New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
MISUNDERSTANDING
WINS THE BRIGHTON CUP.
Running Water Beaten Head
after Long, Stirring DriUe.

Salvfdere beat Running Water a short head In
the race for the Brighton Cup the trying dis
tance Of two miles and a quarter at Brighton
Beach yesterday after a struggle which brought
the big crowd to it's feet with a wild cheer. James
n Keene's Ballot was third. ten lengths away
and scant length before Electioneer. last years
Futurtty winner.
IN the years 10 come the Brighton Cup of 1907
will be referred to of the greatest races ever
run. SaiviGere earned the rich prize of $4,000 for
his owner Thomas Hitchcock, jr., and the gold
cup, than which no racing trophy is coveted
He proved himself at the same time a horse Of re-
markable courage and one we'll deserving Of for
ward place among the great horses of the last
decade 1t must be said, however. that Running
Water was a better horse yesterday The brilliancy
OF her performance marred, TO some extent
by the sudden Improvement she showed over ner
iast TWO races but this must be forgotten for the
fine being not the winner deserves greater
praise. The glory of the race was hers If not the
Spots, and Herman b. Duryea, her new owner
should feel well repaid for the 5000 he gave for
her two or three weeks ago.
r DuEan, on SalVidere, clearly outrode Miller
on Turning Water. Erom first to last but particu-
larry so through the last quarter OF a mile or at
ieast SO II looked from the grandstand. When Sal
Nioere slipped away from Running Water at the
mead OF the stretch Miller seemed to think thar the
race was over and his efforts through the last six
teenth when the good mare kept fighting on
hooked hopelessly weak, as compared Dugan's
suonG whipping finish.
-Four horses went TO the post with Salvdere the
IL
at the last moment, and the Voter three-year r-oId
was heavily played in spite of his defeat bv Savi-
acre IN the cup preliminary. Electoneer had fol-
lowing at 10 !, while Running Water was not neg
lected at TO l. Elecrioneer made the running for
mile and quarter. with Ballot second and the
other two well up. He carried his field along so
fast IN the first mile that # surprising
both he and Ballot dropped back beaten at the end
OF nile and half He ran the first mile in :iO
pace that proved killing
II the up the back stretch the second time
E Dugan found opening the rail and sent
salvidere 70 the front, but Running Water Joined
MN atter running outside of Ballot and Eectioneer
and the two raced head and head around the far
turn when il looked as II Running Water was going
the stronger. Turning for home z. Dugan called on
Salvidere, and the good three-year-old opened UP a
gap of a length and half. which won the
race it turned out. Running Water was not
beaten, however and her followers took fresh hope
when Z. Dugan drew his whip on Salvidere inside
the last sixteenth pole From there to the wire it
was a bitter stirring struggle. but Salvidere and
f Dugan were not 10 be denied, and Running Water
Just failed TO get up.
Ballot soundly beaten, for which perhaps.
excuses could be offered beyond the fact that
Nicol followed the fast pace too closely Salvidere
Is his master, however, at any distance more than
mile and quarter, or at least that is the opinion
of a majority Of the best judges who have watched
their races closely in the last three weeks
James R. Keenes Peter Pan went into retire
ment the champion three-year-ol Of the season.
II may be well for him that he did so, there
some racegoers who do not hesitate to proclaim
Salvidere better and a greater horse
Thomas Hitchcock, jr., was highly elated at
Salvfderes victory and did not hesitate to give all
credit TO John E Madden, the colts trainer As a
matter Of fact Salvideres performance was the
more remarkable in view Of the fact that he is
anything but a sound horse He went into the race
Yesterday with leather pad strapped over one of
his fore feet. with ugly cut his off hind leg
Nhere ne was almost cut down in the race at
Gravesend, and bad bruise just above his heel
where he lets down behind in running He came
OUT ot the race as well as could be expected under
the circumstances but in ali probability his racing
DAYS are numbered
Salvidere is close to the 100000 as his turf
4 Tha
fractional times OF the race were "a Sc 2-5 sS3-5
lUl lib 45. 16 4s, LAO, 2O6 233 for the mile and
a half and 3:2 for the full distance which was al
most three seconds behind the American record of
3;4s 1-5 for two miles and quarter made by Perry
Belmonts Ethelbert, when he won the same race
in 1900 -"0e
One Of the biggest crowds of the season was in
attendance. Standing room at a premium in
the field inclosure, and there was little room Ia
spare IN the grandstand. shower, carried along
by cold wind. caused some discomfort late in
the afternoon, and Hnost everybody got wet going
home, but the days sport more than made up for
end. -
The Chantilly steeplechase was brimful OF ex-
Cltement from start TO finish, although only three
horses went TO the post Thistedale was the
1aVorte at odds but the pikers and casual race
Eoers bet Navajo at 5 and to / and shouted
themselves hoarse when he got up in the last
stride to beat Thistledale a short head
Thistledale made the running with DeIcanta in
close company for mile and Navajo trailing The
last named moved up 10 the pacemaker when Del
oanta dropped back beaten and raced with him
suloe LOT strlde until safely the last iump
turning into the straight Huppe, on ThistledaIa
cut Navajo off sharply, and it seemed as If nine
out OF every ten persons in the stand shouted
Foul with one voice. Navajo was far from
Deaten' however and, under Henderson's vigorous
finish, closed strong the outside and got up to
win by the action of a nod
Inc other winners Baby Wolf which
romped home in the first race; Spooner which heat
Sewel rather cleverly in the third race: Beardall
winch won the fifth in q head and head finish
Win Rialto Alec Grant and MasQue and quoted
AT te lucrative price of 30 to /; Lane Allen which
beat the badly ridden Beauclere in the selling race
az a mile and three-quarters and Sir Cleggs which
race. " ~ I