The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-17
CHARLES EDWARDS RECORD
CRACK COLT RUNS A MILE AND A
FURLONG IN 1.5O 3-5.
Wins Sea Gate Stakes and Lowers BODni.
bert's worlds Figures by TwO-nfths Of
a-SecOnd-Bests Dtnns Men In q Gallop
Three Favorttes win nc Brighton.

Charles Edward. the noted three-year-old
colt by Golde Osrter-Flora Mac. who won
the Brighton Mile In 1897 S-5 last week. hung
up n new worlds record for q mile and a fur
long at the Beach yesterday when he won the
Sea Gate Stakes in 1850 s-5. Charles Edward.
who was purchased for %. 100 by William II.
Dubois not long ago at the sale OF Sydney
Paget's horses. receded In the betting In yos-
terday's race. his price going back from s 20
? to 10 to g.. This was due to the fact that H.
p. Whitney's Dinna Ken, winner OF the Reali-
cation Stakes at the Bay, was an rwhelm-
ing fsvorite at 7 to 10. while woodford Gays
Kentucky Beau. who had q pull In the weight.
was backed from Q to S.
At the outset Kentucky Beau set q terrific
pace and opened up a gap Of several lengths.
Mountain rushed Dinna Ken after him. while
Knapp lay In third place with Charles Ed
ward. Kentucky Beau soon exploded and
Dinna Ken went to the front az he reached
the far turn. But when Knapp began to
make his run with Charles Edward 1t was
quickly seen that Dinna Ken was up against
a wonderful racehorse. Once In the home-
stretch Charles Edward breezed TO the front
and came home on the bit six lengths in front
Of Dinna Ken. who stood a drive to beat r. 7.
Wilson. Jr.'s Monfort. 20 to 1. q head. The
fractional time Of the race was as follows:
0:i2 is. 0:2A, OBS s-5, O.A7 2-5, 100. I:i2 Us.
i:2s 3-5. 1888 lis. $50 SIS. the last mile being
run IN i;ss as, The best previous record
for the distance was i:bi. made by Frank
Farrell's Bonnibert in 1902.
A. j. Joyner's Rialto, 2 to I f~avortte. made
all the pace In the handicap for two-year-
Odds, six furlongs. and won In q drive by half q
length In l:i4. August Belmont's Black Oak.
30 to 1. took the place from Kins Sol. 10 to 1.
by the same margin. Magazine had early
speed, but stopped ut the head Of the stretch.
Maiden Jockeys had the mounts in the first
race, for platers at a mile and a sixteenth.
which was won by Royal Ben. 3 to 1. who
sho wed the way always. and beat Star Cat.
Is to 1, by three len gths in 48 3-5. Sonoma
Belle, a to 1, was a neck back,
Yorkist. backed from 9 to 7 TO ?, came home
the winner Of the third race for platers at
mile and a sixteenth. Notter had TO drive
him hard to beat Cutter. 20 to I, a head. while
Miss Doyle, IS to l, was a head back. Belcaet.
3 TO 1. favorite. was always outrun. The
time was 90.
Please. well backed at 4 TO 1, made a rum
away Of the NTH event. for two-year-olds
Ave and a half furlongs. and beat He Knows,
3 to s, In a gallop by four lengths In lO6 3-5.
Banyah, 30 to /, was a length and a half back.
T. G. McDowell's Berwick, backed down to
IS TO S, showed the way In the last race for
platers at six furlongs, and won easily by a
length and a half from TroublemHker, 80 to 1,
who had a half a length over Escutcheon, 10
to l.. lngham, 3 to l, was run on his feet
by the winner in the first half mile. Druid,
3 to l, was badly ridden, also Robin Hood,
& TO 1. The time was l:l9 rs. Three favor
ties and three second choices got the money
The attendance was about $4,000. as usual.
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