator TO win the Aintree Steeple-
chase. at about two miles and half. AZ tho
last moment the money came into the ring
In tidal wave, the son Of Salvador carrying
a fortune 20 the post at to 2. But prior
been made iavorlte az to s. with great
demand for Judge Phillips at S to 2 and con-
siderable favor for Eophone at skies y was
were no falls and at the completion Of a mile
and quarter the field was so compactly
punched that 1t was aDybodys stake. Then
who f had nude nearly all the running. attended
by Manilian backed down to 90 from 100, and.
taking the last Jump in perfect fashion. the
son s won p - omp oy eFns, ensths
fiat and beat Manilian for the place by two
lengths in a drive,
sag Po sbs T ssssn Ky ey
ride by Arthur Rediern; Lux casta. with
,2S pounds up and son &C., nine ROUNDS BY
HES, twenty-eight to Lady Potentate and
thirty-eght to DAILY, opened favorte atstoa.
bnt went back 70 twos rs n world Of money
final choice at to 5, Lady Potentate was
backed all over the ring. however. at ! to =.
her owners commissioners getting busy at
post time. Sir VOORHEES,. carrying Mr.. Hing
played down to Fights. O'Neil as usunl,
went 10 tn. front without a minutes de-
lay, Indy Potentate bumped Mackey
stride so that ~ was several lengths
behind his field II the lower turn. Cannon
rushed Lux Costa right after Sir VOORHEES,
and at the completion OF three-quprters OF q
nile Burns had gotten up with Mackcy Dwyer
after some hard riding UP Che back stretch.
Re1fern hnd been waiting all this time
arg h. NSsn is ss hs Of
opening Then, with one OF his characteristic
hustling rides the star Jockey OF the Whitney
stood the drive gancly and in Stirring finish
beat Lux Castn head on the post In 80 as
the fastest time Of the meeting for the dis
lance lax Cn6ta was two lengths before
four lon crlhs snnutnr Acl,nrran,a IiIli