The sun., 1904-06-26
RECORD TIME BY IRISH LAD,
BEATS ORT WELLS A HEAD IN
ADVANCE STAKES.
Runs n Mile and Three Furiongs in 7:l5 3.S
--Hildebrand Saves the Day by Going
TO the Whip-Siadden's Fiyback Takes
Great Trial-Great Crowd At the Bay,

TO the Whip-Madden's Fiyback Takes
Great Trial-Great Crowd At the Bay.
After one OF the most sensatlo races
ever run on the American turf, H, B. Dur
yeas Irish Lad. the four-year- -old Candle
mas -Arrowgrass colt. won the $4,000 Ad-
vance stakes. weight for age, one mile and
three furlongs. at Sheepshead Bay yesterday
efternoon by a head. incidentally. he hung
- worlds record Of 2:l7 SIS for the distance
md managed To beat John A. Drake's three
Tear-old ort Wells. by King Eric-Tea's
>ver, in a smashing drive In which Hide
brand STAYED on what seemed inevitable
defeat by soiaa to the whip hfty yards from
the wire, Under that punishment Irish
Lad. who wos stopping. rallied. and ort Wells.
who is Undoubtedly tho best three-year-old
In traiLmg, could not gain further.
1r.sh Lad ran without blinkers and wore
= leather burr on his bit. which effectively
Kept him from bearing out. He carried
regular scale weight. 1875 pounds. and the
public, with whom he Is still an idol, backed
him 80 confidently that he closed favorite
at S to 2. Ort Wells. who is the best horse
that Trainer Enoch Wishard ever handled
was also heavily played at to /, while the
Goughacres Stables three-year-old Bryn
Mawr. by Athelin Ma & gle Weir, was low
cred TO to 2. The Waldick Stables The
Picket was widely supported at to 1. while
the three-year -olds. James r. Keene's Delhi
and W. NJ. soheftels Hiehban. went up to
tens and twelves respectively.
Every horse In ths race had won some
notable stakes since the opening Of the sea-
son, Irish Lad captured the Metro politan.
ran second In the Brooklyn and third in the
Suburban. The Picket won the Brooklyn
and ran second in the Suburban. High
ball won the American Derby at Chicago
last Saturday. Delhi took the Withers
k4 p1l, nrNyn
Mawr. carried of ths Larchmont. Broad
way Stakes and Brooklyn Derby. while Ort
Wells won a memorable victory IN the $4,000
Tidal Stakes q week ago. No wonder WAS it,
therefore. that a crowd of more than 10000
persons turned out 10 see these famous racers
perform.
When Starter Fitzgerald let them go. Irish
Lad. under Hudebrands quick energy.
secured the rail. 0dom went alongside with
Delhi and then Highball, Ort Wells and
Bryn Mawr followed abreast. with The Picket
last. This was the order as they swept
down past the judges stand for the first
time The pace was terrific. even at that
early stage, but there was no relaxation
on the part OF any Of the riders. As they
turned into the backstretnh Irish Lad was
q head in front Of Delhi. but quick as Hash
Mr.. keene's great threo-year-old went to the
front, openne up gap of two lengths. Setting
Q tremendous pace, the Ben Brush colt reached
the half mils pole In 0:4s As. then the Ave-
eighths In l:Ul. Irish Lad and Ort Wells were
following him head and head at this point
with Bryn Mawr next. and both HishhAll
and The Picket trailing hopelessly In the rear
As they reached the thrae-Quarter mark
Delhi. still in front. began to tire. He WAS
timed In iI3, and some Of the clockers made
IT. even faster. Then Hid brand we'd up
with Irish Lad As the Candlemas colt read
lily caught and passed DELHI, oNem made
similar move with Ort Wells. while Lyme. who
had Bryn Mawr all over tho track in vain
efforts TO keep from being shut on. made wild
rush for the inner rail. The mile was covered
in :ss. and the turf sharps opened their Dyes
in wondermcnt. On the far turn Odom went
at Delhi tooth and nail. and Mr.. Kaene's colt
made one game but fruitless attempt to catch
lrjsh Lad. who then had lead Of two leneths
Ort Wells on the outside and Bryn Aawr
on the ruil. were both goinE at tfensndous
rate and when the watches aisowsd 3:os for q
mile and quarter, sveryhoHy wondered
whether Irish Lad could stAnd tho paca. A
he turned into the stretch IRISH Lad began to
falter and Hldebrand. the peerless jockey.
went to work with hand and heel. With
bold. stout hearted rush came Ort Wells
In the middle OF the track less than a length
and half away. O'Neill riding him like
demon. The crowd was wild from one end
Of the track 10 the other. vet the rare was In
doubt. and even Bryn Mawr, who was now
under the whip looked threatening for q
moment. But tho two leaders raced away
from him.
At the last sixteenth pole it looked ss II
Irish Lad would win. but suddenly he wab-
bled in his stride. while Ort Wells. game and
speedy. closed with a grand rush, Hide.
brand was equal to the emergency. He
drew his whip just al Ort Wells was about to
wrest tho lead from the Candlemas colt and
laid on the singing blows with all the siren 9Th
III s.-A
responded like the plucky thoroughbred
that he Ia and. extending himself to the heart
breaking point. carried the day amid
scene that beggars description. Bryn
Mawr was Ave lengths behind Ort Well,
and the same distance before Hishball Then
came Delhi. all out. and The Picket. who was
last all the way.
Daisy Rose. won the $4,000 Great Trial
Stsk~e. for two-year-olds. six furlon gs. Futu-
rty course. He was coupled with Coun-
Gilman, the pair ruling first ohoioe At . TO s,
with r. T. Wilson. Jr's. Sparkling Star heav-
lily backed at 2 to /. Councilman made tho
running. closely followed by Sparkling Star
and T. Hitchcock Jr. 5 The Claimant, In whom
Madden owns a half interest But after the
bend in the track was reached. Hildebrand
began to make up on the outside with Fly
back. who soon ran over those in front OF
him and proved victorious in drive by a
length and half In 1913 as. Sparkling Star
was second, two lengths in front OF The
Claimant. 20 to 1, with Councilman length
back.
There were only four starters In the Beacon
Steeplechase, at about two miles and half.
j. W. Colt Withdrawing Lavator and leaving
Judith Campbell to carry his well known
colors j. F.. Widener's Caller was a hot
favorite at 7 to 10. Judith Campbell going up
half point to 5 to 2. with T. Hitchcock. Jr.s
Foxhunter, at S to I. and Mr.. Chamblet's
Titan begging at 4os. Caller and judith
Campbell had the race to themselves after
the arst time around the course and at the
conclusion OF a mile and three-auarters the
former seemed to be invincble but at that
point Nara, who had ridden Judith Camp
bell under wraps most Of the way, cut her
loose and she passed Caller As il he was stand
ing stili Then. taking the last jump neatly.
Mr. Colts flly ran away again from the per-
si-tent favorte on the fat and won In drive
by length and half In sos. q new record
for the race and two-ffths OF a second slower
than the track record. Titan was ffty
lengths bohind Caller. FoIhunter falling
ut the Liverpool.
t r Thomas's Lady Amelia. carrying l22
pounds IN the lightweight handicap. at six
flIrlong "a. who was favorte at l3 to TO- made