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TOUKEME FOULS MONFORT. FORSYTHES COLT IS DISQUALIFIED IN THE UNDER GRADUATE STAKES. Flaxman the Medium of a Coup Handzarra One of the Days Surprises Favorite Falls in Steeplechase. New York, July 23. Todays racing at Brighton Beach, witnessed by 15,000 spectators, furnished plenty of incident. The renl simon-pure killing of the season went through with the victory of Flax-man In the Dftli race, at a mile. Tlie layers reluctantly chopped the odds against the Wcrnberg horse from 40 to 1 at the opening, to 12 to 1 at the close. J. J. McCalTerty, the former trainer of the horse, was observed In the vicinity of the track during the afternoon. F. II. Van Meter was posted at a late hour as the trainer of Flaxman, the official program not giving the desired information. C. It. Ellison, it is said, was the biggest individual winner. Another big coup was brought off on Handzarra in the sprint handicap. Jack Mnrtjns following, including Bob Tucker, all backed the Van Meter Ally with confidence. The ease with which the Handsel four-year-old vanquished such fleet ones as Kiamesha and Nannie Hodge was simply amazing, and not to be explained away by a change in the conditions of the track. The one stake fixture today was the Undergraduate Selling Stakes for two-year-ohls at five and a half furlongs. Forsythes Tourenne, heavily supported in the betting, forced the pace throughout and won in a hard drive from the suddenly rejuvenated Monfort. Koerner, the rider of the latter, claimed foul against the winner and got away with it, notwithstanding Mouforts well known tendencies to bolt on the turns and bore out in the stretch. Monfort finished on the outside of Tourenne. Apparently the latter carried him ont, but taking into account the formers boring out proclivities, keen observers declared that the western colt simply followed his erratic opponent as tired horses frequently do at the end. Harney Schreiber had the pleasure of seeing Earl Rogers, one of his own breeding, win the opening r;ce for horses ridden by maiden jockeys. This was the big turfmans first victory in the east this season. Pure Pepper, ridden by his phlegmatic owner, Harry Page, spoiled one or more good things in the steeplechase. Accidents through the field removed the contenders in Bound Brook and Oro. The last named ran kindly today and but for Rays Injudicious early nianoeuvers, could hardly have lost. As it was overanxiety brought about his defeat. Just as the race was finished, a horse attached to a sulky rail away in the field back of the track and ended by tumbling into a ditch, throwing the vehicles occupant out without injuring him. Shortly after the finish of the last race, a young man walked briskly to the rear of Pat Shannons book and proceeded to help himself to the contents of the cash tray. As he started to walk away, cool and collected like, his two hands grasping several thousand of dollars in bills of all denominations, which lie made no attempt to conceal, the astonished cashier, Billy Carroll, let out a bloodcurdling yell. The nervy individual looked back with the remark: "Dont take it so hard, Billy; Im only piking." The Pinkertons got him quicker than it takes to tell it. They applied first aid restoratives to fat old Billy Carroll In the shape of the stolen bankroll. The culprit was led to the gate and gently admonished. There was much activity on the backstretch about noon today, a large force of men being engaged in spreading bunting to shut off from the view of men lu a cottage the finish of the races. Captain Du Pain announced that he had discovered that the poolrooms had a working plant in the cottage witli a large telescope for observing the finishes and orders had been given to put a quietus on the scheme.
