The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-06-23
Jockey.

New York, June 1s.-For the first time
IN the score Of years Of its history, the
suburban handicap, the greatest of
American turf events, was won by a
three-year-old today. Africander, swift
and game son Of Star Ruby Afric
Queen. finished first in q splendid field
of fifteen, to thirteen Of which he was
by a claim OF foul made by George
Odom, rider of Herbert, the second
horse, but the judges declared that the
winner had earned his prize and let
he race stand as rum. Charles Dwyer
and Simon Deimel. proprietors of the
Hampton stable in whose colors Afri-
cander ran, won SIG, $50 in the stall and
made a generous present to Little Ful-
Ter. the New Orleans graduate jockey,
who pilOted their horse to a stirring
victory. They had also backed the
horse at 100 to 1 in the winter betting,
driving his odds to so to /.
Thirty thousand persons saw the
race and a few bet on the winner.
Shrieks for old Herbert who seemed
sure to WIN in the stretch. Shrilled loud
from every point. and cries of encour-
Nit1N SASSlNo ouO1l1 NllO11l liz L
ed the stairs Of the judges stand to
lodge his claim of foul. Little Fuller
meanwhile vas enjoying the first fruits
of his victory, and seated in the floral
horse shoe, vas being borne across the
lawn. He paled a bit when suddenly
from that height of jockey
pride to face the judges but set forth
his case we'll and Odom's claim was not
allowed. Five minutes of intense an
xiety, in which event the women were
quiet passed before the red board went
up.
Horsemen, although agreeing that
Africander and Herbert bumped in the
stretch were of the unanimous belief
that the best horse won and that Afri-
cander would also have been first with
clear sailing.
Thirteen hours of steady rain had
turned the track into a quagmire and
the time. 2:10 2-5. was the slowest since
1887.
Hermis, carrying 12S pounds, went to
he front, passing the stand. Tapped by
Articulate, Lpxcasta and Africander.
The DWyer horse was lucky at the first
turn. There the rear of the field swung
wide and Hunter Raine, whose splen-
did race was a feature of the contest.
was carried over almOS to the paddock
gate. He was last by two lengths as
they Strengthened out in the back
stretch
Africander became a most dangerous
factor when the three quarters mark
was passed. The heavy 1mpost. swift
pace and the deep mud told on Hermis
here and he began to fall bach Afri-
cander headed him and Herbert, too,
dashed past Mr.. Thomas $50, 900 horse.
Heno was creeping up. Africander and
Herbert spun away from the firing
Hermis, as they reached the last turn,
n h ace was plainly between the
two.
Little Odom took Herbert wide into
the stretch for the better going near
the outer rail. To the establishment OF
on-lookers Fuller cut across with Afri-
cander to the outside also. n the two
horses bumped together. Herbert on
the outside and almost against the out
er rail. a sixteenth of a mile from
home. There arose cries for Good,
Good Old Herbert" so many times a
contestant in great handicaps. Gaining
surely were the blue and white squares
as they neared the finish. Fuller had
not called on Africander for his last
effort. however. When he did bring
down his whip the response was in
Simultaneous.
The sturdy three-year-old leaped for
ward. swerving for a stride in front
of Herbert and then ran straight and
r to the wire, winning by a head