The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-17
HURSTBOURNE In A DRIVE.
WINS TEST HANDICAP FROM
SOME CRACK SPRlNTERS.
Rochampton Takes PrOper's Measure In
n Rafting Race-Mterval, J0cund.
MOharib and Damon Take the Other
Events on the Brighton Beach Track.

The talent came very near sweeping the
card yesterday at Brighton with the success
of four favoritcs and two second choices
On each winner there was handsome pr0ht
for the public the layers cashiers handing
out the grcenbacks after each race uhtll their
arms aChcd.
more perfect day for the sport could not
have been provided. and an excellent pro-
Rramme served to draw nearly 10000 persons
TO the track by the sea A high class lot OF
sprinters went to the post for the Test Handi-
cap at six furlongs. Julius Fleischma mn
Hurstbournc. who gave weight by the scale
to everything IN the race except Dublin
and Astarita. was Il warm faVorte, pArtlal!y
because the successful Odom had the mount.
Hurstbourne was played down to IL to .,
with Dublin. carrying 1870 pounds, and AS
tarta equal second choices ut TO 1, Frank
Farrell's King Pepper and Duelst were
coupled at 20 TO
There was long delay at the post. caused
by the breaking Of the barrier. but once away
1t did not take King Pepper long to get to tho
front Astarita was after him In a tall sprint.
and together they raced neck and neck to
the beginning of the turn. where Hurstbcurne
who had been shut Off several times, was taken
to the outside by Odom for a hard ride TO the
stretch King Pepper and Astarita we're
still lighting it ont, practically on even terms.
but neither could stall off iurstbourne. who
responded TO Odom's spurs and won in
drive by length in il3 80. Astarta hung
in the last fifty yards, and King Pepper beat
her a head for the place
Roehampton, q Follansbee's game little
FIVE year odd. ran smashing good race IN
the third event, at q mile. and turiong :, re re
closed equal second choice with Dom PAU
at ii to g. the favorte being " u JenrinssS
Proper at to 3 Bullman did not hesitate
70 take Reclamation 10 the lr0mI as Ho sooh Bal, n
tried to 90 up TO him on the FAR turn where
the mile was completed ~ 40 A., put TOE
length and hall il 81 -. Proper was
two and Il half lengths in front Of .Oom, Paul
The talent made Interval a sIITht thYoTtt,
over Ascension and IOnrtmAld IN tho irat
race. for tilics and mares at SIX lurlonss
Interval had to hustle oil the way to keep IN
front of Ascension who was so close 10 her
Ilp TO avoid a hcadlOng fall proceeding mat
enabled SalyMella 10 nab IN" place n the last
by 0'Brlen, one Of Father Bill" DAYS boys,
and her time was IA TO ~
T. Hitchcock, Jr.'- pluckv little Mirthfnl
colt Jocund, so : tnvori'e, was the winner
OF the second race, Tor tMo-year-oldS ~ six
furlongs. ". i. Lennngss Letola made the
pace to the held OF the stretch, where burns
home with unusual ylg0r TO WIN ny length
IRON H. ", WHlden's The Southerner who
was brought M from the rucN by cannon IA
the last furlong. The Sout h"rn"r, Ptntaur
and Ietola finished heads apart ~ named,
Pentaur moving from the rear division in the
last furlong like u meteor, knobhampton,
who was in third place Tor hall mile, stopped
John ", Schcrr's Moharib, by Esher-Re,
tection. got out OF the maiden tNo-y"ar-o!d
class by winning the nth race, dt six iur-
longs He received the heaviest backing of
the fayorites sent 10 he post in the afternoon
and mad" good in drive with length and
II half over Great Crossing. who vas placed
second. Il head In front OF Turquoise BlIe.
although hundreds in the crowd were sure