The Washington herald., 1907-07-21
RUN TO FORM IN MUD
Four Heavily-backed Favor
ties Win at Brighton.
BIG CROWD DESPITE THE RAIN
ChapuItepec, Choice in 81, 800 Nep-
tune stakes, Wins spread-eagle
StceP1echaSe. IL Finally Won by
herneI-ROseben Scratched.

New York. July 20.-The heavy rainfall
of this morning turned the Brighton
Beach track into a sea Of sloppy mud,
and also served to spoil what would other
wise have been a bumper attendance. As
II was when the sun came out about l
o'clock, the crowd came in such large
numbers that all of 5000 persons were
on hand when the first race was run at
2:45 o'clock, just fifteen minutes later
than the schedule. The mud did not in
terfere with the form OF the horses,
however. four heavily backed favorites
and two other well-suppOrted winners
going over the plate TO the great fnan-
cial distress OF the bookmakers.
Fred Burlew's Chapultepec. a half
brother TO the faint-hearted Demund,
who was backed down to 8 10 favorite
in the 1880 Neptune Stakes for two-year-
year-olds. six furlongs, won a spread
eagle victory.
From splendid start he quickly left
his companions. and, with E. Dugan up.
he just breezed home, six lengths to the
good, in ia 3-5 F. r. Hitchcock 5
Smoker, an added starter, who was re-
duced from to 8 TO Q came from behind
under Radtke's drive, and nailed the
place by head from +. J. Loves Sir
Cleges, reduced from 10 TO s The latter
was head in front of August Belmonts
Raymond, a 12-to-1 shot Magazine and
Ormuz both showed speed. but stopped.
Close Finish in Handicap.
There was rafting finish in the Islip
Handicap at a mile and a furlong which
worked the spectators up to a white
heat. Notter made the running with Far
West, 7-to-5 favoTite, after CabOChOn had
quit at the half mile. But AT no time
was Far West able 10 take a command
ing lead. In the home stretch Cairn-
germ, TO ], challenged, under a hard
ride by Knapp. and together they raced
Ike a team to within nifty yards Of the
wire, where Far West drew away and
won by a neck in 1913. Martin Doyle,
10 ,, who did not care for the going, fin
ished third. five lengths away.
The Curragh Steeplechase at about two
miles. was filed with exciting incidents.
After a mile had been covered, Jimmy
4 l.
Williams, S-to-5 favorite. and looked a
sure winner, until he stumbled at a
jump on the back stretch and threw his
rider.
Then Sheriff Williams rushed to the
front and seemed 70 be absolute master
OF the situation until he made a bad
jump and lost a lot of ground. That was
the signal for Stone TO get busy with
Kernel. backed from to 4, and before
Sheriff Williams rider could pull bis
horse together Kernel was alongside of
him. They raced close together 10 the
last obstacle which the fayOrite cleared
first. but in the fat Kernel drew away
and won easily by a length in sos %.
With Roseben scratched. Red River
was the favoHte in the handicap at six
furlOngs L. Dugan showed the way 10
the head OF the stretch with Coincidence,
backed down to ., but when Miller let
Red River down It was all over, as the
latter galloped home two lengths in front
Of Coincidence, who beat H. B. Dur
yeas Ben Ban, 10 l, by three-fourths OF
length. The time was ia
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-Selling; two-yearold maidens. ar,
and one-half furlongs. Long Ball Jos r. Duganl
10 ). won, ObeTt lC2 Gamer s 10 l second
Lois Caanaugh. 90 u, Potters0. % 10 ]. third
Time los. Montauk Punch Bon Ton. Trash
Jagote, Risk, Select. and Savoy also ran.
SECOND kACE-Tle CuuaEh Stakes; stceple
chase; f0Ur-year-olds and upward. short course
Kernel. JAG iSJonel. 1 20 J. won: sheriff Williams
80 archibald. s % g. second: Jimmy Lane Ia
TurbuTkel, 70 !, third. Time. 400 % Phantom
also ran.
THIRD RACE-Islip Handicap: three-year-oIds
and upward; one and one-eIgHth miles Far West
Jos tN0tteri. Z 10 5. won; Caimg0m ll2 lKnaDpl
10 J, second. Martin Doyle. 10 iGarnerl. to 2
third. Time. l53. Cab1chon. Dolly Spanker. and
Coy Maid also ran
FOURTH RACE-Neptune Stakes: twa-year-oIds
six fuionEs- ChaUultepec. 70 II. DuganI 10 5
won smoker ~ RadtseI 10 2 second: Sn
Ciesss, To- lTroNlerl, to l. third. Time. ia s.
RAYMOND, Magazine, Maslue. and Star Gowan also
ran.
FIFTH RACE-An ages. SIX furIongs Red River
l03 Miller, IL % q. won. Comedienne. gs az
Dus<nl. 20 !. second. Pen Ban, s3 IBrusseW 70
I. third. Time. ia Gentian aud Handzara ais
ran.
SIXTH RACE-Selling. three-yearolds and upward
one and onesixteenth miles. Lally 11s Enganderl
80 TO !. won; Won Tromp lG F. DuganI. 10 5
second: Orphan Lad, l0I Lee 8 to J. third Time
IS 10. King Cole WC-knaid Homeless Ottoman