The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-14
POSSESSION BEATS MONSOON.
REQUXTAL FTLLY WINS THE DIS
taft STAKES.
HON Mot Takes tho Handicap From himself
by a Nose-Stceplechsse for walter
Cleary-Three Favorites and Two Sec
0nd Choices In Front NJ Brighton.


by a Nose-Stceplechase for walter
Cleary--Three Favorites and Two Sec
ond Choices in Front NJ Brighton.
Mud horses were In their element, at
Brighton Beach yesterday. where the rain
during the night had made the track fctlock-
deep In sloppy going. In spite OF the threat
ening weather, 5000 persons made the trip
and saw some tolerabiy good sport. which
produced three successful favorites and two
second choices.
The DstaN Stakes. for two-year-old fllies.
at five furlongs. was the leading feature, but
the withdrawal OF August Belmont's Bel
dame caused considerable disappointment
Pierre Iorillard's The Lady Rohesia was
also scratched, but there were four added
startcrs--C. Oxr's Possession, W. B. Jen-
nlnRs's Memoriam. Foxha!l Keenes Cy-
prienne and J. l.. McGnnis's Glad Smile.
The talent made r. W. Waldens Monsoon
the favorite, because Of her superior class
but the price went up to to s. as Possession,
a daughter Of Requital, with Bullman up,
was backed down TO 8 to 1. 1t was any
body's race to the head Of the stretch, Me-
merriam. Cyprienne and Monsoon having
succeeded one another in showing In front.
Then Monsoon drew away trihe. Redfern.
however, going to tho whip as the Albert
pullman cans up with Possession. who had
started slowly but had made UP the lost
. ground with q remarkable turn OF speed.
and In q drive she defeated Monsoon by three
parts OF a length In l:O2 lis. II. NJ. Ziegler's
Semitic, Q to /. five lengths back. beat Me-
merriam short head.
Tho most exciting finish Of the day occurred
in the handicap at mile and a furlong. Bon
Mot was the choice at twos. Andy Williams
and Himself were both backed down to 8 to 2
and to 2, respectively There was delay
at the post caused by the unruly behavior
Of Bon Mot and Andy Williams. but when
the barrier was raised all wore away fairly
Daisy Green led to the lower turn. where
Dreamer was carried to the front by Himself.
The DAILY horse was at home in the mud ana
going up the bnck stretch he opened up a
stopped at the half mile while the Hampton
stables Setauket. ridden by a stable bov,
Ven, s hf n S wh hs rider Of
IN G' Third place Al the turn Bon Mot had
ssI i'S With every stride, As they Strengthened.
out for home Himself still had couple Of
lengths TO spare. but Creamer went to the
the betting ring Himself's advantag &c was
REDUCED Y half q length, Inc Inch by Inch
jump he got his nose in front and won amid
y"iense excitement. Setauket. eight lengths
SsG op and R %Ssy S sGs no s speed
and ran very poor race The time was
l:5s rs
for w ss ODDS at six furiopss With julius
Fleisch mann's Tomcod an odds-on favorite
at ] to 10 He made the running to the last
moving up With a neat ride on II. I. Meyer.
1 length hf ia is So Sir Wait to l. Was SIX
Although there were ten starters In the
selling steeplechase at about two miles.
J. W Colts Walter Cleqry and 7. Hitchcock
the smart people, the former being backed
down to 4 to favorite and the latter going
up a point to tours The race was a long
for a mile and half. where Tnnkard had
enough, and the favorite proceeded to win
IN big sy f n ro sns 81
sethsr at the trst Jump - the backstretch.
nome e on the fat and gave Tenner bath that
made the crowd roar With laughter
Joekeys who had meyer ridden = winner
at a mile and sixteenth. Flara figured
best and was hot favorite at to s.. but when
the gate went up she wheeled and was left
by Scott, a Colored boy, made a runaway OF
it. She led all the way and won by length
and half The Regent was ,.f second home
down to to and with good boy up could
not have lost As It was. Racine. who handled
the. DAILY colt. had him all over the track
sixteenth almost fell out OF the saddle. The
r. W. waiden's Tristesse. 7 to 8 favorite.
for maiden three year-old FLIES at six fur
longs for she stood the others on their heads
S II py Lengths scoF Z
without overexertion, having five lengths