New-York tribune., 1905-07-25
ODD MIX-UP AT BRIGHTON.
RECALL FLAG WAVED.
Martin, on DeCout, Pulls Up, but
lStezcGrdS Do Not Interfere.

Tie mistake OF the man who wields the recall
nsg caused a tremendous commotion st the
Brighton Beach racecou7se yesterday, and
might easily have resulted in riot had it not
been for the coolress OF the stewards of the
meeting. The incident occurred while the horses
were al the post for the fifth race handicap,
nile and furlong.
There were seven starters, with p. DUNES
tAree-year-ol3 oolt. DeVout backed from a
good thing" at fouTs. 10 q red hot fsvorite. at
tvos. Mr. Cassidy caught tie group in good
alignBent and raised the barrier which, in nine
cases IN ter. means start IN case Of acci-
dent. however. 3 man WITH a recall flag is sta
toned twenty yards from the starting stand. and
when he waves this flag The jockeys are sup
posed 10 pull I'D and return 10 the starting
point.
For some reason ot2er this flag was waved
conspjcuously after the barrier had been re-
leased and M Cassidy had called 70 the riders
TO come on" JACK Martin. on Deyout, and
Miller. on Marmee, were the only two who saw
or heeded the flag. and. while the other five went
on, Martin pulled Up deliberately and turned
back, while Miller hesitated long enough to get
beaten. and then went out TO catch the flying
field.
With Devout out Of the contest, Bad News the
second choice and the top weight had little diff
Guilty in winning from Stamping Ground and
Chimney Sweep. AS the horses passed the de-
Gliding pole greas crowd collected around the
official stand and clamored to have tho race de-
clared no contest" and run over again
Martin went before the judges and told them
that he had pulled up because he had heard Nj
Cassidy call to the field to come back and had
aso seen the recall nag. The starter assured
the stewards that he had not called the BOYS TO
come back and put the responsibility on the
patrons OF the field stand who he asserted
were constantly calling 10 the jockeys when tha
start was made from this point He had not
seen The assistant use the flag and could not
account for Martin pulling up.
After this explanation the stewards had no
other alternative than to call the start go
and 70 place the horses as they finished II
was one OF the few cases Of this natura tbat
nave occurred since the barrier superseded the
OLD method OF starting races.
Ihe DOWNFALL OF faVoriIes continued with rbs
same disastrous regularity that has Character
s1eo the Brighton Beach meeting for the last Ten
nAys ano not one landed home in time for sup
porters TO yis1t the cashiers
Frederick Johnsons Schuiamite. second choice
90 b B. Duryea's Rose OF Dawn, raced that fas-
bliy into submission in the Sea Gull Stakes al
III fur!onEs, and won in a mild drive Three
nd the hllies named TO start were withdrawn
SIC the only semHlance Of a field was made ~
The ADDITION OF Belle Of Setauket. She was OBJ
H1ously added for third money
That ancient cripple Walter C1eary which
has been reported as hopelessly broken down AT
least six times year for the last six wears was
Te1uvenated long enough to win a selling nandi-
h2ndicap steepiecEase over the short course and
h&a little difficulty In disposing Of his field