New-York tribune., 1908-07-30
GETAWAY AT BRIGHTON
sP4SEE WINS THE CREST.
Fo7orftes Fare Poorly on Last Dag
at Beach.

..,b 9 good card was offered the getaway
-. crowd at Brighton Beach yesterday was small.
-. ,,ssoriry Of the regular turf followers having
'I. u. either 10 Saratoga or Fort Erie. where the
S.s-.fors on betting are not so in this
- since the Agnew-Hart bill became law.
rtasa who remained behind to enjoy the last day
= .1s midsummer meeting al the seaside left the
- las. night on the Cayanaugh special, which
-,as Saratoga in time for the races to-day.
- viii be no more racing in the Metropolitan
--sr, until the opening Of the Empire City meet
- q brighton Beach. on August Ii
ee-,,el Frnery's consistent three-year-old geldng
- ran right back TO his recent good races
= won the crest. the feature of the day, at a
= Though Big Chief was a heavily played
-s-,r fsvorfte he was never able TO threaten
o-os 80 which raced out in front from the barrier
= yr7n easily by six lengths. Sweet. who is prov
- - be one of the best boys now riding in dis
- races. didn't have 10 extend Arasee at any
stage
,-tiaf did not materialize. as the former was
.+,be5 from the Crest. On the strength Of mis-
- qood races Big Chief received the bulk of
- -lsv Though Arasee had his last three
-aose and was carrying only one hundred pounds,
- as Quoted by the memory brokers' ct 29 to l.
-.;-,go--n and Coincidence the only other start
- race;ved little attention, and they ran that
- srasee OF in front. galloped along st a
- ,aSs and drew further and further away as
- -sce progressed. Big Chief. after running third
.os- NJ The way came on in the stretch and got
- Mace rather easily from Cornedienne. Cairn-
-, ra5 little speed and was never contender.
IT, ,,er:De race g six-furlong handicap,
= tx II Krauss Sain geldtng Tom McCsrath,
- mas Of in front and set The pace to the
two Nirbus held close 10 the leader throughout
-. -ece and forced Gilbert to The whip TO keep
90 Nc3Hrath in front al the end. Salvolatfle ran
. ,,5 race and took third money by length from
rbs-les Edward. which went TO the post the IA
vorte
Y yingllt's Waterspeed won easy victory
3, ne s+eeplechase. finishing six lengths In front
- pirate winch Jed Jim NcGilI by the same dis
+s,ce OF an original field Of twelve only five jump
s-s we're left when the scratches were made.
y.-s.e-s-ae5 was well thought of at even money
r,a-,sr showed in front for half a mile and then
- ir,er took the lead. pressed closely by Pirate
E7otb If these jumpers fenced beautifully and
,l.era5 the hurdles like team. Waterspeed shot
- the front al the next to the last jump and then
,s-7a On 10 win easily by six lengths with some
hing in reserve All Of the five starters negotiated
.4s course in clever style and were well punched
for the first nile.
Queen Marguerite, running in the colOrs Of the
Green River Stable ron1ped away with the mile
and onesixteenth selling affair for three-year-olds
and upward after leading from barrier TO the
wire She was the second even-Inoney favorite to
come home in front. Black Oak was the second
choice and took the place by head from Coat
Of Arms Queen Marguerite tired in the last fur
long and had 10 he ridden hard to stave off the
determined challenge of Black Oak.
Fourteen poor two-year-ods accepted the issue
in the final race OF the Brighton Beach meeting
and O. I Kid shot out of the wild scramble. to
win bv five lengths. DR.. Pillow, the favorite was
second al the way and hung on just long enough
10 get the place from Harry Rogers. which closed
fast after q poor beginning. O. L Kid was at
ODDS Of 10 : in the betting. but like odds
OF favurite Betty Vincent, which received con-
siasrabe play. finished far back.
Musgraye's ride DR.. Pillow in the last race
VII BE- Investigated. After the race the stewards
of the Brighton Beach Racing Association report
ed hin 10 the Jockey Club. He messed the horse
around badly though Dr. Pillow seemed to be out
q it.
Many Of the horses viii rest UP until the En-
rire City meeting. on August Il. Few of those
which raced here in the last few days Will be taken
to the SPA.