The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-18
5--------------------- t5fE GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.
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 Brighton Beach Meet Opens \ huspiclous- Iy- Winner If s5,OO0 Event. New York, Aug. 17.-The grand cir cult Seaside meeting began at Brighton
 Beach to-day with ideal racing weather, an attendance of 5000 spectators and an excellent programme. The star fea- ture of the card was to have been a mile against the worlds trotting record of 2.02 1-4 by the champion mare Lou
 Dillon It was decided, however, that the state of the track was not good and
 the mare was merely sent fast ex-
 hibition mile. She went the quarter in. .2S 3-4, the half in .50, the three-duar- 3ters in 1:3O IA and the mile in 2:0S SS-4.. She will go to beat the record later in the week,
 The s5,OOO stake for the 2:2O trotters was tedious affair of five heats with
 Jay McGregor as the choice at even
 money against the field. John Taylor was the hot one in the field and won the odd trick with a little to spare. The first event on the card was the 2:15 pace with Frank Wilson as a strong favorite. The first and second heats were ex- Iceedingly close and exciting, the favor | ite winning the first by head from
 Major C., who beat him otu In the sec
 ond by the same margin Major c. won. the deciding heat by two lengths.
 The 2:09 pace, a dash at one mile and
 an eighth. had six starters. Page Hal, selling for $100 to $125 for the field. No-# mamie won by three lengths from
 Ebony King. Betting was very heavy ill the 2:07 trot, Monte Carlo selling for $500. Prince of Orange $500, Dan T. s150. Rhythmic and Susie J. $100 each and
 Fereno $15, Rhythmic won both heats easily. In the 2:O9 mile pace Prince
 Alert sold for to over the field. Alert won by four lengths. Summaries:
 The Hiram Woodruff. S5,o00 Stake, 2.2o Glass Trotting; Three In Five.
 Jay liE Isefsgop,. % Ss 5 h, .. Hadscn.. i 5 , , Lady Patchie. D m, Ecker. ... 5 5 2r
 Horace W. Wilson. m. De
 senator mlasa Mills. h; Howeil.. $ IMcAdams, Jr., oh h, Johnson 1T
 Katrinka ll., K, D m, h,,d Miller. sSsr
 Melaslettss, SIoarde e D m; W.ilsr nisner.
 Time e12:ossRA, S a:i1, 2:iois, 2:1s. 2:12A 2:15 Pacing, Purse St.0oG-AIile Heats, Two in Three. Major C., b z, by Coastman- Pearl < Hanson, by Roger Hanson, Cox. ? l,
 Frak Wilson, g, Mcdonald. ] 2 2
 Kiowa, b g, Bush.. ................ 3 Direct L., br E. Hudson. d "
 Time-2:o6a. 2:os, DOS.
 200 Pacing Class, Purse $1,000. One and an. Eighth Mile Dash. @A: Nonamie, m, by General Bolye-Dam by Altitude, Loomis ................ !
 Ebony Kiug, blk g, Bogash. ............ 2 Diablito, b g, Walker. r.................. ? Birdina, b m. Davis. ..................... | Page Hal, b h, Geers. .................... D | Dart, b g, Kumey. ..;............ 6 | Time-2:10M. @. POT .Trotting Class. Purse $1,500. Two in Three.
 Rhythmic, br h, by Oakland Baron- Duchess by Strathmore. Hudson. 1 | Fereno, blk Ill. Benyon. on...............3 2 Monte Carlo, b z, Walker. ......... 5 ! Prince of Orange, b 6, Cox. .......... 2 | Dan T.. b {, Geeers. rs................... U Susie J., TO m. liter. r.................. 6 4 Time-2:09. 2:07%. t, i. I 2:09 Pacing Class, Purse $1,000, Mile Dash. Prince Alert, b g, by Crwn Prince, Dem- arest .................. ......'.......- l Knox's Gelatine King, b g, Amoty. ...... ? | Horace H.. b 2. Geers. s.................. 3 l Dan R., oh g, Jolly. ..................... 4 Time-2.03.