The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-26
GREAT RACING
AT SHEEPSHEAD.
IRISH LADS GREAT VICTORY.
WON THE ADVANCE STAKES IN
RECORD BREAKING TIME.

FIyback Won the Great Trial Stake,
Valued at $25,OOO-Such Sport as
Was Presented at the Great Race
Yesterday Has seldom Been Seen
in This Age-HiIdebrand Won
Both Great Stakes, and a Selling
Race, Finishing Second in Two
Others.
New York. June 25.-Driven to the
limit in the last few strides, the fav-
'orite, Irish Lad, won the $4,000 Ad-
vance stakes at Sheepshead Bay to-
day, making a. new worlds record of
git 3-5 for the distance, one and three
eighths miles, the best previous record,
made by Sabine, in Chicago, July 5,
1894, being 2:1S%. Ort Wells was Sec
ond and Bryn Mawr third
The crowd in attendance to-day was
equal to that of Suburban Day, ard
the throng witnessed the greatest rae
ing seen in the East in years.
on to Good start.
The horses made a good start and
Irish Lad was the first to show with
Delhi second and Ort Wells third The
Picket was off in a good position, but
in the rush for the rail was shut eff,
and interfered with, which probably
accounted for his bad race Making
the turn into the back stretch and
took the lead, with Irish Lad second, a
length back. The mile was covered in
1888 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 dropped
back beaten.
HiIdebrand Goes to Work.
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:O4 was 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 O'Neil on Ort
Wells began to gain. He was, however,
unable to head Irish Lad, who passed
under the wire a winner by short
head in 2:17 3-5. Ort Wells was five
lengths in front of Bryn Mawr.
Great Cheers for Victor.
AS Hildebrand rode Irish Lad back
to the judges stand great volume of
cheers proclaimed the popularity of his
victory, while the band struck UP ''Tshe
Wearing of the Green" the colors of
Irish Lad being green, with white
hoops on the sleeves.
! ]. E. Madden's Flyback won the S25.-
600 Great Trial stakes. Coupled with
his stable companion, Councilman, they
were favorites in the betting. Council
man made the running to the fence.
where Flyback moved out and won
| driving by one and half lengths.
Hildebrand won both stake races to-
day, beside taking the fifth race. He
also rode two horses finishing second.
| Summaries:
First Race-six furlongs, on main
| track. Lady Amelia, 10 to 10, won,
| with Major Pelham, 10 to /, second,
and Auditor, 10 to 1, third. Time
1:12 As.
| Second Race-The Beacon steeple-
! chase, about two and one-half miles.
Judith Campbell, to g. won, with Call
er to 10, second. and Titan, 40 to
1, third. Time sos.
Third Race-The Great Trial last six
| furlongs, Futurity course. Flyback, 9
| to 5, won with Sparkling Star, 2 to
l, second, and The Claimant, 20 to /.
third. Time 1:13 2-5.
Fourth Race-The Advance, one mile
and three furlongs. Irish Lad, to 2.
won, with Ort Wells, to l. second.
and Bryn Mawr to 2, third. Time
2:17 as.
Fifth Race-Selling. last five and one
| half furlongs of Futurity course. Virgo.
to 2, won, with Asterisk, to /.
! second, and Highborn, to /, third.
Time los AS.
Sixth Race-Mile and a sixteenth. on
turf Ben MacDhui. 10 to 5, won, with
| Florham Queen, 16 to s. second, and
| Leader, to !, third. Time 1:46 Us