The sun., 1903-10-18
AUDIENCE WINS BIG STAKES.
TAKES PRODUCE FROM ALGON-
OUIN AT BRIGHTON.

C,ntaloupe Ruled Out Of Third Msney FER
Fullers Rough Ridlng-flurstbourn
Captures Wave Handicap-Odem Rides
Two Winners-Form Players Succeed.
Rain and mud. coupled with heavy chill
inr gale from the ocean, had NO terrors for
racing enthusiasts yesterday. moro than
IL, 900 OF them going down to Brighton Beach.
where the best card Of the meeting 90 far
had been dshed up. In spite Of the slow
going, form was not much Affected. q three
fsvor,tes and two second choices were hrst
past the Judges.
Taking into consideration the value Of
the Produce Stakes. one OF tho richest events
OF its kind run on the Metropolitan tracks.
the first part, for two-year-old nllies at
six furlongs. provided rather poor held.
Marjoram. the Belmont cast OF. was with
drawn and the Columbia Stables Canta-
loupe was added. making only Ave to 90.
S. s. Browns Audience. by Sir Dixon-Sallie
McCleland. was a warm favorite. backed
down to Q to 10, with E. l.. Gravess Great
Crossing a magnetic second choice at -
10 S. 1t was a pretty struggle to the be-
ginning Of the turn. Bullman having Fine
Art another Belmont product. In front
by a slight advantage. Great Crossing and
UP with Cantaloupe on the outside and Audi
ence trailing under wraps. In the middle
Of the turn Fuller made wild rush for the
lead with Cantaloupe. cutting OF Fine Art
in such manner that Bullman had to pull
UP. At the head OF the stretch Cantaloupe
led Algonquin by a head. but just at that
point Odom took Audience UP on the outside
and under the most vigorous handling Capt.
Browns illy showed in front at the last fur
long pole, Redfern worked hard with Algon-
gum who clung to Audience 30 tenacioualy
that Odom kept the Sir Dixon Ally under
drive to the end. where she won by scant
length in the slow time Of 1865. Algonquin
was three lengths in front Of Cantaloupe.
with Fine Art fifteen lengths back. The
stewards Immediately called Fuller before
them and questioned him about his rough
riding on the turn. with the result that they
disqualified Cantaloupe and awarded third
money to Fine Art. The stake was worth
q, SOD to the winner.
An excellent neld faced tho starter for the
econd Of the seaside serials. the Wave
Handicap for three-year-olds and upward At
q mile and q sixteenth and Odom once more
demonstrated his skill as rider. he had
the leg up on W. B. Leeds's Hurstbourne
who went up TO to In tho betting. closing
On equal second choice with Stamping
Ground, who was hammered down from
stol. The smart men piun ged on the Hamp-
ton Stables Rostand, backing him down
from to l to 10 to favorite. while Lux Casta
and Bad News had strong following at sixes
Hurstbourne gave away plenty OF weight
under the scale to the others and Odom was
so alert at the post that he succeeded In beat
ing the gate for q couple OF len gths Rostand
was away slowly. and had to make up the
lost ground in the run up the Dackstretcn.
which probably prevented him him fr3m Winning
hsif hal Ia' in tn. % ". Astor chaniers sslvatella,
10 to /, got a clever ride from Redfern and
nTe doom onss could n not repeat With John senford
Mole Brant. the fav9rite in @ lhs hiGhhwdsigns .hSd M
Sn lao pounds and was In receipt Of nine pounds
by the scale from F.. R. Thomass Young
Henry, the top weight. who carried big
With The clifford nliy TO the hall mile polk,
A. Featherstones Mary Street. % to who
put I Young Henry under a hard drive. taking
the race BY a length and half in l:l5. Mary
Street Beating Moilie Brant by three parts Of .
%s's ,han lessR sssRR SSwiy ''o 'no' was ''''
J. E. Wideners Enright should have been
Al to 10 shot in the hurdle handicap at mile
Q to S. Gibson Light was lowered TO i8 TO 5,
with strong play about .Amur at threes.
Enrieht simply ealloped in front with COM
manding lead for the entire route. winning
pulled up by twenty lengths in Sie Is. It
was a hot finish for the place. Gibson Light
taking i BY length from The Rival 70 to 1.
Reliance, formerly owned by w, c. Whit
ney,, was. tho choice In the SECOND event. Tor Tor
when the barrier went up he propped him
self and was. practically left. after which
he sulked and refused to run. Foxhall p.
Keene's Colleen Bawn, sprishtly ,fllly by
ingston-Ben Ny Chree. 10 to /. made every every
from Gay Lothario. is to l., Philip J. DIVER.
s ;ad 20 TO tSs hottest tbs Of the
day, was beaten at the half mile. The time
For the last race. at a mile and a furlons 4
Wd Pirate was the pick at II e9 TO shsIin nni1
at fours, Payne being well PLAYED at nvet
and Gayiota being reduced from y to l te
SKIES Wild Pirate got the verdict In ho!
drive by three parts OF length from Sherin
Bell. Houbre handling the winner like
veteran. Payne was poor third. The time
was 1884 SIS.