The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-28
HERNls :. BADLY DEFEATED.
vILD MINT WINS TEST HANDICAP
IN hot DRIVE.

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Keats Hanhurs Belle by T'hrce Inches At
BrfghtsntsM 9 Haco Full Of Mishaps
-Keene Also SCORES with Ballots
buta Kmssd Fails In His Coiors'
Hermis wss badly bsaten in the Test handi-
ran. one mile run at Brighton Beach yester-
day. In the presence Of more than TO- ono spec-
tstors. The little chestnut packed 1872 poundA>
and was hot favorite the public backing
him down to eto 8. but he was never apie
! a takNt,elsed afteg the start. and was finally
pulled up 6y Redfern when the task was
hopeless, finishing absolutely last james ".
Kaane,s wild Mint, q S to l shot, won this
race by about three inches from sydney
PaRet's Hamburg Belle who went up IN tho
betting TO to 4. with }. l.. McHinnlss bntt-
ling, I to l, taking third money. The race
was chapter Of niishaps. all OF whicn serVeo
10 be of much assistance TO the winner Az
the start both Alan-a-Dale, second ohoico'
and Buttlns did not break with the others
Alan.a Dale was up with the leaders at three-
.auarters of mile. but after that ne founo
impossIble to improve his position anu I'M
ished three lengths out Of the money
In the wild rush for the leadership on the
lower turn, Hermis pinched on Hamburg
Belle. who lost at least three lengths. WIG
Mint meanwhile had the rail. and was setting
a fast pace. 10 that when Hcrmis tried to 60
70 the front at the beginning Of the back
stretch the Ksene colt showed his ouality
nv remaining In possession OF his ADVANTAGE
REDEEM unanswered with Hermis to the far
turn, where the 100000 horse began to tire
and fAll back. Then Willie Davis sent Ham
burg Belle after Wild Mint in earnest. Ihey
turned into the stretch almost on equal terms.
with Willie Knapp hustlins Quitting along
behind them. But Knapp erred in not taxing
his mount to the outside, for he quickly got him
into q wedge bet een the two leaders. only
to be shut of at the sixteenth pole. when 1t
was too late to make up the lost ground. even
Ssiis and WIZ VIA nv we're under the Ybp
The s via An pa.. sSn shs
nose about three inches in front Of Hamburg
Belle. who would have probably won IN an n,
detractns from the victory Of the keene eo coli.
;hs sbs faar
never ioofed In more superb condition. and
is s. d1e q sSs rac. The nile va. raa e
iso -, the three-auArters being covered In
sound but bis defeat puzzled many OF the
smart people who plunged on him for the
Mr. Keene also won another race during
the afternoon, the last event, for maiden
ss ys and And nalt iur }o,sr
respectively, Mcdaniel driving the former s5
out to win by head They we're coupled
backed. Hester w.. owned by j. L., Holland,
took third money. with 40 to about her
But the success of Wild Mint and Ballotta
did not make up for the general dsaRp ,onl,;
the by ibe
KurqkIs hrst appearsrGe this season: and SO SO
An odds-on fayorite clio .ing at I to 10. At the
start. although he broke With the others, he
quickly fell sSk Lyme so to run h 'b
swEyard. showing, little Of the looked s for for
Hhs in aa me T Tne hoe he unabe
n.ids Of the money s!honSh he made no up
BY a = neck from Kansas Prices Confederate
10 with Sassini to 4 length ,sa x bsos
considering the fast track.
running out. sallopsd Oh with the arst Tase
.r s nsss He nsbs dd aser q @
SO !, who beat Nom de Plume. a 20 to shot
by head. The time was ~ rs ,,,u .,...,
to ajoE pTsfas asgal' .Srd
mile and sixteenth in in sslOp whit i;
Cooks hi . Rifle. 4 10 /, who lost ground a
the start, nailed third money from Belle Q
Setauket, 100 TO shot. by a head; Janet'
and Bellatrix. the choices. were nowhere.
The wise men, for some peculiar reason
= did NOT -fanGy' The southerner TN the mr.
up to S to . from 8 to s, while Chimney swee
was backed down to threes. Chimney Swee
made the pace for q mile. where he gave wa
.t 10 The Souther' er. hut Knapp ran over bot
Al Of them with F. r. Bradley's Palm Tree. to
lengths in nos As. The Sout Serner bea
Chimney Sweep for the place by two and hal
lengths. Four favorites were defeated. Tn
summaries.