The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-14
BRIGHTON PURSE
IS TODAY'S PRIZE
Twelve Horses Will Start in
Great Event
DANDELI0N is FAVORITE
In Brighton Handicap Two Years Ago
Broomstick Set New Worlds
Record for Mile and
Quarter.
DANDELI0N is FAvORlTE

New York, July 13.-Twelve horses of a
high class are named to compete tomor-
row in the Brighton handicap. the richest
of all aged events of the Metropolitan
spring racing season. The race which is
run over the seaside course of the Brlgh-
ton Beach Racing association has a guar
anteed cash value of $4,000 of which the
winner takes $4,000. the second horse $1,000
and the third $4,000. 1t was in the Brighton
handicap two years ago that Broomstlck
set new worlds record for the mile and
quarter Irish Lad was but head be-
hind Broomstick on that occasion and the
race is one that will live long In the
memory of the followers of the sport.
When the horses came back to the
judges stand 1t was discovered that Irish
Lad had broken down in the running.
but had put up one of the gamest finishes
ever seen on a race track In spite of his
crippled condition.
Last year the race was won by Artful,
the three year old flly that had defeated
Sysonby the year before in the rich Flu
turity stakes. No horse of the class of
Irish Lad or Artful is in the list of
starters for this years Brighton but
there are several fair performers in the
field who seem to have been brought so
close together in the weight arrange
ment as to furnish the most interesting
contest of the season.
DandeIion Is Favorite.
The Inflated Dandelon which finished
second in the Metropolitan, the Brooklyn
and the Suburban handicaps, and then
fell down in the running of the Com
monwealth handicap, when the stake
seemed to be at his mercy. is named to go
in the Brighton tomorrow, and will prob
ably be installed as the post favorte.
Tokalon the winner OF the Brooklyn
handicap is among the Brighton dozen,
but her chances are not seriously con-
sidered. F1lphap. the game little mare
which won the Advance stakes at Sleeps
head Bay and finished third In the Brigh-
ton mile last Tuesday, undoubtedly has
a royal chance for the handicap and will
be played quite as heavily as the fav-
orite
Hamburg Belle and Whimsical are both
to be starters tomorrow and the con-
census of opinion is that the race lies
between these two, Flipfiap and Dande-
lion. Hamburg Belle the premier miller
of the American turf, Is asked to go a
trife further than she is supposed to
care for, and her performance will be
watched with great interest. With all the
other horses out of the field and just
these four facing the barrier, the race
ha at q g I
all twelve horses named to go.
Ramshorn an Entry.
Ramshorn, the famous western perform
er who seems only recently to have come
back to form, Dolly Spanker, a con-
slstent winner at mile and Whereabouts,
Cairngorm, stable mate of Hamburg
Belle. and First Mason, are four of the
entries, and seem to be about as evenly
matched among themselves as the first
four.
The rear division is brought up by To-
kalon Brancas. Cedarstrome and Miss
Crawford. all of whom seem to be out
classed. Notwithstanding the fact that
Cedarstrome managed to finish third in
the Commonwealth a few days ago.
The track is extremely fast just now
and clear weather is expected tomorrow.
The entries jockes and probable odds
Fliphap. 1o6 CIV. Knapp, G. Landon,
owner, to 1.
Tokalon, lis (BedelD. Fuller. owner, 10
| to /.
Whimsical. 1O6 H. williams), Gaynor
owner. 6 to 1.
Hamburg Belle, 100 Lyne), spagle
owner, 8 to l.
.Cairngorm, lis (Horner). spagel. owner
to |.
Dandelion 1906 MILLER. Hitchcock, owner
too.
First Mason, ia (sewelD. Rowe, owner,
2 to l.
Rams Horn, 1is SHAW. Williams,
owner, II to /.
Dolly spanker. lo7 (Troxler). Wilson.
| owner, 10 to l.
cedarstrome, % BrusseD. Nelson,
owner, 80 to l.
Brancas. 1O7 q. Jones), Gerst, owner,
| 80 to l.
Miss Crawford. s5 Koernep. Darden.
owner, 80 TO l.
! occupied.
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