New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
RIALTO WINS HANDICAP
GETS UP IN LAST JUMP.
Great Pirate Lucky to Earn Purse
at Brighton Beach.

Increased activity the part Of the police ~.
thorities in the last few days had appreciate
effect on the attendance at the Brighten Beach
racetrack yesterday. and crowd numbering fully
Ave thousand persons enjoyed some excellent SPORT
The wind blew a gale. the surf roared. and every
few minutes the benches at the back OF the stand
would be blown over sounding for all the world
like battery in action. but the crowd enjoyed this
too after quickly descrting the few top rows FOR
more sheltered place. There was a dash and 20
about the racing that pleased. more particularly a.
n. ouo.ed fayorftes more than held their own.
Jack Jovner's Rialto beat King Cobalt "a head IN
the handicap at six furiongs. thanks largely TO
Of F. Duxan's strongest finishes The boy drew his
whp at the head OF the stretch. and never put is
aoun until he got his mount home by the width %
. hand Rialto ran gamely under punishment. and
,b. .hir,ecn mounds in mis- favor counted in tbs
closing strides as King Cobalt. which had forced
the pace appeared falter just when it looked 40
II he would last long enough TO win Ine finish
brought the crowd TO its feet. but the outcome was
d,.apponting to many. King Cobalt was tho
quoted favorite and looked on DIS oie Vi '7 'eSs
bets'' of the day
Tho souire made HIS first appearance OF the year
In this race running IN the name and coiors OF
Tom Welsh part owner OF the Newcasue Staoe.
The colt was in good position rounding tne tarn,
hn, hung in the stretch IL short a race. He
Iooked and acted we'll srd Is sure TO run better
&c. tho NEXT time he gees to the post The Squire
b.,t Ea1cada and others IN the Grand Consolation
s,ake. at Rennfns last fall In way to stamp him
a colt OF some class
c,r.ot pirate was somewhat lucky 70 win tho
.h;rs race at one mile and sixteenth He would
have been beaten In all probability. II Miller on
r,.., had not been go interested in carrying Not
t on Castlewood wide at the turn fo- home
linton was quick to take advantage Oh the opening
.nd cent Great Pirate through TO a lead OF three
,.,a,b. before Miller realized his mistake. once IN
,ront I-,ton began looking back and taxing tninss
-o,har easily but suddenly a*oke TO the necessity
=. ,o,,. sorne riding and drew his whip his work
- th;s resnect was almost laughaoe, but IL proved
.nective enough to get Great PIRATE nome seaA1
Ienoth In front Notter outrode Mhle7' SO mat
CastIewood beat Cowan half length TOT 'he piace-
In sn,te OF two Indifferent races at sprinuns eis-
.,oas recentIv Jimmy McCormick's Tneing was
the quoted favorite IN the first race az one me ana
a sixteenth and he more than ]usuieu 'he 0Vi"
dsnce of those who accepted the short price and
made oral bets Sumter laid OF tne carry pace
which Kentucky Beau cut out anu aHV"eu 'H7
tIas,,,os horse TO move I'D smoothly roundlns the
t.r turn AT the stretch turn Tieing caught Ken
,,or,- peau and then Sumter sat still in the m"Se
oo,eao,t way and was satisfied TO let his mount
xtn by half a length. Kentucky Beau nuns VI.
xv,th more courage than usual and peat tie o'H7S
off E.Ilfsdaie which won so easily re" daES as''
soao.d ~ as of old when he could not get 10 'he
'front.' and barely lasted long enough 10 eesl Coile'
White for third money -.
L Celia has decided to ship his horses 10 FOie
Erie to-day to at the meeting "h-oH OP
there next week