The Washington times., 1902-07-27
Chokes His Mount All the
Way and Then Wins by
Twelve Lengths.
RACING DIsAPP0INTs CROWD
Steeplechase a Walllover for Rising
Sun, Eophone, His Only Opponent,
Falling Lame-Hyphen Breaks Record
fct Mile and a Sixteenth.

NEW YORK, July 26.--Is the turf ca
reer of the great Gold Heels at an end?
After winning the Brighton Cup race
of two miles and one-uuarter this after
noon the illustrious son of The Bard
Heel and Toe. who won the Suburban and
Brighton Handicaps in such sensation
al manner, pulled up very lame. To
many of the horsemen present 1t ap-
peared as If Gold Heels had broken down,
but his owner, Gen. F. C. McLewee, and
Trainer Matt Allen were positive that
the horse merely struck himself and only
temporarily injured his off foreleg at
the ankle After he had cooled out, the
horse limped painfully to his stable,
while $4,000 spectators cheered him again
and again. realizing that he is one of the
greatest racing thoroughbreds of modern
times.
The field for the cup was big disap-
pointment. Though the race. with $1,000
added, was tempting prize. Gold Heels,
because of his previous performances.
frightened out all of the eligibles ex-
ceptIng surmise and Sun Shower. Gold
Heels and Surmise. both four-year -oids.
took up weight for age, 124 pounds, while
Sun Shower, three-year filly, car
ried 101.
Gold Heels Prohibitive.
Gold Heels&as held at the prohibltive
odds of / to Is, the only betting on the
race being for place, Sun Shower being
quoted at to 10 and Surmise at to 5.
Odom who rode the favorite. received
instructions to run the first mile in :3s,
but he disob eyed, that distance being
covered in 1:42. AS soon as they were
sent away Gold Heels took the lead.
Odom held him hard and he came down
past the judges stand for the first time
with his mouth wide open. Sun Shower,
with Redfern up, raced along with her
head at the leaders saddle girths, while
Shaw kept Surmise a length back.
This was the order going up the back
stretch, Odom saving away at Gold
Heels head as the great horse was full
OF running and was fighting for the bit.
At the far turn Gold Heels attempted
to run out, and as he swept into the
stretch Odom struck him on the side
of the head several times to keep him
straight. Passing the judges for the
second time, Gold Heels began to draw
away. He had world of speed, rushing
up the backstretch again, and, though
he had opened UP a gap of twenty
lengths before Sun Shower. Odom let
him go out at top speed.
Pulls Up Lame.
1t was not until the last sixteenth was
Suburban winner. and when within
twenty-five yards of the wire the horse
showed signs of What looked like a
breakdown. He passed the mark with
twelve lengths to spare. and when
pulled up was &c lame that Odom
quickly dismounted and the horse was
led back, hobbling, to the scales.
The fight for the place was interest
ing in that both horses were so tired
that they staggered all over the track.
Sun Shower lasted long enough to beat
Surmise by length. The time was
1884 3-5. comparatively slow. After the
race a big crowd followed Gold Heels
to the paddock, where Trainer Allen
and General McLewee received him
The latter said:
"0dom did not ride to orders. He
yanked the horses head too much, in
stead OF letting him run. and thereby
caused him to get out of his stride sew
eral times. IN that way the horse
struck himself and pulled up lame. r.
do not believe his injury will be per-
manent"
Has Won 100000.
1t was the opinion of many turfmen,
however, that Gold Heels career on the
turf is at an end. He is eligible to start
in the $4,000 Saratoga Handicap. with
top weight, 129 pounds, but today's n is
hap will probably keep him out OF It.
In winning the Advance Stakes. the
Suburban and Brighton Handicaps. and
the Brighten Cup. Gold Heels secured |
more than $1,000 for his owners. He |
has been pronounced the greatest rae, |
horse in training. and in the Brighton |
Handicap he established a new worlds |
record for mile and a quarter on i |
circular track, his time being 2:03 As, |
with l26 pounds. performance which Is |
virtually the bes: of Its kind in the an
Dals OF the turf.
The card was, all In all, a disappont-
ment to the great throng. The steeple-
chase was q walkover for Rising sun.
who cleared the first jump and then
walked home. This was due TO the fact
that Eophone was lame, Colbert was hot
at the track, and The Bruiscr. the only
other entry, was dead.
In the performance OF Hyphen in the
last race OF the day. however, there Was
much rclace for the lovers OF good rae
ing. Hyphen ran mile and q six
teenth in 1:44 4-5, beating Herbert's
track record by two-fifths OF a second.
He was eased up. too. in the last six
teenth. and even then won by four
lengths