Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-24
BRIGHTON RACES.
Keene's Filly, Birch Broom, Won the
Oaks Stakes.

Amid a tumult Of cheers James r..
Keene's home-bred three-year-old f1lly
Birch Broom, by Ben Brush. out Of Maid of
Dorset. won the Brighton Oaks. worth
81, 100 to the winner, yesterday at Brighton
Beach. While it was a popular victory to
the masses. 1t was almost pathetic to those
who observed how the defeat of Eugenia
Burch, the odds-on favorite affected wo-
man friend of Mrs. L. Curtis, her owner.
AS long as she thought there was chance
for Eugenia Burch to win the woman cried
out loudly for her favorite; when 1t was a
certainty that the odds-on choice could not
get to the front the woman sank back. hid
her eyes with her hand and was silent The
Hlly's owner with little outward display Of
feeling consoled her friend.
AS a matter Of fact, the defeat Of Eugenia
Burch is unaccountable. Her trainer could
not give any reasonable excuse. except
perhaps. that Odom should not have gone
on the inside. where he said the track was
heavy. Added to this Eugenfa Burch had
five pounds overweight. but no racing man
would object to that, providing he could al
ways secure q rider Of Odoms admitted
skill. Students of form need only turn to
the six-furlOng handicap on July IA. where
in Eugenfa Burch carried lit pounds to
Gravna's 1903 and was only head behind
her after coming from far behind, or to the
July q nine furlongs. where 1t required the
best efforts of Injunction to defeat Eugenia
Burch a short head in 1.52 40. with such
good colts as Mackey Dwyer, Golden Max
i'm and River Pirate behind the first two.
On the far turn OdOm sent Eugenia
Burch up on the inside but Redfern at once
called on Birch Broom, and. to the conster-
nation Of those who laid the odds. 1t was
plain that the favorite was in trouble. AL
though hard ridden by Odom-Whtpped by
him with his left hand az well as with his
right-the filly labOred ard could not even
dispose of Gravina. to whom she had con-
ceded fourteen pounds an July IA. while
Birch Broom came away IA the stretch and
won by length and a haif. Tristesse, an
added starter, was last ridden by Cannon.
Birch Broom was brought here from Chi
cago a week ago, endured the trip well and
looked fairly good racing machine yes
terday. barring her knees, upon which
Street had applied some iodine She had
been brought to the island in an ambulance,
to keep her from getting her feet sore-
Street said the f1lly would be far more use
full in the east than she would be in the
west. and she may stay here.
With MaSterman top weight, at 126
pounds, in the nine-furlOng handicap. there
was something like class In the race. The
horse was reported to have worked the dis
tance in 156'h After he disposed OF Lord
Badge. LUX Casta made her effort, but
failed to stay the full route, and the Bel
mont winner of last year won cleverly.
Whether he would have had so easy task
II MaCkey OWyer QaQ not DecH pTdCuCally
left at the post Is another story. That colt
came from far behind and snatched third
place by head from Himself.
Thanks to some extent to Interference be-
tween contenders in the third race. Tom
cod won it. Larson, who rode Ned Moore
said that his mount continually bore in on
the others. the principal sufferers being
Hardwood and Flower. The latter was
distinctly knocked OF her stride at least
twice. and finished very strong.
Boieson rode a creditable finish on Thistle
Heather in the first race, and she defeated
the favorite. Agnes Brennan. head. Then
Albert SimOns bid up and purchased This
tie Heather for s., 500 and few minutes
later declined an advance of $1,000 on the
Ally.
Stamping Ground. emerging from difficult
ties on the backstretch, Wrested the lead
from the pacemaker on the far turn, and
won the second race In commanding style.