The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
SHORTHOSE WINS THE WITHERS
HANDSOME son or ATHELlNG
BEATS MEXICAN EASILY.
r,ass,c Threr-Ycar.O,d Stake Run at Morris
park Before Nearly 10000 Specta'
tors-ishlana's Fashion Stakes - Wal.
ter Cleary Takes the SteepieChase


,ors-lshlana's Fashion Stakes - wall
Ter Cleary Takes the steeplechase
With smile on his face little Hack looked
hack AT his rivals as he rode Shorthoso TO IN
,asv victory in the Withers Stakes. at Morris
ll,rk. Shorthose, the handsome son OF
uncllng-Miss Glennon, carrying the sonbre
,olors of the Goughncres Stable. owned BY
n f. CLYDE OF Philadelphia, was the real
,,,cturc in the crowded paddock a. his trainer.
rnnt. ". F. Presgrave. got him ready. With
, broad white stripe on his nose with four
ybtc feet and Il beautiful silken coat, the
colt was pronounced the best locker" by
many good judges of horsehesh But the
smart men fancicd the clean climbed, per-
tectly trained River Pirate, by Pirate Of
pcnIance IIarehell. who carried the strik-
ing colors Of Perry Belmont. and WINS the
AT o to 8. Foxhall r, Ke"ne's In
tunction, by st. Leonards-Prohibition H..
was also in high favor and was reduced in
the odds TO to Mt post time. II. 7. Wilson
ir.s Mexican. by Mirthful- Ilundrino. had
Il not been for tho report that he had pulled
IN bleeding the other morning. would prob
ably have been a red-hot favorite but. as 1t
WIS his price receded to I to /.
Shorthcsc and David Gdeon's Sovereign,
By His Hghness-Nettie, were both quoted
NJ sevens and both were literally supported
pcross the boards A. Featherstone's Mes
urr, by Albert-Hoodoo. was the rank out
,lder at 20 to l. In the original entries p. j.
pwycr $ Merry Acrobat and August Belmonts
M2zen were carded, but both were scratched
carly in the day. which left compact. evenly
matched field of six to go to the post
The Withers, which is the first really i'm
portant three-year -old stake Of the year.
was run over the wthers mile. and when the
horses went to the post there were nearly
20 COO persons watching them with strainng
Eyes and throbbing nerves. In this great
crowd were hun dreds upon hundreds OF nota-
hes. including some Of the richest men in
the world and some Of the poorest. but In
each breast there was the same fire OF en-
thusiasm which burns necessarily for the
love Of the racehorse. 1t was magnificent
day for the sport The sky was blue, with
the sun blazing and gentle breeze from the
smooth surface OF the Sound tempering the
atmos phere, so that men ana women allke
felt that life was worth living.
A low buzz OF voices. which sweled into
mi chtv roar, greeted the candidates for the
Withers as they came out Of the swinging
Paddock gate. River Pirate headed the
little procession, with Hicks. the colored
rider, on his back. Then came Mesmer, with
Bullman up SOVEREIGN. with Odom' Short
hose. with Hack: Injunction, with Cannon
md Mexican. with Jack Martin In the sad
die. Odom Immediately cut away for the
post with Sovereign, who looked to be In
splendid shape. The others followed lei
surely, and when Starter fitzgerald got hold
Of the field they lined up quickly. with Mexi-
ran at the rail. Shorthose next, then
Injunction, Sovereign. Mesmer and River
Pirate on the extreme outside.
TO a beautiful start the barrier was re-
leased. and the crowd broke into shouts and
screams as Martin rushed Mexican away
from the machine at Tremendous turn OF
speed In less than furlon0 Mexican had
secured an advantage of length and half.
with River Pirate going after him full tilt
The others were held back judicously by
their riders because the journey had scarcely
he Gun and the pacemakers were going at
smashing gait.
-M.xicun is no bleeder." screamed dozens
OF excited men. as Mr.. Wilson's expensive
colt continued TO show the way to the begin
ming OF the turn. His advantage had been
considerably reduced but Martin began
20 ride him. probably with the idea Of keep
ing him in front to the end. River Pirate.
Mesmer. Injunction and Shorthose were
al within striking distance as the leader
passed the Eclipse crossing.
River Pirate will win" thousands who had
backed the colt cried IN frenzy,
ITS anybody's race" roared the sharp-eyed
turfnen, who We're watching the horses
through powerful glasses. and that was really
the truth for the field was so compact that on y
foolish persons predicted the winner. Martin
turned into the stretch FIRST wit Mexican. but
ne turned wide. In doing so he carried Rive
Pirate, with him and Hicks. who rode poor
race all the way, could not prevent the iqyoElta
from swerving clean to the outer ran. fut
little Hack was wider awake. Taking IN tn.n
situation at glance, he nraeicaly hs skmne ,ho
nroNd could realize 1t the Athellne colt was
stridlnC around in mnietic style WIN ssight1
cad oyer MeIican while own nm CANINE Tns W;th
treat power and remarkable pluck under
the whip.
IL was not until the last sixteenth pole was
reached that Hack had the temerty to look
back Il, Martin Then he smiled Tor he knew,
that he was pretty certain to win, St,i! IN
ling up and with Frightening strides in beau
tiiul style the big colt romped home a winner
hya length and hall In the good time OF ~.
weight 1928 pounds, which was the lmpost OF
Of each of the others. Martin had to ride
Nexicen to the end IN ORDER 70 KEEP do1en
lengths before River Pirate. The latter ca me
down on the outside clear from the top OF Tue
stretch. and Hlckes subjected MN 70 nesuie sa
punishment long alter there was no cna"''
The result was we'll received by the crowd,
,sSesGo,ss vi Sn MGR Mr clyde who came on from
xatmly con gratalated in the e. S Snb ff%Ss
v vas PERHAPS ies" the happiest man in the pad
lie had ti so mueh faith in Shorthose that he
oct 5000 straight and $1,000 place on
his chances. which. he said was the largest
wager of his career. The Withers was worm
sois5 TO Shorthose and is one OF the turf
classics
Tie Fashion Stakes for two-year,old iililes'
at four and half furlongs straighta way,
was not particularly exciting. as there were
only four starters and the race was regarded
u cinch for the Lotos stables lshiana.
. to 2 James r. Keene's Mepoota. hy
kingston -Rhodesia, was heavily PLAYED
lor the place Ishana 81 imply gnlloped away
from F'i,kle after sharp tussle Detwern
them, which lasted to the final furionY pole
and won by two lengths in o5t As ftckie .
h d enough M MAJ 90 two oa lem a t anu '''N
When H. NJ. Ziegler g Luke Ward at 20 TO j
yaptured the $1,000 handicap at a mile lean, ana
lhf""-slNtcenths on the "itners c3ur t,
stewards had looked up the horses previous
ain beaten by, Royal. New York ~
ace, which was at the same distance, Luke
Ward took up one pound more and maze
runaway Of it, hN1ing at every pole ana
w.nninr in drive by two lenTths in the iast
10 bast record for the track Bonnibert.
r fsvorte, was always second, having
six len this over Herbert, the top wei NJ,
Who was three lengths before Ioroaster'
the only other starter. $780, -
Contrary to expectations there were ,ohiy
lnrr" falls in the lnternauohhi hha IAN, cap
Of the horses who tumbed was the favorite,
third obstacle. Then j, W Colts Walter