The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-17
HERMIS WINS SUBURBAN.
LOWERS THE TRACK RECORD
 FOR THE EVENT.
More Than Thirty Thousand Persons
 See the Twenty-hrst Running of the s2O,OOO Classic Event-The Picket Noses Gut Irish Lad for Second Money Proper in the Rear.

Noses Gut Irish Lad for Second Money Proper in the Rear.
 New York, June 16.-Hernlis, owned by Edward R. Thomas, easily won the Suburban handicap at Sheepshead Bay to-day. The son of Hermance was on
 his toes when the barrier snapped. He crossed in front of six competitors on
 the outside, and passed the judges
 stand in the lead on his journey of one and one-quarter miles. From the posi- tion of command thus secured on the rail he was never headed and won, un- der a perfect ride by Arthur Redfern, in the time of 2:05-the best on record for the Suburban and two-ffths of a second slower than the track record of 2:O4 3-5, held by McChesney. Irish Lad, 1 the public favorite, failed entirely to justify the confidence of his packers
 and finished third-nosed out of second honors by The Picket.
 A great crowd journeyed to the Long fIsland race course to view the twenty l first running of the S20,0O0 classic. Per- feet racing weather prevailed and more than S0,000 persons had passed through 1 the gates before the hour set for the 1 first race.
 1 A well-played second choice, Mamie
 Worth, took the first event, but the sec ond went to Seymour at to 1. The third race, the first half of the double event for two-year-olds, was worth $10,000. Song and Wine won nicely. Irish Lad was installed favorite for 1 the Suburban at to g. Money poured l into the ring by the thousand because | of the Duryea candidates grand race | in the Brooklyn handicap. The other candidates were neglected. Four and 1 5 to 1 could be had against Hermis and
 against The Picket The pressure of offerings on Irish Lad was so heavy
 that to 10 was asked when the con- I testants were called to the post.
 I The field was sent away in perfect lorder. Hermis, from outside position, lshot to the front as if hurled from a
 catapult. Passing the judges stand he had secured the coveted place on the rail, with Irish Lad and The Picket close behind. The others did not app | pear to be in the same class. On the racers sped, around the turn and down lthe backstretch, never changing posi- tion for an instant Irish Lad challeng- | ed again and again, but to no purpose.
 He crept up on the flying leader repeat edly, but was unable to hold the terrific lpace, much less overhaul him. The Picket ran along unconcernedly in third reached. Then he drew up and crept past the Duryea horse, inch by inch. Hermis, never touched by the whip, simply threw defiance out to the others lin the dust from hiss pattering hoofs, land through the stretch he was not l even challenged. The Picket nosed out
 Irish Lad for second money, and the lgreat race was over. Proper, Major lDaingerfield and Africander brought lup the rear.
 Had the winner been pushed he would have broken the record for the track with ease. When the vast crowd real ized the splendid exhibition of equine worth shown by the victor it arose en masse and cheered him wildly, despite 1 the fact that the bookmakers had ac- cepted and won nearly $500,000 on the defeat of Irish Lad Hermis was heav- lily backed, however, and at least one- quarter of the amount taken in on the defeat of the favorite was paid out on the winner.