The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-24
BRIDEGROOM WON
EUGENE BURCH FINISHED THIRD
IN BRIGHTON's FEATURE.
Redeem Let the Winner Have Her
Own Way and She Jumped to the
FrOnt-Ft. Erie Results.

NEW YORK. July 2s.-Amid the rousing
cheers of the six thousand persons who
saw the race, James r. Keenes Birch
broom, with Redfern up, won the Brighton
Oaks for three-year-old FLIES at Brighton
racing in the West all summer under the
East about week ago especially for this
race. The cheering commenced before the
contest was ended. When Birchbroom won
It again began, and continued until Red
fern returned to the scales. Eugene Burch
was an odds-on favorite, closing at 2 to 5,
with Gravina and Birchbroom second
choices while 2 to l was laid against the
added starter, Tristesse. Tristesse was off
In front and led her field around the first
turn and into the back stretch. with Birch
broom second and Eugenia Burch third and
fighting for her head. Passing the half
mile pole Redfern let Birchbroom have her
head, and she shot TO the front, followed
by Eusenia Burch an: Rounding into the
length and, holding her advantage to the
finish, won driving by a length and half
from Gravina, who closed with a great burst
of speed in the stretch and beat the favorite
three-quarters of length. Two favorites
won. Summary:
First Race-Five and one-half furIongs.
selling: Thistle Heather, 10 BLOSSOM, to
/, won; Agnes Brennan. 100 QHaack9, to 5,
second: Contentious, 100 (Gannon), to 2,
third. Time, 1:0s.
Ground. 1o4 (Cochran). 10 to 5, won; Athel-
roy, 107 (Gannon), s to /, second: Water
Tower. lis (Hicks). to 1. third. Time.
1:46 40
Third-Six furlongs: Tom Cod 81 (Red-
fern. Is to- won; Ned Moore. 81 Garson)
10 TO l, second Flower. 81 (McCafferty), is
| to 5, third. Time 1:14 3-5.
Fourth-The Brighton Oaks; one mile and
seventy yards: Birchbroom. 1O6 Redfern
5 TO 1, won; Gravina. lee (Cochran). 80 to l.
second; Eugenia Burch, Ill (Odom), TO B.
| third. Time, lao 2-5.
Fifth-Handicap: mile and a furlong:
Masterman, 126 (Bullman), III to g. won;
Luxeasta. 123 (Gannon), to 1, second
Mackey Dwyer, 1O9 (Burns). to~1, third.
Time 1:53
| Sixth-One mile and a sixteenth, selling:
Nevermore 10i (Burns), to ]. won; King
Raine. Ill 04ews). to l. second; Court
| maid. 80 (McCafferty), to ], third. Time,
| 1:4S 2-5.
Brighton Beach entries for Friday:
| First Race-Sx furlongs: Divination, 12;
| Pirouette, 107 The Southerner Tithonic,
| Gold Dome, Donnelly. l02; Diplomat, October
| Second-High weight handicap; six fur
| longs: Northern Star, 1S7: Gay Boy 125;
| Operator. l22; Bonner 100; syriin. lis; In
| gold. III; G.. Whittier ZIG; Duelist, ia; De-
murrer, ll3; Mary Worth. 10; Monte Carlo,
| 100; Flying Buttress, 107; Knight of Harlem
100: General Prig. 1o3; Neither One. i02;
Third-six furlongs. selling: Escobar. 100;
| Miss Shylock. los; Fernrock, Sailor Knot
Emergency, 107; Pompano, l06; Ishlana. lO5;
Luminosity. 104; Short Cake. 1903; Extralaw,
l02; Revelation, Tender Crest. Silent Water.
! Anna Hastings, 20.
Fourth-Mile and one eighth: handicap:
| Hunter Raine. 12S: Sambo. III; w. r. Con-
! don, III; Lanceman, 107; Bar lie Due, 102;
| Colonsay, 100; Flara, 81; Cogswell, 80
/ Fifth-Mile and one-sixteenth. selling:
Homestead, no; Petra III. 10; Anak. 109;
Leipsic. los; Lord Advocate, 101; Ethics.
Merrymaker. Courtenay, 1O6: Gibson Light,
Daisy Green, l04: Justice. 10S Reformer,
Early Eve, 9S; Star and Garter, 90; Squid,
| 81: Cincinnatus. 80: ELY Snyder. So
| Sixfh-AIile and one-sixteenth: Ben Gotta.
| 10: Hugh c. Barrett, Lord Sterling. White
| Crest. 10,: King Carter. Aminte William
/ Stead Passbook, Hyland, 1O5; Wyefeld.
| Erbe. Vartry. Royal Pirate, Earl of Norfolk,
| Rotalist. 1O2; Thoughtless. Albany Girl 100.