Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-06-19
GREAT SUBURBAN
Won Yesterday by an Un-
expected Horse
Afrikander Had Not Been Taken
Into Consideration By Prognostica-
tors Of the Result ofthe Event.

New York, June 1S.-For the first
time i'm the score of years of its his
tory, the Suburban handicap the
greatest of American turf events, was
won by three-year- today. Afri-
kander, the swift and game son of
Star Ruby and Afric Queen, finished
first in a splendid field of fifteen to
thirteen, in which he was giving
weight. His victory was marred by
claim of foul made by George Odom.
rider of Herbert, the second horse but
the judges decided that the winner had
earned his prize and let the race stand
as run. Charles Dwyer and Simon Del
mel. proprietors of the Hampton sta
BILE in whose colors Afrikander ran.
won Sl6.690 in the stake and made a
generous present to little Fuller. the
New Orleans graduated jockey. who
piloted their horse 10 a stirring victory.
They had also backed the horse at 100
to !. in the winter betting. driving his
odds TO 50 90 1.
Thirty thousand persons saw the
race, and few bet on the winner
Shrieks for old Herbert. who seemed
sure to win in the stretch came loud
from every point ard cries OF encour-
90 N4a4NAN 6ltENtu OuODl. Wnen he
mounted the stairs of the judges stand
to lodge his claim of foul Little Full
Ter meantime was enjoying the first
fruits of victory and seated i'm the
horal horseshoe. was being borne
across the lawn.
= He paled a bit when suddenly sum-
noned from that height of Jockey pride
to face the judges. but set forth his
allowed. Five minutes of intense anx-
lety' in which even the women were
quiet, passed before the red board
went up.
Horsemen. although agreeing that
Airlkander and Herbert jumped into
the stretch. were of the Unanimous be-
lief that the best horse won and that
Afrikander would also have been FRS
with clear sailing.
Thirteen hours OF steady rain had
turned the track into d uuagmire and
the time 2:10 2-J was the slowest since
1887. To a prompt hut not good start
the field got away with Articulate
slightly in the lead of Hermisy Lux
Cdsta. the added starter close along
SIDE and Herbert fourth. Colonel Bill.
Afrikander and Igniter formed a csc
ond division behind tfse leaders " bile
Major Daingerfield. the I to favorite.
was far back. Hermis. carving 12S
pounds, went to the front passing the
stand. Tapped by ArticuIate. Lux Casta
and Afrikander. The Dwyer horse was
lucky at the first turn. There the rear
or the field swung wide. and Hunter
I Raine, whose splendid race was a fea-
ture Of the contest. was carried over
almost to the paddock gate. He was
iast by two lengths as they straight
ened out into the back stretch.
Hermis. like the Hermis OF old
swung into the straight way after the
nrst turn lengths in the lead. II was
this little fellow that made the only
pace in the race. He killed off sterling
competitors. but died himself i'm the
destruction Of his rivals.
7 Afrikander became more dangerous
when the three-quarter mark was
passed. The heavy impost. swift pace
and deep mud told on Hermis here. ana
/ he began to fall back.
Afrikander headed him. and Herbert
TOO. dashed past them as the $50 600
morse, Heno, was in the middle of the
held' while Major Daingerfieid was
creeping up. Afrikander and Herbert
1 spun away from the tirng Hermis as
/ Ihey reached the last turn, and the
race was plainly between the two. Lit
tie Odom took HerbSrt into the stretch
lot the better going near the outer
rail. 10 the astonishment of lockers
on ruler cut across with Afrikander
10 the outside and the two animals
pumped together. Herbert on the ont
SIDE and almost against the outer. rail
a sixteenth from home.
! Then arose cries for "eood old uor-
pert so many times a contestant for
inc Dig handicap. Gaining surely were
the olue and white squares as they
heared the finish. Fuller had not called
on Afrikander for the last effort. how
1 ever. When he did bring down his
/ whip. the response was instant. Tho
sturdy three-yea leaped forward
swerved for a stride i'm front of: Her
bert and ran straight and true to the
| wire. winner by a head
Major Daingerfield had made his hid
at the head of the stretch but was dan
/ gerous for only dozen strides. Igni-
ter, too, tried and failed when the
stretch was reached. 1t was Hunter
Raine, whose progress shone grandly
forth in spite of i'll luck of every Kind
Shields logged little bay had picked
up his field one by one.
Michaeis saved ground on the turn
and the horse. coming with a splendid
burst of speed, was third at the wire.
four lengths behind Herbert and six
/ lengths in front OF Daingerfield.
Hernis finished thirteenth. and Ar
ticulate fourteenth with Yardarm last.