The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-19
SUBURBAN WON
BY FRIKANDER
Thirty Thousand People Saw the
Horse Come Under Wire.
HERBERT GOT SECOND MONEY
VICToRY MARRIED BY A CLAIM
OF FOUL.

NEW YORK, June 1s.-For the first
IN time in the score OF years Of its
history. the Suburban handicap,
the greatest of American turf events.
was won by a S-year-old today. At
rikander, the swift, game son of Star
Kuby-Afric Queen. finished first in
splendid field Of fifteen, TO thirteen Of
which he was giving weight. His vic
tory was marred by a claim of foul
made by George OdOm, rider Of Her
bert. the second horse, but the judges
decided that the winner had earned his
prize. and let the race stand as run
Charles DWyeT and Simon Deimel,
prOprletOrs Of the Hampton stable. in
whose eolors Afrikander ran, won s16,-
$50 in the stake and made a generous
present to little Fuller, the New Or
leans graduated jockey. who pilOted
tEelr 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 1.
Few Backed the Winner.
Thirty thousand persons saw the race
and few bet on the winner. Shriebs
for old Herbert. who seemed sure to
win in the stretch. came loud from
every point, and cries of encourage
nent greeted Odom when he mounted
me stairs of the judges stand to lodge
ms claim of foul Little Fuller mean
Ilfne was enjoying the first fruits Of
victory, and. seated in the floral horse-
snoe, was being bcrne across the lawn.
he paled a bit when suddenly sum
mOned from that height of jockey pride
10 lace the judges, but set forth his case
Wen ana Odom's claim was not allowed
rive minutes of intense anxiety. in which
even the women were quiet, passed be-
lore the red board went up.
Best Horse Won
HOrsemen. although agreeing that Afri-
hdhder and Herbert bumped in the
stretch. were of the unanimous belief
iEat the best horse won and that Afri-
clear sailing
Thirteen hours of steady rain had
turned the track into a quagmire and
the time. 2:l0 20 was the slOwest since
lSSf To a prompt but not good start
the field got away with Articulate slight
" IN the lead Of Hermis. Lux Casta- the
aGaSd starter, was close alongside, and
Colonel Bill. Afrikander and Igniter
formed q second division behind the lead
erS, While Major DainSerfield the : IN .
taVorlte, was far back Hermis, carry
ing l2S pounds. went to the front passing
the stand. Tapped by ArticuIate Lux
Casta and AfriSander. The Dwyer horse
was lucky at the first turn. There the
rear Of the field swung wide and Hunt
er Ralne. whose splendid race was a fea-
ture Of the contest was carried over al
last by two lengths as they straight ened
out into the back stretch
Hermis Shot His Bolt.
Hermis Ike the Hermis Of old, swung
INTO the Stra1Shtaway, after the first turn.
three lengths in the lead. It was this
little fellow that made the only pace in
the race. He killed off sterling cOmpeti-
tors but died himself in the destruction
of his rivals
Afrikander became most dangerous
r-f
he heavy impost swift pace and deep
mud told on Hermis here. and he began
70 fall back. Afrikander headed him and
Herbert, too, dashed past Mr. Thomas
$4,000 horse HenO was in the middle of
the field, while Major Dajngerfield was
creeping up.
the firing Hermis as they reached the
last turA- and the race was plainly be-
tween the two.
Little OdOm took Herbert into the
stretch for the better going near the outer
rail To the establishment of lockers on
Fuller cut across with Afrikander to the
outside and the two animals bumped to-
gether, Herbert on the outside and al
most against the outer rail. a siXteenth
fIOm home. Then arose cries for good
old Herbert" 50 many times a contestant
for the big handicap.
Afrikander by a Head.
Gaining surely were the blue and white
SQUARES as thev. neared the finish. Fuller
effort. however. When he did bring down
his whip the response was instantaneous
The sturdy 3-year-OId Ieaped forward,
swerved for a stride in front Of Herbert
and then ran straight and true to the
wire. winner by a head.
Major Daingerfield had made his bid
at the head of the stretch but was dan
EeTOuS for only a dozen strides Igniter.
too, tried and failed when the stretch
was reached Il was Hunter Raine whose
progress shOne grandly forth in spite OF
all luck Of every kind Shields logged
little bay had picked up his field one
by one
1IichaeIs saved ground on the turn and
the horse, coming with splendid burst
of speed. was third at the wire. four
lengths behind Herbert and six lengths
in front of Major DainSerfield.
Hermis finished thirteenth. and Articu-
late fourteenth, with Yard Arm last.
Haggin Bred the Winner.
Bred on the Rancho del Paso farm OF
J. Z. HagEin. Afrikander was brought
east and sold as a yearling to Julius
Fleischmsnn-
Dwyer < DeimeI bought AfTikander for
$4,000 and at their dissolution sale IaS1
September put him up at auction. They
rCcOnsidered their plans, however, and
bid in the colt at $4,000
Afrikander won the famous Belmont
stakes and other races this year.
No Is was AfTikander'S number on thf
programme. as 1t was of Irish Lad, the
winner Of the Brooklyn handicap
The Wh5tueys. father and son. withdrew
their entries. Goldsmith aGC Irish Lad
on the advice of their trainer. John W
Rogers. who said neither could DO him
self Justice IN the deep SO,ng-