The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-21
CHAPULTEPEC In A GALLOP
BURLEW'S FAST COBT WINS 81 500
NEPTUNE STAKES.
Far West Takes Islip Handicap In . Hot
Finish Long Ball. Kernel. Red River
and Lally. q Long shot, Also Score
In the Mud at the Brighton Track.

The heavy rainfall Of Yesterday morning
turned the Brighton track into n sea Of sloppy
mud and also served 10 spoil what would
otherwise have been a bumper attendance.
As IL was. when the sun came out. about I
O'Clock. the crowd came in such large num-
hers that all of 20, 900 persons we're on hand
when the first race was run at 245 O'Clock,
Just fifteen minutes later than the schedule.
The mud did not interfere with the form of
the horses, however, for four heavily backed
favorltes and two other well supported win
ners went over the plate TO the great financial
distress OF the ~bookmakers.
Fred Burlew's Chqpultepec. n half brother
to the faint hearted De Mund. who was backed
down to 8 to 5 favorite in the o.. 500 Neptune
Stakes, for two-year-olds, six furlongs. Won
a spreadeagle victory. From a splendid
start he quickly left his company, and with
b.. Drcan up he just bree3ed home six lengths
TO the good in IIt 3-5. +. II. Hitchcock's
Smoker. an added starter. who was reduced
from 5 TO o to >, came from behind under
Radtke's drive and nailed the place by n
head from q. Y. Longs Sir Cleges. reduced
from 10 to q. The latter was n head in front
Of August Belmont's Raymond. n /? to shot.
Magazine and Ormuz both showed early
speed. but stopped.
There was a 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-
favorite. after Cabochon had quit AT the half
mile mark. But at no time was Far West
able to take a commanding lead. In the
homestretch Cairnaorm. o to /, challenged
under a hard ride by Knapp, and together
thew raced like a team to within fftv wards
Of the wire. where Far West drew awav and
won bv a neck In i:53. Martin Doyle. 7 TO >.
who did not care for the going, finished third.
five lengths away. Coy Maid, 5 to !. was a
fact mr. QaFlV in thu game hnt ChnCkpd n M
before she reached the far turn.
The Curranh Steeplechase, at about two
miles. was filled with exciting incidents. After
q mile had been covered Jimmy Lane, 4 to 1.
ran away from Sheriff VILLA ms, sto 5 favOrite.
and looked a sure winner until he stumbled at
ajump on the backstretch and threw his rider,
Then Sheriff Williams rushed to the front and
seemed TO be absolute master Of the situation
until he made a poor jump and lost a lot of
Eet busy With Kernel, backed from ; TO 4. and
They raced close together TO The last obstacle,
which the favorite cleared fret. but on the
nat Kernel drew away ana Won easily by =
Jimmy Lane and took third money. Phan-
tom. who went up from : to 5 TO > 10 I. with
Long Bali. DO fSvorite. fairly rolled home
in the first race. for maiden two-year,olds
i've and SrS a half fHrlon nS T. .I 46ug g5sa TOOK Ok h nm
pace, the son Of Plaudit winning In. hand by
two lengths in los. Frederick Johnson's
front OF Charles OXX's Lois Cavanagh, 20 10 |.
Javotte and Eonite, who were prominent for
fpearly half a mile, backed up. while SuZerain,
q 10 l. could not untrack himself.
With Roseben scratched Red River was
made a prohibitive ~favorite in the handicap
at six furlongs. r.. Dugan showed the way
TO the head OF the stretch with Coincidence,
backed down TO 5. but when Miller let Red
River down II was all over. as the latter GAL
loped home two lengths in front Of Come
dienne. who beat II. b. DURYEA'S Ben Ban,
to /. by three parts Of a length. The time
was Ia,
Won Tromp from the DIrnell barn was a
lukewarm ia Vorite in the sixth race. for platers.
At a mile and a sixteenth. lie was taken
10 the front al the start and stayed there until
he reached the far turn. where Ially, backed
from so down to 80, ran over him and beat
him home by two lengths in ifs Is. Six
lengths back Orphan Lad. , TO /. took third
money from King Cole. q to I, by a head,
Clements fell at the lower turn. The sum-
maries
PIRsT RACE.