The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-19
 TIE WINNER |Three-!y,ar-Old Captures Br Sklyn Suburban. HIS ODDS WERE IS TO 1 Herbert Makes Splendid Bid
 for the Prize. George odom Accuses Jockery Fuller of Fouling, But the Judges De- cline to Allow Claim-Horses Came Together.
HIS ODDS WERE IS TO


 in the score of years of its history t.l, Suburban handicap was won by Swear old, Africander, son of Star Ruby-Afric Queen, which finished first in a splendid field of fifteen. to thirteen of which he was giving weight His victory was mar red by a. claim of foul made by George Odom, rider of Herbert, second horse, but the judges decided that the winner has earned his prize and let the race stand as run. Charles Dwyer and Simeon Deimel, proprietors of the Hampton stable in whose colors Africander ran, won s1s 800 in the stake and made 8 generous present to Fuller, the New Orleans graduated jockey who piloted their horse to stirring victory. They had also backed the horse at 100 to in the winter betting driving his odds to 50 to 1.
 Thirty thousand persons saw the race and few of them bet on the winner. Shrieks for Herbert, who seemed sure to win in the stretch, shirlled loud from every point and cries of encouragement greeted Odom when he mounted the stairs of the judges stand to lodge his claim of foul.
 In Floral Horseshoe. t
 Fuller meanwhile was enjoying the first fruits of victory and seated in the floral horseshoe was borne across the lawn He paled a bit when suddenly summoned from that height of jockey pride to face the iudRes, but set forth his case well and Odom's claim was not allowed Five minutes of intense anxiety in whi3h even the women were quiet, passed Lefore the red board went up.
 Horsemen although agreeing that ATT cander and Herbert bumped in 'he sireton were of the unanimous belet that :ne pest horse won and that Africander would also A. kx.rtkh plAaT Thirteen hours of steady rain had turn cd the track into a quagmire, and the time, 2:l0 2-5. was the slowest since lSSf, To a nrornpt but not good start the held got away. with Articulate slightly in the lead f.AAEHis.-Liix casta. an adaea starter, close alongside and Hefoert lfourth Colonel Bill, Africander and lg- nIter formed a second division behind the leaders, while Major Daingerfield, to ?, favorite. was far back.
 Hermis Takes Lead. Hermis, carrying 12S pounds. went to the front in passing the stand. lapped by Articulate, Lux Casta and Africander. At the first turn the rear of the swung wide and Hunter Raine, whose splendid race was feature of the contest, was carried almost to the paddock gate He was last by two lengths as they straight ened out in the back stretch. Hermis swung into the straight away after the first turn two lengths in the lead. He made the only pay in the race and killed off competitors but died him self in the destruction of his rivals. The heavy impost swift pace and the deep mud told on Hermis at the three-quarters post and he began to fall back. African der headed him and Herbert. too, dashed past MT. Thomass $60,O00 horse Heno was in the middle of the field, while Ma jor Daingerfeld was creeping up. Afr cander and Herbert spun away from the tiring Hermis as they reached the last turn, and the race was plainly between the two.
 Odom took Herbert into the stretch for the better going near the outer rail. To the astonishment of onlookers Fuller cut across with Africander to the outside also and the two horses bumped together. Herbert on the outside and almost against the outer rail, a sixteenth of a mile from home.
 Cries for Herbert.
 Then arose cries for good old Herbert" Fuller had not called on Africander for his last effort. however, and when he did bring down his whip. the response was immediate The sturdy 3-year-old leaped forward, swerved for a stride in front of Herbert and then straight and true to the wire, winner by a head. Major Daingerfeld had made his bid at the head of the stretch. but was dam gerous for only dozen strides. Igniter, too, tried and failed when the stretch was | reached. It was Hunter Raine, whose prowess shown grandly forth in spite of ill-luck of every kind Shields's dogged little bay had picked up his field one by one and, coming with splendid burst of speed, was third at the wire. four lengths behind Herbert and six lengths in front of Major Daingerfield. Hermis finished Al Att N, rnrtkh Yardarm last. Africander opened and closed at Is to 1 in the betting, Herbert opened at 20 to l | and closed at 15 to 1, and Hunter Raine was backed from 15 to 12 to 1. Bred on the Rancho del Paso farm of J. B. Haggin. Africander was brought East and sold as a yearling to Julius | Fleischman. Dwyer and Deimel bought 1 Africander for $100Oo.
 Africander won the famous Belmont stakes and other races this year. The Lucky Thirteen. Thirteen was Africander's number on the program, and 1t was on Irish Lad. winner of the Brooklyn Handicap. The Whit neys. father and son, withdrew their en- tries Goldsmith and Irish Lad, on the ad- vice of their trainer, John w. Rogers,
 who said neither could do himself justice in the deep going.
 Aristocracy. with Connell up, won the double event for 2-year-olds. The Mirth- full colt was quoted at 20 to 1. and leading almost from start to finish, won by one length and half from the favorite, 1 Dimpe
 Fourth race. the Suburban Handicap, mile and quarter-Africander. 11O. (Fuller), | IS to 1 and to 1, won; Herbert, 11s, | (Odom). 15 to 1 and 6 to 1. second; Hun ter Ralne. 9S. CMichaels), F to 1 and to | 1. third Time, 2:1o 4-5 Major Dainger- I field. City Bank. Igniter, Bonnie Bert, Ills Efinence, Colonel Bill. Heno, Himself.
 Hermis. Articulate, Lux Casta and Yard