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HERMIS FILLY WINS BRIGHTON JUNIOR. Helene Scores in Empire City Stake for Her New Owner — Fauntleroy Takes Invincible. New York, July 10. — F. H. Mildens tllly, Helene, boaght at the auction sale of the horses of .Silver Brook Farm at Shocpshe.nl Ray recently, was winner of the Brighton Junior this afternoon at Yonk-crs from perhaps the cheapest lot that ever raced tor I hat prhfc. She had speed enough to force all the pace ami though aha was tirst by three lengths she was bias lag out so badly all through the stretch 1 ha I she had to Ih- ridden out. She is the tirst of the. get of Hermis to win. Beta, favorite for the race, might have won but for stumbling badly at the turn out of the backs t retch. Nolier was making his move at that point when the coll made his mistake and dropped hack several lengths. He closed well after the fal-e step ami was a *;ooi| third at the end. Tow ton Field heating him lor place. The Invincible Handicap went to Fauntleroy. the thr year old thai reeeatly ran such a good race behind Dalmatian. Restlgonche was the pacemaker, but he could never draw far away from Fauntleroy and the three-year-old ontgaaacd him in the stretch. Shilling beat the barrier with Rye Straw in the lirst and just had him home winner over Ben Lo. niond. the best backed long shot in tin race. Jupiter Joe made a runaway race of the mile selling handicap and George Oaoaaa Trance lasted long enough to beat some ordinary sprinters. At the end of the card old Montgomery won at a mile and a half, hut all through the stretch Perry Johnson had him straight. The crowd was the largest of tile season. The weather was tempered by a slight drop in the temperature and tlie track was in its best condition. J. B. Wainw right claimed Royal Captive out of the second race for .0O0.
