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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1902
Page
2
Immense turnout at Sheepshead Bay with trains crowded, stands packed, and thousands in the infield. Gold Heels defeated Blues and Pentecost in a thrilling Suburban with a final rush by Pentecost and a time of 2 05 1 5, while Gold Heels owner histories and trainer lines highlighted a stellar holiday program alongside earlier wins by Gunfire and Port Royal.
Betting on the Suburban Handicap was under way as the crowd gathered in the afternoon with little change in market quotations and few alterations to the odds against the Suburban horses.
The Suburban's last society rally before summer drew many local patrons of the turf. A notable attendee was William K M Vanderbilt who set aside his rail.
A sea of fashion gathered at the clubhouse stand for the races with elite guests including Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Harriman Jr., Craig Wadsworth, and William C. Whitney. The Belmont contingent and Meadow Brook society attended as weather turned cold and damp, with notable outfits and hats drawing attention.
The Suburban Handicap began in 1884 at Coney Island Jockey Club on the Sheepshead Bay track as a premier event for three year olds and up. The first field featured the Dwyer Brothers entries George Kinney and Barnes with record top weights, and General Monroe won in a 2.11% time, with 4,045 dollars purse and top riders of the era. Pontiac, owned by Pierre Lorillard, later claimed a sensational second Suburban victory amid a bookmakers scare when turf betting was briefly banned.
The article recalls Troubadour’s sensational 1886 Suburban Handicap win amid a winter betting surge. Bought by Capt. S. S. Brown and trained by J. W. Rogers, Troubadour impressed with a late trial and struck odds up to 100 to 1 before triumphing on a muddy track, netting Brown and his backers around $100,000.
Otis the George Bennett owned colt trampled 13 thousand dollar Derby field, finishing first by a length over Lamplighter's Little Scout who edged Terra Firma by a nose for second. Aladdin and Flora Pomona followed as the race settled after Otis led from fourth early.
The Forty-seventh Regiment leaves command under Brig Gen Moore Smith after two weeks, with Major Gen Charles F Roe taking over until June 28. Brig Gen McLeer in charge of the Second Brigade is excused. staff changes include Col Britton and Maj Tumpridge. The Fourteenth Regiment relieves the Forty-seventh. A sergeant and five artillerymen are replaced. Religious services are planned, and $14 047.75 is paid to bands and regiments.
The Sixty-ninth Regiment returned from camp to the Armory at 4 15 pm amid cheers to When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Col. Duffy praised a good camp week and a record march from Lake Mohegan to the Camp of Instruction, faster by 55 minutes than the Seventh Regiment. The unit of 600 men arrived with all present, greeted by wives relatives and sweethearts.
Pawtucket Rhode Island reports delay in streetcar operations as militia withdraws and police boost staffing. Merchants seek court review of a ten hour workday law for traction employees while the state considers constitutionality with a Supreme Court ruling sought by Governor Kimball.
James A. Seymour twenty eight son of Bayonne mayor drowned off Captain's Pier Bath Beach at about eleven last night. He was with James Wilson Lydia B Raymond and Capt Fabier when Seymour and May Kelly went in a rowboat. Kelly says Seymour slipped overboard crying May I can’t swim and was not recovered. She was arrested then bailed out and held as a witness.
Police report a drowning on a barge at One Hundred and Thirty-third Street and the North River. A man described as a brick layer named John Young, age about thirty, laughed himself overboard during a spree with six others. Painter Robert Hassard jumped in to save him but failed. The barge party included a four year old girl named Catherine Flanagan drowned earlier at the same pier.
The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad introduces a daily twenty hour train each way on its 980 mile route from New York to Chicago. Four twenty four hour trains and three slower ones start today. The Empire State Express covers 216 miles of the 440 between New York and Buffalo at over 60 miles per hour, with thirteen other daily trains on the corridor. The Buffalo Limited begins service today leaving New York at 12 50 P M. The line also operates four daily trains to Montreal.
President Roosevelt will visit the Illinois State Fair on Thursday October 2 according to a promise made today by members of the State Board of.
Senator Cullomr presents Agriculture to the White House. The President accepts the invitation and says he will visit Illinois on a nonpartisan basis. He adds he is grateful for the chance to attend the fair on Thursday October 2.
Revenue Inspector John Majer and Officer Timothy Hyer raided a Bronx barn at 142nd Street and 75th Avenue uncovering what officials called a large illicit still operation. Four men were arrested on federal liquor law charges after about 300 gallons of mash and two stills were found.
Commodore Dr Frank J McLaren of the Hudson River Yacht Club saved his six year old son from drowning at the club’s Ninety second Street clubhouse after hearing boy overboard cries. The boy was revived and later returned home as club members watched in excitement.
Darwin L. Bardwell superintendent of Binghamton schools has been nominated as District Superintendent of the Greater New York schools at a salary of 5000. Bardwell formerly taught science at Cortland Normal School and served as Regents Inspector of High Schools and State Institute Conductor.
The Gold Car Heating and Lighting Co has been incorporated in New York with 1,000,000 capital. It has purchased the entire business of the Gold Car Heating Company of New York Chicago and London and the Gold Street Car Heating Company. Edward F. Gold of New York City elected President and Chairman of the Executive Committee.
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