New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-09
AFRICANDER Is BEATEN.
THE PICKET VICTORIOUS.
Star Ruby Colt Not at His Best
Memories Takes The Bellies.

The East net The West again yesterday on the
turf at shecpshead Bay, and another Of its idols
topped from its pedestal In the September.
moderately valuable stake for trree-yeaT-ods, at
a mile and th7ee-eiEhths, Afticender. who has won
more stakes this year than any horse in training,
defeated by The Picket. winner OF the last
American Derby. and a colt that the West has
always claimed as its own. Each carried 12s
pounds and The Picket had the Eastern colt beat
en- from start to finish It was a decisive victory
and that added materially TO the Derby win
ner's renown. without Qf such paradox may he
used detracting materially from the losers fame.
Ever since Africander beat Heno and Waterboy
in the Saratoga Cup his owners have had their
hands fun getting him on edge again. and they
were not at all pleased with his condition yester
day. The mile and three-aLsrters at tho Springs
took lot out OF him. and comparison OF the
races shows that he not within pounds
Of his true form yesterday. II was the general
impression that his stable put him In the Septen
Der yesterday to give him for his engage
ment Saturday. and In doing It likewise
the general opinion. after the race. that they had
underestinated the strength OF the adversary.
James Gslway's bay geldng Beverly was the only
other starter and he did net count, although the
other two were giving him twenty pounds each.
Africander was a nominal favorite at TO 8. but
The Picket, at 20 {. probably carried more actual
money. Gates. Drake and the rest OF the Chicago
plungers played him as heavily they played
McChesney the day before. Beverly at 100 TO !.
As usual. AfricandeT. as soon as the race was on,
dropped IN behind the leader who in this case
The Picket The Derby winner was a couple
Of lengths ahead ali through the backstretch. and
going strong and easily that Fuller became
uneasy and tried TO decrease the lead Just before
the quarter pole reached he drew his whip.
and, although Afr1csnder answered the call, he
could never get 10 the leader and finally hung Gre
at the sixteenth. AD open length separated them
az the finish.
THE PICKET WINS MANY FRIENDS.
and his victory In the September yesterday have
MADE HIN many friends lie is smaller colt than
either Africsnder or Irish Lad and is not much
TO look at. but he races Ike a very ecod colt.
The Bellies for two-year-old FLIES. down the last
Eve and a half furlongs Of the Futurity route,
brought out a dozen starters OF which Senator Nc
CaTren's Ocean Tide was to / fsvorite The
racing luck against the FLY. and after slipping
her saddle in going 70 the post she was caught
IN pocket close 10 the rail. and Coburn could
not extricate her. woodfOrd Clay's Memories an
aggressive young daughter OF Sir Dixon. made
most OF the running. and won from the osceola
Stables Marmee by a neck. Memories began the
season at Chicago. and has been 'fn the money
every time she has started. Her time yesterday
o. establishes new record for the race.
+ r. Thomas's Hmyar youngster St Valentine
compelled to gallop six furlongs in ll2 to re-
ceive hts diploma as a graduate OF the maiden
class. There were fifteen youngsters IN all that
attempted 20 win brackets. and for three furlongs
IL looked as though any one might succeed At
the elbow. Armenia and ST. Valentine drew away
and had q splendid tusse to themselves. Odom on
ST. Valentine. did not spare the whip. nor did
the colt finch under punishment. The Oneck
Stables Rob Roy a very poor third Mr..
ThomRs's colt a slight favorite in the betting
Irene Lindsay. the hve-year-old that Z. z.
Snathers bought a travelling companion for
McChesney when the Western champion was
shipped East. the medium Of another success
ful plunge by the Chicago crowd She was entered
IN selling race. at six and half furlongs and.
although there was unwieIdy field opposed to
her. the pungers accepted all the lucrative prices
that were first tap. and backed her down from
20 ! 20 8 TO & The Hastings colt tried to gailop
his field Of their feet and was successful with all
but Smatherss mare. She came from third place
IN the stretch and won from the colt in a mild
drive. Stuyve was third
Each tine the Halma 1Ily Mabel Richardson
starts in race a lusty lunsed woman IN the
grandstand wagers all the way -rcm 80 cents to &
on her, and the moment the field is sent eway she
lets loose series of shTieks that can be heard far
out at sea. There iron filings In her voice
and IL CRATES the sensitive plker's ea-. but The
shrieks are amazingly successful. Tar Mabel
Richardson Is concerned. She yelled the FLY
victory yesterday al = mile and a sixteenth. and
the dozen OF more platers who were in the race
might quite as well have been left in their stalls
Lord Turco was lucky to finish second. The an
~ third The tavorite. satire was beaten OF.
In an alleged handicap at a mile and sixteenth
field in a hard drive through the stretch with the
Duke Of kendall and Stamping Ground.
SUMMARIES
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