New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-31
HAMBURG BELLIES OAKS.
FIELD DAY FOR PAGET.
He Wins TscO Stakes and Purse
LuUotor First in Aintree.

The Brighton Beach meeting-ano incidentally
dhS nrxt half OF the local racing season-came TO
IN end yesterday with a flourish. in which Sydney
Ps&et's gorgeous orange Jacket played a large
and luminous part As a midsummer Valedictory
ehe little track by the offered the renewal of
Ghree axtures-the Brighton Oaks. for three-year-
old hilies. mile and sixteenth; the Neptune.
for tvo-yesr-oias. six furiongs and the Aintree
q handicap tos Shs steeplechasers. over the short
COURSE
with Hamburg Belle, Mr.. Paget the Oaks
worth 1900 gross. and with Tradition and Jonoul
be hrst and second II the Neptune worth $500
Merely as a preface 10 these triumphs. his filly
Cxsraph,ne galloped Of with 500 purse. offered
for two-year-olds that had run and been beaten at
Ghe meeting.
A thronr which tho Pinkertous estimated at co.
600 came down for the last bit Of racing tho mo
Arcpolis VIII until the horses return from Sara
togs, and although four hrst choices. and one sec
uod choice Won. tha day was not one or uninter-
eupted profit The first four fsvorites so obviously
purchased their company that each went TO the
post At q price which excluded all tho plung-
srs from sharing in their winnings.
Circumstances over which the association had no
control made the Oaks almost a farce. Hamburg
Belle winner OF last years FOturity, and Bel
DANES only three-year-old rival. was actually in
seoeipt OF fifteen pounds from Sonoma Belle. admit
ssciy q second class hlly and Of i've pounds from
Mr. Thomass Dimple-at best only useful
performer. These two were the Hamburg hllys
only opponents. and she played with them and
made ell OF sport OF their efforts 10 catch
her. IN tho backstretch Hamburg Belle and Hide
brand. who rode her. humored Dimple for a time
Snd let her race alongside as though she had some
right to be there, but when this became tiresome,
35ildebrznd spoke TO his mount and she drew away
end easily enough by length two. Sonoma
Belle. which threw Cochran at the post, outrun
from the start. Hamburg Belle at u TO l on.
The formidable Paget pair-Tradiuon. with 10
pounds, and JonQuil, with l07-did brighten
who had elected the night before TO start
their youngsters IN the Neptune and of the seven
named in the programme. only Campo. Hastings
nlly, owned by Thomas Monahan. the only ono
TO decline the struggle. The stable declared TO
win with the hIy. and put Hldebrand up on her.
giving the mount on Jonquil TO the apprentice boy
Boiesen. Their victory was so thoroughly antici-
pated that the ring made effort encourage
betting on the pair. and in the opening market
quoted the seemingly impossible odds OF TO !
There were enough sure thing players. however TO
force even this down. and when the field went 10
the post, TO on the ruling price. Against
tho other five the makers of prices gem
srous. Seventy-hve could be had against Mr..
Follansbees Brushwood. 80 TO l against the Star
Ruby colt Buttling y TO against Mr.. Thomass
voladay and 80 to against Pasadena. James Nc
laughlin's Ben Strome colt.
Contrary to his customary behavior the post.
the first three furiongs the backers of the Stable
had rather an anxious time OF it, Hildebrand was
eighths pole he let the hly have her way, and
che raced over Pasadena without apparently exert
aonger before making his run, but caught Pasadena
81 the head OF The stretch. and home length
behind his stable companion. Pasadena just lasted
long enough to beat voladay a very short nose
1or third place Tradition the six furlonKs in
IA, and was eased up at the finish.
The race through the field for the Aintree was
contest but as an exhibition Of aean Jumping it
was admirable Tho field cut squarely in two
5y the withdrawal OF illuminate Titan and Twi-
ASht and with only Grandpa and the cripple Wal
Tar Clearly 10 oppose him. the great old chaser
sLavator. with Jimmie Mara UP, had everything
bis own way. With l64 pounds he gave GRANDMA
- BY the scale and Walter Cleary "a and not once
"a the race cid he permit either OF them to get be-
yond his throatlatch. He jumped faultlessly and
IN the last mile drew away from his opponents
and won by fifteen lengths from Grandpa At the
sale earlier In the day n s. Stone. Canadian gem
ueman rider, bought Walter Cleary, and in the
ssee ne rode him. although IN the colors OF his
FORMER owner. Z. L. Norton. Mr.. Stone kent him
well UP with Layator until the IAvernool ,yas
Seached the second time. when the horse Numbered
could never be regained. and in the backstretch
When VICTORY was out OF the question Mr. Stone
eased his horse up. ~ '
y - r Thomas. whose useful platter Duke Of
Ly Z: A. Ainwtck had the pleasure of seeing him
peat both his Lady Potentate and PalmbeareT ir1 a
nahalosp al one and one-quarter miles The Duke
as usual made his run IN the stretch and won
from coverland and Palrnbearer In clever fssbIoT
grover cleveland Fuller, who has been on nroha-
Son because or slight deviation from the strait
AND narrow path OF sobriety, had his first mount
IN number OF weeks on Old FINLAND IA IN
sullivan clan marked the Jockeys return "a ne
fold by playing the horse OF the boards a. ,rae
macs an II 10 10 first choice in q field OF twelve
rooe the horse desperately and the Sullivan ms rooted
Nianty, but he could never catch CoInterno,so
sho IN the stretch was beaten by Consideration
SUMMARIES
FIRST RAcErwoyssr-olds that have run ana No, WIN