Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-28
BRIGHTON RACES.
Wild Mint Won Test Handicap in Hot
Drive.

Hermis was badly beaten In the Test
hai .dcap one mile, run at Brighton Beach
yesterday. in the presence OF more than
1900 spectators The little chestnut
packed 1872 pounds and was hot favorite.
the public backing him down to Il to ), but
he was never able to take the lead after the
start and was finally pulled up by Redfern
when the task was hopeless, finishing abso-
lutely last. James r. Keene's Wil2 Mint.
8 to 1 shot. this race by about three
II ches from Sydney Pagets Hamburg Belle,
who went up In the betting to to 1, with j.
l.. McGinnis' Buttling, I 70 1, taking third
money. The race was a chapter of mis-
haps, all of which served to be OF much
assistance to the winner At the start both
Alan-a-Dale, second choice, and Buttling
did not break with the others. Alan-a Dale
was up with the leaders at three-quarters of
mile. but after that he found 1t impossi-
Bile to improve his position and finished
three lengths out of the money.
In the wild rush for the leadership on the
lower turn, Hermis pinched off Hamburg
Belle who lost al least three lengths. Wild
Mint meanwhile had the rail. and was set
ting a fast pace. so that when Hermis tried
to go to the front at the beginning of the
back stretch the Keene colt showed his
quality by remaining in possession of his
advantage. Redfern perseyered with Her
mis- to the far turn, where the 100000 horse
began to tire and fail back Then Willie
Davis sent Hamburg Belle after Wild Mint
In earnest. They turned into the stretch
almost on equal terms, with Willie Knapp
hustlng Buttling along behind them. But
Knapp erred in not taking his mount to the
outside. for he quickly got him into
wedge between the two leaders. only to be
shut off at the sixteenth pole. when IL was
too late to make up the lost ground, even
though Buttling was closing again with
powerful rush at the end. Both Hamburg
Belle and Wild Mint were under the whip
in the last 100 yards Lyme laid 1t on thick
and when Wild Mint passed the judges he
had his nose about three inches in front OF
Hamburg Belle, who would have probably
won In another jump. On the whole, with
no idea of detracting from the victory of
the Keene colt. the general opinion was that
Hamburg Bells was best. She received four
pounds from Herms and gave nine TO Alan
a-Dale, seven to Wild Mint and twelve to
Buttling. She never looked in more superb
cordition and her lack of support was one
Of the strange features of the race. The
mile was run in 80 Is. the three-quarters
being covered in J. Ii LIS. At the scales Her
mis- pulled up sound. but his defeat puzzled
many of the smart people who plunged on
him for the limit
Mr. Keene also, won another race during
the afternoon. the last event. for maiden
two-year-old fillies. five and half furlongs.
when two daughters of the famous Voter
Baliotta and Curiosity. ran first and second,
respectively Mcdaniel driving the former
out to win by a head. They We're coupled
favorites at even money and We're heaviiy
backed. Hester W., owned by ]. l.. Holland.
The time was Los
But the success of Wild Mint and Ballotta
did not make up for the general disappoint-
rnent over the race run by Mr.. Keene's ku-
roki by Commando hodesia. in the second
event for two-year-olds. six furlongs II
was Kurokis first appearance this season.
and so much had been said OF him that he
was always an odds-on favorte, closing at
Z to TO- At the start, although he broke
with the others he quickly fell back. Lyme
proceeding to run him into several pockets
instead of going to the outside. The colt
seemed to be green and awkward. showing
little OF the looked speed, and when
Lyme put him under the whip In the run
home he was unable to get inside OF the
money, although he made up considerable
ground Meanwhile. ]. L. Hollands Mas
terman, to 1, won the race I'm drive by
a neck from "Kansas'' Prices Confederate.
10 to 1, with Cassini, to 1. a length back
and half q length In front of the Keene colt.
The time was LIS. decidedly slow consider
ing the fast track.
r. E. watkins ouadrille an II to s fav-
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