New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-13

The Picket with IA pounds-haf a underground
penalty incurred for winning the Brooklyn-wiIl
have only three-pound pull over Irish Lad. and
TO many critics this question arises Is The Picket
within three pounds OF being good a colt
Irish Lad? His trainer, Carroll Reid believes that
he is better colt than the son OF Candemas. and
that he take his measure should they meet
even terms
The admirers % Irish L4ad-and. incidentally. Mr..
Reid is OF the ent husiastic ones-have not
lost lot title OF faith in their champion. and
while cOncedng The Picket's worth they argue
that the three pounds OF difference in the weights
will be the difference between victory and defeat
Those in the Irish Lad camp. moreover. who be-
Aeve that Shaw responsible for his mounts
defeat IN the Brooklyn. have that argument IN
their favor in addition the weight aotments. In
all probability the same Jockeys who rode them
Gravesend VIII have the mount them at Sleeps
head-Helgeson on The Picket and Shaw Irish
Lad.
Hermis in spite Of his disappointing races. must
also be reckoned with He may not be able 10 hold
hts speed for mile and a quarter. but he make
II extremely interesting for the best OF them at a
mile and a sixteenth. and in the opinion or many
judges the chestnut horse-and not Shaw-was
chiefly responsible for Irish Lads defeat. Hermis
moreover. has demonstrated that he can mile
and quarter and there IS no accurate means OF
knowing Just Hnen he vii decide 70 do SO lie
ridden BY either Redfern or Phillips
Both Irish Lad and Herrnis are essentially front
runners-neither be rated paced-and should
James r keeue decide at the last moment TO
Delhi. the great three-y ear-od son OF Ben Brush,
winner OF the Wthers and the Belmont. another
front runner-one OF the most pronounced type.
moreover-win be added TO the With these
three racing out in front there viii probably DO
earnest effort on the part OF the form students
who do for short priced horses pick
outsider 10 beat the leaders. the theory
that they Will all themselves into the ground
before the deciding pole is reached
The Picket undoubtedly viii be the horse a ma
jority OF these students VIII prefer. He showed
concIusively that ne could be placed successfully
In the Brooklyn. when Helgesen placed him be-
hind HernIs and Irish Lad. and then stole the rail
when the latter colt wide at the stretch turn.
II they do not fancy the Brooklyn Handicap winner.
they viii have W B. jennings four-y ear-old colt
Proper which third in the Brooklyn: African
der. Savable and half dozen others choose from.
Proper ran great race In the Brooklyn and over
hauled his entire field. with the exception OF The
Picket and Irish Lad. in The last mile. and finished.
under the conditions creditable third. He will
take up 10 pounds in the handicap. Cormack was
mount has been given George Odom. The West
ern Jockey was hurt In race recently. and II
considered better 10 give Odom the engagement.
A:ricander has lost MANY Of his followers because
o; his performances this year. but his owner,
Charlie Dwyer still has infinite faith in his great
time before he himself. He has been
racing him frequently simply because II is ilnpossi-
bic 10 work him. but II must be conceded that TIE
improvement he has shown has not been encourag-
ing. Mr.. Vosburgh has placed l25 pounds on
Afrcander.
James r. Reens and his trainer. Jimmie Rowe
have decided definitely whether they viii start
Delhi IN the Suburban. The colt has been coughing
and although Il is said he Is all right now his
preparation has necessarily been retarded and he
may be saved FOR later stake. Delhi is not the
only candidate. however whose preparation has
not been so complete HIS trainer could wish |
The weather and the wretched condition OF the
track have kept many horses in their stalls. and /
this accounts in great measure for the presumably
small field.
Some OF the other probable starters Mrs |
L Curtis's splendid Eugenia Burch. with 10 /
pounds: Nike Days Derby winner Claude. 105 |
Frederic Gebhard's Pulsus 1907 August Belmont's !
Aizzen. Ia and Major Daingerneld. us.
Should the going be wet heavy. Major Danger |
field Africander and Claude will gather host OF |
the black Major has shown this spring that he |
will kindly provided the track Is sloppy enough.
In the last quotations from the Chicago future |
books Irish Lad IS favortte at 20 I, The Picket !
second choice at 70 and Hermis third at to l. /
Twelve TO one is quoted AGAINST Major Daingerned
and Proper; 80 Eugenia Burch; . ArriSander' 10. !
sayable 30 Claude; 10. Pulsus. and 50. Mizzen.
H!xhbaIl whose defeat IN the Brooklyn Derby /
was ouch a disappointment 70 his owner, was /
shipped 10 Chicago yesterday. where he Will start |
ming of the race on Saturday Mr.. Scheftel told his
friends he would not start his colt in the West but
later he changed his mind