Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-17
HERM|S WINNER
OF GREAT RACE.
Captured the Suburban Handicap
From a Field Of Fast
Horses.
.FAvORITE WAS IRISH LAD.
Last Years Derby Winner, the Picket,
Finished Second Victorious Ami.
NAL Earned Fortune.

New York, June l6--Hermis, owned
by Edward n. Thomas. easily won
the Suburban handicap at Sleeps
head Bay today The son Of Her
mencc was ON his toes when the barrier
snapped He crossed In front of six com
petitors from the outside and passed the
judges stand In the lead on his journey
OF one and one-quartcr miles, From the
position OF command thus secured on the
rail- he was never headed and won under
perfect ride by Arthur Redfern In the
time Of 2.0j-the best on record for the
suburban and twO-hltns of a second
slower than the track record OF EW go,
held by McChesney, Irish Lad the pup
lie favoritc, failcd entirely 10 Jusufy the
confidence OF his hackers and finished
third-nosed out Of second honors by Inc
Picket.
A great crowd journeyed TO the Long
Island race course TO view ,ne twenty
fret running Of the $4,000 classic. Per-
feet racing weather prevailed ana more
than $1,000 persons had passed through
the gates before the hour set for the hrft
race. The crowd grew rapidly until eNery
available roint Of vantage mad been taken
and even the inheld was dotted with en-
tnusiasts,
Irish Lad was installed favorte for the
Suburban at to ., -Four and 10 could
be hh against Hermis against The
Picket ana the same against Proper
Whine AfrCander and Mai. Daingerheld
were without friends at 10 to 90 to !. The
pressure OF ofierlrgs on Irish Lad was 80
heavy that to 10 was asked when the
contestants. were called 10 the post.
The field was lined up and sent away in
perfect order 10y Starter Fitzgerald Her
mis- from outside position shOt TO the
front as If hurled from catnpult, Pass
ing the Judges stand he had secured the
TOD MA lHataN 4 "A
and The Picket close blind The others
ana not appear to be IN the same class On
the racers sped, around the turn ana
down the back stretch, never changing
position for an Instant. Irish Lad cnal-
lcnged again ANA again but TO no pur-
pose He crept up on the ilyir" leader re-
poatedly but was unable to hold the ter
riic pace, much less overhaul him, The
Picket the nope Of the western and
southern contingent ran along unCou-
cernedly in third place until the mile
post had been reached. Then he drew
up and crept past the Duryea horse,
inch BY inch,
liermis. never touched by the whip,
simply threw defnance out 10 the others
In the dust from his hammering noofs,
and through the stretch he was not even
challenged. The Picket nuscd out ltisn
Lad for second money Proper Maj.
Daingerheli and Atrcander brought up
the rear
Had the winner been pushed he would
have broken the record for the track with
ease When the great crowd realized the
sWendid exhibition Of equine worth shown
by the victory II arose en- massc and
cueered him wildly, despite the fact that
the bookm0lters mad accepted and won
nearly S50j,O0O on the defeat q, irish Lau
Hcrmis was heavily backed however and
al least one-quarter Of the amount Wken
I'm un the defeat OF the faVorlto WAS paid
out ON the winner summary
First race, six turlungs, ON main track
Mamie Worth won, Mzzcn second, Reia-
bic third. Timc-l:l3 b..
Second race, selling, miic-Soymuur won
lutola second, The SOuthcrner third
Nme--i:i1.
Third race double event last five and
a half turlongs Of Futunty cuurse-Song
and Wine won, Sparkling Sar second,
Councilman third. Tlme-i:Ol 3-5.
Fourth race, Suburban handicap Of So .
00O, for three ycar-olds and up mile and
a Quarter-llcrms, ~ (Redferm I TO /,
won; The Picket 124 ltelgerson), to /,
second Irish Lad l2i shaw, even third.
Tlmo-2;0j. Proper Mai Daingerheld and
htricandcr finished 8a named.
Filth race. last five furDongs Of Futur-
ity course Diamond Flush won. Don Roy
al second. Dclcanta third Time :0l 2-j.
Sixth rave, handicap, mile and six
teenth, on turf-leader won, Carbunclc
second, Sweet Alice third Tme~l;iS.