The sun., 1918-07-07
LORD BRIGHTON Is
VICTOR IN FREMONT
Wins Rich Stake When Fair
brother Pulls Up Sweep On
aFew Yards From Finish.
HAND GRENADE SCORES
Carries A. K. MacOmber's Col
ors Home First in the Brook
dale at Aqueduct.
HAND GRENADE SCORES

overconndence on the part Of Jockey
Fairbrother cost w. r. Coo q $4,000
stake at the Aqueduct track yesterday
afternoon. He eased UP Sweep On
few Jumps from tho finish of the Tre-
mont and as he did 50 Lord Brighton
came with rush and beat him home by
q neck,
The Jockeys "tossoff' was the worst
seen In many years and caused $4,000
racegoers to groan and shower him with
Kisses. Even those who wagered on
me- iority-condemned Fairbrother for
lis careessness.
The condemnation showered on Fair
brother was as nothing compared to
the communication heaped upon Law
renoe Lyke, who rode Lord Brighton
In the opinion Of the crowd 1t was
Lyke rather than his mount that won
the race. Badly beaten fifty yards from
the finish. he never stopped riding and
WREN he saw Fairbrother ease I'D the
only horse in front of him he put extra
strength and energy into his work and
It had the desired effect. For his alert
ness and mastery ride he received an
ovation seldom accorded a jockey His
mount was the public favorite and when
he fairly lifted Lord Brighton home in
front the crowd went wild in its enthu-
siaem. The thousands shouted and
yelled their approval and when the pop
ular jockey returned to the scales q
crowd gathered around the judges stand
and renewed tho applause.
Lyke Rewarded for Great Ride.
The ovation was not the only reward
Lyko received. As soon as he dis
mounted George Smith, owner Of Lord
ID. tz t,t
pered in his ear: THAT finish earned
you $500 II was the best I ever saw"
Thanks" was all the Jockey said and
he darted of to change his silks for the
next race.
The fremont is Juvenile classic. and
since 1t was inaugurated way back in
1857 has been contested for by the best
youngsters in training. 1t IL at six fur
longs. the longest distance the young
sters are asked to travel at this time
OF the year. To win the rich purse and
the fame that went with 1t nine costly
colts and fillies went to the post. Lord
Brighton was the favorite and was heav-
fly backed at to s. but every other
contestant had q host Of friends, not
excluding A. X Macombers War PEN
nant and John e. Madden's Sir Bar
ton. which were making their first ap-
pearance in public.
The youngsters were fractions at the
post and Mars Cassidy's patience was
nearly exhausted before he got them on
a straight line and sent them away to
good start.
Harry A. Porter's little black filly My
Friend was the first to show in front.
At the first sixteenth pole she was lead
ing the field by a length. with Different
Eyes second and Lord Brighton third.
At the furlong pole My Friend had in
creased her lead to three lengths and
was swinging along fighting for her
head.
MY Friend Runs Wild.
But the elbow" was only a few
yards away, and despite Frankie Robin
sons efforts to make her turn 1t close
TO the rail My Friend shot out to the
middle of the track. This cost her many
lengths and whatever chance she had of
winning the stake. AS she went wide
Lord Brighton sped to the front and
oame prancing down the home stretch
q length ahead Of his field To tho
crowd he seemed like the winner. and
the throng began to cry. THE favorite
wins The cry was premature. A FUR
long from home Sweep On came with a
rush and made Lord Brighton look like
a selling platter. At the sixteenth pole
In front and running easily. while every
other horse in the race was doing his
best under punishment With that lead
and the judges so near Fairbrother be-
l:eved the race was over So did almost
every one of the $4,000 persons who
filed the grand stand. clubhouse and
lawns, and many Of them took their eyes
from the track. But only for an instant
Suddenly a mighty roar rent the air
Something out Of the ordinary was hap
pcning. and when the crowd turned their
gaze back to the track they saw Jockey
LIKE riding Lord Brighton like demon
and the colt gaining several feet on
Sweep On with every bound. Fair
brother heard tho shouts too. But by
the time he got riding hard again the
race was over and Lord Brighton was
the victor.
Sweep On took the second part Of the
purse. three lengths ahead OF War Pen
nant
After the race William Karrick.
trainer OF Sweep On. was much per-
turbed. THE colt is lazy FELLOW
he said, but no one knows that bettr
than Fairbrother. warned him against
ove-conhdence and he should have
obeyed my orders. 1t is the second race
he has tossed Off for me by going to
sleep near the finish. He did practi-
cally the same thing on Poiymelian at
Belmont Park"
BroOkdnIe for Hand Grenade.
For the nrst time in many days the
colors OF A. X. Macomber flashed home
In front in the Brookdale Handicap.
They were carried TO an easy victory by
his brown colt Hand Grenade. Happy"
Buxton held Hand Grenade on the pace
until a furlong from home. At that
point he gave his charge touch OF the
whip, and the colt responded gamely and
won going away by two lengths.
Harry Payne Whitneys old geldlns
Borrow ran a good race. He led the
way until a furlong from home and al
loved only Hand Grenade to pass him.
He finished second. half a length In front
Of Hendrie. Hand Grenade covered tho
one mile and a furlong course In l :4s 30.
only one-fifth Of a second behind the
track record hung up by Borrow In the
Brooklyn Handicap last year.
The Glendale Steeplechase went TO j.
L. Grinitha hay selding The Brook.
He followed the pacemaker until half
mile from home, then went TO the front.
and after q bitter fight with w. X.
Goes old mare Bet. landed FIRST money
by q length and a half. Bet finished
second n length ahead Of Edward NJ.