New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
OAKS FOR BIRCH BROOM.
F4VORITE BADLY BE4TEN.
Nastermlan Runs Good Race in Prep
aration for Saratoga Handicap.

aration for Saratoga Handicap.
The b-ovrn allv Birch Broom. a daughter of the
..7eus Ben Brush proved yesterday that race
horse can be brought or from Chicago without
Incoming tucked up or united for contest 10
- -,n within three days Of her arrival Last Tues
6av Dr. Street brought the FLY on from Washing
,on Park 10 start her in the Brighton Oaks-one OF
.b hest kes Of the year for three-year-old lilies
TO be decided al the beach yesterday The hlly Is
,be property Of James R. Keene and she carried
his Jacket yesterday. but IN the West she has been
rsoe5 in DR. Streets name, and has won some fair
contests.
--ts BRIGHTON oaks is at mile and seventy yards,
and as Birch Broom had TO meet the fast Ben
stronle FLY EGgena Burch ct even weights. in
addition 10 Green B. Morriss Gravinia, who beat
tbA Ben S1roue dIly the last time they met, Dr.
Street was not all sangune Of victory 1t Is said
mar he expected pull in the weights and also
,-ss nrayng for rain not so much because the
Keene FLY was a decided mud lark as because
If Eueenia Burch's aversion to soft going X w
walden added his flly Tristesse. who, with IL
mounds was obliged to give five pounds to the other
three
Eugenia Burch appeared TO outclass the others
and as the track was fast and consequently TO her
liking she was made favorite at a short price
Birch Broom was quoted at TO i. Gravinia at TO
6 and Tristesse st D 10 l. The start was good
one doom on the favorite, Redfern on Birch Broom
and Cochran on Gravinia let Tristesse set the pace
10 me half mile post. Then Odom made his bid
mi he
role the fly fairly flew. Tristesse gave it up. but
7irrh Broom hung on and rounding into the stretch
Odom had 10 ride hard 10 keep his mount in front
He succeeded in getting by the eighth pole hrst
but there the fsyorite had had about enough ana
gave Vav 10 the Keene fly. Birch Broom was
never in trouble after that winning by a length
from Gravinia, who caught the tired Eugenia Burch
IN the last fifty yards and took the place from her
by a nose.
The Hastings three-year-old colt MasteTman.
1,IaTI IfEfS Srce
Of the Metropolitan Handicap. marked his return
% the turf by beating fair neld, which included
the fast mare LUX Casta and the gelding LORD
BADGE in @ handicap 1T q mile and an elShth- he
covered the distance ia 1.53, and was a length IN
front Of Lux Casta at the end. The race was in
preparation for the Saratoga Handicap, in which he
There was tremendous play on ". L. divers
bay colt HazelwOOd, TO win a three-quarters OF q
backed down from 9 to . to sven money. The
PLAYERS had one gIinmer Of hope when near the
upper turn Lakewood, who had been running last
maqe up considerable ground, and for time ran
vel up with the leaders. Tomcod. concerning
vrose courage there have always been doubts,
proved he had both and speed yesteT-
day ana. standing hard drive through the stretch.
beat or Ned Moore and Flower cleverly. The
fav0riJe was Just outside the money"
F. r Doctors three-y -ye4r-od Lamplighter flly
ing hslf dozen beaten horses Of the older dyi
scn. ran the fastest mile and sixteenth OF the
middle II the backstretch when Cochran sent
Stamping Ground To the front in such hurry that
the others looked II they had suddenly blown
ur. Few thought the fly could continue the
pace she was going but the result showed that
Cochran knew what he doing. Athelroy Sue
!eeaed the earlier pacemaker but finished two
lengths behind The winner Water Tower was
sydney Pagets nIIy Thistle Heather. ridden by
lhe apprentice Boiesen, gave the favorlte players
severe blow il scramble az five and One-half fur
They hsd made Albert Simons's hay FLY Agnes
Brennan and R. " Wadens Contentious frst and
Fenaaa Supporters Woud be- tanF M in lG line afteT
Heather galloped the leaders and changed all
tne ring At the last moment on the winner it is
80 z-e 10 To- assume ] that Mr Paget and his friends
was second AMI ContenJiogs third
sUMNf4z#E6
FIRST RAcE-seHng; > -ycar-olGs; 81 f,,rlongs
Betting
KHisht o the hsle1BSe -i5siS 5fs1;eI Bs2 iol'y by
5ss5sa8s5ss9: 85s:a-5 %, - .ss.:;:s :ss:::ss $ 8
fIopefal Mss lo5 edferu, Is to and 10 ! Funny
Slee - - SeHne y 10 aad 10 Mmon i02 iFuiier1
- 10 HeamaH - or Brien. 100 to ana 50 to So
GA 100 / a sso s5S sRS NSaI5oT s5ars sop9 d94
SECOND RACES years and over. 1-le mile,
= r Doctors D. = Stamping Ground ~
Lanpiighter-Elise. 3. l02 -. Cochran >, . -
wee. Tower !. ll5 i5ifIPi65a5 .5fIiess5' 81 81
NAM ana / ana April shoasT 4 . III ilS td3a sBq-
Tine l-s5>s- -- Won easily
THIRD RACE -year-oIds. furlongs
julius F,szI, Ile.sealaann.s sgi s. en- C Tomeod, by
Sss assfa5s5eA52aa assre' 81 - osa5s55 .aers55 j
Flower. ---...-.--..... CAfct-are-t,t ~ 81
llazelETood. ll2 GNIller even and 10 s. T-7,t, -,
ls9ringer. 100 10 and . 70 aigo ar Order. 81
" 'n eleverly Time. II4T ~ start poor.
FOURTH RAcE-TTIE BRIGHTON OAKS z..- -,
hlies. mile and 20 yards ou
= W street b. OF br. Birch Broom
h' Ben Brush-Naid OF Dorset. lG8..-
L1genia Burch. 100 ----....--.... fOdor1 -
Tristesse. II Cannon. . to and n ole.
H--" 300. Won driving Time. 1863. ~ 'a'''
FIFTH RAcE-Eandcap. years and over. X mile.
4 Hement's eh- Masterman by Hast
7---s~-L-aat Margaret + l26.-- Q3ullman) lI-5
---ahes D"yer Z. l"s ---------.-- tBurrsJ 3 a
Himself . Il5 todo-n1. ! and 3 to I. :, 80
~ .fe1ternl 80 q and IS Lord Badge e'eT;
. ~ ana 70 .: Articulate. g. 1ls Gs-so,,,i "a
-L- - 70 J. also ran start poor Won rleS,o ~ .
s-A4ti kAcE-selling; ana upward. i,e r,,ss
D., y L1eeds's br C. Neyermore by
Cosaaaia 3 80 ,,,S.sssl M Legssl 81 2-i
haii@i : i07 DaHEman) 10 70 ! ana 8 - :, -,
10s -OI ~ BIlenj 70 70 and u Csptitatc-
lt1lcksl. 20 J !: Belle OF Trov -, O. loA
Sl- = - ano 10 2 True Blue I08 0yiIEe--So-i
~ ana , - J. &osketo. IS Springer aIo -
80 - 70 J. Star Garter 50 fF4le1 10 %
S'ff good Won driving Time I:4s2s
BRIGHTON ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY
FIRST kACE-Ior tvo-year-oids SIX fp-lo,