The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-29
Whitney & Duryea's Colt De.
feated the Best TwO-Year-
Olds of the Season.
PURSE WAS WORTH $4,000.
Mizzen's Colors Were Fairly Low
cred Under Jockey Turner's
Able Pilotage-Gold
Heels Takes a Stake.

New York. June es-Irish Lad. running in
the colors of Whitney & Duryea, won the
Great Trial Stakes OF $4,000 for 2-year-olds
at Sheepshead Bay to-day. Turner was the
Jockey. and Irish Lad was quoted at II to
1 in the betting. He defeated the best 2
year-olds Of the year.
Immediately after the finish the band
struck up Wearing of the Green" and
1000 or more people. who witnessed the
race. cheered the winner to the echo.
Many thought that Mizzen. the crowned
champion, had met his defeat through 4
weak finish by Bullman his rider but many
conservative hOrsemen said that he was
beaten by a better colt. Mizzen was at all
times consistent favorite for the race,
with Golden Maxim second choice at TO
l. while the Keene entry. Prediction and
Whitecnapel. was third choice at to I,
the other prices ranging from u to lVo
to J.
first to show. with WhitechapeI second and
Artvis third. Mizzen was fourth and I'M
medtately went to the front. and, at the
end of the first furlong. had a lead OF one
length over Hurstbourne, who was one-haH
of a length in front Of Golden Maxim. After
the field came laundering along Mizzen had
The other positions were about the same.
AS the horses made the bend at the head
Of the stretch Mizzen still showed in front
Golden Maxim second and Hurstbourne
was third. dropping back with every stride.
At the furlong pole in the stretch Turner.
on Irish Lad. began TO close, coming from
sixth place to third in a few strides. one
hundred yards from the wire Bullman went
to the whip on the favorite, and, although
he responded gamely to the call OF his rid, i'd
lead, as Irish Lad was running much the
easier Of the two. Turner was hard at
work on him. and. after furious drive.
half-length, while Mizzen beat Martie Lew
is. who was under drive all the last
quarter. one and one-half lengths.
Whitney Duryea purchased Irish Lad
from ]. E. Madden June 20 and paid. it
was rumored $4,000 for him. The colt has
been profitable one for them. as he has
won three straight races including to-
days Great Trial Stakes.
Only three horses faced the starter for
Gold Heels. the Suburban winner; Advance
Guard and Goldsmith were the starters.
Goldsmith was added carly in the after
noon. Gold feels was at 1-to-3 favorlte
best handicap horse in the East to-day
by winning from start to finish in 2:S3,
vance Guard was second all the way, and
beat the 3-year-old ten lengths.
George ". Jenkins. favorite. won the
Beacon Steeplechase from the second choice
Rowdy.
sheepshead bay Summaries.
and Gro5Ss the fauy
Warts Nichta 100 CMonderly?, to l, won, Right
Cobb. loa Redfernl. to !. third, Time. I;gI $-5
SCothssyer. Klckshaw. Doctor SAVIOR. Wilful,
Byronerdale. Mount Hope. Baron knight. Rob
bnet. Luctation. Turnpike. Hackensack. Dark
Planet and Hro also ran.
Second race. high-weiSht handicap. six fur
longs. on main track-Operator; 10 Co'Connor,.
to 5. won: Highlander. l2G (OdoTy. II 10 }. sec
ond: Wealth, NJ wonderly) 13 to ), third. Time,
1:4. Sir knight. Ben Howard. Chiron. Paul
Creyton and SedittOn also ran.
Third race. the Great Trial Stakes. $1,000. for
2-yesr-olds. six furongs-Irish Lad. l22 CTurner).
Il to l. won: Mizzen. ~ (3ullman). 10 S. sec
ond: MaEtie Lewis. lls (odoml: IS to l. third
d!cton, Artvis Charles Elwood. whorler. Next
Fourth race, the Advance Stakes, for 5-year-
olds ard upward. weight for age. mile and
a half-GOld Heels. l26 tOdom). to 3. won Ad-
vance Guard l2s SHAW. 1s TO 5. second: Gold
smith. 1G9 Oh Cochran. IL to l. third Time.
2:S- Only three starters. Goldsmith added
starter
Fifth race the Beacon steeplechase full stee-
plechase course. about two miles and half
George ". jenkins. 13I tRay), to 5. won: Row
dy. i5I Barry. to !. second: Rising Sun, lie
(Stewart). 30 to J. third. Time. 5:2 Ha-k For
yard. Casher. Adjidaumo and Somerset also ran.
Somerset fell
Sixth race, one and cnesiIteenth mile. on the
turf, selling-Numeral. "a (E3oiesen). to l. won:
Jack nemund. % q. Martini. 4 to l. second;
Alack. 81 CIeamer) IL to |. third. Time, l:i9 2-5
Courtenay. Prince Richard Grail Alard Schsck
Cougar. Carrier Pigeon. Tchula. Moranda and
Justice also ran.