Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-19
AFRICANDER HAS SUBURBAN
Game Three Ysar-0ld Takes Classic Rae,
in Splendid Style.
HtRBERrS RIDER UsELtssLY CRIES FoU
Horses Bump ON Homo stretch, hut
Judges Decide that First over
the Line shall Take
First MONEY.

NEW YORK. June 1S.-For the first time
in its history the Suburban handicap was
won by a 3-year-old today. Afrcander,
swift and game son Of Star Ruty-Afric
Queen, finished 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 Her
bert, the second horse, but the judges let
the race stand as run. Charles Dwyer and
Simeon Deimel proprietors Of the Hamp-
ton stable. in whose colors Africander ran,
won S16,69O in the stake and made a gem
erous present to little Fuller, the New Or
leans graduated jockey who piloted their
horse to a stirring victory. They had also
backed the horse at 100 to l in the winter
betting, driving his odds to so to L
Thirty Thousand see Race.
Thirty thousand persons saw the race,
and few bet on the winner Shrieks for old
Herbert, who seemed sure to win in the
stretch rose 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. Little Fuller
meantime was enjoying the first fruits of
victory, and, seated In the floral horseshoe,
was being borne across the lawn. He paled
a bit when suddenly summoned from that
height of jockey pride to face the judges,
but set forth his case well, and Odoms
claim was not allowed. Five minutes of in
tense anxiety, in which even the women
were quiet, passed before the red board
went up. Horsemen, although agreeing
that Africander and Herbert bumped in the
stretch, were Of the unanimous belief that
the best horse won and that Africander
oil hau wi IL
ing.
Thirteen hours of steady raining had
turned the track into a quagnire and the
time, 2:l02b, was the slowest since 1887
To a prompt but not good start the field
got away with Articulate slightly in the
lead of Hermis, Luxcasta, the added
starter, close alongside and Herbert fourth.
Colonel Bill, Africander and Igniter formed
a second division behind the leaders, while
Major Daingerfield, the TO 2 favorite, was
far back.
Hermis, carrying rs pounds. went to the
front passing the stand, Tapped by Articu-
late, Luxcasta and Africander. The Dwyer
horse was lucky at the first turn. There the
rear of the held swung wide, and Hunter
Raine, whose splendid race was a feature
of the contest, was carried over almost to
the paddock gate. He was last by two
lengths as they Strengthened out Into the
back stretch.
Hermis, like the Hermis of old, swung
into the straightaway after the first turn
two lengths in the lead. 1t was this game
little fellow that made the only pace in
the race, and killed off sterling competitors,
but died himself in the destruction of his
rivals.
Africander became most dangerous when
the three-quarter mark was passed The
heavy impost, swift pace and the deep mad
told on Hermis here and he began to fall
back. Africander and Herbert spun away
from the tiring Hermis as they reached
the last turn and ths. race was plainly be-
tween the two. 20 t.r