The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-29
IRISH LAD WINS
 IN GREAT FINISH PIucky 3-Year-OId Takes Great Brooklyn Handicap BEAT GUNFIRE BY 4 HEAD At One Time it Looked as If 1t Would Be a Dead Heat, But the Colt
 Won on the Last
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BEAT GUNF|RE BY 4 HEAD

New York May 2s-Irish Lad won the seventeenth Brooklyn handicap at Graves end today in 2:O5 2-5 Ridden by o'Neil with perfect judgment. he bore the colors of the Westbury stable a partnership of Harry Payne Whitney and H. B. Duryea- Rated by the handicaps highest of the s-year-olds entered, Irish Lad carried 105 pounds
 Gunfire, III pounds, winner of the Metro politan handicap and favorite for today's race, was second, beaten by not more than three inches. Burns rode her for William c. Whitney father of the winners half owner Eight lengths behind the pair came w. s. Fanshaw's Heno, H. Michaels up. Close up on Heno's flank was Fox hall Keenes Injunction, Jacob Worth's Dom Paul and Alexander Shields Hunter Raine. Old Herbert was last with Bonni- bert. Ignter and the most thought of Yardarm of E. R. Thomas, in that order in front of him.
 Irish Lad lowered the record for the race 206A made by Banaster in 1899, and equalled the record for the track made by Gold Heels last October Only once before has a 3-year-old won the Brook l lyn handicap. In 1901 James K. Keene' 8 l Conroy, with 102 pounds, won the classic ! in a sea of mud in 09. The race was worth In gross $1S,15O, the winners share of the Brooklyn handicap of 1903 was $lO 15O the second horse taking 5000 and the third 5000
 Long Wait at the Post.
 The handicap field made the longest l wait at the post for many days. Nearly fifteen minutes had elapsed when the flag swished and the race began.
 Irish Lad. No. from the rail, was away well, and ONeil rushing clear, took him oyer close to the inside fence.
 Irish Lad led all the way around and into the stretch by a length Gunfire close behind and Dom Paul still within striking distance, but apparently beaten. | Strengthened out for the run home, Irish Lad and Gunfire had the race to them selves. Irish Lad had never faltered. | When Gunfire drew alongside the 3-year- old a sixteenth of a mile from home, and Dom Paul made last effort, the outcry from the stands and lawns was terrific. 1 The lilly. gained the colt inch by inch. Twenty feet from the end her nose was in front. but with one splendid burst of courage Irish Lad leaped forward in 1 the last jump and won by a head s breadth. One jump from the wire the race was a dead heat. Little O'Neil, ob- scure rider in the west last winter, took his first ride in the floral horse shoe, and another Brooklyn handicap was history. Between 3O,0OO and 10000 spectators saw the great race
 The Expectation stakes for 2-year- olds was won in a galop by Capt. s. Browns colt Broomstick, the favorite.
 Summary.
 First race. handicap. about six fur longs-Northern Star. 109 (Dagman) 12 to l. won; Astarita, 107 (Bullman) to 1, second; Invincible. no (Cochran), 15 to l. third Time. 1:09 2-5.
 Second race hurdle handicap. about one mile and six furlongs-Ohnet, 160 (Songer), 13 to 3, won; McGrathana Prince 13O i OHeider), Il to 10 second Draughtsman, 152 Harris), to 1, third. Time S:15 2-5.
 Third race, Expectation stakes, five fur | longs -Broomstick, 122 (Odom), 9 to 10. won; Tim Sullivan 115 CFuller) 10 to l, second Dimple 112 (Jenkins), 12 to 1, | third. Time 1 :00 2-5
 Fourth race, Brooklyn handicap-Irish Lad, 103 (O'NeilD, 12 to 1, won; Gunfire, l Ill tBurns) II to 5, second; Heno. 113 (Michaels), 15 to l. third. Time, 2:05 2-5.
 Fifth race. five furlongs. sellng-Bath | Beach 10S (O'NeilD, to ?. won; Lather- on, 97 tHaack) to l, second; Waltern, 109 C3ullman), to l. third. Time 100: 4-5.
 Sixth race, one mile and 70 yeards, sell | ng-Wild Pirate, 10G (Haack) to l. won; Daisy Green, 92 e. Miller). B to 1. second North Brook, 99 (Fuller) 3 to 1, third. | Time. 1:46.
 Entries at Gravesend for Today.
 First race, about six furlongs, selling Irish Jewel, IA; Armeath. Ill; Delate, Margraviate, 1O6; Schoharie, 105; Blen- mora, Ran After, 1O3; Neither One, 101; Right and True, Semper Vivax. 10O Gene see, 96; Blues and Orange. 95; Anna Daly ST.
 Second race, handicap. one mile and ar eighth-Pentecost, 126; Gold Maxim, 116 Carbuncle, Ill; River Pirate. Rightful, 110 | Ethics. Surmise. 10S; City Bank, Mineral Homestead, 107; Bon Mot. 102; Interval. The Carmelite 100; Torch Light 90; Cir | GUS, S6.
 | Third race, one mile and 70 yards-The