The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-24
BIRCH BROOM IS
 ROUNDLY CHEERED keene FiIIy Walks Away With Brighton Oaks at Brighton EUGENE BURCH IS THIRD cravlna Closes With Great Burst of Speed and Beats the FaVorite.
 Yesterdays Results on
 the Race Track.

New York. July 23.-Amid the rousing cheers of the six thousand persons who saw the race James R. Keenes Birch Broom. with Redfern up won the Brigh- ton Oaks for+s-year>- Allies at Brighton Beach today. The winner, who had been racing in the west all summer under the management of s. W. Strett, was ship nod east about week ago, especially for this race. The cheering commenced hefore the contest was finished. After Birch Broom had won, it again began and continued until Redfern returned to inc scales. Eugenie Burch was also an odds-on-favorite, closing at to D, with c.ravina and Birch Broom equal second choices, while 25 to 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 Eugenie Burch third and fighting for her head. Passing the half mile pole Redfern let his mount have her head and she shot to the front, followed by Eugenie Burch. Rounding Into the stretch, the heene lilly was leading by. one length and hoid- ing her advantage to the finish, won driving by a length and a half from Gravina, who cfosIrd with a great burst of speed in the stretch and beat the fayorite three-quars.ers of a length. Two favorites won.
 First race, five and a half furlongs. selling-rThistle Heather, 1O1 (Boissen), to l. won; Agnes Brennan, 100 CHaack), g to B. second; Contentious, 109 (Gannon), I to g. third. Time, 1:0S.
 Second race mile and a sixteenth Stamping Ground, 104 (Coehran), B to 3, won; ,Athelroy 107 (Gannon), to l, sec ond; lWatertower. 115 Qiicks), to l. thirG Time. :46 4-5-
 TEird race, six furlongs-Fom Cod s9 6Rehfern). 16 to 3, won; New Moore, 97 d,atson). 10 to 1, second Flower. a4 4McCafferty), IS to 5, third. Time, 1:14 3-5
 Fourth race, the Brighton Oaks, mile and 70 yards-Birch Broom, 1O6 (Red- fern) to 1, won Gravina, 1O6 (Coeh- ran), 90 to 1, second; Eugenie Bureh llo (Odom), to 5, third. Time, 4o 70.
 Fifth race. mile and a furlong, handicap -Masterman. 12G (Burman), Il to D, wen; Inxcasta. 123 (Gannon), 10 l, second; Mackey Dwyer ,lO9 (Rurns), to l, th'rd. Time 1:53.
 Sixth race. mile and sixteenth, selling Never More, 104 03urnsl, to l, won, King Ralne III G4ewis), to 1. second; Court Maid 90 (McCai iferty), 6 to l, third. Time LAS 2-5.
 Entries for Today.
 First race, six furlo ongs-Divination, 1l2; Pirouotte, 1O7; The SoHtherner, Tithonic, Gold Dome Donnelly, 102; Diplomat, Oc- tober. Ower. 99
 Second race. high weight handicap, six furlcngsNorthern Star l37; Gay Boy. 125 Operator, 122; Bonner 120; Syrlin, 1lS; In gold, IT; G. Whittier, l16; Duelist 114 Demurrer, 11S. Mary Worth, 110 Monte Carlo l09; Flying Buttress 107; Knight of Harlem, 1O5; General Prig, 103; Neither One, 102; Oroff, 97
 Third race. six furlongs. selling-Es- cober 109 Miss Shylocls los: Fernrocl1, Sailor Knot. Emergency. 1O7 Pompano, 1o6; 1shtana, 1o5; Luminosity 104, Short Cake. 103; Extra Law, 102: Revelation. ings 99.
 Fourth race. mile and eighth handicap Hunter Raine 123; Sambo, IF. w. R. Con- don 112 Lanceman. 107; Bar le Due, 102; Colonsay, 100; Flara, 97 Cogswell, 90.
 Fifth race, mile and sixteenth, selling Homestead, no; Petra II, 1O1 Anak, 109 Leipsic, 10S: Lord Advocate, i07; Ethics Money Maker, Courtenay 106; Gibson Light, Daisy Green. 104; Justice, 103; Re former Early Eve, 9S; Star and Garter B6; Squid, 91; Cincinnatus, 90; Ella Snyder p9
 Sixth race. mile and sixteenth-Ben Cot ta. 110; Hugh C. Barrett, Lord Sterling White Crest, 107; King Carter, Amlnte. G M. Stead, Pass Book, Hyland 1O1: Wye field. Erbe, Vartray, Royal Pirate. Earl oi Norfolk. Royalist, 1O2; Thoughtess. Al. banq Girl, 100.