The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-15
BE HAD PASSED BLUES
But With Meteor Rush Gold Heels Shot
Ahead.
AND WON 1HE RACE 81 ONE HALF LENG tn
No Such ThroLg Ever Before Witnessed a
Struggle Between IhrOughbrpdS on an
American Race Track The
interest Was Intense.
(By the Associated Press.)

10y lHt ASAoClultu IIR6bt1
New York, June 14-Gold Heels. worthy
son Of great sire, bore to the front and
gallantly held them there to the end.
the colors Of McLewee and Brady in the
Suburban Handicap, over the Coney Is
land Jockey Club course. stripping two
ifths of a second on a track not at It's
best, from the mark set by the speediest
OF his predecessors, Alcedo. last year, as
victor of this greatest classic OF the
American turf. Courage and speed won
for the son of the Bard Heel and Toe. i'm
2;05. fayorite by slight margin In the
betting. and ridden In mastery fashion
by young Wonderly. who first knew to-
day the thrill of that brief ride In the
floral horseshoe. amid the wild plaudts
OF half hundred thousand lovers OF the
sport of kings.
Fully $4,000 persons watched the Su-
burban from boxes and the grand stand
from trees, from roof, and from lawn.
from cheap field and from stable en-
closures. Men who have seen every one
OF the eighteen suburbans that preceded
today's. gazed in wonder at the masses
or humanity.
Luck put down her finger and stopped
new record. She said no three year old
shall ahatter the tradition OF the Ameri-
/ can turfs greatest event by winning It.
pentecost was her victim, mayhap. Badly
bunted at the far turn. he came through
the stretch like a tornado and "Pcutc-
cost" and Gold Heels" shook the air
as tho two thoroughbrcds whirled toward
the goal the older horse holding the
advantage by a short half length at the
md.
Gold Heels, of sixth. rushed ahead and
when they first passed the wire was
neck and neck with Pentccost and Con-
tend This last record breaker and dark
horse was the leader. His heart break
ing paco turned 10 water the courage OF
some that followed To the jockeys Of
others II spelled ruin" Two of those
were Wondcrly and Ecdfern. Both fell
back from ,hc meteor that flashed In tho
lead Of tho Suburban field. Closing in the
back stretch Shaw. on Blues, thought his
chance had come and raced TO the front.
Contend was still in the lead, but wise
little Cochran was trying TO save him
oven then. Blues dashed in psst Pente-
cost. humping him hard. Pentecost, a
balance and shcarcd heavily into Con
tend Then Contend gave up the ghost
and fell to the rear, finishing last, liter
ally
But Blues had not been challenged. Hc
shot past Gold Heels and soon there was
clear length OF daylight between them.
Then came the greatest cheer OF the race.
Tammany roared from it's lusty throat
Blues. Blues, 'Blues."
But it was not for Blues nor Tammany.
Clcvcrly rater close to the rail- Wonder
~ was bringing In Gold Heels. For a
sixteenth Of a mile they were almost
alone But Blues heart went faint and
well into the stretch Gold Heels was
overhauIing him. passing him, leading
him with the mastery OF chieftianshp
Then came the grant struggle Of Penta-
cost -Four lengths in the rear was Mad
den's horse. when the leaders turned into
the stretch, but on and on he came. go
ing and gaining at every stride. A hum
dred yards fro mthe goal he had Blues
beaten adm slowly he began TO creep ~
on Gold Heels, but no mean foe met him
there. Gold Heels sprang forWar'. again
under Wouderly's urging. and as they
Tassed under the wire Gold Heals .aa
first by ono half length.
Never has there been such q betting
race. say the bookmakers. There we're
1903 ~ the regulars. 20 addition TO those
who accept bets of 81 At least $500. 600
was handled In the ring on the Surburban
alone. There had also been tremen-
dous amount Of betting in the future
books Ia this event The final price
against Gold Heels was 20 / to wtn. ard
even money for place, PcnteeOst aro and
two. Blues xix and two: Sadie s. forty
and ten; Herbert six and two. and Ad
vance Guard elk and two There was
much generous backing ~ Monograph.
the hope Of the West which closed az IT.
teen 20 six.
General r. $. Lewee. ono ~ Cold Heels
owners. Is a prominent New Y9rker.
cnce a member ~ the Governcr's sfan.
Gold Heels was once owned by william
g. Whitney and later by the sioaaz. lie
won races Of merit last year. 5ut -
classics.
Summary
FIRST race. SIX furI9uga. on main track
Guntire, II 70 3. pou C90urx. 10 :. Sec
ond lux Casta. s - !, third Tluie
f.gs 90
second race. fafIc. selIng pert RovaI
t. 3. woa; Bessie Mccarthy, 70 /.