New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-03

brought out-contrary 10 the predictions of q week
ago-a high class field one which, in fact was al
most good the Suburban.
Neither Mr. Duryea nor Mr. Whitney. the owners
OF Irish Lad. declined the issue. although Mr.. Nos
burgh placed the crushing impost Of 122 pounds
their colt, which compelled him to give ten pounds
by the scale 10 his formidable rival Ort Wells. six
pounds 70 The Picket. the Falsetto colt that has
twice beaten him; twenty-one to Proper. eleven to
Eugenia Burch, twenty-six 10 the Canadian horse
Light Brigade. twenty nine to Toboggan, twenty
six 10 Ormonde's Right and thirty-two pounds
L. V. Bells River Pirate. who added the
eleventh hour.
II was tremendous task to ask Of a horse. and
great as have been his achievements throughout
his career, il doubted by many whether irish
Lad could accomplish it, II is said that Mr.. Drake
told the Of Irish Lad THAI they had not
chance in thousand 10 beat his horse at the
weights and begged them keep him Of the
handicap Thsre were other rumors. moreover.
TO the effect that Messrs. Duryea and Whtney
agreed with Mr.. Drake. and that they consented
10 let Irish Lad run because John Rogers. their
trainer. was greatly in favor Of it, and was con-
fdent Of winning
Whether these rumOrs true. merely
ing gossip. the fact remains that the was
run il would have been q better plan 10 have kept
Irish Lad in his snug quarters the head Of the
Futurity Course. Opinion is about equally divided
10 whether he is pound better horse than
ort Wells or not, buAthere is no dissenting voice
from the opinion that he was ridden yesterday
he would have had to be twenty pound better
horse than he ever was to beat The 8-year-old son
OF King Eric. Hildehrand. the present turf idol.
did precisely the same thing with Irish Lad that
brought such a storm OF criticism down Shaw,
and resulted IL his being replaced by his younger
rival
Alter brief interval at the post IT. which Tho
Picket ana Or.ronde's Right exchanged a few com
Jplrneatary kicks. the field sent away good
start. with irish Lad fighting for his freedom.
usual. At tho paddock turn Iiildebrand had OBJ
FAMED the ran and was ieadlnG a meek IN lToat
Liz "a 81
the fence that Hiceprand shouted to Worderly
10 move out This Candemas colt led into ne
backstretch. but mis- rider already had taken him
UP and was choking the breath and the heart out
until the :urn Of the backstre,ch, ana by that
Ormondes Right, Tohoggan and Ort Wells, which
had been racing close behind all set sail for him
col: answered honestly and courageoirsy his speed
and his stamina IN i sharp stretch
Struggle Ort Wells disposed o. ro5oggan and had
such an advantage thai when The Picket, which
him OF and won by a length Ir5sh Lad came gain
under Hidebrand's urging and. catching ToboG-
gan. beat him for third place The entire race vas
Wonderiy and Crmmins ~ere set OWN .or tie
crt wells was always the favorlte In the betting
and closed AT ever money Irish Lad. on the other
m hnnd r Mft ssa have s BET a" on pq 6s co
Iaost % which was placed AT evens. The time for
being 0I2 %. os 3:36 3, 0:i9 IN %. ia. l27.
only five Youngsters started n the Spring Stakes,
ana % these Waterside and Giipin from The Ben
orally the case when Mr Bennington starts any
<hing in Jwo-ye2r-old stake. the public decided
coupled. first choice e 10 10. p. !. Dryers Red
Friar a hot second choice. and received most
Of the clubhouse support Il to s. For five Of the
six furlongS the field ran abreast nearly aligned
that & impossible from the stand TO separate
them. Pasadena and Gilpin were the FIRST 20 let
90, eut the other lnree cane on 4iu In = spIhuld
finish went under the wire head. apart, Red Friar,
which had dropped back tribe Just getting up
OF thirteen steepechasers that started in hanji-
na he ha
water. walter cieary swerved in taking Off. and
close behind him ;h2t thcy could not pun out went
down in a heap, Jimmie Mara, on Black Death,
TIE jockeys to he severely hurt Walter Cleary
lasted 10 the next Liverpool, where he went down.
won b. length from illuminate, with Flying But
tress respectable third.
Tony" Aste's hlIy Peggy, ridden in cormack's
most finished fashion, ard Sydneg Paget's Tor
ana half furloEe sprint On The Futurity course
Peggy was at 20 10 :.
plunger Of the West, caught the bookmakers when
= they not looking. and when the price against
Janes chances touched to I'll ne sent MS eomms-
crowd Of ordinary selling platers mat wore asked
70 go and one-sxteenth rliles on the turf. and
Eiidebrand, who rode her. had no trouble whatever
ia winning Tor his employee Cineinnatus kept her
heavily played by the public at threes broke badly
and Martha decided IL was not worth while going
with him. Afterward, the stewards called him
Up and cersured him Tor not trying.
The victory ~ } r. SeasTanls Cloten. in a
.,Fans filly Iionton was the one eest bet Of al!
Grey Friar bsing the runners
SUMMARIES.
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Betting
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