The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-29
IRISH LAD WINS $4,000
CAPTURES GREAT TRIAL STAKES
AT THE sHEEPsHEAD BAY TRACK.
Mizzen, the FavOrite, SecOnd-Gold
Heels Takes Advance Stakes
Western Tracks Muddy.

NEW YORK, June 2s-Irish Lad, run
ming in the colors OF Whitney & Duryea,
won the Great Trial stakes of $4,000 for
two-year-olds at Sheepshead Bay to-day.
Turner was the jockey and Irish Lad was
quoted at u to 1 in the betting. He de-
feated the best two-year-olds of the year
Many thought that Mizzen had met his
defeat through a weak finish by Bullman,
his rider, but conservative horsemen said
that he was beaten by better colt. Miz-
zen was at all times consistent favorite,
with Golden Maxim second choice at to
l, while the Keene entry, Prediction and
Whitechapel, was third choice at to l.
The start was good. Golden Maxim was
first to show, with Whitechapel second and
Arteis third. Mizzen was fourth and i'm
mediately went to the front, and al the end
Of the first furlong had a lead of one
length over Hurstbourne, which was one
half a length in front of Golden Maxim
AS the field came laundering along MiZzen
had increased his lead to a length and a
half. 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 was second and
Hurstbourne third dropping back at every
stride. AT the furlong pole in the stretch
Turner. on Irish Lad, began to close, COM
ing from sixth place to third in few
strides A hundred yards from the wire
Bullman piled the whip on the favorite
and, although he responded gamely to the
call OF his rider, he was no longer able to
retain the lead, as Irish Lad was running
the much easier of the two Turner was
4 IN
drive Irish Lad lowered Mizzens colors by
half a length, while Mizzen beat Martie
Lewis, who was under drive all the last
quarter, one and a half lengths
Whitney & Duryea purchased Irish Lad
from j. Z. Madden June 20 and paid, it
was rumored. $1,000 for him The colt has
been a very profitable one for them, he
has won three straight races, including to-
days big Great Trial
Only three horses faced the starter for
the Advance stakes at mile and half
Gold Heels, Advance Guard and Goldsmith
were the starters. Gold Heels q l to 8
favorite, and proved, horsemen say, that he
is the best handicap horse in the East to-
day by winning from start to finish in 2:33
within one second of the track record. Adj
vance Guard was second all the way and
beat the three-year-old ten lengths. George
w. jenkins, favOrte, won the Beacon
steeple chase Summaries:
First Race-Ffve and half furlongs.
Warte NIGHT. 100 (WOnderly), TO l. won:
Right and True, 80 q. MARTINI to l. sec
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Time, 1907 3-5.
Second-High Weight handicap, six fur
longs: Operator, 10 (O'Connor), Z to 5, won;
Highlander, 126 (Odom), II to 5, second;
Wealth, 112 (Wonderly), 13 to 5, third. Time,
TIA.
Third-Great Trial stakes, 500, 200; for two
year-olds; six furlongs: Irish Lad 122
CTurner), u to l, won; Mizzen, 129 (Bul-
NAM. to 5, second; Martie Lewis. l19
(Odom), Is to l, third. Time ia. Golden
Maxim, White Chapel, Prediction, Artvis
Charles Elwood, Whorter, Mexican, Hurst
bourne and Astartita also ran.
Fourth-Advance stakes, mile and one
half: Gold Heels, 126 (Odom), to g. won;
Advance Guard. 129 shaw, to l, second;
Goldsmith, log (H. Cochran, - to 1, third.
Time, 2:33.
Fifth-Beacon steeplechase; about two
and one-half miles: George w. Jenkins, 147
CRay), to 3. won; Rowdy, 1877 Barry, 2'to
l. second; Rising Sun, 142 (StewarD, 30 TO /,
third. Time, SIP
Sixth-Mile ard one-sixteenth; selling:
Mineral, "a (Boiesen), to l, won; Jack
Demund. 90 o. Martini, TO l. second;
Alack, 80 Creamery, u to l, third. Time,
1:49 3-5.