New-York tribune., 1909-06-25
rITZ HERBERT WINS
TIE SUBURBAN
nOIfpS HOME IN CLOSE
TO RECORD TINE.
R;c Crozrd Brares the B6stering
Heat TO See the Historic
F;rture Decided.

.so-z- IN the twenry-slXth running OF the his
.o-ic Suburban Handicap at Sheepshead Bay
,,.s,e-5av The victory was such a hollow one
80 Fsrz Herbert won of so far by himself. after
,rsrfrE ID a gap OF four five lengths at
-. head Of the stretch. that the usual roar OF
rsldrv enthusiastic crowd was lacking % a
,ra extent hut when the time hung mp
.,5 the brillsancy Of the performance was ap-
~-scisted the applause and cheering were hearty
and spontaneous
orl,- six horses went 10 the post. and tie
s.i5 looked far below the standard OF previous |
,,ssrs when the race had been won hy such
4sr,ous horses as Ballot. Nealon. Reldame.
A+rcander. Gold Heels. hinley Mack and others.
~ after F1tz Herbert had literally romped
bor7e some six lengths before Alfred Noble,
ubich was the same distance in front Of
Fsvette. the opinion appeared 10 be general
among good judges that q better horse had
never Won the coveted fixture.
F4tz Herbert took UP 1o5 pounds. reasonable
weight for z -year-old among older horses.
srd ran the mile and a quarter in 2-o3 %,
which vas within tvo-f1fths Of a second Of the
track record made by Ballot year ago. and
within 1hree-ffths Of q second Of the worlds
record for the distance. established by Broom
,-icz in beating Irish Lad a head in the Brigh-
-on Handicap Of 1904. From his manner Of
winning II is reasonable TO believe that Fitz
Herbert x.uld have set q new mark if there had
been su72Norse in the race 70 force him out
Z Dugan. who had the mount on Fftz Her
bert laid of the pace for mile. and then seeing
that Restigouche. the stable companion Of the
winner with which Nr. Hildreth had declared
70 win was beaten. he gave the good son OF
Ethelba-t his head and the colt raced up 10 the
leaders on the turn for home and came away
20 quickly that those in the stands and on the
lawn could hardly believe their eyes. once in
front 2 Dugan took hold Of his mount again.
and al through the last furlong the race re
solved itself into z procession for the other
horses and triurnphal march for Fltz Herbert
Between twelve and fifteen thousand persons
hrsved the torrid weather TO see the Suburban
decided and while the crowd fell short IN num-
hers as compared to those Of recent years before
The passage Of the Agnew-Hart law Il was not
lacking in enthusiasm Enough were on hand
too 10 indicate 10 those who are interested in
the welfare Of the turf that the sport still holds
warn. place in the hearts Of the general pub
III While the Suburban Handicap failed 70
furnish the exciting and stirring finish hoped
fer the other races more than made up for this,
20 that the sport was enjoyed as much as was
r,ossshle under the steaning. sizzling weather
conditions
SOCIETY IN THE CLUBHOUSE
eo,,etv was not out in force. but there was
8 .zs-Iv representative attendance Among those
q IN. hoTes OF out in the roony paddock were
SCHUYLER I. Parsons Joseph E Widener, Ernest
Ia Nontagne August Belmont. Magistrate
Frederic Kernochan, Cornelius Fellowes. Thomas
Hitchcock. jr Francis Q Bishop. Richard +,
cz-ran- z Y ". Rossiter. H. R. Du Val and
Robert Maxwell
Among those seen in the clubhouse lnclosure
we've Nj and Mrs J Borden Hartman. who
we've with Mr. and Mrs. Francis c. Bishop, j
Ambrose P. Spencer and Miss Alexandra, Mrs
II eroi-h-F -Fzadden and Miss Frances Hadden.
W. -r5 Mrs Edward Clarkson Potter, Pierre
1r-ills-d. Miss Parsons. Miss Stella r Hubbard
cf Wheeling W Va. Nr. and Mrs Richard
Wharton. Mrs Richard Carman and Flchard
Csrnan. II. General Horace Porter, John Clln-
tor G-av. 5r Howard \. Potter, Mrs Ednund
Randolph. J. Clinton Spencer, Richard / WI
son II Henry ". Bull, Mr- and Mrs Eugene
Hewlett Miss Elsie Rowland and Mrs James
2 F,stis who were the guests Of Magistrate
Eernochan. Hamilton " Cary, Nj and Nrs-
william Brooke Elliot c Cowdin, John h.
p-s5eo-5 Pane Ia Nontag gne and Ford Hunt
ingtoT-
II was the opening day Of the spring meeting
Of the Conev Island Jockev Club. and the PARK
Ike irclosure never looked more at1ractlNe "I
inviting The grandstand and clubhouse in
closure were filed not to the point OF oFeTho"-
inz uerhaps but filed, nevertheless. Win a
zszlv sttfred crowd Fans. papers and hats
were going constantly. as what breeze there was
came of the land and found little chance to
circulate in the covered stand. This waving OF
fans Rats and papers lent q peculiar charm 70
The scene 70 those standing at some distance
as made the stand look like . huge hive OF
vart-colored bees
The so-caued memory brokers ana those WHO
wanted 70 make oral wagers or ind out tae
quotations against the various horses look
refuge for TIE most part under the lower ter OF
3 the grandstand opposite the old betting rlns'
and for This reason the crowd on the lawn looked
smaller than usual Benches had been placed
there for those VINO cared 70 brave the bnsterlns
heat q z tropical sun. and some there were VINO
took ADVANTAGE Of these, although the MAJORITY
who sought the lawn because Of z long estab-
ushed custom stood or walked about as Of old.
Collars pllted and some tempers were ruffleo'
but on the whole the crowd was quite as good
nstured as usual and everything ran OF
smoothly.
Some excitement was caused in the clubhouse
inclosure lust after the running Of the SUBURBAN
Hsndicar. when a horse attached TO a runabout
tried to -fnulat>> the example Of Fltz Herbert
and went careerhg about behind the stand
dodging posts automobiles and Pinkerton men
In the most amazing way. Many rushed over 10