New-York tribune., 1909-06-25
FITZ HERBERT WINS
TIE SUBURBAN
pONPS HOME IN CLOSE
TO RECORD TINE.
R;c Crozrd Braces the Bhster7ng
Heat to See the Historic
F;rture Decided.

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-. hut invested nevertheless with much in
..-ss+ because Of sterling performance, :. c
zyn6-etb-s Fitz Herbert raced 10 impressive
-t.to-,- IN the tventy-sixth running Of the his
.oric Suburban Handicap at Sheepshead Bay
,,.s.e-5av. The victory was such hollow orc.
and F4rz Herbert won of so far by himself. after
onsrine ID gap OF four or five lengths at
.be head of the stretch. that the usual roar OF
uild1v enthusiastic crowd was lacking %
large extent. hut when the time was hung mp
and the brill.ancy Of the performance was ap-
r-eciated the applause and cheering were hearty
and spontaneous.
Only six horses went 10 the post. and ne
ssl6 looked far below the standard Of previous
,,esrs when the race had been won hy such
famous horses as Ballot. Nealon. Reldame.
Afrcander. Gold Heels. Kinley Mack and others,
bIt after Fitz Herbert had literally romped
bor7e some six lengths before Alfred Noble.
ubich was the same distance in front Of
Favette the opinion appeared 70 be general
among good judges that q better horse had
never won the coveted fixture
F4tz Herbert took UP 105 pounds. reasonable
weight for 2 three -year-old among older horses.
and ran the mile and quarter in 2-o3 %,
which vas within tvo-ffths Of 2 second of the
track record, made by Ballot a year ago. and
within 1hree-ffths OF q second Of the worlds
record for the distance. established by Broom
stick in beating Irish Lad a head in the Brigh-
TN Handicap Of 1904 From his manner Of
winning II Is reasonable to believe that Fitz
Herbert <suld have set new mark If there had
been sn1SNorse in the race TO force him out
Z Dugan. who had the mount Fftz Her
bert laid of the pace for a mile. and then seeing
that Restigouche the stable companion Of the
winner. with which Mr.. Hidreth had declared
70 win. was beaten, he gave the good son Of
Ethelbe-t his head and the colt raced up 10 the
leaders on the turn for home and came away
SO quickly that those in the stands and on the
lawn could hardly believe their eyes. Once in
front E Dugan took hold Of his mount again,
and al through the last furlong the race re-
solved itself into q procession for the other
horses and tr1umphai march for FitZ Herbert
Between twelve and fifteen thousand persons
braved the torrid weather 10 see the Suburban
decided. and while the crowd fell short in num-
hers as compared 70 those Of recent years before
The massage Of the Agnew-H Hart law. it was not
lacking IN enthusiasm Enough were on hand
too, 70 indicate 10 those who are interested in
the welfare ot the turf that the sport still holds
g warm place in the hearts Of the general pub
nc While the Suburban Handicap failed 70
furnish the exciting and stirring finish hoped
fer the other races more than made UP for this,
60 that the sport was enjoyed as much as was
possible under the steaming. sizzling weather
conditions
SOCIETY IN THE CLUBHOUSE
Society was not out in force. but there was
q fairly representative attendance Among those
81 the boxes or out in the roonly paddock were
Schuyler L Parsons. Joseph E Widener, Ernest
c La Montague August Belmont Magistrate
Frederic Kerrochan, Cornelius Fellowes, Thomas
Hitchcock, jr- Francis 9 Bishop, Richard r
csman z Y W Rossiter H r. Du Val and
Robert Maxwell
Among those seen in the clubhouse Enclosure
were NJ and Mrs. J Borden Hartman who
were with Mr and Mrs. Francis c. Bishop, J
Eayry Alexandra and his daughters, Mrs
Ambrose ?. Spencer and Miss Alexandra, Mrs
! Z srnith-Hadden and Miss Frances Hadden,
NJ and Mrs Edward Clarkson Potter Pierre
Iortllard Miss Parsons, Miss Stella r Hubbard,
cf Wheeling " Va. Nr. and Mrs Richard
Wharton. Mrs Richard Carman and Richard
Carman. jr. General Horace Porter, John Clin-
tor GRAY. jr Howard \. Potter, Mrs. Edmund
Randolph. ! Clinton Spencer. Richard 7. VII
son II Henry ". Bull. Mr.. and Mrs Eugene
Hewlett Miss Elsie Howland and Mrs. James
Eustis. who were the guests OF Magistrate
Eernochan. Hamilton ". Cary. M and Mrs
william Brookie. Elliot c. Cowdin, John Il.
Bradford. Rene La Montague and Ford Hunt
ingtoT-
II wss the opening dav Of the spring meeting
Of the Conev Island Jockev Club. and the park
Ike irclosure never looked more attractive or
inviting The grandstand and clubhouse in
closure were filed not to the point OF overflow
ing. perhaps. but filed, nevertheless, with
gaylz attired 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 hats and papers lent peculiar charm 10
the scene 70 those standing at some distance.
ss Il made the stand look ike huge hive OF
vs-i-colored bees
The so-caIled memory brokers and those VINO
wanted 70 make oral wagers or ind out the
quotations against the various horses look
refuge for the most Part under the lower tier ot
the grandstand opposite the old betting ring.
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 biistering
heat n 2 tropical sun and some there were who
took advantage Of these, although the majority
who sought the lawn because Of z long estab-
nshed custom stood or walked about as Of old
Collars pilted and some tempers were ruf1ed,
but on the whole the crowd was quite as good
nstured as usual and everything ran off
snoothly
Some excitement was caused in the clubhouse
inclosure Just after the running Of the Suburban
Hsndioar when a horse attached to runabout
tried 10 efnulat> the example Of Fitz Herbert |
and Went careerApg about behind the stand
dodging posts automobiles and Pinkerton men
IN the most amazing way. Many rushed over to