The San Francisco call., 1908-07-30
Williams Big Chief Is
Beaten by Arasee
Brighton Beach Meeting Proves
Profitable Without the Aid
of Book Makers
sPEc1AL pIsPArcH 30 rHE 'cAEL

BRIGHTON BEACH. n. T., July "a
Contrary to expectations, Big Chief and
Frank Gill did not have an oppOrtunitX
to settle the question OF superiority in
the Crest stake today. Frank Gill was
withdrawn and the rivals viii have
their decisive race at later date
The most conspicuous feature Of the
racing OF today was the speed OF Ara
see in the Crest stake. He won tha
race. which. incidentally was his
the $4,000 Big Chief The distancs
was a mile and he ran il in 1.3S SIS,
which is record for this meeting. In
til Friday last Arasee had been mas
querading as a selling platter. On that
day, when offered for sale at $1,000. he
was bid up to $1,000 by Samuel Dog
gett His owner then retained him bV
an additional IS bid. He was thus una
masked as a selling platter and his use-
fulness in the cheap division OF horses
was at an end. Since then he has
been in handicaps and has won all OF
his starts, in which he met the better
class of horses
The meeting at Brighton Beach was
The receipts at the gate and the res.
taurant privileges paid the purses and
running expenses and showed a balance
In favor of the racing association This
was the first real test of racing under
the new conditions. Summary:
FIRST RACE-Handicap. year Olds and sp-
ward. $500 added. six furlOngs; 4
Odds. Horse. Weight and Jockey. Fin
S-1-Tom McGrath. 100 (Gilbert) ......... !
3-1-Nimbus. Ill CIV Milierj. ...--........ 2
1O-1-Sal Volatile 03 (Sweetl .....-........
Time. 1:12 %. Charles EDWARD. Cressina
Sugar Pine. Number One. .Altuda. Question
Mark. Halket. finished named
SECOND RACE-Steeplechase handicap,
year Olds and upward. about two miles:
Odds. Horse. Weight. and Jockey. Fin
1-1-Waterspeed. 150 tDavidsonl ............
4-l-Pirate; 13o tI-ynchl .....--.............
4-1-Jim McGill. lab (DuDeel ..-..--.-...
named
THIRD RACE-rwo year olds. selling. $500
added. five furlongs:
Odds. Horse. Weight and Jockey. Fin.
10-1-Garland. 1O2 Oh SMITH ........-..... Q
3-1-Bonnie Kelso. 1O7 (NlcDaniel) .........s
5-2-WestmOre. lis (J. el...........-.s.
Time. 1:O1 3-5. Star Thistle. Adirondack,
Font. Prosper. finished named
FOURTH RACE-The Crest. 3 year olds ane
upward. $1,000 added. one mile.
Odds. Horse. Weight and Jockey. Fin.
5-2-Arasee. 100 (Sweet) et)..............-..... ]
3-5-Big Chief. III CIV. Miller) .......-.....
4-5-COmedienne. 9S (NlcCahey) .-..........s.
Time. 1:3S 3d. CairngOrm finished fourth.
FIFTH RACE-Three year Olds and upward,
selling. $500 added. one and a sixteenth miles,
Odds. Horse. Weight and Jockey. Fin
63-Queen Marguerite. 90 (UDtOnf. ?....-
S-5-Black Oak 100 Flynn. ... y ......... e. a
5-1-Coat of Arms los Ca Leel el..-.........4T = :
Time. 1:4I. killiecrankie. Lady karma. COunf
Reinford. Helen shea. finished as named.
SIXTH RACE-Nlaiden year olds. selling,
$500 added. ave furiOngs:
Odds. Horse. Weight and Jockey. Fin
5-l-O Kid. 10 lang ....-s-........... J.
21-Dr. Pillow. 11O (Musgrave) -......-....
4-1-Harry Rogers. 1O2 lSweetl. -.--------.-
Time. 1:O2 Ocal. Beauty Bright Alice Mack,
bility. Adele c. Empire Expedition. Starlit. Tim
buctOo. finished named