New-York tribune., 1902-05-07
THE RACETRACK.
OLD ENGLAND WINS THE TOBOGGAN
HANDICAP AT MORRIS PARK.

OLD ENGLAND WINS THE TOBOGGAN
HANDICAP AT NORRIS PARK.
Green B. Morriss Goldfnch colt Old England
fresh from the Pacific Coast. won the Toboggan
Handicap yesterday Morris Park from large
and well balanced field, which included William
c Whtley's foUr-year-od Ballyhoo Bey. who won
the Futurity Of 1900 and who decided favorite
10 win yesterdays The OF Kingston was
badly touched in the wind at the end Of his two
year-old season, and J. F. Madden has nursing
him Up ever since at his farm at Hamburg Place
near Lexington, Ky. He thinks the colt is sound
again. and he expected TO see him win Yesterday
lie failed 10 DO So however and was never very
prominent in the handicap.
Among the starters for the Toboggan which. as
all The turf world knows, is down hill over the
Eclipse Course. were Arsenal. who won the Metro
poitan Handicap last Saturday; Brigadier. who ran
the fastest mile ever in this country; Coburg
and Cervera All OF these were expected to do
well, while James r. Keene's fly Delagoa, who did
50 wei at Aqueduct, seemed be A little OF her
Class. also did Namtor and Par Excellence and
Lady Cncas
Odom shot Cervera out 10 make the pace from a
good start, and Namtor and Arsenal were always
well up in the earlier stages of the race. Cervera
hung on gamely. and furlong from home ii looked
as i the race lay between them. Woods had been
reseryEg his mount for final effort, however, and
fl the last eighth the son of Goldhnch came with
an irresistible rush that fairly up space and
finished half a length TO the good. O'Connor drove
the Metropolitan winner along with so much force
that he nipped Cervera in the last jump for the
place. Ballyhoo Bey finished away back in the
ruck and pretty bad race for a horse OF which
much was expected. big throng assem- bled
saddled and mounted and he looked fit TO run for
his life There sign of distress after the
and il may be that another race or
TWO will be needfu 10 put the Kingston Futurity
winner IN shape TO DO his best. Time will tell
But Mr.. Whitney rather disappointed in him
yesterday. He backed him literally.
The Larchmont a seven furlong affair for three
year-old maidens at the time Of entry. furnished
the best horse race of the meeting, or, indeed, of
the season Water Boy closed a slight favorite
over Metalbert, and proved the winner after a
markably courageous performance He was prac-
tically left at the post and around his entire
field. coming up even with Grand Opera and Nc
DoweIl a furlong and a half from home. The three
horses the stretch. stride for stride all
three jockeys doing their best drive their
a bit ahead Grand Opera the rail- Nc
Dowell in the middle and Water Boy the out
side The three under the wire so near to-
gether that there was no cheering until the board
went up that showed that the fayorite had secured
the verdict. Both doom and BulIMan lodged
c2nPa5nt & o5 crG%Ging aEaiist "a onGfny @ land ana
disqualified Water Boy, made Mcdowell the winner.
Is reaso TO doubt the wisdom of this decision It
seems doubtful if there was enough interference TO
affect the result. and Water Boy was clearly the
best horse in the race He started several lengths
g sZSe1 Ireek h. would have won in a center "
There was much dissatisfa ction over the defeat
obviously outcIassed his field, but Turner allowed
him TO get left al the post so badly LEFT that he
ful il he could have in any event, for although
he outclassed his field, he was as big a barrel
and in no condition for a race No owner should be
allowed 70 send a horse TO the post in such cond-
ton. whether he be Mr.; Whitney or anybody else.
Ental made the pace but Bonmot caught him in
by many lengths behind the rest of the field the
band played ugubriously, Amt 1t a shame?"
J. 'oT E Madden's 'sS ITsh Lad proved unexpectedly
horse NJ. Thompson.
had the mount. is one Of Mr.: Madden's Kentucky
stable boys, and may have the making of good
jockey.
THE SUMMARIES
FIRST RAcE-3-year-ol upward; furlongs.
sto Betting Fl
a. .sss.s. HssS5a.f b TASTE. 30? %2i iii by es
555as 5t55 m B 49, i r6G%4sd8} @Ta5s5R} 81 81
s o zoe % 6 q 30 to :o and to / I B@EH5 a5oe 1S9
E6esis5 End was left start fair Driving BY neck
SECOND RAcE-seIIng: ayear-oIds and over; the
7 r5aaasF.&ss 55s3s2e4 & sh ia B Dr. nafs arns5
Rough Rider 5 iO6 .......... 20 conno3 Al IS
Fatalist Joe Gooker) 70 and to 3; Sharp Shooter
Ets;5s5s5 ssd = Say j. = T5omD p
ienrh T9 Time N 'i.s ia ran start struggling Driving by
THIRD RAcE-THE LARCHMoNT: maiden two-year-
Berrtck o,connor's b C Mcdowell by
5IaAI opera. IL" tISullman) 2)-l 81
flNlhB i5lttress -tMcCueb 3 IL 5-l
Kaleidoscope, ll5 CO'Connor). % knight
of Harlem li5 N5eyett. 800 and 200 Metaber
1l5 tT2urns), Saturday. (Brennan
20 and 70 ]. and Thane, l12 0andry). 25 70 and
20 J. also Water Bov. I'D (Wondery). il and
10 10 but was disqualified. poor Driving by
Time. 1:2S&.
FOURTH RACE -ToBOGGAN HANDICAP; 3 years and
over; Eclipse Course.
G b, B Mo5rls.s ,5. b 6. Old England. by Cold
hnch-- queen Bess, 3. loj j-----. (Noods) 81 al
Arsenal 3. l05- 20 C0nnor
CeTFera. :. l29------ (Odom II 2-1
10 3 nd
~ C4ccue) to and TO O. Brigadier. 121 Gullmanl
Lady Ineas' 100 cartin) 40 10 and u Deagoa,
lO3 shaw IL 70 and g 20 !, Excellence
C2edfern). Z and y TO / also ran start good
Driving b. Z length Time. 1:l2&.
FIFTH RACE 2-year-ods; AZ furlongs
J. F. MGdden's b. C Irish Lad.
Candl' Arrow Grass, 1l2...-...-..
M. Thompson 20-i 81
NaFasots llA-.---- (Odoml l3-5
Rightful oodsJ 3 Al S5
BensonhuIst. IL d3rennan) 2 Z to 10. Dr.
Hughes u 'f-rfenlehl. 200 20 J and co Mount
hisco ~ tDoggett. 90 to and 20 TO /; CInqueva.
IL tdc'.le. ~ 70 and 20 10 ]: Heir Apparent II2
Gums y 20 and 70 /; RoseWater iO9 (WonderlyI.
enc Aoa Nay le5 Bughes) 70 ] and l. Hergenie
lO5 Cochran go TO and 20 10 /, and Note 1913