New-York tribune., 1905-07-09
ARrFUL'S BRILLIANT RACE
FIRST IN THE BRIGHTON.
Ort Wells and Belddme SOundly
Beaten IN Great Turf Battle.

Artful. Harry Payne Whitney's great three
year-ol6 filly, won the rich Brighton Handicap
at Brighton Beach yestrday and in winning
raced her greatest triumph. With majestic
stride and easy. frictionless action the comely
daughter Of Ham burg-Martha II took the
track at the start, forced the fast pace, raced
Ort Wells into submission, and. coming away in
the stretch. won galloping, while 25.O00 persons,
forgetting Ort Wells. forgetting Beldame. for
getting all else. stood up and cheered with
hearty accord the new queen of the turf. The
enthusiasm infectious and the applause only
died down TO be taken up again she came
cantering back to the judges stand to take her
place in the charmed circle.
Artfurs performance a brilliant from
whatever angle viewed At no time in the race
did she seem 10 be In any danger of defeat Hill
debrand. cr0uched up her withers, allowed
her TO along under gentle restraint, and so
smooth was her way of going thst the impress
sion grew that the pace must be slow. 1t was
far from slow. however as the fractional times
show. Ort Wells. doing his best was within
length OF her at the finish only on sufferance,
and ten lengths back Beldame, unfortunate
through the it is true, was soundly beaten.
but still safely in front of the others which
struggling home. Artful was in receipt of ten
pounds. according to the scale, from Bedame
and five from Ort Wells, but she gave them both
a beating that more than made up for this and
could unquestionably have taken up her full
scale weight and won quite easily 1t is lit
tie wonder she hailed with such acclaim,
for she had beaten in commanding style Ort
Wells, ranked as one Of the great horses of his
time; Beldame, the idol of racing folk, and until
yesterday acknowledged the greatest mare ever
developed in the country; Delhi the speedy but
erratsc son OF Ben Brush. and others.
CONDITIONS AGAINST FAST TINE.
Artful did not equal the worlds record Of
2l2 4-5 made by T3roomstick in the same race
last year, but the conditions were not particu-
larry favorable for fast time, and she was not
called on to show her best. She ran, or rather
gailoDed, the mile and a quarter journey in
2:c4 4-5 and all things considered it was
brilliant performance even from time stand
point The fractional times were as follows:
0o4, 0:36 %, O:4S2 2-5, 1,O1. lib 1-5, 1:26l-5.
I:39 10 2,04 4-5.
TIE setting for the race was hardly what
had been hoped for. Heavy black thunder
clouds hOvered in the distance and intermittent
showers made the track a little slippery on top
end slightly dead, and drove the crowd to
cover. \ breeze off the ocean made for the
comfort Of all, however and it was welcome
aIter TIE suitry heat of the morning in town
me thre@tening weather had little or no effect
On the attendance. Clubhouse, grandstand and
lree field were crowded to the full limit of their
capacity II might have been possible TO squeeze
a lew more in, but in that case the infed zvouId
nave rad to be thrown open. Before the horses
went 20 the post for the big race every vantage
point mad been pre-empted and those who came
4N'e from ring or paddock must needs content