The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-08
THE SUN, WEDNESDAY. JULY 8, 1908.
AFRICANDER'S GREAT RACE.
WINS THE REALIZATION IN
WORLDS RECORD TINE.
Beats Golden Maxim and Savable In the
Last Few strides OF Possibly the Great
est Race for Three ear-Oitis Ever seen
In This Countrywide Mile ami Five
eighths Done I'm 2;aS LIS, Chipping
z rs Seconds From the Record.

won the Lawrence Realization Stakes. III u
mile and five furlongs. yesterday at Sleeps
head Bay, by short head his time, c:i5 is,
being u new worlds record for the distance
1t was not until the last furlong pole was
reached that BullInan was able to come
through with Al ricander. who. under Wig
orous. hard ride. took the rich stakes. worth
S24,1s5 gross. of which sls,l35 goes to the
winner. in the last few strides from the
leg-weary Golden Maxim the pace maker
from the start. Two lengths away came
John A. brakes Savablr. who got of the
cars on Monday morning after tedious
ride from Chicago.
All three horses made time that was faster
than the best previous record ofla.i7 30. made
in the Realization last year by Major Danger
field, who carried three pounds less than
Aircander Whitney Il Duryea's Whorler.
who was runner-up for IA mile and a quarter,
was killed of by Savable on the far turn and
finished fourth -four lengths behind the Drake
colt and Il longth and IA half in front OF
the Goughacres Stables ShOrthose, always
favorte in the betting.
Twenty-Five thousand persons saw the race
They poured through the tracks portals
IA early IA 1890 O'Clock. and saw tho finest
racing OF the meeting, whichiclosed in a blaze
of glory. Sh0rthose and Africander opened
equal favorites at ~ to /. but the winner of
the Belmont Stakes, the Suburban Handicap
and the Advance Stakes receded to threes
Savable. who was the magnet for Il large
crowd OF admirers. including his owner and a
party Of Chicago turfmcn in the paddock.
was steady at to I, with Golden Maxim going
UP point to iives. Whorlcr was quoted at
I to /. while ". s. Fanshawes Black Hussar
was backed down to thirty, and Foxhall
keenes Cardinal Wolsey went up TO forty.
As 0dom had been engaged some time ago
to ride Whorler. and IA Burns was reserved
by W. c. Whitney to ride Reliable. who was not
an added starter after all, Bulman had the
mount onAfricander. O'Neil Wore Mr.. brakes
colors, seen for the first time in the East this
year, while Cochran had the leg up on Short
hose.
The barrier was fixed far UP the Futurity
course, 50 that the horses had II long run
straightaway before they reached the lower
turn. They were sent away to splendid
start and when they came past the judges
stand Golden Maxim was in front with
Whorlcr. Savable Cardinal Wolsey. African
der, Shorthose and Black Hussar following
in the order named. close together The
half-mile was covered in DAT 10 and the
hve-eighths in 100 Golden Maxim was
under restraint, running easily. yet setting
"A terrific pace He led Whorler by half "a
length as they entered the backstretch with
the latter a full length and a half before
Savablc. Then Afrioander. n length and n
half away. held Shorthose safe the AtheinS
colt showing nothing of the speed that swept
him past the Judges winner of the lid al
Stakes.
They ran in this order straight up the back
stretch the three-uuarters being run in 1913
the seven Mrlonga III l.2G 10 and thu mile
IL i:3s. Savable ma gone np to Mhorl"r
ahp VIII Afrlrunupr rOllDrel
too. and the crowd was on pins and needles
The mile and an eighth was covered by Golden
Maxim in Isl % and the mile and Il quarter
in 2:O5
1t was "A killing pace. yet Golden Maxim.
ridden strictly according TO orders, rushed
on with gnmensSsh; even thopEh ms o he ART
far turn Savable and Africander had passed
WhorIer and had closed with Golden Maxim.
