The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-16
CLOSE FINISHES The RULE.
WASWIFT WINS NEW ROCHELLE
HANDICAP.
Receives Twenty.three Pounds From Lux
CaNa and Beats Her by q NOse-w G.
Whitney's Reliable Defeats Gay Boy
Three FavOF1tes Finish In Front.


Three FavOr1tes Finish In Front.
The finish In every race but one yesterday
afternoon ut Morris Park was close enough
to work UP the crowd Of 500 patrons to
pitch OF excitement that extended from free
field to paddock. In three of the finishes
the winner got the verdict by nose in the
very last stride. Such was the result OF
the only stake feature on the card. the New
Rochelle Handicap. for thrcc-year -olds and
upward, at seven and half furlongs over
the Withers course. NJ. II. Tichenor's Vest
ern horse Waswift was II to s favorite.
with Andrew Miller's Wild Thyme having
strong following at II to s. Lux Cnsta re-
coded to flves because II was thought that
that she had too much weight up while
Knight OF Harlem was backed down to M
teens because of a widespread tip VIVA
Thyme made the running until Strengthened
out for home, with knight OF Harlem attend
ing her part of the way, only to give up IN
favor of Waswift. Then in the last furlons
Odom moved up with Lux Casta and the
Donovan mare, who conceded twenty-three
pounds to Wuswift, hooked up with the latter
right down to the wire where Wondery
landed the son of Wawckus winner by nose
in 1883. which clipped full second of the
track record, made by W. G. Whitncy's Slip
thrift last October.
LUX CuSta nau tnTcP HnRluS oNfi WIN
Thyme who was two and a half lengths
before Bon Mot. The latter and Highlander
were both caught in the barrier and but for
this accident they might have been closer
to the winner.
W. C.. Whitncy's Reliable the thrce-year-
old son OF Watercre SIS Al nette. who recently
won the first race of his cureer in impressive
style was made the fuvoritc for the ST." ID
handicap run over the Eclipse course FRED
erick Gebhurd's Gay Boy. the topweight.
and julius Fleischmunns Stroller carried
the rest of the educated money. 1t was
gruellng finish between kellnble and Gay
Boy from the Wrhers CROSSING to the wire.
in which Mr.. "hitney's colt looked as II ne
him hard. about setcnty-hve yards from
the end Then Reliable jumped ahead and
had an advantage, OF three parts Of a iength
Gay Boy three lengths before Stroller VINO
was a nose better than Saccharometer. lnvli-
chile was only head back. me time was
/. +. T1omas's yorda,m, Who was wa recently
event. at siS and half lurlonss. on the
Withers course. the colt enlnE 10 ime pos, a.,
toS Yardarm won tafher easi FIvi Gy 'Tb lib
two and n half lengths before W. NJ Bar
rick I, sun Gold. who vas hot tip and was
strongly fancied at II to =, The tme was
". B. Iced-'- Nevcrmore, the favorte in
the second event, ut seven furlor e.. got awnE
from the post slowly and was quickly shut IN,
the colt never having Il CHARGE alter thht
Kickshaw. second choice. and Miss Butter,
milk a 40 to l shot. ran out in front and stayed
together to the end Miss Bitterinilk WIN
ming BY n whisker in 81. with Kick shaw thre"
parts Of a length before ScoIer. 90 to ehGl
who closed with IA dazzling turn Of speed IN
the stretch.
Foyhall p. Keene's Dovecote. . com"iy
daughter of Kingston -Cpshat. with 70
about her, upset the calculations OF the taleilt
in the fourth event. for maiden t"o-seaf -olu
FLIES and geldings at four End a halt iurioneS
straightawav. by cato hing he fhNorte; i.opc-
full Miss in the last sixteenth and beating h'r
BY a short head on the post IN the last ti,ns
Of O:sch which was quarter OF second
slower than Handpresss record fnr me coOrsp,
f. r. Thomas's Nagary, second choice WAS
-four lengths away .,,,,, i,
There was another fall for the wise ren IN
the fifth event. for maiden two-vrnr-old COTS
ut FIVE rurlcnGs, when W. G. Mhi'neys IN.
flexible by Hamburg. Berriedaie; whose !hs.
work warranted almost unlimltem supporl al
| to ., failed to get away win sunc'enI cttI
ity to give him chance and ran so green 'nat
he finished in the rack, Jim kellv. nv pr
NncRride a 10 70 | shot sh'"eu
the way from the bend in the track lnd Was
victorious in drive by lenstll. win II, W.
Ziegler's Luxembourg. nv Lovnst- lrth":
taking place money from + ID Morean's onf
bv the shortest of heads. he tim" WINS ";'1'.
Three fnvorites Won during the afternoon,
the LAYERS making about an even break WIN
the players.
For three yrnr olGs and upward: twelve pounds
,,d.r The scale: 81 100 added: penalties and al
las, six and half furlons, OF the Withers