New-York tribune., 1908-07-08
BRIGHTON GATES OPEN
-,,rJNG FINISHES RULE.
o,,;;ason AppEauded for Wild Vest
Act in Steeplechase.

s.bo,,; stakes 10 lend tone. has
Escnt' -, for loval followers Of the sport.
/ rs ailia 80, -he crowd nt Brighton Beach yester-
! sdsins - eve thousand persons made the jour
! tsy. SOM end while this number small
/ ps " - "" r,,h q year ago II WAS quite large
e conp~ ,rs,,-e the Brighton Beach Racing Asso-
/ ero0e" - 80. loss II the average can be main
/ esuyH ri,b su stakes declared on and the added
rnee' " a., overnight events limited TO $500 and
rone came conditions as TO police supervision
~ as at sheepshead Bay, but those who
pH''A .,,endance lived up 70 the strict letter OF
i n. bp, so far as Gun
u ". - nothing 70 do.
sne a.. ,be ,-arfors races were close and
fln'-s .he snort was interesting enough TO sat
cH"e, c.. most captious critic. Better yet cool
Ki7 s,,r in of the ocean. which made the in
rse1e not only bearable, but actually comfort
aOs' -r,ch in itself more than paid for the trip
shS -. xz-eltertng city. Racegoers had some
ron Wv s,d With the Brooklyn Rapid Transit. as
D." - dpnnped out before they got to the
nf ,-a,ce and forced to walk roundabout
faA :. each the main inclosure. An effort will
sH :, ts said 10 have this changed within
ne next few Gays.
-, only named race on the programme-the
80 uhich took the place OF the Brighton Mile
b .s.- wears was not run, Big Chief the
IT, and the Newcastle Stable, owned by
- t- miller and Tom Welsh. took the sports
80 -, rostion that IN view of the present con-
g., :, would not require the Brighton Beach
60 association to put up 500 for walkover.
s,sb the association. acting also In q fair man.
= vrould not declare the race of, as ii had
- right 10 do under the rules. An extra race
sss added TO make Up loF InIs' so 'Nat Aui pio-
-s-me was run on
~. steeplechase over the short course OF about
= niles turned out 10 be the feature Of the card.
...,ts nartly 10 q good imitation Of Wild West
sOr furnished by Davidson, who had the mount
: vsterspeed Coming 10 the last Jump, Water
.s snd Rocket were racing neck and neck, with
=. torrner seemingly having a slight advantage.
r,,s-speed blundered, however, and without fall
,r unseated Davidson. who swung around under
Ne neck Waterspeed kept running. and David
s., with the skill OF a cowboy, managed in some
vsr to scramble back into the saddle. and. once
,tsrs sat down and rode his horse out to beat
Banner. which had headed him for a few strides
,r a couple of lengths. Rocket, in the mean time
t,1 come away TO win easily, scoring a somewhat
lucsy victory
The crowd cheered and applauded Davidson in a
v,v 10 make think that Brighton Handicap
Vas being decided. and when the boy got back to
te iudges' stand TO weigh cut the applause broke
OFF stresh II fell on deaf ears however as David
son had been confident Of winning and was sorely
assppointed az his mount blundering when victory
seemed reasonably sure.
Quoted favorites Jared badly during the after
100, John E Madden's Edward being the only one
r gst 10 the Judges in front and he had TO do his
st under one Of Lees strongest finishes TO win by
short neck from Watervet and Merry Gift The
last named which ran IN the name and colors Of
August Belmont appeared TO be the best horse In
the race. put Gilbert lost ground at the turn and
rode anything but a strong finish, In striking con-
rss to his efforts on Altuda.
The colcrs OF George J. Long were seen in front
for the first time this year when Altuda got up in
The last stride 10 beat Ninbus, the conQueror of
Reseben at Sheepshead Bay. head on the post in
M first Pantoufie probably the best
horse al the weights but she wss in such close
quarters in the last sixteenth that Mcdaniel was
tTrsi to pull up. Notasulge. rated as one Of the
bst rWo-year-old FLIES last season. was agin tried
and found wanting. She had speed for half
zlt but stopped badly when most was required,
sni has yet 10 win her first race this year.
Don Enrique one Of his bad races In the
second event for which it is hard 10 account be-
y@d saying that he appeared to sulk. Notter who
1t the mount was apparently much disguised
Is The horses followers, and showed his peevish-
ness by pulling him up rather sharply after the
finish
Elaei was bad favorite in the sixth race. He
vas supposed to be the best thing" of the day,
i'cording TO the railbirds on some fast work in
private, but he could hardly raise a respectable
galcp Tom McGrath came to life in the closing
isre and won, ridden out, from Comedienne and
ssrscinesca
John E. Madden sold Harrigan yesterday to II. |
K Brandt al private sale. The price said 10
be kEa
James ". Wadsworth, chairman of the State
hseng Commission. was a visitor at the track yes
tfasy, and spent most Of his time in the club |
house
Ihe Eunor that the Empire City Racing Associa- |
a@ would conduct its midsummer meeting at
Brighton Beach instead of at lis OVID track near
1onkers. would not down, but it stated on
s'o1 authority that no definite arrangements had
teen made as yet