The Washington times., 1903-07-09
WATERBOY HANGS Up
NEW WORLDS RECORD
WatercreSS Colt Wins Rich
Brighton Handicap.
B00KMAKERS ARE HARD HIT
J. B. HaggiD Breeder of Six of Yester-
days Winners-JOckey Larson
Thrown and Hurt.

Hail. waterboy. king of thorough
breds!
With long, sweeping strides, apparent
ly without the slightest exertion, Water
boy. the black four year-old colt owned
by ]. B. Haggin, yesterday won the
Brighton Handicap. in record time. at
the little track at the sea before a
crowd estimated at $4,000. Waterboy
accomplished his task so easily that
many in the throng who witnessed his
performance were surprised when on
cial Timer Barretto hung out 2:03 Is
for the mile and quarter contest
Great Day for Haggin.
]. B. Haggin the owner Of the winner.
was not at the track. He is at Hot
Springs. Ark. It was a memorable day
for Mr.. Haggin on the turf inasmuch as
he bred every one of the six winners
yesterday. This is in itself a record
that has never been approached by a
breeder in this country.
or the fifteen horses named to start
six were withdrawn and another horse
"
River Pirate, francesca, Injunction.
Herbert, Articulate, Roehampton, Dom
Paul, Hunter Raine. and Merry Acrobat
Waterboy was favorlte first, last, and
all the time in the betting He was the
choice Of s5 per cent of the spectators
at the track. and they backed him per-
sistently from the opening to the close
OF the betting. The first odds offered
against him were 2 to l. The crowd
fairly hurled money at the bookmakers
at this price and continued to back him
until the layers were obliged to cut the
odds to to 5.
A Popular Victory.
How these men who had backed
Waterboy yelled when he passed the
post a winnerl Brighton Beach is a
democratic track, gathering place for the
mass of racegoers. The regulars are
wont TO express their feelings bolster
ously. So the crowd yesterday hootec
and yelled from the time Waterboy be-
gan TO run at the head Of the stretch
until the finish
The ring had one of the worst fnan-
cial drubbings It has felt this season.
Nearly every one of the 200 bookmakers
lost to the race. A conservative book
maker said that at least s1OO, 900 changed
California bookmaker. lost nearly $1,000
on Waterboy besides the $4,000 he had
taken in on the other horses.
WaterbOy was the first to break the
line. with River Pirate second, Merry
Acrobat third. and Dom Paul fourth. In
the rush for positions next the rail Dom
Paul cut sharply across the field when
he was scarcely clear Of his opponents
This caused tumble. and several horses
were crowded. When nearly a quarter
of mile of the race had been finished
Articulate stumbled badly and threw his
jockey, Larson, to the ground.
This mishap occurred in the middle of
the field of flying horses. When Larson
landed among the feet OF the horses the
crowd cried out in terror The feet OF
two horses hit Larson and rolled him
over on the ground unconscious When
the horses had swept over him he lay
huddled up on the track motionIess.
Just before an officer picked him up il
his arms the lad regained his senses.
On subsequent examination It was found
that Larson had escaped with a few
bruises
Roehampton Leads.
When the stretch was reached Roe
hampton was nearly a length in front OF
Waterboy, with Dom Paul third. a short
distance in front Of River Pirate and
| Herbert, with Francesca well uD. A
| hard struggle ensued between the lead
ers for a furlong, but Waterboy easily
had the foot OF his opponent, and Odom
never made a move on him until the
last hundred yards He then gave the
favorite his head and "clucked" TO him
once or twice. The big son OF Water
cress Immediately drew out and won
easily by length from Roehampton
who beat River Pirate eight lengths for
second place Dom Paul finished fourth
at River Pirate'- tail.
The value OF the race to Vaterboy was
S16. $50. Roehampton received 800 and
River Pirate $500
The fractional time OF the race was.
{. 20 2-5. GA IS, O:47 10, liz 2-5,
l1:25 Is. 1:39, 2:O3 Is
Newton Bennington, owner OF Royal
winner Of the NTH race, won S20, 600 on
his horse. he bet several thousand dol
lars at prices ranging from to ! to Z
to 2 As Mr.. Bennington picked a couple
OF other winners nc cleaned up $50 900 on
his turf speculations for the day