The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-09
Son of Watercrest Made New
Worlds Record for Distance,
One and One-Quarter Miles.
R0EHAMPT0N WAS SECOND.
Winner Was Bred by J. b. Haggin
and Found No Purchaser at the
Rancho Del Paso Sale of Year
llngs-Made Good Record.

NeT York. July S.-J B. Higginss Water
| 10Y won the Brighton Handicap at one and
ohe-quarter miles to-day in 2:0S is. a
| "orloS record, faster by three-fifths Of a
| second than Gold Heels's circuar-track rec
ora time made in this race last year. and
! faster than the record time of s:O324 made
! on a straight course by Banquet.
Waterboy, the game son of Watercres:.
| VINO won turf fame. carried the top weight.
! IN pounds. and was favorte in the betting
| at : 10 l. He had no serious competition in
| the race after Jockey Odom made his run.
| except from Roehampton. Roehampton.
| carrying loi pounds. with Brllman up. and
| at 10 to l in the betting. fine rhce.
| Just when they first passed the stand he
| made up ground rapidly. led for sixteenth
| Oh mile before entering the stretch, and
made a gallant fight for first honors when
challenged by Waterboy
River Pirate. with 1G5 pounds up. and the
colored boy, Hicks. in the saddle, was third
with as good as to l against his chances
TO finish in the first three. Waterboy won
by length. with Roehampton eight lengths
In front of River Pirate.
Little Larson. who rode Articulate. was
thrown in front of the stand as the horses
passed the first time. His mount was fifth
and going well when francesca and Herbert
bumped him. Articulate crossed his legs,
stumbled and Larson shot over his head. He
Jay beating his arms on the track and ap-
parentiy badly hurt but proved TO have no
serious injuries when carried into the
judges stand
10 good and prompt start. Waterboy
was hrst away and Odom took him over
toward the rail, but Cochran was quick with
0on Paui and got the coveted position. Dom
paul led passing the stand. with Waterboy
next and Francesca and Herbert coming
strongly. RoehamDton. last. was carried
wide on the turn. but raced to the front
IN the baGA stretch. Though Dom Paul led
Cured IEd. and Odom, no had Water
boy close to the rail in third place. was
near nearly cut OF when Redemption rushed
dropping back.
FoEHAMPToN's GAME FINISH.
Herbert had tired and failed and with
Francesca was beaten at the last turn. but
Roehampton was in the lead and going at
terrific speed. odom set sail and was
close to pullman when they turned into the
iaft en- Then Waterboy and Roehampton
gether. the big. long-striding black horse
forging surely ahead
IL was Waterways race a sixteenth of a
a = te,d from nome anu odom eased his mount
z triiie. Buliman suddenly shook up Roe
hampton until the little chestnut was again
s neck and d, neck with the black. but one
ahead again and across the line a winner.
Waterboy was bred by ]. b. Hasgin. on
the the Rancho Rancho, del Paso in California and
1900. When led into the ring al Sheepshead
Bay the only bid for him was so small
that he was withdrawn. As a 2-yeSr-old
he started once and was unplaced Water
boy won two races at Morris Park in the
spring of 1852 and finished first in a third,
but was disqualified for fouling.. He broke
a pelvic bone while in preparation for the
months.
Jack Joyner became the horses trainer last
september and backed Waterboy in the WIN
ter books at 100 to l to win the Suburban
The horse was withdrawn on account of the
mud. but won the Suburban renewal last
Deen raced eight times in his life, finished
first six times and made two records. TO the
winner the Brighton Handicap was worth
A new chute has been built for the start,
ooylating the start on the turn. and this
undoubtedly affected the time of the race.
"a As. al. 80 LIP 2-5 LIS As. 1:39 and 2:03
2-5. The last mile was run in 1:39 AS. Articu-
late, riderless, finished fifth in the handicap
and then ran two miles more before he was
caught.
Lavator, the favorite. won the Punches
town Steeplechase in gallop by twenty
lengths Tip Gallant was second and AIys-
tic Shriner third Judge Phillips and Lava
tor alternated in the lead. Rounding the
turn, LdNdtOr OTCW away and won easily.
Judge Phillips fell at the last jump, allow
ing Tip Gallant and Mystic Shriner to fight
1t out for second and third money. Sum-
mary:
BRIGHTON BEACH SUMMARIES.
First race. five furongs-ilmoraine. lO4 tBurns)
second: Collector Jessup: III ,BullmanJ. to s.
James v. Rusk. Rain or Shine. JuvenaL Maxim
and Modred also
Second race Punchestown steeplechase Stakes,
about two miles and half.Lavator. 1A (Mara).
TO 2. won: Tip Gallant, lei Qi; S. Wilson,. ii
to g. second: Mystic Shriner. 1i2 (Mattocks). 20
to !. third Time. SECS. Only three finished.
Third race one mile and sixteenth. selling
Homestead. III Fuller. 5 to l. won: Baikai. ss
Callahan; 3 to l. second: Past. % Desoureal.
Jewel, Belle Of Troy. Carroll D. and Sentry also
ran Agnes D. left at the post.
Fourth race. the Brighton Handcap; one mile
won: Roehamp,on. l01 tBuman). 10 to /. second:
River Pirate. log (iicksl. 80 to !. third. Time.
Hunter Raine. Injunction and Herbert also ran.
Fifth race. six furlongs. selling-RoyaI. 12s
10 /. second: Interval. o2 Redfern). to !. third
gent, Mart Mullen. slidel Mabel Richardson.
W. Meyer and Earl of Warwick also ran.
Sixth race. five and half furlongsISaeredus;
147 !2NeiD: 10 to 5. won; 0rmonde Right, lo
(Burns). II to 8. third. Time. 1908. Falernian.
Great Crossing. Boundbrook. General D'Armee.
Redman. Pol Roger LAGOON. Sais Ned Moore
and Creole Jim also ran.
To-DAY's BRIGHTON BEACH ENTRIES.
First race, selling. 2-year-olds. five and half
furlonss:
Heceo ................10I Agnes Brennan .....104
Ointment .......... 20 King Raine .-.......loi
Honey Bee....Ss San Reno ............S s