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ETHERIALS EASY VICTORY RUNS IN TRACK RECORD TIME AND IS VOTED ONE OF THE YEARS STARS Half Sovereign Repeats in Fast Time Maidens in ina a Great Finish Princo of Pilsens t Race Displeases 0New York July 23 Today marked the beginning of the final week of Brighton Beachs July meeting of racing and the sport passed off quietly and satis ¬ factorily The impression prevails that no more irrests for alleged violations of the antibetting laws will l c made and fiOOO racegoers seemingly indifferent to the present racing crusade were en ¬ gaged In their favorite pastime at the old course The advance information slips on which charges against Messrs Fitzgerald Enzcman and Cavanagh were based were again freely distributed throughout the inclosure inclosureAn An announcement was issued by tho stewards of the Jockey Club tit the effect that A Carter trainer of tbn horse lioardall had been ruled off for prac ¬ tices Inimical to the turf turfEtherlals Etherlals brilliant victory In the second race t flve and a half furlongs In which the big Star Shoot gelding equaled the Brighton Beach track record at the distance of 105 was the outstanding feature of the racing this afternoon Ethcrials man ¬ ner of achievement was considered so remarkable that many racing experts and trainers present declared that he was one of the very best twoyear olds developed this season Mr seasonMr Belmonts tine lilly Half Sovereign came into her own very convincingly Jiy defeating fast oppo ¬ sition in the sprint handicap and running the six furlongs in llig exactly tlelng the time of her preceding victorious effort As a spectacle thrill Ing and uncertain of issue until the very last stride the opening dash at one and onesixteenth miles for maiden threeyearolds and over easily took the palm Any one of the six leading contestants when midway of the stretch at one brief moment or another appeared like the winner Monlrose at JJO to 1 a long shot rarity these days got up to win strideThe by a nose In the last stride The backward running of Prince of Pilsen the i to 5 favorite in the steeplechase evoked consider ¬ able criticism and spectators stood aghast over the result of the closing race in which Star Thistle completely reversed his previous running by finish Ing first instead of last The stewards have both races investigationThe up for investigation The latticework grandstand was the coolest place near New York today and the track was in good condition despite the rain over night Half of the card was captured by favorites and the threatened Klii of the afternoon held off until everybody got CTivny from the track Only two unimportant ar rests In the field cams off offJ J Schlosscr trainer for A J Toyner was unable to be at the track today on account of illness and Oressina Starlit and Homecrest were saddled for their respective races by J II AlcCormick Chaperon AlcCormickChaperon the only horse Madden left with C T Patterson at Brighton Beach will be shipped to Saratoga FridayIt Friday It is rumored that J L McGinnis will sell out his entire stable of liorses The dispersal of his rac ¬ ing establishment began by the disposal this after ¬ noon of Watervllet to P II McCarren for 3000 and Castlewood to J S Barbee for 800 II 800II B Duryeas string will be shipped to Saratoga nest Saturday Mr Duryea denied the report that he Intended to transfer his turf operations to Europe I would rather race my horses in this country for 200 purses than so elsewhere he re ¬ marked horsemenTwo recently to a group of horsemen Two arrests took place in the field during the afternoon One man who gave his name as Martin Bralir was led out of the gates handcuffed to a plain clothes detective detectiveIt It Is announced that the two gentlemen jockevs Courtland Smith and J OBrien will dissolve their partnership in the Hampton Stable StableThe The famous Cavanagh special for Saratoga will leave five Grand Central station on Wednesday July 29 at 730 p in inJ J J Cavanagh just indicted by the grand jury of Kings county for his connection with the race track has retained distinguished counsel to defend him in the person of John B Stanchticld who was prominently mentioned for the vicepresidential nom ¬ ination at the Denver democratic convention
