Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11
BRIGHTON HANDICAP.
Broomstick Won Most Sensational
Race Seen on American Turf.

The $4,000 Brighton handicap, run at the
Beach track Saturday afternoon. was the
most sensational horse race ever seen on
the American turf. Urged on in the last
few jumps by Tommy Burns merciless
whip Broomstick the three-year-old son
of Ben Brush-Elf. owned by Capt. 8. s.
Brown. the Pittsburg millionaire. won by
short head in 2.02 As. a new worlds rec
ord for mile and quarter.
Game to the last though pulling up 80
lame that he will probably never race
again. H. B. Duryea's Irish Lad. by Can
dlemas-Arrowgrass, after making nearly
all OF the terrific pace. finished second, five
lenghths in front Of the American Derby
winner. Highball. by Ben Strome-Strych-
lnla who In turn was six lengths before
Eugenia Burch. one Of the rank outsiders
Back in the dusty ruck both badly beat
en-. were James B. Haggin's great Water
boy. the top weight, and John A. brakes
hitherto phenomenal three year-old Ort
Wells. winner of the Tidal the Realization
and the Commonwealth.
Waterboy the Favorite.
Waterboy was favorite at 2 to /, while
Ort Wells opening the choice at to 5, re-
ceded to II to s. Broomstick. who had the
feathery import of 1O4 pounds, was backed
down to SKIES while Irish Lad was third in
demand at to 2 Highball was neglected
at % to 1.
Broomstick was in receipt Of thirteen
pounds by the scale from Waterboy, eleven
from Irish Lad. four from Ort Wells and
eleven from Highball. He is small colt
and has always shown fast work with light
weight up. but, although his performance
was wonderful under the circumstances,
turfmen said after the race that he could
not be ciassed with the really great handi-
cap horses until he had won his spurs with
stake weight up.
Fast Time Throughout.
No such time from start to finish has ever
been made in a big handicap. The first
quarter was run in O.23. the three furlongs
in O.36. the half mile in 0.48 Is, the five
eighths in 100 80. the three-Quarters in
1.12 3-5. the seven furlongs in 1.25 and the
mile in 1. 81 As, close to the worlds record
made by Dick Welles in Chicago last year.
When the time for the whole journey was
hung out there was a great cheer. for the
best previous figures were 2.O3 1-5. made in
this race last year by Waterboy, with 1A
the race agreed with the time taken by
the official watch holder. w. H. Barretto,
who Is a veteran in the service and rarely
makes mistakes.
The track was in superb condition, dry
end lightning fast from rail to rail. 1t had
been narrowed all through the night. and
the warm rays Of the sun. coupled with the
breeze frOEa the ocean, made the soft belt
along the inner rail that caused apprehen-
sion on Friday disappear rapidly.
Irish Lads Final Effort.
Irish Lad made the effort of his career
to win new laurels. He went to the post
with the first symptoms of a ringbone in
evidence. and before he started his owners
declared that he would never race again.
When he pulled up limping there was a
feeling of universal sorrow. for the thou
sands of men and women who looked on
were not unmindful OF the horses remark
able career. Irish Lad began to weaken at
the last furlong pole. His left foreleg was
burning up. and yet in spite of the pain he
struggled on with the pluck Of q bulldog.
When Hildebrand. realizing that the colt
was faltering. struck him with the WHIP
Irish Lad swerved over to the rail. and In