New-York tribune., 1902-06-15
GOLD HEELS THE WINNER
BREAKS THE RECORD FOR
THE STBURBAN.
SECOND AND BLUES THIRD
BIGGEST RACING CROWD
EVER SEEN HERE.

in this part of the country saw Gold Heels. the
| four-year-old son of The Bard-HeeI and Toe.
win, at the Sheepshead Bay track yesterday.
| the fastest Suburban run. The winner
was pronounced favorite. and carried hundreds
of thousands Of the public's money. ne shoul-
dered the top weight. followed the red hot pace
set by the Hghtweights. and. perfectly ridden
! by Otto WonderIy. drew away when the time
came, and in a driving finish heat Pentecost
something than half n length and Blues
about a length. The finish presented a scene OF
wild enthusiasm the three colts extended TO
| their utmost. their jockeys urging them out to
the last ounce. and 51G0O spectators waving
hats. sticks. umbrellas. parasois and handker-
chiefs, and cheering like mad.
All things considered it was the most sue
cessful Suburban ever run, and nine out OF
every ten of the great multitude of spectators
journeyed home we'll pleased with the days
sport The best horse and the favorite of thes
public the great classic. The race was
run its merits. and. with one exception. the
| losers have no excuses The exception is Pen
tecost. John E. Madden's game three-year-old
son OF Hastings. While running in third place
at the six furlong pole. Pentecost was interfered
with by Contend. who bumped by Blues.
and dropped back, forcing Pentecost TO pull
out and go around him. The three-year-old was
plucky, however, and made great finish Sc
strong in fact that his hackers and his owners
insisted that with good luck he would have
won. This seems doubtful in view of Gold
Hee1s's splendid performance, but that the win
ner would have had more trouble to win had
Pentecost's lucky star been in the ascendans
is evident.
HERBERT RUNS POOR RACE
Where were Advance Guard, Herbert and
Contend when the three leaders flashed by the
| Judges? Herbert ran race that did him little
Of Tom hovUeva~ r7aSs
4 determined effort 10 get I'D with the leaders.
but the pace was roo hot for him, and sixth
place the best he could do Herbert finished
ninth, only Retna and Contend following him in.
| Both Advance Guard and Herbert were shut out
by the entire field before the first turn was
reached. and only the former had the grit TO get
out Of the ruck and stay out of IL
Other Suburban DAYS have heavily taxed thu
facilities Of the various transit companies but
Yesterdays multitude all but showed them
der. The crowd began TO arrive soon after
noon. Every seat and box had been sold for
DAYS. and those who had not made special prep
arattons were shrewd enough 70 come early and
secure standing positions Of vantage. 70 which
they clung with bulldog perttnaeiry for hours
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company s,rts,--
gled heroically with its huge task. and did
we'll as could have been expected, bur the Long
Island Railroad Company fell down hard ard
made bad mess Of its work To meet the 1-20
rinth-st there were inst i've cars. Into these
the swarm from the boat packed about half CT
itself and the rest waited 4 little switch en-
gtne tried 70 pull the train the hill, ard got
stuck half wav. Half the passengers scrambled
Ut the hill and took trol1eys 70 Coney Island.
and thence back 70 Sheepshead Bay. Those who
remained on the train missed the first race. The
public has a right 70 better service than this.
ard the management Of the road ought 70 see
II rha vrh0 is hlUndzr
is made TO smart for it
Not until the bug1s called the Suburban horses
TO the post did the last Of the spectators arrive.
By that time the grandstand, paddock, club
house and inf1eld presented an aspect the equal
Of which has seldom. if ever. been seen at any
sporting contest in this country Every seat on
the grounds was taken Every particle of stand
ing room from which view could be had was
seized. The broad lawn packed solid with
humanity The roof of the grandstand was
black and white and blue and green and every
other color. made gay as IL was by the costumes
of thousands of women in holiday apparel
The scene in the betting rIns pauperizes de-
scription II was in the possession Of a well
dressed mob which drove frantically at the
poor LAYERS. fghting despera teIy for a chance
to back its favorites The the stools
divided their time between taking the money
and inploring the good natured rioters nou TO
knock them off their perches- Coats were torn
off backs. hats were knocked OF headS and
traupled underfoot and those who emerged
from the speculative whirlpool looked if they
had been in A football rush. Sheepshead Bay
is the most attractive and capacious racetracz
in America but a crowd like yesterdays record
breaking outpourfng is too much even for it.
APPETIZERS FOR THE SUBURBAN
The three races first on the programme were
merely appetizers for the Suburban. though the
victories of Mexican and Gunfire. who
sold to Mr. Whitney and Mr.. Mackay. respec-
tfyeIv. by J. E Madden, convinced the supersti-
tious that Pentecost would win the big race.
F31t Gold Heels was always the favorite his
price remaining steadily at threes- Blues and
Advance Guard opened together at to 1 and
went ND to 6 10 l at post time Herbert's price
was from 10 > to l. the condition Of the track,
which was decidedly dead after Friday nights
soaking being thought 10 favor his chances
slightly. Pentecost opened at s 10 1, but there
was such a rush TO back the Hastings colt that
the LAYERS soon rubbed it fves. and he
an equal second choice with Herbert when the
bugle sounded Contend was backed from
sevens to skies. Mr.. Featherstone's mare Reina.
winner Of the Brooklyn. was neglected at 80
to 1. after opening at 15 10 1. as nobody thought
she could duplicate her feat of May Il Arden
was 100 to 1 shot. and the rest we're also ss
long odds
Nearly all the candidates galloped through
the stretch before the big race by way of getting
their blood in circulation. and they We're watched
bv thousands of critical eyes. Gold Heels was
full Of vim and fire. and won many additional
hackers by his fine appearance. Reina. too.
warmed up finely but that did deceive any
II and