New-York tribune., 1907-07-14
PETER PAN THE HERO.
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RACES TO TURF FAME.
Monster Cro5cd Goes Wild When
He Wins Brighton Handicap.
wgAT PETER PAN HAS WON.

James r. Keene's Peter Pan set the seal on
his greatness by winning the twelfth running Of
he Brighton Handicap OF $4,000 at Brighton
Beach yesterday. Coming from behind in the last
half mile, he fought his way to a worthy and
brilliant victory the best and strongest field
that had gone TO the post this year. while forty
thousand persons in semi-hysterical condition
cheered the success of a popular favorite with
q spontaneous outburst that defies words de-
scribe Men threw their hats in the air, women
huEEed each other, and winners and losers alike
forgot everything in their desire to do homage
10 one of the greatest racehorses in the history
Of the American turf.
Hereafter through the years Of turf struggles
this royal son OF Commando-Cinderella may
be referred 10 as the mighty Peter Pan" In
beating the field opposed TO him yesterday in
winning he did, he fulfilled all the uualifica-
tiors thoroughbred must have before the one
great adjective, which has become stereotyped
in racing parlance, can be truly and finally ap-
piled.
He took up 10 pounds, and conceding weight
according TO the scale. to every horse in the
race, overcame the handicap OF being carried
wide on the first turn and forced to run on the
outside of his field and in the middle OF the
track all the way, and, responding to Notter's
every call with dauntless courage and pure
wore down the light footed and lightly weighted
MCCarteT. and won by a neck in the fast time
OF -;"".j-o Tor the mile and a quarter. This
was within four-1fths Of d second OF the Amer
lean record Of 2.02 10 made by Broomstfc(l
when he beat Irish Lad a head I'm the same
stakes i'm 1900.
The story Of the Brighton Handicap in 1907
viii ever be a bright page in turf history
greater ana more spectacular race, perhaps
was never run i was better than the Brook
lyn, better than the Suburban and will be re-
ferled 10 ID years to come with pleasure and sat
isfacton by those fortunate enough to have seen
il The story Of the race IS the story OF Peter
Pan MCCarter and MOn1gomery-three three
year-ods Of which only good can he said They
drew out from the spent and firing field turning
for home and fought out bitter and stirring
battle through the stretch. the outcome of which
was not fairly decided until the finish line was
passed
Peter Pan Won by a -neck from McCarter. with
Montgomery scent length away. while four
lengths back Daudelion headed the ruck
which included, among others Cottontogn
FountainhUe, NealOn. the Suburban Handicap
winner. and Gallavant Tokalon. the BROOKLYN
Handicap winner a year ago. was A distant and
dismal last. To Peter Pan went the honors Of
the race and the lions share of the rich prize
but glory there was also. for McCarter and
Montgomery. which suffered nothing in defeat
IS both fought d worthy fight and well deserve
their lust need % praise.
Actsrter forced a fast and killing pace with
y.
under the circumstances, the performance Of
each was little short Of brilliant although over
snado"ed by The truly remark bic performance
OF Peter Pan The dead Sysonby. as great 4
eot as ne was. was not greater than Peter
Fan He might have been equal 10 the
TASK imposed on the son Of Commando yester-
Gay. tut II was never required Of him and for
that reason Peter Pan stands out TO-DAY. in
the opinion "f his owner and many good critics
as second 10 none ia the history of the turf in
this country
MONSTER CROWD SEES RACE
Ch0er he promise Of a stirring race for the
Ic-est handicap Of the year. and with weather
e'hoIlofs well nigh perfect. fully forty thousand
persons crowded and Jammed the inclosure at
breh'on Beach 10 overlooking. All records in
ti+ matter Of attendance were broken and tude-
4Hs ifom appearances. two hundred more per-
sons could hardly have been crowded into the
e1o1'ea space. g j Fitzgerald the managing
tfector Of the Brighton Beach Racing Asso-
cation, said that the official figures showed that
liTty thousand persons were present when
bfoomstok beat irish Lad q head In the Brigh-
ION Handicap If 1904 and that with the added
accommodations for about six thousand persons
ms year. The number could not be less than
iorty thousand yesterday.
otshclng in the top row Of the grandstand II
I'okea like a hundred thousand. Every nook
eIo corner was occupied From clubhouse 10
-eid WIS sire ched a solid mass of humanity.
E'ffy seat IN the stands was occ lpied and the
o+siss were 50 packed that il was necessary for
His flnkefton men TO prevent more persons
sung IN the stand just before the big race wa s
Started The broad lawns were a sea Of hats
- means and thousands OF men and women.
"uoGied together they were. had TO be con
,eh with catching flashing glimpses Of the
,ioises as they raced 10 turf fame. There have
eh Dlgger crowds, perhaps. at Belmont Park
1 Hheepshead Bay, where the quarters are
more spacious but never before has the crowd
country
Inc wild shout which went up as the horses
80 through the stretch was never before so
marked IN its intensity, according to those who
60 seen most Of the great races decided in this
T'uhuy II had hardly died away when Peter
number WAS hoisted. and this was the
sHd Tor another wild demonstration. Both
seemed 80 nothing TO the great cheer which
osa Peter Pan, Notter brought him back
~ me scales, and it may be said that the boy
shared the plaudits of the crowd. He rode a
t4eht careful race and did the good colt under
MIN full justice.
PETER PAN THE FAVORITE.
'1fteen horses went 10 the post for the big
Beacon Light, which ran second in the
.''Aish Handicap and third in the Suburban,
, ," scratched because he had pulled up slightly
- dfter MS final workout for the race. Mar
'oyIe. the HindoO of the Northern circuit
90, adoed at the last minute, as he had been
TtPPeo mere particularly 10 I'm this race.
D., Dooknakers were wary and opened Peter
~ az TO . and TO ]. To those who fully
,tbiated what required Of Peter Pan at
~ weights and in the big field the price was
90 "a ialr one, but the holiday crowd rocked not
- ms as Peter Pan has come TO be popular
~ "No any price looked a good one.
f. pay was so strong and persistent that
VIII. 20 he was backed down 10 TO ., at
fa,i pflce he went 10 the post pronounced
-.'fle. MccarteT. Montgomery and Dandelion
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