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; . . . . . . . s | . t j 3 x f AS TO IRISH LAD. 1 New York, June 6.— Irish Lads victory In ; the Broadway Stakes has created much dis- , cussion as to his quality. Some turfmen j praised the performance and pronounced the colt a Derby horse. Others expressed ■ opposite opinions. He carried 126 pounds, made his own pace and won by a couple of open lengths, having run the mile and a sixteenth in 1:47. Tichenor and Co.s Flocarline : carrying 109, was closing on him at the end. Stamping Ground 106, was at his withers or flank for over three-quarters. Fire Eater, the other starter, sulked at the post, was almost left and joined the other trio in the backstretch, but was never a factor. Burns set Irish Lad down at the head of the home- stretch and quickly took a lead of three 1 open lengths. The official -rgoprd does not show it,- but Bobby Smith and other trainers assert that it took the colt fourteen seconds to cover .the last furlong. -Burns had waiting orders, but told Harry Payne Whitney he had to ; go to the front because the others were unwilling to set the pace. The boys action was commended by the young turfman: "You did just right." "But," added Burns, "when he got to the front he began pricking his ears and did not want to get away from that mare. Then, when she would come up to him, he would take hold of the bit and go along. I shook him up in the stretch and got a good lead, but he didnt want to run after he found he was alone." "Hes a loafer in his work and will loaf in front in a race if you let him, and hell fool anybody who watches him work or run," said J. W. Rogers. The trainer also remarked: "If you see him go a mile in forty-seven you think hes all out and he goes a mile in forty-one the same way. He is a strider." Asked about the American Derby Harry-Payne Whitney answered: "I have asked for a stall and other accommodations, if I send Irish Lad, but it is not 2 to 1 he will go. It looks as if he would. If the weather becomes warm and he wastes any he will not be shipped." The conversation was interrupted by Johnny McCafferty, who stopped to say: "Thats a grand horse, Mr. Whitney." There is reliable information that the matter will not be settled until , the arrival of Herman B. Duryea, who sailed from England last Thursday. .The question of two-year-old superiority has apparently become confined to the respective merits of Hamburg Belle and Broomstick. Which is the better is being argued tonight wherever local turfmen can be found, Bullman is improving and the doctor says will be able to ride in four or five days. He was to have received ,000 had he filled his engagement to ride McChesney and won. The rest of the stake, ,000 was to have gone to John W. Schorr, None of the Schorr horses will be sent to Washington Park. After having recovered from coughing troubles, the string is now afflicted with sore mouths. Todays race penalizes Irish Lad three pounds. It was worth ,300. T. Ji Gallagher.
