The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-29
IRISH LADS GREAT VICTORY.
WINS THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP
by A NOSE.

Fastest Time OH Record fer the Race
Winner Makes All the Running-S. =.
Browns BroOn,stick Takes the Ex.
pectation Stakes - Thirty-flve Thou
sand Persons at the Gravesend Track.
In heart-breaking race, sensationally
and truly run, Irish Lad. the three year-old
son OF acknowledgements, won the rich
Brooklyn Handicap at a mile and quarter
on the Gravesend track yesterday afternoon
by a nose. Thirty-ive thousand men and
women, who made up the largest crowd
ever seen at this racecourse, stood up and
roared with unbounded enthusiasm as
Irish Lad. owned by Herman b. Duryea
and Harry Payne Whitney. INDUCED in a
terrific duel with the favorite. william c.
Whitney's superb mare Gunfre, by Hast
ings-Royal Gun.
The duel began at the head Of the stretch,
after Irish Lad had made all the running
under beautiful ride from O'Neil. and n
continued straight down to the judges
stand where, as the horses flashed past
the final mark, the result Of the race was
in doubt until Irish Lads number thirtesn.
was hoisted in full view of the multitude.
1t was truly an impressive Whitney
victory, for both Irish Lad and Gunhrc had
been prepared for the race by John w.
Rogers, who has had numerous successes
this season, notably with Blackstock in
the Excelsior Handicap, with Gunflre In
the Metropolitan, with Leonidas in the
Eclipse Stakes and so on. Irish Lad 10
the second three year-old to win the Brook
Ign. the Keenes' Conroy breaking the
ice In 1901. The Candelmas colt was pur-
chased by John f. Madden as a yearling
from Lucien Appleby, and last year was
sold to Whitney 4 Duryes for $4,000. to-
gether with Acefull. the colt that ran I'M
placed in the English Derby on Wednesday.
RACE RUN IN RECORD TIME.
The race was run in EOS Us, a record for
the Brooklyn and also equaling the best
time for the course, made by Gold Heels
in 1871, carrying Ill pounds. The pace set
by Irish Lad from the very start was the
means Of killing of various choice horses
that were in favor with the public, until
Gunflre was the only one left TO challenge
for victory, but Irish Lad. who had been
perfectly handled throughout the journey.
responded to the call Of his jockey whom
the crucial test arrived, and though Burns
rode Gunfire with hand and heel, the beet
he knew how, he Was unable TO get up. But
II Burns had had whip. 30 he said after
the race, he might have landed Gundre In
front.
Irish Lad had worked we'll for tire race,
but 10 little was known of his true form.
because he had not appeared on the track
before this season that IL to 1 was obtainabie
on every hand against his chances. Gun
fire was always the favorite. opening at
twos and closing at II to S, with even money
for place.
w. s. Fanshawe's Heno, who ran second
to Blackstock in the Excelsior Handicap.
ran splendid race under the circumstances.
with Is to about him and finished third.
eight lengths behind Gunfire and a half .
length before Foxhall P. Keenes Injuno-
ton. A length away came Jacob Worth's
Dom Paul, who was practically run OF
his feet by Irish Lad in the first three
quarters Of a mile. Then followed Alexan-
der shields's Hunter Raine, who was ham
mered down from long odds to eights,
and who. after being kicked at the post.
trailed along in last place until Fuller had
chance to bring him through the held
in the stretch.
L. v. Bells COL Bill. who was predicted
SuTc WiLucI ny uho IidAh0I, Sn1uob u.
Mccormick, finished behind Hunter Raine
for the reason that after he had gotten
away slowly Cannon made too much Use
OF him by taking him up to within striking
distance of the leaders in the backstretoh,
a task that proved too much for the son
of Wagner In view Of the heavy impost
he carried. Articulate, the Western hand.
leap horse, was never prominent and the
same may be said Of e. r. Thomas's three
year-old colt Yardarm, the highly priced
son of Henry Of Navarro. who. according
to John E. Madden, had sure thing, bar
ring an accident
Igniter, who carried the oolors OF A.
Featherstone looked - II he had a'chanos
to dispute matters with Irish Lad and
Gunfire at the far turn, for at that point
he was running in third place whom sud-
denly he was shut in and almost knooksd
to his knees, thereby losing all ohanos
to finish in the money. The old veterans.
Bonnibert and Herbert, who wore the
rank outsiders In the betting, brought UP
the rear, according to the calculations Of
the layers.
The race was a thrilling spectacle at
all stages. Irish Lad was 80 full Of
running at the beginning Of the strug-
gle that O'Neil, who had received IN
to place the colt, found 1t impos-
sible to do so and consequently, taking hrm
hold upon him, he allowed him to sail along
easily In front. No jockey could have
ridden q better race. o Neil. although q
newcomer in the East, never for momant
lost his head, and when 1t came time 10
bring forth the best qualities Of his mount
he WAS equal to the emergency and covered
himself with glory Barring the kicking
of Hunter Raine at the post and the &C.
cident that befell lighter the race was
free from unpleasant incidents and the big
crowd went away satisfied that the best
horse had won. The handicap was worth
in gross SIS, $50. of which the winners share
was 315,l50 To the second horse 5000
was awarded, and 81 900 to the third.
PUBLIC SEEKS STABLE INFORMATION.
From the moment the crowd began TO
arrive at the track the handicap was q
problem puzzling to be solved. Every
body was on the alert for the latest stable
information, even though Gunflre had been
widely touted az the winner Of a big event.
On form Gunfire cert ainiy looked to be the
best, for she WAS in with a suitable impoet.
and with Burns in the saddle she was certain
he =. off In, 81 ~