The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-12
PANIC AT BRIGHTON TRACK.
STEEI'LECHASE RUN IN THE
MIDST or A CLOUDBURST.

Golden Maxim Defeats ROehampton I'm
the Isllp Handicap Gal,Oping- james
v. Wins the $1,000 Junior Stakes
| Oti0n's Great Ride ON Young Henry.
Racing at Brighton Beach would not be
complete without an old-time hurricane and
| thunderstorm such as swept over the track
Yesterday afternoon just a. the flcld for the
I Leopardstown Steeplechase was called to the
post. The black clouds had been slowly
gathering in the west for an hour, and the
vivid lightning convinced o)d-timers that
there was fun ahead Nearly $4,000 persons
were crowded together in the various stands.
| the betting rings and on the lawns. The
big grandstand was packed with women
| and numerous children. when a miniature
| cyclone rushed toward the track, driving
| clouds OF blind ing dust. old newspapers.
! hats and other things before IL at the rate
Of sixty miles an hour.
! The horses were walking up the truck
when the storm broke in all It's fury The
| rain. falling In sheets. was blown Into the
| grandstand with such force that hundreds
we're drenched 10 the skin. Women sbrieked
| ana tried TO run down the crowded atsles
| 10. placesof shelter Mon pushed them aside
and dashed under the srandstand. A woman
| directly back Of The press stand tainted.
II was not the lightning and rain that put
her out 10 much as the fact that she had
dropped a solitaire diamond ring through
| the floor upon the heads Of those huddled
| together underneath. 1t was trying moment.
but race went on just the same.
The hofyas were started In perfect cloud
burst. the jeektys being soaked ia, the skin.
oonnf., tSvnri,o a,,th S,,n|snr had Tho race
at his mercy. there was a great cheer which
served to quiet those who were temporarily
psnic,tricken The, Judge won by twelve
!sn a;n with Gum Honey second choice
Then the sun tried to come out and the ex-
etsmeht We over. me TaeK' when mao
into sea Of TSlepps @ud TO- but
| marked degree. ON the contrary, ~ w9s
as vel The gong M Gst swIitsh.!' r; LKraners
mHrkaele periornfhnce' Ia me ReHiination.
I when A{riGander beat him IN the last feT
han H nGs Rssp f% and rans
made dc Colder Maxim look 80
recedinH point to oto B. The Golden Garter
colt conceded seyen pounds BY the scale.
the Ms "a S@s bs T6o
at s to, s. Dom Paul, with Rsdiern up.
ssScptrS ten p2Sands bE the sG Grss T rem
| only other starter was Paddy sulIvans
noted mud runner. Sadie =. and the B9wsry
% ht dT ynn, TO Sss N' Snd
after rounding the lower turn he drew AWAY
! from Roehhmptoi with lead Of three lengths
70 reduce, Il the head Of rhs stretch Byll:,
man put Roehampton under the whip. but
Golden MAXIM, e1sed M; won N canter
| BY three and half lengths y 50 10, Roe
| hampton IlnltnlnR TWO iengtnS before OOH
pnni Iher" was uproarlous applause for
the re-. w'nnGrS , =, ,, p,,,,.,..
Gallant from the $4,000 Brighton junior
Stakes for two-yeor-olds at ei1 furlpnas
maze the race m open betting aldlr lhregs
! the Schorr pair Pentanr and Moharib ridden
by, Burns and Builman., respectively, being
| Dimple WIS In high favor NJ threes, second
choice with 10 70 &, against Mike Murohy's
pair; Baselni End James There vas 2
Jack MeGinnts's Tim Payne was lowered
TOE 10 severe et ahey were sent aw aI 10 neat
shovel hrst ~ Iront put gave way 70 INN
hieT ,p AND Hi, shea rushed bed 'aTes v intp the
| Lw2 nag u on N q alnH5d9hg fnlsh 10 tne
END where gaIcs y won sy "a NECK WIZ
bstOs Msha rs" vS soo b sHsR s" "na ha
length. The time was 1855
=, odom put up a magntnc"nt ride on Young
| Henry, the 10 3 iHvorte IN the MN event
AZ sly iuEIoaSs Tbs RICE WINS cut to pieces
Scratched Including Hursibourne aud Dublin,
ionng Henri t9 Sh,., np z: ponds giving
TO Locker, thirteen TO invasion and Thirty
one 20 John sarieycorn. Inc Khymsr. with
! Burns In he saddle, was backed down 20
H. While Locke, because Of % ms ondhess
Barlevcorn. the outsider, procccdei to set
tnst pace 10 me turn, Where Ihe Nhymer
| headed, MN ana lookea tho winner bit
| Odon Iushed i9Mns nehry wy OF w" OUT
ssus anu III n' i,iis nuns" ,oon ~" - Wy
| tnFee phrts oi lstiEun III itS Inc hhymer
was lhr iphEl ms " FROM OF Jonn b9fleycoIn
| lOckFt ran ~ poor FORM ne crONu accorded
| rcinArkape ovation 10 Od0m wren ne came
| back TO he scales, dsmOnsl rating tint he
| IL tn e most popular rider in the saddle lust
now
1t WAS simply puess " ork 10 pick he winner
Of fhe frat race for mpiden two ypnr-oIda
| nj Nv. ara n bIP f,,rinngs n / arm vas'o
4 Srat trnsa,n,, So, ~ al .aIaot ,on ~ ~
n.at SUe's 1T Ut u. i., $3.50 ~ io'i va tnT
| hlen. ~ ~ = WIN . unoy ihS.fn 9uNthhl
MAXIM phcktu SoWn 20 lives nnliInuh roue
J. ". Schorrs EscoDhr III mastery s'yle and
| landed lne Esher geldlns winner Dy three