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GOOD THING MISCARRIES. ELECTIONEER, HEAVILY SUPPORTED, IS NARROWLY BEATEN IN HIS DEBUT. Maxic Witt Has a Close Call Logistilla Scores-Exciting Contest Is Expcctod in the Brighton Handicap Today. r New Yirk, July 13. Electioneer, the two-year-old liiilf brother lo two faiuoiis racers ot yore Tommy Alkins and Maximo Gomez made his debut in the last race at Brighton Beach today in sensational style. It is said that every man, woman and child wit lm a radius of three miles or the old beachcombers track, and this takes in Coney Island, was interested financially in the outcome of this race. Reports of the marvelous trials of the son ot Voter Quesal, lavishly dispensed by his obliging owner, Billy Lakeland, had penetrated every corner of Manhattan Island. Fate was very unkind to Electioneer s backers. lie displayed superlative speed, has nil the earmarks of si racehorse, palpably outclassed his opponents, but did not win. His defeat was by inches only after having been virtually left at the post. Sain Hlldrctlis patience with Logistilla was finally rewarded in the mile and one-sixteenth handicap. This high class mare has consistently been given high weights by the handicapper and her owner had as consistently declined to start her. The Loco-hatchee four-year-old was at last dropped in under favorable weight conditions and made good with all. ease. The plunge on Orly enabled his backers to obtain a good price. Congressman Joe Rhlnock, from Covington, Ky., is. said to have been responsible for the remarkable plunge on Orly. Diamond Jim" Brady niade two wagers, one of 0,000 with BUlyJwuiiand one of 0,000 with George Boss at odds of :t to 0 on Maxie Witt to wiii the first face. lie had a mighty close call for It. ltadtkc was suspended for three days by starter Bade. The unlucky jockey got into trouble while at the post on Nannie Hodge, in the Jamaica Selling Stakes yesterday. This will prevent his having the mount on Whimsical in the big race tomorrow. Manager Fitzgerald announced today that the Brighton Racing Association will give a new and important stake at one mile, to be run next week. It will be named the Brighton Renewal, to which only horses named in the Brighton Handicap will be eligible. It will have as added money 5,000 and ,500 additional will be given to the winner, if the Brighton track record of 1:3S, held by Voter and Uermis is beaten; and ,000 if the American record for a circular track of 1:37J, held jointly by Dick Wells and Klamesha Is lowered. The usual big crowd was on hand to witness high class racing and, Incidentally, enjoyed being cooled off by the grateful ocean breezes. Fifty additional special police have been engaged for tomorrow for the ruiiung of the Brighton Handicap. A big field of the best horses will start in the great race and it is estimated that more than 50,000 persons will want to see the contest. The following is a list of the probable starters, jockeys and odds: Horses. Wt. Jockeys. Odds. Dandelion ...... 100 Scwell 3-1 Whimsical ....... 102 L. Williams 4-1 Flip Flap 100 Knapp 5-1 Dolly Spanker . 107 Miller r,-l "Hamburg Belle ....121 Lyne ;. Cairngorm 118 Horner j-1 Hums Horn 114 Shaw 20-1 First Mason 114 J. Martin a-ij-i Tokalou 11S Bedell ;;o-l Miss Crawford !5 Keyes ,-,0-1 -cderstrome 05 Brussel r0-l Urancas 107 Koerner io0-t H. Paget entry.
