The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-21
FAST HERMIS WINS THE BRIGHTON CUP Last Big Handicap of Season
 is Speedy DAINGtRFIELD DEFEATED Favorite Only Once Displayed Flash of Speed During the Race and
 Then Fell Back to Sec
 ond Place.

New York, october 20.-The Brighton cup of 5000, the last big handicap of the year. was run at Brighton Beach today, and 15,0O persons saw E. R. Thomas Her mis, second choice in the bstains. win easily by eight lengths The time 3:o3 2-5, was excellent, and was next to the best time ever made for the stake. Ethel bert in 1900 ran the distance, two miles and a quarter, in 3:49 1-5 a worlds rec ord
 Major Dangerfeld, owned by w. E.. Leeds, the favorite, was second. He was beaten at the end of the one mile and three-quarters. Only once during the race did the Major display a flash of speed, when he went to the front in the first mile, but only temporarily, as he soon relinqulshed the lead. A. Feather stones Igniter was third.
 The field that faced the sclrter for the Brighton cup was as follows. IIermis, 124. Redfern up Major Dangerfield, 12L Odom up; Igniter, PA, Hicks up; Allan, 124, Fuller up.
 Major Dangerfed and Herms both opened at 20 to 1, but steady stream BAAEN to to 3. Hermis was also heavily play ed his price dropping to to }. Igniter was quoted at 1 to l. while 60 to l was laid against Allan. They were sent away to good start with Hermis in front. Ma jor Dangerfield second, and lgniter third As the flying thoroughbreds came past the stand Hermis was leading Dy three quarters of d length, with the Major sec- ond and Igniter third. This order re- mained the same into the Ia K stretch At the three-quarter pole Odofn sent bs mount to the front but Redfern Was not in the least disturbed, and tooa anolher wrap on Hermis. Passing the stand the second time the Major was leading sy one length with Hermis second anl lg- hitter third. During the run down the back stretch Redfern let Hermis out, and in a tWinSling he was on even terms with Major Dangerfield. The pa;r raE like a team for a few strides, when the Thomas horse showed in front again. Three-eights of mile from the finish Hermis had a commanding lead oi six lengths over the Major and steadily in- creasng his lead to the finish won by eight lenghts from Major Ddnssrield, who in turn, was three lengths in front of Igniter Allan was twenty lengths back Summary:
 First race, mile and one-sixteenth-Bad News. 100 (Finlay), to g. won; Stamping Ground, 106 G'uller), ' to ?, second; Colonel Bill. 126 (Gannon). to 1, third. Time, 1:45A.
 Second race five and one-half furlongs- Woodshade. 94 c. Jones), 12 to l. won; Silver Dream, 101 (MIichaels), 5 to l, sec ond; To San, 100 (Higgns), to ,, third. Time. 1:06 4-5.
 Third race. selling, mile and one-six- teenth-Stroller, 100 (ConnelD, to 1. won; Ernest Parham 1O6 Fuller), to 9 sec ond Namtor, III Bullman), to g. third. Time. 1:471a
 Fourth race Brighton cup two and one quarter miles-Hermis, 124 CRedfern), 8 to 5. won; Major Daingerfeld, 124 (Odom), 6 to 5, second; Igniter, 12I CHicks), to 1, third. Time, 353 2-5.
 Fifth race. six furlongs--Bobadil 10S (O'NeiD, even, won; Orthodox, 102 q. Jones). 15 to 1. second; Golden Drop, 109 (Fuller), 12 to l. third. Time, 1:14.
 Sixth race, six furlongs-All Gold 107 (Redfernl to 1, won Neither One, 102 (Wainwright), 40 to 1, second; Channel, 97 (O'Brien), 20 to 1, third Time, 1:14 1-5.