The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-15
She Son of Bard Heel and Toe
Showed Courage and Speed.
FIFTY THOUSAND SAW SPORT
Greatest Crowd That Ever Gathered on
an American Race Track Watched
the Most Exciting Contest for
the Classic Event Ever
Held-Betting Heavier
Than Ever Before.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. June l5.-God Heels won
the Suburban Handicap over the Coney
Island Jockey Clubs course to-day. clip-
ping two-hftns of a second from the mark
set by the speediest of his predecessors.
-Ncedo. the winner o. tho classic event
last year
Courage and speed won for the son OF
the Bard, Heel. and Toe in 2:oo. favorite
by slight margin in the betting. and
ridden in mastery fashion by spuns
W'onderly. amid the wild plaudits o.!
half @ hundred thousand lovers OF the
sport OF kings.
1t was day of records. Never on any
American course has such tremendous
concourse of humanity witnessed a strus-
gle between thoroughbred racers. Fuzzy
SC. 900 persons watched the Suburban from
boxes. and the grand stand from trees.
from root. and from lawn. from cheap
field and from the stable enclosures. Men
who have seenn every one of the eighteen
Suburbans that preceded to-days. ga1ed
| in wonder a the masses OF humanity
| PL-,TECOSTtS MISFORTUNE
Luck put down her finger and stopped
a new record She said no three-year-
| old shall shatter the tradition or the,
American turfs greatest event by VIM
/ ming it. Pentecost was her victim. may
| hap
| Badlv bunted at the far turn, he came
| through the stretch like a tornado. and
| ..Psutecosr." Cold --eels' shook the air
| as the two thoroughbreds whiried To-
t ward the goal. the Older horse hotdlhs
/ the advantage by a short half length at
| the end.
| Gold Heels. off sixth. rushed ahead. and
! when thev first passed the wire was
neck and neck with Pentecost and con-
| tend This last record breaker and darR
| horse was the leader Ills heart-orea>-
| ing pace turned to water the couias
| of some that followed. To the JOCKEYS
| of others II spelled ruin. Two OF these
| we're Wonderly and Redfern Both feil
| hack from the meteor that flashed in
! rho lead of the Suburban field closing
| in the back stretch. Shaw. on bi'ies.
| thought his chance had come ana raced
| to the front Contend was sun III !i'e
| lead. but wise little Cochran was trying
TO save him even then hiues pan.
| nast Pentecost. humping him hard zen
tecost. a long striding horse. was rishe
| off his balance and sheered heavily INTO
Contend Then Contend gave up the
ghost and fell to the rear, rhisnins hts''
| literally.
But Blues had not been challenged ne
shot past Gold Heels and soon thefe ".
!, clear length of daylight between thaHl-
Then came the greatest cheer OF the rae
Tamrnanv roared from it's lusty throat.
Blues" Blues" Blues
HALF A LENGTH.
But It was not for Blues nor Iaru-
] many Cle'verly rated .c!ose TO ths i,,il
WonderLw was bringing in Gold Heels
Fora sixteenth of a mile they were al
nost alone. But Blues heart went fast.
i and we'll into the stretch Good Heels was
overhauling him. passing HIM ieadihs
him. with the mastery of chieftlanshlp-
Then came the grand struggle OF fehtc
cost Four lengths In the rear "os
AIaddan's horse when the leaders turned
into the stretch. but on and on ne
came. going and gaining at every stride.
hundred wards from the goal he had
Blues beaten and he slowly began TO
creep up on Gold Heels. But no mean
FOE met him there. G2li Heels spra?s
forward again under Wonderiy.s urging.
and they passed under the wire. Gold
Heels first by one half-lensth.
Never has there been such betting
race. say Che bookrakars. There were
113 OF the regulars. in addition to those
who accept bats of 81 At least 100000
was handled IN the ring on the Suburban
alone There had also been tremendous
amount OF betting in the future books in
this evert The final price against Gold
Heels was ? to to win. and even money
place: Pentecost. and .. Blues AMI
2. Sadie s. 50 and 10. Herbert and 2.
and Advance Guard s and 2. There was
much generous backing "f lonosranh.
the hope OF the West which clossd at
10 to 8,
Starter Fitzgerald sent the field away
in excellent style with none OF the eleven
starters-Trtggsr having been scratched
al $40 r M-having arw great advantages
or Disadvantage The track had been re-
deemed from an inch OF mud by hard
work on the part of the superintendent
Rain threatened all during the afternoon.
but none fell. and a fine breeze cooled tha
crowds IL the grand stand
General 2. 3 Lewee. one OF Cold Heels
owners. is a prominent New Yorker. oncs
= member of the Governors stafS- Gold
Heels was once owned by William c.
Whitney and later by the Sioans
First race-six furiougs on main track
Gunfre IL TO . first Coburs Is to s.
second Lux casta Is to y third. Time.
1888 3-5.
Second race-niiie. selling-Port Royal
Il to 81 first Bessie Mccarthy q to y
second, Courteuay C. to y third Time.
1:4f.
Third race-.he Goubls event OF s5.oo4
: I'VE furlonss-sIex:caa q TO ~ first. Cold
: en- Maxim 90 20 y second. Prediction q
{ 20 y third Time : o6 1-5-
5 Fourth race-tho Suburban Handicap OF
3 $4,000 mile and quarter--Gold Heels q
I 70 y first. Pentecoss Is to y second. Blues
: &c to y third. Time. 2:oo 1-5.
! Fifth race-Aiaiden's :wo-year-olds. las,
: FIVE furlongs of the futurtty course-Jane.
I wav Go to y first. Acetnll q to 1O1 SEQ
. | ond. Fitzmillar 90 to y third. Time,
1:a1 1-5-
J, Sixth race-Handicap. one and one
D | sixteenth mites on the t1,rf-Rcyal (S &c