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IRISH LADS CAREER. That bull dog of a colt, Irish Lad, was promptly made second choice in the American Derby future books when the news of his remarkable performance in the Brooklyn Handicap was flashed over the wires Thursday. According to public form he should be first choice. The bookies have elected Savable to that post of honor, but it is worth noting that no horse made favorite by the makers of future books -has won the American Derby. It is true that Irish Lad is in New York, but none of of the eastern American Derby nominees is more likely to be sent here to contend for the greatest American race for three-year-olds than this fleet and sturdy son of Candlemas. He has no conflicting eastern engagament of Importance and in the light of his recent convincing demonstration of his three-year-old form there Is every racing reason why he should be sent to Washington Park and none why he should be kept in New York. Irish Lad was the best eastern two-year-old last year. He started in ten races and won seven. He met and, defeated the best of his age. There was no compromise about his racing. He was never placed when beaten. He belonged to John E. Madden Mizzen 129, Martie Lewis 119, Golden Maxim 122, Whitechapel 117, Prediction 117, Artvis 129, Charles Elwood 122, Whorler 117, Mexican 129, Hurstbourne 122 and Astarita 119. This was about as good a field as the east could muster, and in a brilliant finish Irish Lad won from Mizzen by a half length, with Captain Sam Browns great filly, Martie Lewis, another half length away. Nash Turner rode the colt, the time for the three-quarters was 1:14 and the net value of the stake to the winner was 7,460. This was a signal triumph and Irish Lads electric rush through the stretch and unfaltering courage in a grand finish at once won for him the fame of a truly great colt. He was now rested up for the Saratoga meeting and was sent to the post for the rich Saratoga Special, August 9, the starters being Irish Lad, Dazzling, Blue Ribbon, Mizzen, Africander, Astarita, Artvis, Girdle, Mary Street and Sir Voorhies, the colts carrying 122 pounds and the fillies 119. Mizzen was favorite at 7 to 5 at post time and Irish Lad second choice at 13 to 5. Irish Lad trailed to the stretch, where he came through ; with tremendous speed and won by a length and a half, with Dazzling second and Blue Ribbon third. The winner reaped 7,000 Continued on fourth pagel when he made his debut at Morris Park, May 3, 1902, in a half mile dash for two-year-olds down the Eclipse Course for a purse. Getting off thirteenth in a field of twenty starters, he landed seventh, beaten three lengths, Navasota winning in 48 seconds. Three days later he won his first race, a four and a half furlongs dash for a 00 purse. At odds of 20 to 1, he won by two lengths in 541 with Navasota second, Rightful third and nine others unplaced. May 14 he won again at five furlongs by a length in l:00g, with Morca second and Merry Acrobat third, twelve others, including Whitechapel, Her Letter, Monte Carlo and Hurstbourne running unplaced. He carried 117 pounds and was a 9 to 5 favorite. He did not start again until the first day of the Sheepshead Bay meeting, June 14, when he ran unplaced in the first half of the Double Event. This fell to Mexican, 129 pounds up, with Golden Maxim second and Prediction third,-1 Irish Lad was fourth, beaten in all a length and half and running fast at the end. The race was run in the excellent time for the five and a half furlongs of 1:06J. At the same meeting, June 20," he-won a purse at the same distance in 1:07|, easily defeating Daisy Green, Ada Nay and five others. June 23 he won another purse at five and a half furlongs in 1:07ยง, with all ease, with Athelroy second, Melt-onian third, Clarion, Boutonniere, Rightful and Kickshaw running unplaced. In this race Irish Lad carried 129 pounds, Athelroy 119, and Meltonlan 117, and ran as the property of Whitney and Duryea, having been sold to this firm by Madden subsequent to the running of the Dopble Event. Irish Lads first victory in a stake came June 28, in the Great Trial Stakes at Sheepshead Bay. The starters were Irish Lad 122, IRISH LADS CAREER. Continued from first page. cash and ,500 in gold plate, and the five and a half furlongs were done in 1:08*. This was his only start at the Saratoga meeting and he was reserved for the Futurity. For this great prize he was top-weight with 130 pounds up and ran a noble race, finishing sixth after having had his chances practically destroyed in a jam midway of the distance to be covered. Savable, 119 was first, Lord of the Vale, 117 second, Dazzling, 116 third, Hurstbourne, 121 fourth and Africander, 119 fifth, and in the eighteen that finished behind Irish Lad were such cracks as Acefull, Mizzen, Skilful, Payne, Golden Max im, Blue Ribbon, Eugenia Burch and Duster. Irish Lads last race last year was for the Flatbush Stakes at Sheepshead Bay, September 6, with 115 pounds up. He won by a length and a half from his stable companion Acefull covering the seven furlongs in 1:26, Hurstbourne was third and the unplaced ones were Whitechapel, Golden Maxim, Ada. Nay, Melfonian, Fire Eater, Tantalus Cup-and Manru. This race was a fitting close of a brilliant two-year-old career and shining index to the three-year-old career so grandly inaugurated at Gravesend last Thursday.
