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FAST RACING AT BRIGHTON. CHARLES EDWARD WINS "THE MILE" IN 1:37 3-5. A NEW TRACK RECORD. Roseben Runs Six Furlongs in 1:12 with 140 Pounds Mcggs Hill Is Victorious in Distaff Stakes. New York, .Inly 10. A splcml id card of six raws, which included tiic I li ird running of t lie Brighton Mile and flu; Distaff Stakes, for two-year-olds, was provided for flu- opening at Brighton Beach today. Perfect weather and a lightning fast track were the conditions favorable for breaking of time records in races, and the day was a meiiioralde one in that respect. Approximately 20,000 visitors were attracted to the compact course liy the sea. The Brighton Mile has attained prominence anions metropolitan turf fixtures and is gaining popularity with the public, despite its lirief history, and, like Its predecessors, todays running developed many fascinating features, and was marked hy the same breathless interest. A demonstration of enthusiasm followed the victory of Charles Edward, as was tin-case when Ort Wells and Hamburg Hollo won the race in 1005 and 1900 respectively. The big son of Golden Carter and Flora Mac, recently purchased by William Dubois, the clubhouse commissioner, at the E. K. Thomas and Sydney Paget sale, for ,000, achieved a brilliant victory. He carried the scale weight of 111 pounds anil, ridden by W. Kuapp, covered the mile around four sharp turns in 1 :."!7J, within one-liftli of a second of the best American record, anil two-lifths of a second less than the track record held jointly by Voter and Ilermis. "Opposed to "Charles" "Kdwaril Were Ballot, Kr? Gardner, Electioneer and Nealon, the last named being added at the last moment. Of this brilliant quintette, Dr. Cardner was the favored one of the public anil was also entrusted witii a huge stable commission. Electioneer Inspired considerable respect merely because he was about to perform on li is own stamping ground, but the other two were not seriously considered in Hie market. In tin-actual race the favorite made the running from a Hying start, with the others close up. At the half Cliarles IMward singled out from the ruck into a more strenuous pursuit of the leader, which he caught and passed after a brief struggle on the turn, and linally ridden out won by four lengths from Ballot, which electrified the multitude by his phenomenal closing sprint. For a horse that barely survived a long siege of sickness last winter, whose temperature for a period of ten days stood at 105, and which left him touched in the wind and a pronounced roarer, Ballot as the runner-up shared equally with the winner in the glory of -the race. William Dubois is said to have won 1907.sh0,000 on diaries Edward. The Brighton Miles history is shown in the table below: Year. Winner. A. Wt. .Tockev. Val. Time. l!Mr, Ort Wells 1 120 Sperling . . .$::,hs. i:::sj J1MHS Hamburg Boiler. 121 W. Miller.. ::,170 l::i! 11107 dias. Edward.."! 111 W. Knapp. :;,120 1::S7J There wens three added starters to the Distal!" Stakes, liooma. Home Again and Treasure, but they cut no part !u the running. Meggs 1 1 ill. from the Kccne cstablishmei.t and ridden by Walter Miller, had no tlilliculty in disposing of the moderate lillies opposed to her. The winner carried t lie wagers of all the big plungers at odds-on. Interest centered in the struggle for second honors. Fond Heart just saved second place from the belated Tartar Maid, ridden by Horner. There were many, who, after seeing Ella ONeill race and noting the horrible condition the .lilly was in, expressed their astonishment at Fred Biirlews sending her to the post. The history of the Distaff Stakes is tabled below: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. LS90 Cleophus 120 Simms ?l,i::o l:ia 1S97 Juda ll!l Doggett ... 1,120 1:05 J. 1S9S Anagram 99 Smiger l,;ih 1:021 l.S!!lIrejuilice 112 N. Turner.. 1.5S0 l:0Sjj lOOOManieo 109 r.ullman ... 1.5S0 l:0St 190:ttPossessiim 10S liullman ... ::, i:5 1:02? ISMiJ Tradition 122 Lyne ::.150 l:ols 1905 Ituniiiug Water.. 119 Lyne 2,900 1:01 1900 Clare Kussell 119 L. Williams ;:.5SO 1:01 1!07 Meggs Hill 122 W. Miller.. 2,9i0 1:00 Five and one-Iialf furlongs. fNo race iu 1901 and 1002. The racing commenced inauspiciously for both layers and the imblic. The" former were heavily mulcted by Davy Johnson and a coterie of insiders, who backed Koseben with confidence. Koseben delivered the goods In no uncertain manner, running the three-quarters in 1:12 with 110 pounds. This equals the track record made by Lux Casta In 1002. Jimmy Lane, superbly ridden by Jay OBrien, the gentleman rider, never gave his hackers a moments uneasiness In the steeplechase. Owing to a misguided plunge on The Doctor, the favorites supporters got unexpectedly profitable returns on their money. Heknows, the medium of a well planned killing, had matters all his own way after the start iu the concluding race for two-year-olds. The contenders were practically eliminated by the start. Starter Cassidy set K. Callahan down for ten days for practically gottlug left at the post in the last race with Black Mary. Clnra .T.. wlilch lias a very soro mouth, delayed the start In the Distaff Stakes. Hogg was cautioned against Jerking her up sharply. He forgot the injunction: and when she whirled suddenly, the boy went over her head and fell in a heap on the ground. Tin; lilly ran up to the stretch chute and back to the six furlongs chute, where she was caught and remounted. According to the rule, Hogg had to come back to the stand and finish the parade past the stewards that had been so rudely interrupted. The Brighton program hook contains an overnight special at a mile, in which the winner will be given a bonus of .1,000 should he beat the former track record of l:oS. President Fitzgerald said that the Brighton track was faster today than ever before In its history.
