The Washington times., 1903-07-03
HATERBOY LANDS THE
SUBURBAN RENEWAL
Winner Breaks the Track
Record.
OLD BLUES SET THE PACE
W. c. Whitney's Goldsmith, the Favor
lite, Finishes an Indifferent Third.
Farrell Horse Gives It Up.

Like a dark shadow skimming over the
ground. Waterboy, the black four-year-
old colt by Watercress-Zealand owned
by j. B. Haggin, the California million
aiTe. won the Renewal Of the Suburban
Handicap at sheepshead Bay yesterday
In the presence Of % 900 men and
women. Waterboy ran the mile and a
quarter course In 2O4 S-5, two-nfths of a
second faster time than that made by
the great Salvador In 1s90-a track rec
ord that has remained proof against all
onslaughts for thirteen years
Twelve horses were originally carded
for The Suburban Renewal But long be-
fore the horses were called TO the post
Herbert, His Eminence. City Bank. Andy
Williams, and Hunter Raine were with
drawn. This left Blues, Major Dainger-
ED, Goldsmith. Irish Lad, Waterboy,
Bonnibert, and Clearwater to compete for
the $12. 100 stake In the betting W. G.
Whitney's Goldsmith was the opening
and closing favorite. He proved to be
lukewarm first choice, as scarcely any
large amounts were bet on him. He
opened at 70 in the odds. but receded
20 TO l at post time. The two colts
most favored we're Irish Lad and Water
boy. the second and third choices respec-
lively
While the horses were on the way TO
the post Herman 2. Duryea and Harry
Payne Whitney. the owners Of Irish Lad.
sent commission into the ring. said TO
be $4,000, and the colts price was forced
down from to l TO TO 2. Previous to
this deluge OF money Waterboy was the
second favorite. IN the early odds 2 to 1
was obtainable His odds gradually re-
eeded under heavy play accorded Blues
and Bonnibert. and despite large wagers
by prominent plungers his price closed
at TO /.
Hoar, on Blues. and Burns. on Irish
Lad, had orders to take their horses to
the front, and they obeyed these in
structions. In their endeavor to secure
the lead they set terrific pace. which
was maintained throughout the race. On
the first turn Burns, when he saw that
Hoar was anxious to have the leading no
sition, wisely took snug hold on Irish
Lads head and allowed Frank FarreIl's 9
horse to go to the front alone. Burns
did not make the mistake OF choking his
horse as he did In the Advance Stakes,
but allowed him to race along under
easy restraint. Odom, on Waterboy.
adopted similar tactics. and the two
last-named raced side by side three
lengths behind Blues. Goldsmith, the
favorite, was the last horse around the
turn. but he rapidly overhauled the
leaders in the run into the backstretch
Down the backstretch Blues opened up
gap of four lengths. lust when his
hackers were shouting with glee Irish
Lad and Weterboy moved up 10 him As
soon as they were at his saddle girIhs
Blues curled up and quit and dropped
rapidly back TO the rear as the other
pair rushed OF IN front. Waterboy and
Irish Lad continued their mighty strug-
gle heads apart until half way down the
stretch At that point Burns was driv-
ing hard Soon he went 10 the whip
AS he called on his colt for his last
squirt Odom began TO hand ride" Water
boy. Under this pressure the black colt
went to the front and secured nearly a
lengths advantage
Just as the post was reached Burns
realized that pursuit was useless ard
he eased Irish Lad up. This enabled
waterboy 10 win by length.