New-York tribune., 1903-06-28
AFRICANDER CHAMPION.
DEFEATS IRISH LAD.
Hvins .4duance Stakes an Record
Time-PuIsus's Victory.

afternoon.
the represented in the various contests but IN
two instances at least claimants for the champion
skip os their respective classes were meeting for
The first time this year
incidentally. it NAV he mentioned that the multi
tude which witnessed these pulse quickenng spec
7sr}es-snd there was one that made dgitaIis seem
. mere heart depressor-deserved all they saw. if
rrr no other reason than a reward for their
fartitude in bravlnE the terrors with which a
pilgrimage TO Long Island pleasure resort on
half holiday is frausht And yesterday the crush
nd turmoil seemed more than usually violent.
20 trains across the bridge at the time when
rhey were most needed, and at Long Island City a
clay occurred Just after O'Clock which resulted
0 really dangerous congestion. At the ferry
lfrse women were Knocked down and trampled
,-9on in the mad stampede which followed the
opening OF the gates TO the boats. But 1t was
worth while.
The two races IT which the best performers were
grouped most conspicuously were the thirteenth re-
-ewal of the Great Trial. for two-year-olds' al
tFree-quarters Of a mile. on the Futurity course
and the hfth running Of the Advance STAKES ioF
three-year-olos and upward. a. mile arc I'M
1srlones The Great Trial has guaranteed Naiue
~ s27 co and although attracted yesterday ten
~ the sturdiest youngsters Of the year. me 1ac'
that two hitherto unconquered tVvo-Eeaf -oios"Vi
winners Of high class stakes-Nere meehns io' 1le
%rst tine was sufficient in itself Both Angus
Esl-oont-s Magistrate, winner Of the Natiohai
stallion and Captain 8 8 Browns broon1s1ch'
victor % this years Juvenile each taking up stake
meeting even slouic- 49,
starting barrier almost side by sloe
And The fact that neither Of them Won moreover,
DID not detract materially from the interest OF the
encounter nor rob them of the laurels theS nave
already Mr Thomass colt Fulsus' VINO ioN
cred their colors with his l22 pounds ran most
~c-,e,6a ble race but il cannot be overlooked that
he was in receipt Of seven pounds from hoth ms
rivals His triumph 50 soon after the report laa'
his young owner had become thoroughly olscouT-
aged by his repeated failures. might be salo 10
E,u--a bea- timed Al
Of even more moment however. than the meeting
cs these two youngsters was the encounter IN tne
Advance Stakes Of those redoubtabie three-Year-
c16s Irish Lad winner Of the Brooklyn Handicap.
zrs sf-iran5er the first three-year-old 10 win a
Suburban Haudicap. They met yesterday-as the
rzr younger thoroughbreds had before tner11-aN
even weights. and II their relative strength were
70 be measured by this performance alone Afri-
csnder stands cut as pre-eminently the better OF
the two.
AFRICANDER's GREAT PERFORMANCE.
>-or orl, cid he show his heels TO the westbury
Stables champion. but IN q most conspicuous man
rer he removed the suspicion that his victory IN
TIE Suburban the result more or less OF racing
1uck He lowered the record for the distance by
one and one-ffth seconds and if to put the fin
.shing touch his claim 70 greatness. he Wthstood
q challenge in the last sixteenth that came with
hew1lderins fash and would have caused d less bold
hearted performer 10 surrender then and there.
Aside from these two colts, each with impost
c, 11l pounds. the field for yesterdays Advance
numbered the black four-y yeaT-old colt Major Da1n
ee-feld rs pounds. the Lampighter four-year-old
Trrfrer 79F. the fve-year-old horse His Eminence,
12e and the fve-year-old Bonnibert also with l2s
pounds
The belief that Whitney & Duryea's colt
Afrfrander's peer seemed almost unanimous 50 far
IS the betting was concerned and the former
Il 10 10 favore throughout the entire speculation
Africander Was held at l3 70 ;. Major DaingeIfield
a. 3 10 J. Igniter al Is His Eminence at 60 and
f3ounihe-t 20. Burns rode Irish Lao and doom
Vas I'D Africander.
As the heId-sent away 10 splendid start-rushed
past the grandstand the followers Of the Major sat
hack complacently and remarked that II ''ail
over" The black colt. known 10 be at his best on
Z soft heavy track. seemed take kindly the
going and headed his company by almost half a
length Africander was Tapped next 10 him. and
with Bonnibert almost on even terms these three
termed the first division
They remained in this order throughout most Of
the backstretch- Burns had chosen the overland
route. and the Candemas colt seemed 10 be
kindly. and 10 have plenty in reserve After
half OF the distance had been traversed. Bullrnan,
tor some reason not made clear to the spectators,
Suddenly seemed 10 pull the Major up and try TO
20 around on the outside. The colt may have
sRerved, but whatever the cause he ceased to be
dangerous factor after this move had been made.
When he dropped out AfriCander assumed
Inand, and Burns urged Irish Lad along. that
when the two turned into the straight looked as
though the one with the most courage would win.
The Major, His Eminence and Igniter all swung
triae wide. and in doing 50 gave McCue. on Bonni-
bert an opportunity TO slip through on the rail.
and when he had awaited himself Of il he began
ono of those desperate rides which, in spite Of his
other failinEs out the saddle. makes him one OF
the most forTndable jockeys on the turf
BoNNIBERT~s DESPERATE BID.
The crowd saw Africander's danger and shouted
20 Odon in wild alarm He appeared TO be easing
lis mount a tri7e and it required all his skill 10
stand of McCue's wild rush For fraction of
second Bonnibert xrested the lead from him, but
s. was only 4 fash. Africander rallied with dis
play Of courage and tenacity that brought the
grsndstand 10 its feet one man.
The danger was over in another rod. but odom
did not stop riding, and he past the judges
stand good length in front OF Irish Lad. who
oVerhaued the tring onni5eTt in the last strides
The fractional time Of the race OLE 3-5. 0:25.
o Is. o5o, Ice A. l-2S 40 % 1&5 10. Z:O5 10 and
els
Star Ruby colt Of the greatest three-year-olds
that the turf has produced in a number Of years
VICTORY FOR E r. THOMAS.
The Great Trial brought out the fact that Broom
stick. with al his amazing flight OF speed
yet too small 10 take UP stake weight and carry
1t TO victory. Both he and Magistrate yesterday
carried l2s pounds: and. whereas Br9oulstick
handled his impost with more ability than the
Belmont colt. both were unequal 10 it The field
was divided into groups yesterday, August Belmont
being represented b. Magistrate and Gallant the
la-1er z1th III pounds: &. s. Brown with Broom
STICK and Conjurer III; L. r. Thomas. Pulsus I22;
J Z. Madden Aristocracy, l22 and Alliance III:
Green g Morris with the brown Watercress colt
Boxwlood. 20. G P. Waterhosse with the chestnut
colt RockaSay. H. and ". G Whitney with Stal-
The Brown pair were always favortes at to
pi'ls1s 5neTed sns cIeaS a. 9o1rs The sfaTt TVa1
Eood for ali except Gallant who Wah slow IN ge;-