Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-12
BRIGHTON RACES.
Four Favorites in Front Made Betters
Happy.

Sydney Paget's colors were carried to
victory in the Distaff stakes for two-year-
old FLIES. five furlongss at Brighton yester-
dav by Tradition. by. GoIdfnch-Reclare.
She was the hottest kind OF favorite at
even money, and won gallopng by three
lengths, in the good time of 1.01 %. 8. 8.
Browns Thirty-third. 10 to l. was taken to
the front by Burns at the start, and she
held strong lead to the head of the
stretch where Tradition, let down by Lyme.
ran over her with conSummate ease. Burns
went to the whip, and Capt. Browns flly.
though firing lasted long enough to keep
the place by length from Pierre Loril-
lard's Chrysitis, second choice, the latter
beating James r. Keene's Intrigue by half
length.
lite in the handicap. at a mile and a quar-
ter although his price receded to 8 to 10,
because of heavy play on Eugenia Buren,
who was In receipt Of eight pounds by the
scale from him. and was backed down to
to D. Bill Days Himself led for nearly
three-quarters of mile. where he began to
stop. and Hurst Park went to the front
easily. coming home victorious by three
lengths in 2.O5 % James Galway's Brig
and, to 1, who received twenty-seven
pounds from the winner and nineteen from
Eugenia Burch beat the Ben Shrine mare
head for the place.
John A. brakes Britisher, hammered
down to to 5. and closing an equal favor
lite with Sydney Pagets Jonquil. by Water
cress-Rosette. who made his first appear
ance of the season, carried off the fifth
event for two-year-olds, five and a half
furlongs, in spreadeagle style by four
lengths in LOT is. Jonquil was shut off on
the backstretch and Hildebrand had to go
to the outside. When he got plain sailing
in the stretch he made a tremendous rush
past the others, but the effort came too
late. as James R. Keenes Won Tromp.
superb looking colt by Ben Brush-Cinder-
ella, to 1, staggered home second head
in front of him. The time was LOT is.
Jockeys that have never ridden a winner
had the mounts in the first race, at six fur
longs. Letola. 16 to favorite, might have
won If the saddle had not slipped, but as it
was ROehamptOn. who scared In the bet
ting to 6 to l, beat her length and half
in a drive, the time being LA. Julia NJ, 8
finished third. length and half back.
The steeplechase, at two and half miles.
was an unsatisfactory affair. for the reason
that Black Death. the favorite. fell at the
Liverpool while Flying Buttress, to 2,
third choice. finished outside of the money.
threes. romped home a winner by five
lengths In 511. Mr.. Chamblet's Royelle, 10
to l. was the second horse. twenty lengths
before Gascar, backed down to f1fteens.
Three other horses fell. only four finishing.
T. L. Watts Marmee, even money favor
lite. ran off with the last event, for maiden
hllies and mares. one mile and q sixteenth.
Belle Of Portland. to, 1. was In the front
to the end Of the backstretch. where Mar
NEE headed her and won, by six lengths in
common canter. the time being 1.49 as.
]. B. Haggin's Chattah. lowered from tens
to sevens, got the place from Belle of Port
land by a length All six winners includ-
ing four favorites and a second choice,
losers on the day. The weather was per
feet, and fully II, 600 people were on hand