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FIRST DAT AT THE BEACH NOTHING BUT ORDINARY PURSES BUT HORSES IN PLENTY AND GOOD RACING Empire City Program To Be Run at Brighton Beach Belmont Park Stakes Not To Be Reduced Fore Receives Unexpected Treat New York July 7 A somewhat staid opening day of the Brighton Beach Associations summer meeting was observed at the popular course this afternoon Still the crowd was gratifyingly large approxi ¬ mately 8000 for the moderate card unrelieved by rich stake features After the races Prcsjdent Fitzgerald expressed himself as very well satislied with tlie first days results and intimated that next weeks program would be a Dig improvement over the inaugural one Unfortunately a number of racegoers were deterred from journeying to the track by the blistering heat and an overcast sky at noon which culminated in a driving thunder ¬ storm at the most inopportune time The track was not greatly affected by the rain and mud runners were only moderately well served1 by the going As at Sheepshead no one seemed to care for the betting ring and it was deserted Instead of the great green grass lawns of the parklike Bay course the crowd had to congregate on the sloping ami unsheltered brick area in front of the grand stand and betting ring ringThe The racing was excellent and was participated in by many useful horses Form players had a bad session which is not unusual for a first day at Brighton Beach Only one favorite at oddsoa Edward repaid the confidence of his backers out ¬ siders beginning with Altuda at 15 to 1 and end ¬ ing with Tom McGrath at C to 1 scoring in every other race From a spectacular standpoint the two yearolds struggle at five and a half furlongs in which Edward VatervlIet and Merry Gift finished heads apart after thrilling contention through the stretch and the steeplechase of doubtful issue for nearly two miles and finally won by Rocket after Waterspeeds jockey had been unseated and miracu ¬ lously recovered right under the eyes of the spec ¬ tators in time to get up and save second place were the outstanding features of the afternoons racing racingSome Some of the Incidents freely commented upon Ity the experts were Golden 1earls slowness in getting away from the post in his last two races the fast Golden Garter colt having been virtuallv left at the post Don Enriques waterlogged way of running as an oddson favorite Entlelds evident lack of condition and Tom 3IcGraths sudden im ¬ provement over his preceding race raceGood Good stable authority says that Fayette the widely advertised twoyearold for which Madden refused an offer of 40000 just before the running of the Great Trial Stakes in which he was beaten 41 ml on top of that suffered another bad defeat in the last half of the Double Event has all along luen shinsTwo handicapped by a bad case of bucked shins Two arrests for alleged violation of the anti liettlrig law were made in the field inclosurc during the afternoon One of the arrested men gave his name as Lennon LennonThe The management of the Empire City Association of Yonkers have definitely decided to transfer their meeting In August to Brighton Beach where with Ihe sanction of the Jockey Club all their valuable stakes will be run off offBig Big Chief was erroneously sent out yesterday as the lone entry in the fourth race The race was declared off under the rules which expressly stipu ¬ late that three horses in three or more different Interests must be named for an overnight race and these conditions were not complied with in this instance instanceAssistant Assistant secretary Eariocker of the Saratoga Association stated at Brighton Beach today that ilie elevenday meeting at the Spa in August will surely be extended and the whole quota of days allotted them by the Jockey Club schedule may IK run off offIt It was also officially announced that all of the stakes advertised for the coming fall meeting at BHmont Park will be decided at their full value valueThe The owner of the filly Fore an entry in the sixth race was forced to withdraw her from the race because lie could not locate her She had Iteeu sent over from Sheepshead Bay in plenty of time for the race but got lost on the way When discovered she was contentedly nibbling grass on the boulevard asleepThe with her attendant fast asleep The oliicials of the Charter Oak trotting park of Hartford Conn have announced that they will provide j uew feature in their August meeting in Ihe shape of a race for thoroughbreds to be named She Connecticut Derby DerbyII II R Brandt acquired the good twoyearold narrigan from J E Madden during the morning The reported price was 2500 2500Colin Colin showed to advantage while at exercise this morning morningActing Acting District Attorney Elder today began his inquisition before the Kings County grand jury into the relations of the Jockey Club and the racing tissociations to the bookmakers Many witnesses wore called to describe conditions at the Sheeps Jiwiil Bay track It is said that fortythree sub jioenas were issued which it was Elders intention 10 serve on racing men at the track today to ap ¬ pear before the grand jury as witnesses None was wrvcd however
