Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-28
ner of the ring, with Neil ready to land the
blow sOpOrific.
BRIGHTON BEACH RACES.
voladay Captured Holiday Handicap
in Easy Style.

After losing two races with StalWart anu
Duke of Kendall, both red-hot faVortes'
F. r. Thomas supplied another heavily
ba cked first choice in Voladay, who won
the Holiday stakes. for two-year-oios' hVe
and a half furlongs. at Brighton beach
Yesterday afternoon. Travers handled
Voladay with far better judgment than ne
displayed on the other Thomas horses
yoladay was full of run and went to the
front with a tremendous turn OF speed as
soon as the gate was raised. Brush Up
third choice went after him, ana they were
going great guns when TraVers TOOK hoio
of the fayorite and allowed Brush Up to
continue making the pace with Cold Ien'
second choice, who had come up with orii-
liant rush at the end of the backstretch.
When the two front runners began 10 tiie
Travers let Voladay down. and the Faraoay
colt won easily by two and half lengths
in 1OS over a dead track. Hildebrand was
second with Gold Ten by similar margin
over Brush Up.
In the handicap for all ages, at six fur
longs Travers made too much use of stall
wart in racing the Musketeer> on MS 1eet IN
the first half mile. SO that II was coni-
paratiyely easy task for Hildebrand to run
over Stalwart in the stretch wlth A.
Featherstone's Ingold, 16 to 5. who won
easily. Stalwart had no trouble In taxing
the place. but the Musketeer lost thlIa
to Bill Days Toi San, 100 to shot. Inc
time was lis.
Travers made a mess of Duke of Kendall
in the third race at a mile and sixteenth,
riding the horse who was an even money
fayorite all over the track. Atwood. ~ TO
/, made all the running. but was firing with
every jump in the final sixteenth. Yet ne
managed to beat Duke of Kendall by TWO
lengths in LAO. The latter was SIX lengths
before Brooklynite. to l.
The betting on the handicap a. mile ana
furlong was limited to Rosetint, TO D.
and Possession, backed down to TO TO-
The latter received three pounds IN scare
weight from the Hastings mare, who went
to the front at the start, only to give way
to w. B. Fasfg, who blew up at the three
quarter POLE Meanwhile Hildebrand had
gone to the front with Possession but Red
fern hung on with Rosetint until the home
stretch was reached, where he assumed
command. Hidebrand went to the whip
and at the final sixteenth Possession came
again. They were both whipping and on
even terms fifty yards from the end where
Rosetint hung, and Possession forged to
the front to win by head in the best fin
ish of the day. Bill Days Illyria. 40 to 1,
was third fifteen lengths back. The time
was /. SO As.
About everybody on the track bet on
Sydney Paget's Trapper in the sixth race.
for two-year-olds. at six furlongs. backing
him down to to favorite. and the Hastings
colt came home alone in fine style. 1t was
drive for the place Black Prince, 20 to 1.
aking it from Austin Allen to l. by three
parts of length. The time was 116.
There were no falls in the steeplechase
run over the short course, but those who
made Cock Robin an odds-on favorite got a
hard throw down when he reeled home In
third place. Mr.. Chamblet's Royelle. to
1, second choice, had to be well extended to
win by a couple of lengths from Wooden,
20 10 shot. The time was 4.37. Three
favorites were victorious and $4,000 people
were in attendance.