The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-15
MORE THAN THREE MILLION DOLLARS WON BY PUBLIC ON RACE

New York. June 14-Gold Heels.
worthy son of a great sire. bore TO the
front and gallantly held them there, to the
end. the colors of McIewee and Brady in
the Suburban Handicap to-day over the
Coney Island Jockey Club course, stripping
two-fifths of second. on a track not at its
best, from the mark set by the speediest of
his predecessors. Alcedo, last year, as =
victor OF this greatest classic Of the Amer
lean turf
The time was 2Oj Is. Courage and Speed
for the son of The Bard-Heel and Toe, IA
vorite by slight margin in the betting and
ridden in mastery fashion by young Won
derly, who first knew to-day the thrill of
that brief ride in the floral horse shoe, amid
the wild plaudits of a half of a hundred
thousand lovers of the sport of Kings
FIFTY THOUSAND PERSONS
WITNESSED THE RACES.
1t was a day of records Never on any
american course. to every part of which
mendouS concourse of humanity witnessed
struggle between thoroughbred racers
Eully SOV0 persons watched the Suburban
from boxes and grand stand. trees, from
room ana from lawn, from cheap field ard
from the stable enclosure. Men who have
seen every one Of the eighteen Suburbans
the masses of humanity.
Luck put down her finger and stopper a
a new record. She said no 3-year-old shan
shatter the tradition of the American turf
greatest event by winning ii. Pentecost was
ner victim, mayhap. Badly hunted at TIE
aa[ torna rn ne and came through the stretch Ike
shook the air as the two thOroughbreis
whirled toward the goal, the older horse
holding the advantage by a short half
length at the end.
BLUES MAsTERFUL EFFORT
DASHED PENTECOST ASIDE.
Blues. Tammany's pride. awoke when two
thirds of the distance was done. to the
cheers of his loyal adherents His sturdy
effort to heat to the front Of the masterfnI
throng or horse aristocracy it was that
dashed aside the yOungster Pentecost But
when the prize was so close that it seemed
within. the grasp of Frank Farrell's cham
pion. the batter Pentecost came from his Ill
deserved place amid the ruck and beat the
4-yeaT-old into pitiful submission.
Gold Heels 1t was through the stretch
Maybe Pentecost. having made up five
lengths in his effort to reach the leader.
could have beaten the son of Bard; but once
Heels took on new life. H sprang ahead
again. holding his advanta, -, short though
II was, to the end.
Behind these three-Gold Heels. Pentecost
and Biues-there was SadieS. treacherous
put game to-day, fourth, lengths and lengths
behind the horses that will make turf his
Herbert, too. still farther back. with Rel
ma. lucky winner of the Brooklyn Handi-
Sterling racer though he be. nature never
fashioned him to pluck the iaurels from such
as Gold Heels and Penteccst
and was last before the first turn was
reached. Perhaps he did not take kindly
to Buliman after Burns's jockeyship. Ad-
vance Guard IS no sulker. but he did not
run at all to-day. Truly, he galloped over
the canail1e at the end, but he could not
hep doing that.
CONTENDS HEART-BREAKING
RACE ONLY a FLASH
And SO the Suburban of 1902 was run and
won Gold Heels off sixth. rushed ahead
and. when they first passed the wire, Vas
neck and neck with Pentecost and Contend.
This last record breaker and dark horse was
the leader. His heart-breaking pace turned
TO water the courage of some that followed
10 the Jockeys OF others it spelled ruin"
Two OF these were Wonderly and Redfern.
Both fell back from the meteor that flashed
in the lead of the Suburban field. Closing
In the back stretch Shaw, on Blues, thought
his chance had come and raced to the front
Contend was still in Sase lead. but wise little
Cochran was trying - save him even them
Blues dashed in past Pentecost. bunting
was caught off his balance and sheered
heavily into Contend. Then Contend gave
up the ghost and fell to the rea-, finishing
absolutely last.
But Blues's dash had not been challenged.
He shot past Gold Heels and soon there
was clear length Of daylight between
them.
Then came the greatest cheer of the
race. Tammany In silk hats, Tammany in
silk pettieoats. Tammany in brass but
tons and blue. Tammany in rusty apparel
TamTmany 5Gared from its lusty throat
PENTECOST MADE
A GRAND STRUGGLE.
But it was not for Blues nor Tammany.
was bringing in Gold Heels. For a six
teenth of mile they We're almost alone
But Bluess heart went faint and well in
TO the stretch Gold Heels was overhauling
him, passing him; leading him with the
master chieftainship. Then came that
grand struggle of Pentecost.
Four lengths in the rear was Madden's
horse hen the leaders turned into the
stretch, but on and on he came, gaining,
gaining at every stride. A hundred yards
from the finish he had Blues beaten. and
slowly he began to creep upon Gold Heels.
But mean foe met him there Gold
Heels sprang forward again under Wonder
ly's urging and so they passed under the
wire. Gold Heels first by one-half length;
Pentecost short length in front of Blues.
colors to the front in the English Derby
next year won the first half of the double
event He is Mexican. Clarence Mackay's 8
sterling colt. which picked Up top weight.
129 pounds He was admirably ridden by
Burns, and won on the new Futurity
course in 1:06 1-5 from a good field. This
Suburban course. which experts said was at
least one second per mile under its best
This brings Mexican close to NaSturtium' s
record last year-l:04 1-5-and makes Gold
Heels's race a marvel.
John E. Madden bred Mexican, by Mirth-
ful-Llandrino. and entered him for Eng
lands blue ribbon. Mr. Mackay was in ex-
stacies after the race. Il did not buy any
fancy yearlings,' he said. but 1 bought
proven racers. and I am getting my
mouey's worth.
NEARLY A MILLION
BET ON THE SUBURBAN.
Never has there been such a betting race.
! say the bookmakers. There were I03 Of the
| regulars. in addition to those who accept
! bets Of 81. At least $4,000 was handled in
| the ring on the Suburban alone. There has
| also been a tremendous amount of betting
] In the future books in this event The final
price against Gold Heels was to ] to win
| and even money a place: Pentecost 5 and
| 2; Blues, and 2; Sadie s., 10 and 10: Her.
/ bert. and 2, and Advance Guard, 8 and ..
| There was much generous backing of Mon
| ograph. the hope OF the West. which closed
! at 15 and 6.
I Fitzgerald sent the field away in excel
! lent style, with none of the eleven starters
Trigger having been scratched at $50 D.
| m--haying any great advantage or disad-
| vantage. The track had been redeemed
! from an inch of mud hs' hard work on tht
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