Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-18
Sweet Lips Leads Hunters.
THREE FAVORITES
WON AT BRIGHTON

NEW YORK, July 18Th. P Whitney's
colors flashed to the front in the 81. 800
Venus stakes. for two-year-old fillies. five
and half furlongs. at Brighton Beach yes
terday when. closing with a great rush.
Fancy and Adriana, couped at to /,
passed August Belmont's Half Sovereign.
coupled with Fond Heart at to 1, and
finished first and second. respectively, sep
arated by head with Half Sovereign a
head back T. R. Hitchcocks Keep Moving.
backed from to IL to 5. threw E. Dugan
at the post but the boy was unhurt and
got back into the saddle. The race was the
best of the day and was run in 1.06 20.
Roseben. II to 8. was in magnificent form
In the first event. a handicap at six fur
longs. He picked up LAT pounds. made all
the running and won on the bit by two
lengths in LIP 1-5. The two-year-old Smo-
ker. 20 to l, was a big surprise when he
ran into the place. three parts Of a length
I'm front Of Dreamer, to 2, who beat Bar
barry Belle. 80 to La head. Rapid Water,
Victory for Dion Kerr.
The steeplechase, over the full course of
about two and half miles. went to Dion
K. Kerr's Essex q half breed. quoted at Is
to l. who ran over J. E. Wideners Caller.
to l. at the last jump and beat him by
three lengths in AT. Caller might have
won had he been kept straight in the run to
the first obstacle AS 1t was he finished
two lengths in front Of Dr. K'd1h, to /.
Jimmy Lane, backed down to ID to favor
lite, was pulled up bleeding from the nose.
There was a lot Of rough riding in the
third event. at mile and a quarter. in
which Reidmore, II to 5 favorite. was
pinned on the rail in the backstretch by
Maxnar. 8 to q Lancastrian. to 2, who
was prominent all the way, got home in q
drive, winner by a head from Kilter, 20 to
1 wi q O,1of
Belmont's Smiling Tom, backed from to
7 to 2. The latter was practically left. The
race was run in 2O5 2-5.
A. L. Aste's Sir Dixon fllly Estimate. z to
10, made all the pace in the fifth race, for
FLIES and Mares at q mile and q sixteenth
and came home on the bit a length and q
half in front, Of Neoskaleta, to 1. who
beat Sailor Girl, to 1, a nose. The time
was 1866
j. A. Benefits Amundsen, backed from
40 down to Is. came with a sudden rush in
the last furlong and won the sixth race, for
two-year-olds. six furlongs. by three parts
Of a length in LA. Scallop. to 10 favor
ite who set most Of the pace. took the
place from Fresh. 8 to 1. by two lengths.
Youthful and Sweet Taire were USED up IN
chasing Scallop. Three favorites were sue
cessful. The attendance, as usual was
close to 1900 persons.
The Summaries.
.I rE'' Sit, Iaes hsaa,sig
2. won; Smoker, 81 g. Dugan,, Is to l. second;
ii2 Is. BarbaEy Belize, Rapid Water. Penarris,
HALIFAX, Voorhees, and Captain Emerieh also ran:
added for four-year-olds and upward; full course:
about two and one.half miles-EsseK. l42 Dupee).
ond: DR.. Keith, 1876 (SaffeD. to 1, third Time.
447. Garrett Kernel, Guardian, Jimmie Lane
rs TRfa aSsas' added for
three -year-olds and upward; one and one-quarter
mes-Iancastrian, lO3 (E. Dugan). 3 to /. won;
81 (waash) to |. third. Time, 2.o6 2-5. Reid
more. Maxnar. Fiimnap, Al II. Woods and Bull
wark also ran.
Fourth race. the Venus stakes; guaranteed gross
value $500; for two-yearold lilies; Ave and
won; Adriana. Ill (Beckman,, to 5. second; Half
Sovereign, 11e lMountain). 4 to 1, third. Time.
1925. Fond Heart, Keep Moving, Tartar Maid,
Goldnnn and Ella O'NeiI also ran.
Fifth race. purse; 5000 added; for nhies and