Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-15
bR|GHTON'S TRACK
LIGHTNING FAST
Western Arrivals Increase
Fields - SeIIing-Race War
Keeps Horsemen Guessing.


NEW YORK, July l5.-That the Brighton
racecourse Is Just now the fastest track In
the east, broken time records shown last
week afford ample evidence The mile I'm
l37 80 on the opening day by Charles Ed
ward. three-year-o with ia pounds up
was going some. while on the same day
Roseben's six furlongs In 1.I2, with the
crusher Of 140 pounds up equaled tho
track record.
Thursday the four year-old mare, Lady
annie, with los pounds, ran her three
quarters in LII As, beating Roseben's race
by one-ffth Of a second and the track record
as well. In this race Tom McDowelrs fleet
mare ran the first half mile in 46 3-5 sec
onds-a meteoric rate of speed
The Brighton oval has always been con-
sidered one of the fastest racecourses In
the Metropolitan circuit, owing to its paste
board" soil and well-graded turns. But
this season Superintendent James Clare has
1t faster than ever BEFORE and that it has
good cushion. making 1t safe well. the
few cases of lameness thus far show.
So much interest has been awakened
among the horsemen and the public gener-
ally by this fast mile shown by Charles
Edward that the Brighton management will
put on another mile special next Friday
for $4,000 purse, three year -olds to carry
100 pounds, four year-olds and upward ITO.
This will give DR.. Gardner, the pacemaker
for seven furlongs Wednesday, with 128
pounds, sixteen pounds less to carry, which
will enable him to turn the tables on
Charles Edward and Ballot. the keene colt.
But they in turn will have fourteen
pounds off the race will arouse "A wide
range of opinion. OF course. the liberal con-
dtionS will draw out others as well.
Incidentally. Charles Edward sold to his
present owner, William Dubois, for 5000,
recently at public auction, looks like
cheap horse betting proposition. His
new owner more than won him out on
Wednesday by the $1,000 purse and wagers
In the ring. SO the horse is clear velvet
to him now.
A SellingRace War.
Just why the Charles Edward sale and
subsequent coup should have aroused any
feeling between Owner Dubois and c. Il.
Durnell has not yet been made public. But
certain it is that Thursday. after Joe Nealon
had won for Durnell and a big wager for
plunger Gates well. Dubois bid the colt
up from $1,000 to S2.005. at which figure
Durnell retained his colt.
The angles OF many OF these selling races
are hard to understand. and some horsemen
behave like spoiled children over boosts
and claims that develop. Horses that
are entered In these races must take their
chances under the rules. AS the veteran
turfman, Joseph Donohue. once told the late
Pierre Lorillard under similar circum-
stances when Donohue bid up one OF the
Rancocas horses which he afterward pur-
chased at private sale. If horsemen enter
their horses at proper valuations there
would be much less friction over selling
races.
An increase of activity in the stewards
stand at Brighton has been matter or
general commentator by the public. IhurS-
day two horses were disqualified from place
positions for crowdlng their felliws. Cases
for the betting public of 'one mans meat
proving anothers poison" But the prevail
ing tendency to rough riding needs to be-
sterny discouraged, and the brighton
stewards, Messrs. Fitzgerald. Fosburg ana
Parsons are going to work the right way.
Thus far the lessons in this respect taught
Jockey Miller a few weeks ago are bear
now In his best form, especially In snort
races Wednesday he won two races ana
was second in three others in I'VE mounts
while Thursday In six mounts Miller won
three was second twice and third once!
startling average of success that mas IN
creased Miller's public following to an eN-
tent not relished by the layers. Garner
and the Dugan brothers are also riding
we'll but Millers success these opening days
ar the Reac Oh has made all hands sit up and
take notice. "
Distsff stakes very cleverly. This places
the Keene winnings for the year away up in
four figures and the chances are that the
veteran sportsman will have the greatest
season in his turf career.
Moro Western Horses Expected.
August Belmont's much-talked-of i'm
ing Lemur-Black Poplar started Fri
day, and his owner was at the track for
the first time since mis- return from Ell