The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-06-26
IRISH LAD WINS
ADVANCE STAKE
New Worlds Record for Mile
and Three-elghts
WAS GREAT RACING EVENT
Tho Field Was one of the ssst That
Ever Faced Starter for the
Prize and Great
Crowd Attended.
WAS GREAT RACING EVENT

in the last few strides, the favorlte, If1sh
Lad. won the $4,000 advance stake at
sheepshead Bay today, making a new
worlds record of 9:17sa for the distance,
one and three-eights mile, the best pre-
vious record made by Sabine in Chicago,
July To- 1894, being 2;1S&. Ort Wells was
second and Bryn Mawr third.
The crowd today was equal to that of
suburban day and the throng witnessed
the greatest racing seoene In the east in
years. The field that was made In the ad-
vance stakes was one OF the best that
has ever faced the starter for this prize
So evenly were the horses matched that
the favorite. Irish Lad, was quoted at
the good price of to g. The DrakeG Gates
combination bet heavily on Ort Wells,
who closed at to l. Bryn Mawr, winner
of the Brooklyn derby was quoted at
Z to 2. while The Picket was held at to l.
erican derby winner. went begging at 10
and IL to l. respectively.
The horses made a good start and Irish
Lad who ran today without blinkers
and equipped with burr was the first
W SHOW with lJelnl Sec0nQl anu NIL VIZ
third. The Picket was off In good posi-
ton. but in the rush for the rail was
shut off and interferred with. which prob
ably accounted for his bad race. Pass
ing the stand the first time, Irish Lad was
leading by head from Delhi while Ort
Wells ran third, The quarter was COW
cred in twenty-four seconds Making the
turn into the stretch and coming to the
half mile pole. Delhi took the lead with
Irish Lad second, a length back The time
was As 20 seconds Ort Wells was third
with Bryn Mawr and High Ball close up.
Delhi was still leading at the three-quar-
tiers which was covered In 1:13 Irish Lad
being IN second place and going easily.
0rt Wells was third and he, too, was
going In good easy stride. The mile was
Unanswered in 1:3S fiat. the fastest mile
run in the east this year. The fast pace
had told on Delhi and as the leaders
swung past the mile post he slowly drop
ped back beaten.
| Hildebrand, on Irish Lad. at this point
sent his mount to the lead, and as he
! flashed past the one and one-quarter pole
in 2;04, the game son of Candlemas-Arrow
Grass was a length ahead of Ort Wells,
who had moved up as Delhi fell back.
1t was at this point that the boys on
the leaders began to ride hard. Irish Lad
was ahead, but ONeil on Ort Wells began
to gain. He was, however, unable to head
| Irish Lad, who passed under the wire a
winner by a short head in 2:17 3-5. Ort
Wells was Ave lengths In front of Bryn
/ Mawr 1t was one Of the greatest races
and one of the gamest finishes seen in
many a day In the east.
J. e. Madden's Flyback won the $25 900
| Great Trial stakes. Coupled with his
stable companion, they were favortes In
the betting. Councilman made the rum
ming to the stretch, where Flyback moved
out and won driving by one and a half
| lengths.
Hildebrand won both stake races today.
besides taking the fifth. He also rode
two horses finishing SECOND.
| First race, six furlongs-Lady Amelia,
1872 (Phillips), 10 to TO- won; Major Pei
ham. 9S Qildebrand), 10 to /, second I;
Auditor, 1909 QIelgerson), 10 to 1, third.
| Time 1:12 4-5
Second race, Beacon steeplechase, about
two and half miles-Judith Campbell, 1873
(Mara). 5 to 2. won; Caller, 156 (Donohue).
7 to TO-, second; lillian, 151 Q1enry), 40 to J.,
third. Time, sos.
Third race, great trial stages, six fur
longs-Fly back, 122 QIildebrand), to g.,
won: Sparkling Star, 122 (Martin). to l.,
second; The Claimant, 1872 SHAW, 20 to I,
third. Time, 1:13 2-5. Flyback and Coun-
Gilman coupled.
| Fourth race, Advance stakes, mile and
ree-eights-Irish Lad, 1926 (TIildebrand),
8 to q won; Ort Wells, III (O'NeiD, to /,