Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-21
TALES OF THE TURF

TO the press writers on the eight daily
and two weekly sporting papers of New
York and Brooklyn. The date was set for
Saturday, the 18th of November, and the
newspaper men. with some time ahead to
work in, arranged all the details in good
shape.
The track officials donated their services
free. AS the horsemen were willing to run
for moderate purses that item of expense
for five races a matter of only 1,5O0.
Fine weather favored the benefit, and as
fields were very large in each event filled
with the best horses at the track, between
five and six thousand people attended The
admission was one dollar.
Each race of the day was named after
some man prominent in Brighton manage
ment. The opening event was the Caldwell
purse, at six furlongs-named after the
track starter James F. Caldwell 1t drew
out twelve two-year-olds, and was won by
r. B. Fillmores filly Islette, by Strachino
ridden by the colored jockey r. Williams
and j. Mclaughlin Miller, the third colt.
Mutual pools in the race won by Isette
paid sI3 for S. and these big dividends
whetted the desires Of the big crowd for
others. The second event. the Wheeler
purse, named after Associate Judge C. c.
Wheeler, was at mile, with seven starters.
Greenland, graduate from George Lor-
lizards stables and a stake horse by Glen
garry-Nevada, was the victor under Jockey
George Church's clever handling, with Eros
Or. Williams) and Centennial (McLaughlin)
in the places.
AS before. mutuals paid well, $3.50 for
every So on Greenland and after the race
the winner was bid up when offered for
sale and finally purchased by w. r. Bah
cock, the developer of Helmbold and other
great race horses.
Third on the card was the Foster Me-
mortal. at seven furlongs named after the
late Charles j. Foster. for years editor of
Wilkes Spirit and the New York Sports
man. Eight horses ran. with W.. Lake
lands Bouncer the favorte- But he was
never in it. w. Hamilton's Glengarine
(Richardson), by Glengarry. was the win
ner from ]. V. Elliotts Pericles (Withers)
and T. Barrett's Warren Lewis. Mutuals
paid $40.SO; favorttes again at discount.
The Hoff purse at a mile and furlong
witnessed an unfortunate accident. in
which the favorite. George singerly. and
two others fell down shortly after the
start. This reduced the field Of seven
horses to four. and the Dryers Hartford,
with Patten up, won in a drive from Tele-
machus CWithers) Haledan Church, was
third. Jockey James Mclaughlin was on
Singerly when he fell, but fortunately got
off with a bad shaking up. Hartford. the
winner, paid $72.6O in the mutuals.
The day wound up with the Simmons
purse mile heats. and twelve horses start
ed Glendower, with Mclaughlin up, was
favorte against the field. After he won the
first heat by a length Glendower sold fol-
$500: field $780, in the auctions.
But Father BIZ Daily had in a good
horse King Fan, purchased from D. D.
Withers. AS the son of King Ernest, rid
den by Garrison. had not made move for
the first heat his owner advised all his
friends to back King Fan. Toward the close
OF the auction selling the field sold nearly
even up. with the favorite Glendower-
Before the start was made for the second
heat one of the horses ran away after a
break. BY the time he was in line with
his horses again the sun had set and the
shadows of night were rapidly gathering
over the Beach track. The ten horses com
prisng the field included some bad actors
that also caused further delay.
Consequently, it was nearly dark when the
second heat was run, in which the favorite