Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-24
Savahle Won Cortlandt Handicap In
Drive.

The largest Monday crowd OF the meeting
attended the races at Morris Park yester-
Gay afternoon, more than 1900 persons
crowdtng the stands and lawns when the
horses went to the post for the first race.
The perfect weather. coupled with the clos
Ing OF many pool rooms in New York city,
brought the people out and some excellent
sport sent them home In good humor. The
Van Cortlandt handicap, at seven furiongs.
Withers' course, was the stake feature, with
a fine field facing the barrier. There were
three added starters. John A. brakes Sava-
bic. 123 pounds; J. Boden's Rosetint, 108.
and p. S. P. Randolplfs Red Knight, 108.
and. strange to relate, all three finished In
the money. Matte Corbett's Hurst Park,
carrying 133 pounds, ruled fayorite, at to
2, with Sayable steady at fours. Lux Casta
going hack to to 2 and Damon played
down 20 fves.
The start was good, but Hurst Park was
so slow In getting into his stride that he
was several lengths back of his field In the
rush up the backstretch. Damon and Divf-
nation took turns at making the pace until
the head of the stretch was reached, when
Rosetinr with the liberal odds of 10 to /
about hei shot to the front. Hildebrand
shook up Savable simultaneously, and the
son Of Salvador went after Rosetint with
royal speed in spite Of his heavy impost-
Shaw was closing with Red Knight. too, SO
that 1T vas an interesting spectacle as the
leaders reached theslast aurlong pole Odom,
who had run into q pocket with Hurst Park
en- the turn. went to the outside in the
aee snsn M ss P Rnssto aas colt
ground with leapsi ando Sounds, but 1t was
too much of task,feyenu though the leaders
were all staggering q few yards from the
wire, Savable lasted long enough to win by
head In 1.271s. WfiIes' Rosetinr was two
lengths before Re0 Knight. with Hurst
Park only head aut c6khe money and half
length before Damonst
w 3. Leed's aHurstbourne. with 1os
pounds. was a rs / favorite in the last
race, at mile. ana he Testified this support
by winning easily by four lengths In 139X.
III. x. vingut'x DappIe Gold. to ia
vorite. enjoyed 4 ghIlDr in the first race, for
mafdens, at seven furaongs, in which APP
prentice jockeys had Tie leg up. He tow
roped the others and had four lengths at
the wire; the times being 1.26h.
The selling steepIechase, at about two
miles. rroved to be no. only a surprise for
the crowd. but glsos black eye for the
layers. L. Hitchcock. 5r.'s. Lee Ridley
backed down from 10 to 1 to to 2, made
all the running. jumped beautifully and
came home on the bit two lengths In front
OF w. G. Hayes Cock Robin. to l. ;. w.
Colts Hack Death. 8 to favorfte. was
poor third. The race was won In 358H.
Pink Garter, the fayOrite, and Sportsman,
second choice. both heavily backed, finished
out of the money IN the second race, for
two-year-Oids. at four and q half furlonRs
san, backed down to dyes, was the winner
by a length and q half, little Crfmmiua rid
ing him out to the end
w. III. Snyder's Oriskany, to T. second
choice. won the third event. run down the
Eclipse course. with q length and q half to
spare Travers had him tn hand ail the way.
The time was 1.l3K Four fayoritcs were
unsuccessful The track was fast.