Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-30
BRIGHTON BEACH RACES.
Four Favorites Went Down to Defeat
ON the Closing Day.

In all the races but one at Brighton
Beach yesterday there were halr-raisihs
finishes. The track had dried out rapioiy
since the heavy rain during the nisht anu
the nlea SAINT weather served to draw
crowd of 1900 persons to the trackslde.
But 1t was not profitable afternoon ZOE
the players of favOrites. as four OF them
went down to defeat. There was no stake
event on the card but the handicap at
mile and furlong made up Tor one De-
cause Of the closeness of the finish between
Eugenia Burch. the topweight. and Rose
tint, to whom she gave eight POUNDS Rose
tint opened at 1 to e but went back 10
4 to 5. as Eugenia Burch was lowered from
4 to l to 16 to 5 at the last moment. April
Shower. who had big pull IN the weisn.s'
was also played down in similar manner
with Bill Days Iilyria begging
AT the start Rosetint swerved. cutting
across Illyria in such a manner that ne lost
half dozen lengths. Then Hildebrand
went on with the Hastings mare and set
fast pace. Shaw keeping Eugenia Burch
well under restraint and always within
striking distance Of the favorite. Both
April Shower and Illyria made unsuccess-
full attempts to go to the front In the
middle of the backstretch. after which 1t
was solely a question Of supremacy pc
tween the two leaders. Coming into the
homestretch Eugenia Burch began to wear
Rosetint down and at the last sixteenth
pole the latter fell back gradually. Under
a vigorous hand ride Eugenia Burch bore
in on the Hastings mare and many beliey-
ed that a foul had been committed. but
after Eugenia Burch had secured the
verdict by half length in 1.54 there
was no change in the placing. Rosetint
taking the second money from April
Shower by a length and half.
The handicap for FLIES and mares. three
year-olds and upward, at six furiongs. was
another stirring spectacle. There was
plunge on Graceful that made her go to the
post a to favorite, whereas the Watt
pair. Ancestor and Lady Uncas. were al
lowed to go back to IL to 5. Much money
went on Princess Titania. too. at IA TO o.
Redfern made all the pace with Ancestor.
whose big lead was gradually cut down
by the favorite until it was hot drive
home, Ancestor getting there under the
whip by three parts of length with
Graceful a length and half before Lady
Uncas The time was LA 80.
Although Austin Allen. even money
favorite. got away running in the first
race for two-year-olds, at six furlongs,
Water Light, a son of Watercress, with
the false price of to 1 about him. caught
the leader in the stretch and beat him
neck in strenuous drive in lis 1-5.
Meadow Horn reduced to to 1. was third,
two and a half lengths back.
Monster. opening at to s. and going up
to to 1 in some books. ran a bad looking
race in the third event at mile and six
teenth. He went to the front at the start,
but had nothing Of the speed shown when
he the other day for Get-Rtch-Quick''
Ryan, ana IUlSneu III Tie TUCK bToohiyH-
lite, II to 1. on the other hand. was wild
horse and. once in command, he was never
headed. coming home under drive with
three lengths to spare. kingraine. Is to l.
beat Courtmaid backed down to skies. by
a head. The latter got poor break and ran
a splendid race under the circumstances.
The time was ! :4S 20.
Brush Up, 2 to L. favorite, led from start
to finish in the fifth race, for two-year-olds.
at five and a half furlongs. Hildebrand get
ting her past the judges first with head
over William Aston Chambers Bill Bailey II.
a 10 to l shot ConfesSor, to-. was a
length and half behind The time was
1908 2-5.
f. r. Thomas Bound Brook, to favor
lite. beat the gate in the last race for maid
ems at mile and a sixteenth Sir Shep,
with Hildebrand up was catching him in
the final sixteenth, but he lasted long
enough to win by a head. Sir Shep was ten
lengths better than Lady Prudence. to l.
who beat Bowler 100 to 1 shot, by a
head. The time was 80.