The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-09

senses, and the crowd quickly forgot him.
Dom Paul was the hottest kind Of pace
maker. The Prince Royal gelding was q
wild horse, and Cochran had difficulty h
keeping him under restraint. Right after
him rushed Waterboy, Odom taking a tight
hold on the Birdie, while francesca, Merry
Acrobat and old Herbert were all close
enough to go to the front at any time
Az they reached the lower turn in this
order Injunction. River Pirate and Hunte,
apparently out OF it. Entering the back
stretch Dom Paul continued to lead a,
top speed, but Burns had rushed Herbert
up to him, while Odom had dropped back
into third place with the favorite Bull.
man, too, was making rapid progress with
Roehampton, who was fighting for his head
and looking dangerous, even at this early
stage. Francesca was certainly short
for the reason that he had not been to the
races before this year, and was soon IN
trouble
Herbert at three-quarters of a mile had
run Dom Paul to head and together thew
raced on like a team, with Northampton
and Waterboy not more than a length and
a half away. Then Bullman concluded
to make a critical move with Roehamr-
ton, and boldly took him to the front
On the far turn the son Of Bathamptop
had lead of a length and half, and was
running at tremendous clip. Herbert
collapsed, but Dom Paul, passed by Water
boy, hung on.
Come on, Watcrboy." the crowd yelled
franticaly. Come on! Now's the time"
As If needing the advice of the populace
Odom let the son of Watercress have his
head. With a dozen long. easy strides
the favorite bounded up to Roehampton's
quarter just as they rounded into the
stretch. Bullman drew his whip and with
mighty arm laid the punishment on
without mercy Roehampton, game TO
the core, struggled on, but behind him came
the laundering hoofs of Waterboy, who
doomed up in all his greatness like an over
powering cyclone.
Odom had his whip out, and shook
IL, threateningy, close to Waterboy's ears,
but the son Of Watercress did not need
further warning, for with more tremendous
strides he passed Roehampton, while the
crowd simply went wild, Hats and canes
were thrown to the ocean breezes men
Rugged one another and women laughed
and cried.
"Waterboy!" 1t was a cry that made
the horse prick up his ears and go on with
final mighty burst Of speed that carried
him 10 victory and to a new worlds record
And when he came back to the judges
stand, all in his majesty, the proud winner
of a grand race, there was not man or
woman in the vast assemblage who did not
bear for him the love that good thorough
BREEDS draw from the heart.
Cheers that lasted until the jockeys had
dism ounted showed the enthusiasm and the
joy of these successful bettors who had
pinned their faith to tho former cripple
and had won.
The Punchestown Steeplechase produced
another successful fsvorite, j, W. Colts
Lavator He Was heavily backed at 3 to g.
with a play on Rising Sun that reduced
him to to and caused Tip Gallant to re-
cede to IL to 5. 1t was a long struggle
for the lead between Lavator, Mara up,
and Judge Phillips. The latter bolted
once at the jump opposite the field stand
and almost threw Lavator Into the fence.
The last time they got to this Jump,
Judge Phillips bolted again and threw
therefore, was able to go on and win by
twenty lengths in sos Tip Gallant, who
had been the biggest kind of disappoint-
ment took place money by a length from
Mystic Skinner Rising Sun was pulled
up after going mile and half.
For the opening event, a tive-furlong
dash for two-year-olds, Collector Jessup,
Bullman up. WAS the tip that circulated
all over the place. Although the Bel De-
monio colt was up against good lot
of youngsters, the talent fought for 2 to 1
and backed him down To 7 TO 5. Rain or
Shine, the Rainbow colt who was cut loose
for a good thing at Sheepshead Bay and
!
to mines, while James V. Rusk, Montana
| King. Montreson and Tim Payne were all
! followed at long odds.
Collector Jessup started of as if he had
the race at his mercy. He went straight
to the front and stayed there to the head
! of the stretch, where the pace began to
tell and Bullman went to the bat. As the
! Bel Demonio colt hung in his stride, Burns
came up from behind with Tim Payne
IL to I, who won in "A drive by two lengths
| in 100 3-5. Monlieson, under expert
handling by Redfern. just beating Col
lector Jessup by head for the place.
The crafty layers made Belle OF Troy
a false favorite at o to In the third race,
/ for selling platers at a mile and a sixteenth
Her owner, J. E. Mcdonald, did not bet
a dollar, fearing that the old mare might
break down in the race. But the unwise
public backed the Belle with blind con-
| ficence, only to see the money go up In
smoke. The really, smart bettors went to
Archie Zimmer's Homestead, who was at
fives and was ridden by Fuller, just back
from a visit to Chicago. Irish Jewel and
| Tribes Hill also caught liberal backing.
Baikal, a rs to / shot, ran away from his
| field. opening up a gap Of half dozen
lengths going up the backstretch, But
Homestead never let up in his stern chase
gelding without much trouble, coming on
afterward to an easy victory by two
lengths In 1:48 4-5 Baikal finished in the
place. a length and a half before Past
IL to /, who was head in front OF Tribes
Hill. Agnes D. was left at the post.
Newton Bennington made himself felt
in the ring when his Candlemas horse
Royal, won the fifth race, for platers at
six furlongs. Royal opened at 0 to 1, but
Mr.. Bennington and his friends soon made
! him favorite at is to 5. Frank Farrell's
ugly tempered King Pepper, who had
opened the choice at threes, went up TO
fours, while Young Henry. Syrlin and
Interval attracted the rest u the money
King Pepper, who was left at the post
in his last race at Sheepshead Bay, repeated
the trick, standing still when the field was
sent away. Earl Of Warwick was prac-
tically left, too.
Interval made all the running to the
head of the stretch, where O'Neil let Royal
down and won easily with him by couple
of lengths, Mr.. Bennington taking ,00t
out Of the ring. The Belmont cast-off
Forward, Is to 1, nipped the place from
Interval by short head. The time was
1874
W. B. Jennings's Sacredus, well played
at I6 to 5, was never headed in the last
race. for maiden two year-olds at five and
a half furlongs, and won by length and a
half in l:Os Sydney FACETS Ormondes
Right, a eatly-turned colt by Ormonde-
Right, S 10 /, ran into the place half a
lengt h before the favorite, X. W. Walden +
The Southerner by The Commoner-Nie.
On the day the public profited, as three
favorites, a second and third choice
landed the coin. O'Neil rode two winners.
FIRST RACE