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SIX IN A ROW FOR ANGLER. ; ODOMS SON OF HINDOO WINS THE HANDICAP AT BRIGHTON BEACH. Jacquin Finds His Speed Sonoma Belle and Alta Farola Winning Long Shots More Bain and Mud. New York, August 3. These nro melancholy days at Brighton Beach, racing being conducted under extraordinary dreary auspices, but it takes more Hunt rain and mud to keep the faithful from the IMipular little beachcomler track. Not less than 12,000 racegoers saw an interesting card, albeit devoid of stake fixtures, decided today. That sterling racehorse, Angler, picked up 120 pounds and again made good in the mile and n furlong handicap. The time, 1:5.", was fast for the difficult footing. Tliis was the sixth successive victory of this skillfully manipulated Hindoo Alga four-year-old, and his connections are now riding the top wave of prosperity via the motor car route. The remarkably good price quoted against Odoms horse by the ring was due to the awful plunge on Corrig.tn. Yesterday Jacquin ran for "Sweeney." Today he was "Hawkins horse" and easily accounted for the motley lot opposed to hint In the six furlong opening race. Sewell rode the heavily backed Hitchcock filly Fantastic very badly in the race following. The bitter feeling was Intensified when the judges appeared to have overlooked her for second place and awarded It to Laura A. Sewell was again execrated for his ride on Little Scout in the third. The betting on both the Bennett horse as well as on Tyron, the favorite, spelled forebodings of disaster. Both of these horses were late at both ends. K. II. MeC. Potters line Flambeau filly. Belle of request, of, winch much was expected as a two-year-old may yet redeem her early promise, judging by todays effort. Despite unfavorable track conditions, she eanie away when called upon In the last quarter in the mile race lit such decisive manner as to Indicate thatshe can hold her own in much better company. Tlie closing race for two-year-olds furnished the usual upset. Alta Farola, ridden by "Mickey" Crimmins, scored a lucky victory over the badly ridden;. Snada. There was as high as 40 to 1 laid against Careys filly-in spots. Jaunty was destroyed this morning on the advice of Dr. Sheppard. The eminent veterinary surgeon found on examination that the Ingoldsby lillys left shoulder was broken in several places and said that there was very little hope of saving her for a useful ! career in the stud as was intended by Mr. Laudeman. G. Burns will not be permitted to ride on Metropolitan tracks for a while. It has develojied that he , was responsible for the disastrous accident to Jaunty In the lifth race yesterday. The diminutive brother . to the famous jockey, Tommy Bums, weights only sixty pounds, yet lie uses his whip on the slightest provocation in a recklessly vicious manner. The Brighton meeting has been one long series of disaster, financially speaking, to the clubhouse commissioners. . Of the thirty or more who cut in at the . opening, only six have survived and they are in a class by themselves. A perusal of their books would i make the niost hardened poolroom proprietor turn i green with envy. Of the two jockeys who fell in the last race, Walsh sustained a fractured collar bone, while ! Sewell again, had a lucky escape from serious injury. Paul J. Rainey, who - is at present in Newport, is i convalescing after an illness of two weeks duration. He states that he will be at Saratoga on the ; opening day. Eleven carloads of horses were shipped to Saratoga last night. Two cars were occupied by Fred Burlews charges and one each by those of James McLaughlin, J. Fitzsimntons, Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., George J. Long, W. A. Dewees, J. P. Mayberry, Will Wallace, W. O. Scully and O. W. Deppeler. J. E. Madden shipped two carloads for himself and one for F. H. Hitchcock. "Jack" Joyner will send up nine horses belonging to August Belmont and an equal number the property of Sydney Paget and E. It. Thomas. T. C. .McDowell will ship a carload. Salvidere was not included in -the Madden shipment, being left ltchiml to start in the two-year-old handicap tomorrow.
