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WILLIAMS BIG COUP WITH CARTHAGE. Fair Play Wins Montauk Stakes Brighton Ring Loses Heavily. New York, July 21. Tills was tlie thirteenth day of tlie Brighton Beach meeting and doubtless many intending bettors were prepared for reverses which did not materialize. Except for a fraction of odds between Thistledale and Garrett in the steeplechase favorites made a clean sweep of the card. It was a memorable day for a number of coups that went through; also for the heavy losses sustained by the ring. Bat Masterson, backed from S to 1 to 11 to 5 led off with a victory in the first which relieved the layers of thousands or dollars. They had an even break in the second when Thistledale won at- It! to r. It was in the third that Carthage at S to C appeared and carried off their bank rolls. A half dozen wealthy, heavy speculators, including John W. Gates, bet heavily on Captain Jim Williams good thing. Cartilage was ridden by Radtkc, tlie colt never gave his backers a moments uneasiness. The owners share of the. money won on Carthage is said to have exceeded 3,000. Cliapultepec, Hessian and Mcelick were withdrawn and Koyal Vane, 125 pounds, was added in tlie Montauk Stakes. August Belmonts Fair 1Iay at prohibitive odds had his work cut out to earn a head decision over the added starter. The tabled history of the Montauk Stakes is as follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. ISO! Plncky 117 II. Lewis. . .. -tr.O 1:15 1900 Commando 122 Spencer .... 2,151 1:144 l!XlIIighlanler 110 Landry ::,015 l:07ij 1902Bugcnia Burch ..110 Odom 2,S!0 :W, 1903 hong Shot 107 Kedferu ... :V-5 1:15 1101 Tongorder 115 Lyne :!,::50 1:141 1!K5 Accountant 107 J. Martin .. .",070 1:14s VMM Salvidere KKJ Sewell ::,5S0 1:13. 1107 Fair 1Iay 115 Mountain .. o,475 1:14 At 5 1-2 furlongs. After Dick Finnell at 7 to 5 had won tlie fifth race, another of Mr. Belmonts two-year-olds. Fond Heart, at i to 5, came along and scored iu the closing race.
