The Wichita daily eagle., 1903-07-09
|WATERBOY
IS WINNER
Takes the Brighton Handicap
Beating Record Time
NO SERIOUS COMPETITION
Favorite Wins by a Length and
Takes the Money

New York. July 81. B Higgins
waterboy won in the Brighton handicap.
at one and one-quaster miles today in
2:@ Is. a worlds record. faster by three
afth Of secnd than Gold Heels circular
track record tine made in this race last
year and faster than The record tine OF
2.e3 3-4 made or a straight course by
| Banquet Waterboy carried the top
weight. IA pounds. and was favorite II
/ the betting ~ 10 / He had 10 serious
competition in the race after JOCKEY
Odom made his run except from Roe
Hampton. who. earring ice pounds. with
Bullman Up, and az Is TO I in the betting.
ran nne race. Just when they first
passed the stand he made up ground rap
idly. and made a gallant tight for first
honors, when challenged by waterboy
River Pirate. I05 pounds, with the cOlored
boy Hicks IN the saddle. was third. with
as good as : u l against his chances 70
finish in the first three Waterboy wou
I by q length. with Roe Hampton eight
lengths in front OF River Pirate.
Little Larron, who rode Articulate was
thrown in front OF the stand as the
horses passed the FIST time. His mount
was fifth and going vel when Francesca
and Herbert bumped him. Articulate
crossed his legs stumbled and Larroa
shot over his head. He lay beating his
arms on The track and apparently badly
hurt but was found 10 have no serious
injuries.
To a good and prompt start Water
boy was first away aad Odom took him
oevr toward the rail. bat Cochran was
quick with Dom Paul and got the coveted
position Com Paul led. passing the
stand. with Waterboy next and Frances
co and Herbert coming strongly. Roe
Hampton. last. was carried wide on the
turn. but raced 10 the front in the back
stretch. Though Oom Paul led TO the
erd of the mile many sh:ftngs occurred
behind. and Odom who had Wate-boy
close 10 the rail in third place. was near
y cut of when Roe Hampton rushed in
10 the lead. with Dom Paul and Francesca
dropping back. Herbert had tired and
failed. and with Francesca was beaten
at the last turn but Zoe Hampton was in
the lead and going at a terrific speed.
Odom set sail and was close 70 pullman
when they turned into the stretch Then
waterboy and Roe Hampton left the race
OF the held. drawing away together and
the big. long striding back horse forging
ahead II was Waterboy's race in
sixteenth Of mile from home and doom
eased his mount q trife. Bullman sud
denly shook UP Roe Hampton until the
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with the black but ore flourish OF Odoms
whip sent waterboy ahead again ard
across the line a winner.
Waterboy was bred by J. 2. Haggin
on the rancho Del Paso. California and
was brought east as a yearling for rae
ing in 1sro when led into the ring az
Sheepshead Bay the only hid for him was
so small that he was Withdrawn. As a
two-year-old he started once and was
unplaced. Waterhoy won two races az
Morris park in the spring of 1872 and
finished first in a third, but was disqBali-
fed for fOuling. He broke a pelvic bone +
v hile IN preparatiop for the Belmont. and
was laid up fo- three months. Jay
Boyner became the trainer last September 4
books at 1o0 70 l 70 win tie Suburban 4
The horse was withdrawn on account % .
the mud but Won the Suburban renewal 4
las; week. setting q new track record. .
He was raced eight times in his life. (
finished first six times and made two 4
records. To the winner the Brighton han
licsp was worth sis ssa \ new chute has
been built for the start obviating the 4
start on the turn. and this undoubtedly
fFer-eT the time of f-e race
The fractional time - the racs vas.
2 -. a -. .. q, i,l2 -. - A. 10
md o-es -
The last mile was run in ~ 81. Ar
iculate riderless. 6nished ffth in the
handicap and then ran two miles mere
refore he vas caught summary
First race f1rI-ng-TIm Payne Won:
second, Collector Jessgp third
Time I-1a s-5.
Second race. Punchestowu steeplechszs
takes about miles ard a haif-Lavator
Won. TIT Call ant =ecoud- Mystic shrine
hlrd Tire 5-f
Th.-d race nile ard a sixteenth, =el-
ug-Houestead Won BaiEaI second;
7sst third. Tine i-is -
Fourth race. the Brighton hardiear.
nile and era-ter-wzisrboy "a toI1rnl !
o. z. won Roe HaDptCr 20 fBglsml
5 20 g. second Rfve- P.-zte. 1l1 CHicksl
q % third Tine 2-f3 -. Oom Paul
de-rv Acrobat. FrsncesCo. Hrufs-
Art.c-lste fell
saIne. Injunction and He-h~rr ran
Flfth raca. fs-io-Fv. ssilinE-Royal
ron. Fo-warc secora. Iate-val thir1-
Ine 1-l1 -
srtz race. . Il f1ri7-Es-sa ac-elus
-or- orua-se- Plight Seca16. ne South
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