Tho trio entered the hOnestretch so close
together that nobody could select the winner.
Savable was tired. yet he struggled on as he
felt the whip from 0'N"t Golden Maxim.
Keeling. too. swervcd in toward the rail.
where Buman was Just making his run with
Africander As a result Bullman had to
pull the Star Ruby colt up short, and for u
moment il looked rs il he was hopelessly shut
in But in few moments Golden Maxim
bore in closer 10 the rail and pullman, quick To
seize the opportunity. took Afrlcander around
on the outside of the Golden Carter colt and
squeezed through = small opening between
the latter and Savablr The mile and half
had been run in 2:9l, and the pace had told.
exerting himself when he saw Aircander
come through with his pucky rush, but ~ n
matter OF fact the boy was lust AZ tired rs
the horse under him. Then as terrific
roar went up from the multitude Africander,
never for n moment feeling he whip. got
his head in front and the victory had been
had been posted there WAS ncessant cheer
ing for the great thre--year-old who has
done all that has been asked Of nm except
when. because of "A slovenly ride by Burns
he was badly beaten in the Equality Stakes.
won by W. {. WhitneyS Goldsmith. After
the race Bullman said
81 could have gone to the front at any
time after passing the stand. After the first
Ave furlonRs Africandcr simply bree2"d;
He was going so easily that h. began TO loaf
s ar h hp %ss 10 ShIk thro"r UP the last AZ
the tinni furlong pole Golden Maxim and
Savable were so tired that was afraid they
would fan DOWN nd G Gnn TO s stand up IN h@
stirrups and null Afrcnnder up. Then came
the opening had been looking Tor ana 1t was
all over. c, ..,,
I'm the opinion of several of the presiding
officials Yesterday the Realization was the
best race ever, run in tins country S'arler
Fitzgerald said: .,.-.
Il never saw its equal 1t was the greatest
John 4. Drake was not disappointed at
Was %s"! a rrSmarkable horse and that the race
was the best he had ever seen Mt. Drake
did not bet s5o,om on Savable. a. sensation
N
small amount The Messrs, tlNde of Phlla-
dplphia owners of ShorthoSr, W"r" confident
of success before tn" race
The running of the second part OF the
Doube Event for two-v car-Olds AT six fur
longs straightnwav provided another head
finish and n new track record ). y. brownS
Con iurer bv Sir Dixon CONJECTURE. re-
ceiying eight pounds from August Belmont,,S
Gallant and fifteen pounds from D. Mad
den.s Pulsus was victorious bv head in
IN the fastest time on record Tor the track
and the race II was u duel between Con-
iurcr and Gallant all the way, Mr.. Be mont'a
GnIeazzo colt beating PulSus by two lengths
course was liz 70, hung mp by W, {. Whit
nev's Girdle last september with llb pounds
There was another superb finish in the
handicap for all ages AZ eiN furlOnga. on the
main track Lux Casta. 10 to ); RigOdon.
2t0 1. and Illyria, IL TO l. finished one, two,
three, noses apart, win inGold length and
a half back and two lengths before ST. Daniel
who was practlraIly leit ~ IN" post Inc
time was 10 -.
Bath Beach, y TO I. made all the running
in the first event for two year-ods, az five
and "A half furlonga, and won in IA drV" by "A
length in 1905. Wotan, to I, took the place
from Walterin the favorite, by two lengths
and bought in by his owner, ". +. Meyer
Ascension H;th stable boy up was quoted
nj 20 TO | In the fifth event, AZ n mile. which
abe won in Sprcad-eugle fashion after Akea
botad to thu outer rail- on ,rhe far turn,
the latter being beaten for the place by Bel
laro. the favorlte, by head. IN" time was
TAO,
Articulate showed reversal in form by
taking the last race, n handicap, Mt n mile
and a sixteenth. on the turf. by a length and
n half over the favortc. MaCkey Dwyer
who beat Or. Saylor by length and half