New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29
ST. VALENTINES STAKE.
WINS RICH IROQUOIS.
Horses Run True to Form IN Spite
of Storm at Brighton.

The old fashioned thunderstorm. without which
the beachconber would feel that he had been
gr!evoUslv defrauded paid its annual respects TO
the Brighton Beach midsummer meeting yesterday,
and in every detail it was quite up the standard
it has for itself in the last quarter of century
The rain fell in torrents, lightning flashes ripped
binding in the heavens. and terrific thunder
claps punctuated the EXPLANATIONS of the startled
-pikers.' and while all this going on the hon
est. hardworking thoroughbreds were running
and running truer 10 form than they have on any
other DAY in the Of the meeting. Five favor
ties passed under the wire pleasing and profitable
sequence and the patrons of the Enclosure reaped
sufficient harvest from the ring at least replace
the fnery ruined by the water that leaked through
the sievelike root of the grandstand.
The track literally submerged before the
first race called but the surface of the waters
was RULED only by the rain drops. and the am
phibous brutes that took part in the days enter
tainment were not troubled by head seas or
ground swell Even the steeplechasers-and there
were five of them-shOwed their defiance Of the
elements by standing up throughout the entire
perilous length of the shorter course. In a handI-
cap for the older horses TO be sure Coverland,
a four-year-Old horse owned by V. Hollar. came
TO grief and, stumbling opposite the field stand.
put Hildebrand. his rider. to the ground. but
neither horse boy hurt. In pulling Knight
Errant up after the finish of tho Iroquos Stakes,
Martin 4 little TOO hasty, and the horse
slipped and threw him. but he returned to the
judges with nothing more seriously ruied than his
temper.
Interest in the 5000 Iroquos Stakes one and one-
eighth miles. FOR three e-tr-olds, increased
rather than diminished BY the withdrawal OF John
A brakes Realization winner. orr Wells. The
King Eric colt has already shown his ability to
take the measure OF the horses that made up the
field for the stake yesterday under any weight
scheme, and with him out OF it Knight ErranJ. -.
Valentine Pentaur and Gold SaIuc offered a Ear
dim .ult problem for the students solve.
With III pounds up Mr. Dwyers colt was compelled
to give fifteen pounds to his opponents. and the
handicappers right in surmising that he could
make this concession IN the going and win.
They chose st Valentine Instead. ard won their
money by = very short head HiIdebrand. WHO had
the mount Gold Saint. put up very energetic
finish the fay orite the last jump.
knight ErraLt could get into hts stride and
finished third.
Major DaIaserEeid, taking up his weight for age,
= To B-igaud and Is - tlOverlsnd. and beat them
Gecislyely IL I'll one and one-eighth mile handicap.
CIoveriauC. which strong second choice. was
eliminated IN the urst quarter OF mile, when he
stumbled and eel! After that keynote made the
running the mead OF the stretch. where ne
rendered the MaJCr.
AIr. colts Maiden. witE Jimmie Mara Up.
the SteepleCuase. bur not until Mystic ShTner had
made MN race every inch OF the way. David
Gideon and his friends backed the Sir Dixon FLY
Belle Dixon from skies twos IN a five furloug
scramble AID saw her win she liked from
GotoWiu and Bis4ue