Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-22
MORRIS PARK RACES.
Keene's Rigodon Took Pocantico Stakes
by Head

James r. Keene visited Morris Park yes
terday and had the satisfaction of seeing
his three year-old colt Rigodon. by st. Ca
tien-Minnet win the Pocantico stakes for
three-year-olds at mile and sixteenth
over the hill. The triumph Of Mr.. Keene's
colt was a severe blow to majority of the
spectators, who made Perry Belmont's
River Pirate, top weight the favorite at II
to 10 and also backed ]. Boden's smart flly
Rosetint heavily at 13 to 5. But for a
streak of poor racing luck Rosetint, accord
ing to many good judges. would have been
victorious. Burns had the mount and Rose
tint. with the heavy impost Of lis pounds.
was kept in check going up the hill Flo
carlne and Rigodon were out in front
meanwhile. with Hicks lying back with the
favorite. Coming to the top of the long
stretch Duke of Kendall, the rank out
slider, began to run over his field and when
Strengthened out for home he was running
neck and neck with Rigodon and Flocarline.
Burns then let Rosetint down and tried to
come through between Rigodon and Flo
carline. but was quickly shut off and had to
pull the game little daughter of Hastings
up. moment later Burns attempted to
squeeze through on the rail, but this was
impossible, as Flocarline, under the whip,
swerved over in front of him. AS a last
resort Burns. after pulling Rosetint up once
more, took her to the outside, where he
put her under fierce drive. Duke Of Ken
dial had a slight advantage over Rigodon at
the last sixteenth pole, where Cannon went
to the whip. and Mr.. keene's colt pluckily
responded with another squirt which. at the
WIRE landed the race for him by head,
with Duke of Kendall only neck before
Rosetint who was gaining on the leaders
with every stride. Flocarline was length
back with River Pirate an ignominiouS
last. The time was 1.48
In the estimates of hundreds Of turfmen
w. c. Whitneys Stalwart. by Meddler-
Melba, who won the second race at four
and half furlongs straightaway. is the
best two-year-old colt yet seen this season.
Green B. Morris, Rapid Water and Precious
Stone were coupled favorftes, receding from
to to even money. A ton of money was
wagared on Stalwart at 13 to 10, even
though 1t was the first race of his career.
Precious Stone was in front for the first
furlong, but o. L. Richards Race King,
20 to 1, headed him at the dip. Stalwart at
that point was last, but on reaching the
flat began to overhaul his rivals with tre-
mendous speed, and though Odom went to
work with the bat fifty yards from the end,
it was of no avail, for Stalwart, increasing
won on the post by a short head in 0.52.
equaling the track record. Race King was
two lengths before Precious Stone.
There was a wall of anguish from the
sure thing bettors when Articulate, at to 8
favorite, was soundly beaten in the last
race at mile and furlong over the With
ers course. The only other starters were
Dom Paul. to 1, and ZOroaster at eighths.
Little Larson rode Artfculate and 1t was
due to his riding that his mount finished
last. When the stretch was reached Ar
ticulate was tired out and Cochran then
by two lengths with Zoroaster neck in
During the race Larson lost his whip.
Tribes Hill, an odds-on favortte, could do