The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-03
Irish Lad Gave Haggin's Good Colt
Il Mighty Battle for the $4,000
Purse, but Finished Second.
GOLDSMITH WAS A POOR THIRD.
Race Was Run in 2:04 3-5, or Two
Fifths Of a Second Faster Than
the Previous Record Made
by Salvador in 1890.

New York. July 2-Before a crowd of 30. =
900 persons. ]. b. HaggIn's Water Boy. with
odom UP, won the Suburban renewal. worth
Sl2.e0. at Sheepshead Bay to-day and broke
the track record for the mile and a quarter
by covering the distance in 2:oi 49, which Is
20 of second faster than the previous
record. made by Salvador, In 1890 The
Brooklyn Handicap winner, Irish Lad. was
second, and Goldsmith, the favorite, c bad
third.
Goldsmith, from the ". C. Whitney stable.
was made a hot favorite with Whitney
Water Boy next in demand. Only short
time was lost at the post, and they were
sent away to good start. Blues was first
TO show. Irish Lad second and Water Boy
third. Goldsmith was fifth.
Blues showed the way around the first
turn and into the back stretch, with Irish
Lad second. Going Gowr. the back stretch
Blues opened up sap of two lengths on
Irish Lad, with Water Boy right at the
latter's heels The favorite was running in
fifth position.
Rounding the far turn. Burns on Irish Lad
leader, Blues.
Foot by foot they closed tie sap, and at
the mile DOie DOtn Itld Blues DedtSll. \ yin
ing into the stretch Water Boy and Irish
Lad were running like team, both boys
'reservinE their strength for the final effort
in the last eighth of a mile. At the mile
and an eighth pole Burns went 10 the
whip. and, although the S-ycar old -csrond-
ed gamely, he was never able to head Water
Boy. who gradually drew away and won by
II length. Irish Lad was second. seven
lengths in front of Goldsmith. The frac-
tional time was as follows: IL 1-5, "a, SO.
AS is. 1905, llS LIS. 139 1-5. 1:52; 2:H 30
The Spindrift Stakes for 3-year-olds at one
and one-eighth mile. was won In a driving
finish by Injunction.
SUMMARIZES.
First race six furlongsmunna SIX q. ITO CMi
fhasis .cG to D W9n los Rprns, ~ to H. third
Time, 1913 A.. lnvincible. our Nugget llyria
pess Royal sun WGTg and sen.
IL ,lrs 70 r issSnd i 9Ts sl.e
maker sailor Kngt Tommy l Rot, H9nfS Bgf
kingsland and Juvenelln ran
Third race. one mle-Ada Nay. 90 tRedfernl
THAN. % Creamery. 100 toll third Time. 1893 -
seknber. Stamping Ground and Moon Daisy ais'
spindrift. Injunction. liz tGannon). to .. won
i:S2 i-5 Mackey Dwyer. Golden Maxim; Elliott
Fifth race. on mile and a quarter the subur
ban KsgswaI.WaieE Boy. II !otom tsc 20
Goldsmith 1is Retfernj., 2 10 1. third. Time.
2ei 3-5. Blues. Major Daingert!eld. Bonniber'
Sixth race. one mile selling-Damon. 1O
lo'Neip l: 10 !; won: Courtenay log lewis /
third Time :iJl,. Rostand. Flara. Ringdove
Dark Planet. Raglets. Rough Rider. Early Eve
Morokanta Chiclc, Cardigan. Blue Jay. Saturday
Lee King and Saiora also ran.
Seventh race. handicap. mile and a sixteenth
on turf-Tugai Rey. l0i (O'NeiD TO l, won: DR.
Saylor. ia tOdoml. 4 to /. second: Articulate
l26 I.arson,. to :. third. Time. 1:i9 3-5. Locke
and The Rival also ran.
TO-pAY'S SHEEPsHEAD BAY ENTRIES.
E,Irst fIlins 2-Nnar-olls five fIlrlnngs: