Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-27
IRISH LADS RECORD.
Horse Captured the 81 5000 Advance
stakes AT Sheepshepd.

A Saturday dispatch from New York
SAYS: Driven TO the limit In the last few
strides, the faVorlte. irish Lad, won the
$4,000 advance stakes at Shocpshead
Bay. making a new worlds record Of
2:l7 3-i for the distance one and three
eighths miles, the best previous record,
made by Sabine In Chicago, July 2, lN9i,
being 2;lSA Ort Wells was second and
Bryn Mawr third The crowd In attend
ancc today was equal Co that Of Subur'
ban day,
The field that made up the ADVANCE
stakes was one Of the best that ever
faced the starter for this rich purse. Irish
Lad was quoted nj the good price OF 8 to
@ The Drake-Gates combination bet
heavily on Ort Wells. who closed at TO |.
Bryn Mawr winner of the Brooklyn der
by was a queter at I " 3 while The
PICKET was held at to l,
The horses made a good start and irish
Lad was the first TO show, with Delhi sec
ond and Ort Wells third, The Picket was
OF In good position, hut in the rush for
the rail was interfered with, which prob
ably accounted for his bad race,
Passing the stand the first time, Irish
Lad was leading by a head from Delhi,
while Ort Wells ran third. The quarter
was covered In q seconds. Making the
turn into the back stretch and coming TO
the halfJmile pole Delhi took ne lead
with Irish Lad second, q length back.
The time Of the half was Is 2-5 seconds.
Ort Wells was third, with Byn Mawr
and High BAN close mp, Delhi was lead
iut at The three-Quarters, which was COW
cred in 1913, irish Lad being IN second
place and going easily, Ort Wells was
third ana he, too was going IN good
easy stride
The mile was covered In 1888 Hat, the
fasest mile run IN the east this year.
The fast pace had told on Delhi nr' ~
tho leaders swung past the mile post hc
slowly dropped back beaten llildebrand
Cr itish Lad, at this point sent his mount
10 the lead, and as he flashed past the
ono and one-quartcr pole 1904, the game
son q Candlemas-Arrow Grass was a
length ahead Of Ort Wells, who had
moved up as Delhi fell back.
II was nj this point that the BOYS on
the leaders began 10 ride hard. Irish Lad
was ahead, but O'Neil ON Ort Wells he
gan "a gain lie WAS however. unable tc
Head Irish Lad, whb passed under thC
WrO "a winner Oy a short head I'm 2;lI 2-j
or Wells was Ave lengths In front OF
BrSn Mawr II was one OF the greatest
races. one Of the gamest finishes, seen IN
munv n day In the east
AZ nildebrand rode Irish Lad back e
the Judges stand, a great storm OF cheers
prC claimed the popularity Of his victory
while the band struck up The Wearns
OF The Green the colors OF Irish la,
being green, with white hoops on th'
] ". Madden's Fly Back won the s2j Co
Great Trial stakes Coupled with his sta
BILE companion Councilman, they were IA
| vOrltcs In the betting, Councilman mad
the running to the fence when Fly BaCl
moved up and won driving by one and
| half lengths summary;
First race, six furlongs-Lady Amelli
bell won. Caller second Titan third
| Time-l.22 i-5.
second race, the Beacon steeplechase
| about two and a half miles-Judith Camp
| bell won. Caller second, Titan third
| Time-5.0S
| Third race, the Great Trial, six furlong
| Fly Back won. Sparkling Star second
| The Claimant third Time-l:l3 2-5.
Fourth race, the Advance stakes. on
| mile and three furlongs--lrsh Lid W
| CHlldrebrandl. TO 2, woA; Ort Wells, II
| (ONeiD, 10 /. second Bryn Mawr. n
| Q.ynee), 10 2, third Tlme-2.l7 3-5. Hlg
| Ball Delhi and The Picket also ran,
| Firth race, selling, five and "A half fur
1 longs-Virgo won Asterisk second Hig
| Born third. Time--i :0S 80
Sixth race, one and one-sixteenth mile
on urf--Men MacDhul won, Florhar
Queen second, Lender third. Time
| 1876 2.h