The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
WILD MINT WINS FOR KEENE.
TAKES THE SEASHORE HANDICAP
FROM BUTTLING.

a G. provp,s Accountan 90 to Captures
the Rich Junior stancs-Coiisny Beats
Hyias In Jumps-FNe Favorites ro
by the Board At brighton beacn'
The way supposed sure things were beaten
A. brighton Beach truck yesterday aitern' on
made 5000 racegoers pinch themselves 10
find out whether they we're alive or not Even
the wisest OF the wise were stunned repeateus !
by the failure Of their selections 10 ges the
money, and when at the end OF the siaugnter
of five straight favortes. after the Triumph
of Chalfonte In the first race. the bookmakers
sunnn,sd up their accounts. they found that
they had gathered together an ocean OF
money. The downfall OF all but one public
choice was 80 entirely unexpected that the
urumbling of the crowd vas OF deep ana
continuous nature. Horses that dia nov
figure at all In point OF form, which is some
times a deluson and a snare suoaenly as
sumed winning qualities. while o'hers re-
garded as invincible ran ike oVerraeeu a'''-
mails, to be charitable.
Probably the most hesrtrendng dieap-
polntmept Of the day was the beating sus-
talned by J. L. McGlnnlsss Buttllns IN .he
Seashore Handicap. at a mile and quarter.
Buttling's fine race against Hermis "eeS
before In the lslip Handicap. when ne loIeea
the 100000 horse to a drive. made MIN iosi-
cal favorite, and thousands were poured into
steady at to g. James r. Keene's Wild MINI
and Mrs. L. Curtiss Eugenia Burch were
equal second choices at 4 to !, with August
Pelmont's Blandy at skies and george =.
Pennett's Au Revoir at sevens. AS soon as
the barrier went UP. little McDanlei took
Wild Mint to the front. setting iast pace 10,
Buttlina. who was always the runner up ana
plandy who hung close at all stages. The
mace told on the Others who were soon IN oll-
0culty. On three separate occasions Burns
made an attempt to go TO the lrohV WIN
Buttling, but Mcdaniel. outstanding "iid
MINIS strength and speed with extreme
cleverness, never let the favorite get up
At the head OF the stretch Burns saw tha1 tne
zig was I'D and went to the whip, but II WAS
no use. AZ Wild Mint drew away and won easily
nv four lengths In 2o5 Buttling took the
place by a length from Blandy. with Inc
Southerner, one OF the despsed outsioers.
two lengths back
H. p. Whitney's Pegasus, BY Hamburg
Peg Wellington. who was b rougnt oown
from Saratoga especially Tor the Na,ooo
Brighton Junior Stakes for two-year-o ids.
six furlonrs, was another hot favorte that
did not succeed He was pounded down TO
q to S. while John E. Madden's Timber. who
opened on equal terms with him. went pack
In the betting James r. Keene's Oyama. a
strapping big colt. by Com mando-ben My
Chree with Morrison up, was neglected. at
is to i, Dull no SOONER udu otoitVi MASONRY
sent the field away than he rushed through
from last place and With tremendous turn
of speed he opened up a gap OF half dozen
lengths The crowd thought that II was
case OF Sysonby over again. but as he neared
the turn, oyama ran to the outer rail and
quickly 10 st COMMAND. Then Timber showed
in front to the head OF the stretch. attended
by August BelnIon.'s Don Diego. Pegasus
and s. s. Browns Accountant. 20 to sh OF.
kad like tho winner at tho six
.eenth pole. but Martin put UP roya. finish
on Accountant. who won rather easily by a
length in lI4 As. Pegasus was all out to
beat Don Diego a head for the place with
il. b. Duryea's McKittridge half length
back The result was generally regarded
Don Diego was best. The latter carried l2s
pounds. giving three pounds to Accountant,
thirteen to Timber. and eighteen to each OF
+ hitchcock: Jr's Hyia; ts,e en-
6aaFers also RAY %e' S deadly
duel With Maiden, z TO !. after the SECOND
ts % H1a sn had IheH hs m to
Widener's CoiIgny, o TO 5. who ran over him
on the far, turn and then won the race by
e xs sn sves ~ aaysss Granpa ao y
Woodford Clay's Angler was believed to
sixteenth. and he carried a world Of wealth
at q to g. But A. l.. Aste's Rubric 8 to- f..
made all the running. and took the race under
! Knapp's drive by a length in lAs rs. Anger
/. finished in the place, three lengths before
suffice IL to l.. Pronta, who went up to
10 to 5, ran dead race
H Duryea's Dreamer was another
killer,for the talent in the handicap at six
fuslongs., He was a pronounced favorite at
twos, but he died in the stretch, and was
/ nowhere... Morrison put up cracking good
finish on Frontenac, 10 to L. the latter beating
Lady Amelia, I to ?. by head, after she
had led from the start August, Belmonts
Lord of the Vale, IL to I: was head back.
heating p II. McCarrens Mad Muah. 10 to /.
by similar margin The time was /: l3 SIS.
The only successful choice wasJ. W Millers
Chalfonte. who was beaten down to odds
on and took the opening event. O. 1--WE and a
half furlong dash for two-year- olds in easy
style by two lengths in 1907 2-5. }. l.. Hol-
lands Masterson, ! to /. had the same mar gin
over Sydney Paget's Montanus, ~ to /. Those
who played d. Gideon's Cinchona did not
2 enthuse over Martins handling of the colt. who
Who was length and a half outside OF the
money The summaries
FIRST RACE.
For two.year ODDS; ten pounds below the scale
5000 added penalties and allowances: hve and
half furongs ~ 49,,
Chalfoute. 2. l02, Bard..,.,, 9-l0 l-S
Maslerson. 2........i02. " Knapp, IL 9-5 CIV
Monianus 2...,....ll2 " Davis III ~ asH