The Washington times., 1902-05-28
Roue, the Benning Horse, Is
Backed for a Killing and
Makes Good.
10 TO I. but LOWER AT POST
Lady Albero raft Shows Her Heels to
Good Field sin Third Race-Mv Queen,
Heavily Played at Threes, Left at
Post-Trat.k Deep in Mud.

NEW lORk X. May 2i.-0ld England
won the Prt ,akness Stakes for three
year-olds at 'sravesend today almost en-
tirely on hist own courage. Green B.
Morris geldi rg was ridden by Lee Jack
son. whose ir Eerior work in the withers
Stakes was a scribed as the chief reason
for Old Eng lands defeat by Compute.
The gelding ibday. in a superb sprint at
the finish. def eated Major Daingerfeld by
a nose. Wi 81 hustling ol-headed
rider like CsConnor or Burns in the
saddle. Old England would probably
have won by "a length or more
The race. which was for horses that
had not won 9 race valued al s., 800 was
at mile anil seventy yards and drew
good field of horses. Old England
opened favorite at 20 3. but receded a
point, as th,tre was a rush to take 5
to against August Belmont's Namtor.
which made lhat colt the choice at s 10
o. post odds. Major Daingerfeld and
Kindred wcr e coupled at fours.
Old England Takes Lead.
The start cas all that could be asked
for. and JAG kson lost no time in rush
ing Old Engl and to the front. The geld
ing had lots ,of speed and led up 20 the
backstretch. with Jackson sitting still.
Namtor and Sunshower took the pace
rapidly, but n the beginning of the far
turn o'Conrcr moved up with Major
Daingerfeld so quickly that the latter
was challent ing Old England when the
head Of the stretch was reached.
Jackson allowed Old England TO swing
wide turning for home. ana he carried
Major Daing .rfeld with him That al
lowed Bullm m to come through on the
rail with N.tntor. who for moment
looked DANCE rous, but when Old England
and Major Dn ingerheld were Strengthened
Out. the qui tkly drew away again.
Jatkson Slumbers.
0'Connor rtIt up a skiilful ride. but
Jackson lock ed as If he was in state
of coma. in, fact. II seemed as IL he
might fall oil into the mud. The boy
did not know whether to use his whip
or his heels. He shook the bride a bit
and then hungVon. Major Daingerfield had
a half length tthe best OF IT opposite the
new field statd, but Old England took
the bit in his teeth at this point. and
with tremendous strides he cut down
his rivals advantage. o'Connor went to
the whip. but jackson did nothing. Old
England continued TO run en- his own
courage, and ta the final stride he won
h>- mn IN. n
a dozen lengtt Is back. and eight lengths
before Bon M,k.
II was a most disasreeable day at
Gravescnd. -Ehe rain fell necessarily,
and the track was fetlock deep in soft.
binding mud After each race the
horses and jockeys we're SO completely
besmirched tfIa their employers and
owners. respeo osively. did not know them
Only one favoilte won. but the ring was
hit hard, as there were several killings
OF large dimen sfons.
Probably the most successful was in
the sixth event, for mares and geldings. |
Al about six fu riongs.
Good Thing Goes Through.
Rossignol was a strong favorite at II |
to 10. but the men of mystery and wis
dom got aboar,2 Roue. a thrce-year-old |
geiding. As mach as 10 TO i appeared |
on the states in the first betting but the |
price was lowered to fves as the horses |
went TO the posr. The start left White
Owl standing fGmost still, with Roue
getting off in font. To the turn Roue
was the leader. but there Neither One
nailed him and rushed off, with an ad-
Of ts7ee lengths. In the
stretch. however,, Neither One began TO |
stop. and Khitaf Joined Roue in a dash |
10 overhaul the illy. These three had
II out in hot drive, Roue winning by
4 neck, with z hitai a length before
Neither One. .Rossignol was fourth,
three lengths baxk k.
Benningt1on's Good One.
Newton Benntngton's crack two-year-
DID filly Lady Albercraft showed her
heels to her am agonists in the third
md his friends backed her all over the
ing. sending lrel- TO the post an even
money favorite. My Queen was so
widely tipped tha. she was snapped Up
at threest But when the barrier
vas raised. Redf ,rn was caught mapping.
md My Queen as virtually left. Lady
,ltercraft. on tn he other hand. ran away
rom the others as II they were merely
oy rocking hors es. and won. eased up.
" ten lengths. iii i:02 3-5.
The Summaries.
First race-Hi .hweight handicap; all
yes: about six furlongs. Setauket
Jackson), to /. won: Royal (odom), 7
to 1, second; Belyino McCue). to
, third. Time, 5l2.
swiftmas. Isia, .Dachsund, and Chiron
Ilso ran. II
Scratched, Ro: isignol. Northern Star, !
Tying Buttress. Numeral. 7
second race-F br three-year-olds and
pward; selling; one mile and seventy
ards. Satire CS'hea). 4 TO !. won: Kin
raine fMiller). to ], second: II. l..
,oieman (Redfer1). TO ]. third. Time. r