The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-19
JOCKEY FULLER
ON AFRICA]NDER
WINS SUBURBAN
Odom, Riding Herbert, Claims
Foul, but Judges Let Race
Stand as Run-Rain Makes
Track a Quagmire and Time
Is Slow.

time IN the score OF years OF its history
the Suburban handicap today was won
by a three-year-ol Africander, son of
Star Ruby-Africa Queen, which fin
ished first in a splendid field of fifteen,
to thirteen of which he was giving
weight
His victory was marred by claim
of foul made by George Odom, rider
of Herbert, second horse but the
judges decided that the winner had
earned his prize, and let the race stand
as run.
Charles Dwyer and Simeon Deimel,
proprietors of the Hampton stable, in
whose colors Africander-r won $16,-
$50 in the stake, and made a generous
present to Fuller, the New Orleans
graduated jockey, who spiloted their
horse to a stirring victory. They had
also backed the horseia at 100 to i in
the winter betting, driving his odds to
so toll.
Thirty thousand persons saw the
race, and few of them bet on the win
ner. Shrieks for old Herbert, who
seemed sure to win in the stretch,
shriIled loud from every point and
cries of encouragement greeted Odom
when he mounted the stairs of the
judges stand to lodge his claim of
foul.
Fuller, meanwhile, was enjoying the
first fruits of victory, and seated in
the floral horseshoe, was borne across
the lawn. He paled a bit when sud
denly summoned from that height of
jockey pride to face the judges, but
set forth his case well and Odom's
claim was not allowed. Five minutes
Of intense anxiety, in which even the
women were quiet, passed before the
red board went up. Horsemen al
though agreeing that Africander and
Herbert bumped in the stretch, were Of
the unanimous belief that the best
horse won, and that kfricander would
also have been first with clear sailing.
Track Quagn1ire.
Thirteen hours OF Steady rain had
turned the track into a quagmire, and
the time, 2:10 20, was the gslewest
since 1887. 1i'i'"'N -"
To a prompt but not good start the
field got away with Articulate slightly
in the lead of Hermis, Lux Gasta, add
ed starter, close alongside, and Her
bert fourth. Col. Bill, Africander and
Igniter formed a second division be-
hind the leaders, while Major Danger
field, Z to 2, favorfte, was far back.
HermiS, carrying 1913 pounds went
to the front in passing the stand,
Tapped by Articulate; Lux Casta and
Africander. The DWyer+ horse was
lucky at the first tur1l.rs There the rear
of the field swung wide and Hunter
Raine, whose splendid race was a fea-
ture of the contest,,was carried oyer al
most to the paddock gate. He was last
by two lengths as they Strengthened
out in the back stretch. ~et r.
Hermis, like the Hermis of old,
swung into the straight-away after the
first turn two lengths in the lead It,
WAS this game little fellow that made
the only pace in the race and killed
off sterling competitors, but died him
SaJf IN he of Ii VII
Africander became a dangerous fac
tor when the three-quarter mark was
passed. The heavy impost, swift pace
and the deep mud told on Hernis here
and again he fell back. Afrieander
headed him and Herbert, too, dashed
past Mr.. Thomas $50 900 Hhorse. Hene
was In the middle of the field, while
Major Daingerfeld was creeping up.
Africander and Herbert spun away
from the firing Herrnis as they reached
the last turn and the race was plainly
between the two. -tt
Odom took Herbert into the stretch
for the better going hear the outer
rail. To the establishment of onlook-
ers, Fuller cut across with Afrieander
to the outside also, and1the two horses
bumped together, Herbert on the out
side and almost against the outer rail
a sixteenth Of a mile from home. Then
arose cries for good old Herbert" so
many times a contestant for the big
handicapS. Gaining surely were the
blue and white squares eas they neared
the finish. Fuller had not called on
Africander for his last effort, however.
When he did bring tdowni~his whip the
response was immediate The sturdy
three year-old 1eaped forward, swerv-
ed for stride in front of Herbert and
then ran Straig ht and true TO the wire,
winner by head.
Major DaineerFieId Tries.
Major Daingerfield had made his bid
at the head of the stretch but was
dangerous only for a. dozen strides.
1gniter, too, tried and failed when the
stretch was reached. 1t was Hunter
Raine whose prowess shone grandly
forth in spite of i'll luck of every kind.
Shields logged little bay had picked
up his field one by one, and when they
turned into the stretch he had reached
sixth position from fifteenth.
Michaels saved ground On the turn
and the horse, coming with splendid
burst of speed, was third at the wire,
four lengths behind Herbert and six
lengths in front of Major danger
field. Hermis finished thirteenth and
Articulate fourteenth with Yardarm
last.
Africander opened and closed at Is
to l in the betting; Herbert opened at
20 to 1 and closed at Is to l. and
Hunter Raine was backed from Is to 1
to II to /.
Bred on the Rancho del Paso farm of
J. b. Haggin, Africantler was brought
east and sold as a yeariing to julius
Fleishfnan. DWyer and .Demiel bought
Africander for $4,000 and at their
dissolution sale last September put him
up at auction. They reconsidered their
plans, however, and bid in the colt at
$4,000. sec
Africander won the famous Belmont
stakes and other races this year.
No. IL was Africanders number on
the programme, as it was on Irish Lad,
winner of the BROOKLYN handicap. The
Whitneys, father and son, withdrew
their entries, Goldsmith and Irish Lad,
on the advice of their trainer John w.
Rogers, who said neither could do him
self justice in the deep going.
The Summary
First race, six furlongs ION the main
Blackstock, 1873. Burns. 8 to l. second:
Dublin, 1913, Hack. to 81 third. Time,
1:14 As. Old England also ran
Second race, mile. selTing-Tnk. Ill,
Hack, to 5. won; Orloff. 1903, E. Walsh,
30 to 1, second; Black Hussar, 126. Martin.
Is to 1, third. Time, Las. Star and
Garter. Dark Planet and Miss Dorothy
also ran
Third race double event, last So fur
longs OF Futurity course-Aristoeracy.
III, Conneli, 20 to l. won Dimple. ia,
Redfern, z to 2, second; Toledo, 122,
Waterbury, II to l. third. Time, 1:07 As.
Montreson. Moharb, Conjurer, Pulus.