New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23
AFRICANDER TAKES CUP.
FREAKS WORLD,S RECORD
Outsider in the Betting, He Defeats
Heno and Waterboy.
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n the equine gladators that have been going about
for me last weeks cunning for the great. gaunt
Warerboy thrstIng for revenge for previous de-
fests or craving the glory that victory over him
rord bring found plausible excuses this afternoon
far declining the opportunity that the twenty
sixth running Of the Saratoga Cup offered them.
-Sct that they could have disposed of Waterboy-
-lafn unassumjng member of the equine middle
classes with no pretension 10 fame, did that-any
ore Of q dozen other performers might have done
The same thing. in fact It not the long brown
son Of Watercress, who is built Ike old-fash-
oned trotung horse and galiops like deer, who
would have damaged their regulations and cheap
e7ed their renown but the plain bay threeyear-old
Af-icsrder y no has won great races in n
shorter srace Of time than any other horse of his
age in tho history OF the American turf
In one OF the most spectacular exhibitions of
courage ana SPEED in the memory Of racing men,
Afrcander won the cup here this afternoon. taking
up ll3 pounds. his weight FOR age, and defeating
Feno and Waterb0y. his only opponents
Not only did he beat them decisively. but he
broke worlds record in doing it The best pre-
yicus time for the mile and three-quarters' the
present distance OF the cup. was 2:5S1a. held by
ratsor and Etheibert. Africander's time was 2:5S.
lie made Il as threeyear-old carrying l13 pounds.
BIG CROWD VIEWS RACE.
The regular race meeting colony was augmented
b, hundreds Of people who were lured here from
Neu-York from Buffalo. from Albany and from
al the nearby cities. by the distinguished names
tile Saratoga Cup. This list included Hermis, the
snVo horse the horse that his young owner de-
carsd after he had beaten Irish Lad would be sent
oyt 10 Wsterboy AT any time sad at any dis
tance, Irish Lad, Harry Payne Whitney's great
three-year-clI winner Of the Brooklyn Handicap
and the Saratoga Champion. the colt that gave
Naterhoy four actual pounds and him a
head Tor the Suburban Renewal; Africander Irish
Lads great three-year-old rival and his conqueror
in their only meeting this year the winner of the
-r-l,-4
renee Realization
The list also included the name of the stout
little commoner Circus, but he was looked upon
more or less Of filler; he had little business in
such an august assemblage. The names Of Water
boy. Hermis. Irish Lad and AfTcander, all meeting
Ht even weights under the scale were sufficient
TO The average racing man the picture of these
champions all sporting silk in contest was in
'tself q powerful pulse stimuant
The reaction which set in when one by one these
names We're withdrawn need not be enlarged upon.
Hermis was the first TO go. Being reserved for
the Champlain" was the explanation that found ac-
cepJance IN the paddock. Irish Lad was next: the
colt was not on edge or the edge was not keen
enough. 10 risk q meeting with Waterboy and At
rieander Circus was also withdrawn but the rea-
son he did not start too obvious for explana-
fion- The ravages OF the pencil left only waterboy
Arcander and Heno The former two carried l2s
pounds each Africander lib.
AFRICANDER THE OUTSIDER
When came to expressing its opinion in dollars
and cents the multitude-and it outnumbered any
previous gathering in the enclosure by several hun
ofeo-|as not nearly 1t expected to be. The
fluctuations in the market showed that Waterboy
'pehed taForite a. TO ). Heno second choice at 2
u" J. and AfrcaEdeT the outsider 16 to 3. Finally
lie went back point IN the speculation. Heno's
IIlce Has pounded down 10 to 3.
Alflcanders preliminary gallop through the
N'etcA, with Roseland running mate. was not
-hSfling-not, at least, in comparison with Water
10Y and Heno-both of whom worked from the
f1aIlerIole 10 the lower turn in grand form.
Charlie Dwyer was not at ali sangline Of vic
.0i'r ana these circumstances. coupled with the
7-i iAat AfTlcander is known to be 1T his best in
'eaEy going. were sufficient to induce a majority
'- we spectators 10 seek investments elsewhere
The only cali that Waterboy received was ;,st
as MI Fitzgerald sent the trio on their long iour
Afy- The Wa5ercress horse broke in front bur had
nor gone hundred yards before doom took him
back. To The surprise of almost everybody BURNS
on Heno, set out make the pace The hroy,r
morse has always been accounted a better r,+.-
nan 'front.' runner, and when he opened I'D a pan
u Two lengths going around the upper turns tho
'-ISi lime there were predictions made that he
three lengths back INNS
As tHey galopeo past the graudstan6 tl,, fir,
''"e lHS'e was general closing uu. bur i, an
-s"ie' ~ Il they We're all under waiting orders
"'s'.'S NOUN was open, in fact and Odon
asa nm uncef stout restraint The r,r, rt~,.,,t
f1- backstretch. however brosgb- ato,, . IS
eAaFses- AT the point where the three rr-s+ ~,
''rI2e1taTly shut or the view Ooorr r. -
lee his mount and as lie admitted afre-p.s.r,
fhe result was good deal ia the nature ~. . =,
The great horse Cia not respond As. he .rss - -.
aces; ne did not surrender. II is time t,, -.
.ess ooio and confident and in another r,-l,r
ooom found himself riding desuera-.I,- -
henas, stih unable 70 more than hold Hero Who
was al OF three lengths IN front
AFRICANDER Is FAR BEHIND
c-itunE hack. and opposite the grards+a,,z -.
.Hz or eight lengths behind the leader For "
arl she end came between the two last +,,-
The crowd him drop back and sroaned In =
5atrklIag Africander had passed hin, ar5 H.
lad turned into the stretch first BY four ar So
,s.E lhs.
The picture Of the struggle that tool, Mace Nh,
l.ricander set sail for Heno is one that viii 1or
remain the retina az the enthusiasts -r1,o
brown four-year-old was still racing sim f,,
~ Eight and courage, and the cry that went 49,,
was not "Heno IS beaten but a Africa nda- -,
And in this there is distinction with q dscs5,
oIfersnce. Heno was not coming back TO Africap6ar
* Africander was going up TO him. ove-ba,ii,,e
him al every stride: both Fuller and Rurrs ba7
gone 10 the whip. and the crowd held its breath
Would the colt catch him. The answer car,a IN
TIE lest three jumps, when Africsnder shot bis
hinker hooded head in front. and the struggle vas
over When Odom saw he was beaten. he refrstne1
rom Furnishing his horse. and essed him Up. His
tararUpy's liking.
ODOM TELLS OF HIS RIDE
Al the end OF mile ne SAID afterwsrd. y
thought had them both beaten but the first !
~he" ne was faltering under me- and # was all
".er after that. Wsterboy wants 4 hard fast
--cl-. and he did not have It to-day"
thc fractional time for the race speaks for fl
se.f Il Is as follows: OH Is. G-24 80. 0.S7 lo8 B.
IS % I2s 20 $40 2-5 i53. 206 l-5 Pts % 2.3l As
2.55 -
Two races for two-year-olds. the $1,000 Grand
zion Hotel Stakes. At six furlongs, and q condi-