The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-15
HORSE
/ Wins HANDICAP
am's Horn Captures Richest of
Seasons Prizes at BriQh-
ton Beach.
INNER WAS PLAYED
POPULARITY AT POOLS
|jrst Mason Closed In Fast on
Finish Losing Only by
a Neck.

NEW YORK, July lA-Ram'S Horn,
|Rour-year-old son OF Bute-Aunt TessA
vned by Capt w, S. Williams, a
western horseman, and ridden by Jock
||Ay 6ewell, won the rich Brighton han
|Aycap at Brighton Beach this after
Inporl before a crowd which completely
|overtaxed the facilities at the seaside
Il rack The Western colt went to the
/ most at to In the betting. being SEQ.
4 ana choice to Dandellon, the favorite, at
II to i.
4 Pressed Winner at Finish.
H Pressing the winner at the finish was
\ first Mason. who finished second, beat
| ana neck. A length further back ana
h taking the short end of the purse. was
n Tokalon, winner OF the Brooklyn hail.
y dIcap All three horses that finished in
|I the money are owned by Western men
n First Mason was 10 TO in the betting,
II while 20 TO l was freely given against
u fhe chances of Tokalon.
|t Victory Was Popular.
Rams Horns victory was very pop
1uar for he was probably the most
oopularly played horse in the race. and
he only one to be backed down from
fhe opening prices. The first price laIo
against him was to ! and despite the
delion, Whimsical, Flip Flap and sew
eral others OF the most fancied horses,
The play on Rams Horn forced the
bookies to cut to TO 2. The time or
4 lhe race was 2:03 SIS, which. while no,
\ Threatening Broomstick's record of
|1.o2 AS. made in this race two years
ago. is considered rather fast for tn.
4 mile and quarter distance.
How Money Was Divided.
. The Brighton. which has a euaran-
| teed value OF $4,000, Is the richest OF
Il The alleged handicaps and. coming late
| Ia the season, participated In by horses
of known quality and fitness. Rams
Horns share of the purse was $40, 00o
while $4,000 went 10 c. E. Rowe, owner
of First Mason. and $4,000 to w. Fuller.
owner of Tokalon, who finished third
Dandelion Was Favorlte.
n Go Between. the winner OF the Su-
Uburban. could not run today because oil
|9he protest which was lodged against
him by Frank r. Hitchcock. owner OF
II Dandelion. Despite the bad luck In all
1is races this year. Dandelion was
made favorlte today. opening at to l
md receding to TO /. but still retain
ilg the position Of honor in the bet
ling.
Start Was Good.
The start OF the Brighton was good
for all but Kuroki. who was practical
N left at the post Dandelion, Cairn-
gorm and Whimsical cut out the pace
throughout the first seven furlongs,
here Cairngorm dropped back. Turn
ng into the stretch Dandelion had a
light advantage over Gloriher and
lip Flap. Meantime Sewell had been
lolding Rams Horn behind the pace
uakers, but always within striking
0stAnce.
Finish Close and Fast.
Once the stretch was reached
Ram's Horn forged to the front with
y rush and was winning with COM
<arative case. when First Mason got
lear of the field 100 yards from the
sIre and closed so fast that Sewell
,ad TO ride Rams Horn hard to win
~ neck.
Tokalon also closed with q great
ush. taking third honors from Glori-
Er within the last few strides: Re-
hts
mles--Phantom won. Patagonian Sec
pa, saltine third. Time. 4:25.
Second race, six furlongs-Tiptoe
Fpn, Mamie Hodge second, First Pre-
MUM third. Time. 1:12 As.
Third race. five and half furlongs
1 ]I-Fountain Blue won, Salidere second,
Gallant Dan third. Time. 1907.
H Fourth race. the Brighton Handi-
up, $4,000, mile and a quarter
Ram's Horn. ia (SewelD. 9 to 2.
|Fon; First Mason, ia (Martin). 10 to
!, second; Tokalon. 11s (Bedell), 20
10 i, third. Time, 2:O3 3-5. Glorif1er.
7 Whimsical, Dandelion. Cederstrome,
Zip Flap Cairngorm. Dollle Spanker,
hamburg Belle and Kurokl finished in
he order named.
Fifth race. mile and one-sixteenth-
Very Morris won. Charlatan second.
tyie Green third Time, 1:47.
Sixth race. five and half furlongs
|HAltuda won, Waterbury second.
frank Gill third. Time. 1907 2-5.
Seventh race, mile and one-siNteenth
vino won. Mandarin second, Tele-
phone third. Time. 1:45 3-5.