New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-26
ROSTAND'S EXCELSIOR.
WINS IN RECORD, THE.
F. r. Doctors Colt Wins Handicap
al Jamaica at 10 to I.

In srite % the Long Island Railroad fifteen thou
send racing folk attended the opening Of the
Metropolitan Jockey cubs spring meeting at
Jamaica yesterday Either tho road overlooked the
stinr entirely or else il was wofully out OF Its
stride. The special trains scheduled 10 leave the
Flatbush and the Long Island City stations were
from fifteen 10 twenty-five minutes late. and I'VE
minutes before the first race was called the IN
closure was practically deserted. save for the en-
ployes and the Pinkertons Once within the gates,
however the pilgrims forgot their troubles IN the
excellent sport which the newest OF the local racing
plants provided
The running OF the Excelsior Handicap not only
fulfilled the promises that made for st. but re-
tr1tes IN the most spectacular finish seen on
Eastern racetra ok this year The last fifty YARDS
n fnct brought about such bewildering and ka-
leidoEoopio change IN the siken color scheme that
81 Ueerned almost 4 trick Of some oexterous maGl-
clan
There were Just twelve starters IN the Excelsior
md OF the four that subsequently, made al the
running and reached the head OF the stretch, on
such even terms that their various supporters Were
turning themselves inside outside in frenzed e.
fort 10 ride them home" only one was IN the VIM
ming alrbt when the goal was reached These four
were the Hastings My Rosetint, with her I'M
post OF Jos pounds and with Tommy Burns up
the Hastings gelding Oarsman. ridden by ful-eI
aud carrying JOE pounds; p. s. P. Randolphs gooo
handicap horse. Red knight. Joe pounds. and odom
M. and Major Daingeraeld, the latter making his
nrst appearance OF the year, and carrying TOP
weight with 10 pounds. The Major was ridden by
Jack" Martin.
FOUR START WELL IN FRONT.
This quartet had rucceeded so wen apparently in
siptoesng their company ana were Galloping 20
straight ana strong that 4 seemed safe TO elm
&c the other eight. and the grandstand merely
waited 10 see which OF the four would rise su-
irene IN the final struggle
utsTnav was brought first into the Rosetint camp.
The FLY had set the pace Tor the first mile OF ine
,--F r7-.e Cf-l ga
looping in her buoyant fashion a length or Two IN
front when Fuller sent Oarsman up TO her throat
latch. Burns saw his danger and. drawing hAs
whip tried TO stall It UP. but Rosetint had run heE
race and although hanging on Ike terrier De-
gan to fan almost impercepubly back
Oarsman succeeded in blighting Rosetints pros
pects but in doing So he killed his Own and "hle
his followers were stiu shouting. "Oars-nan gets
all the money" "Oarsman walks n ne A@O s--O'
his bolt and Red knight had taken his place
ROsTAND BUSHES INTO FIRST PLACE
The three we're not more than sixteenth OF
mile from the judges stand when Rostand' carry
sng the noisy pink racing suit OF f. r. Docter-ana
incidentally bis dollars-suddenly broke out from
somewhere IN the ruck and in the twinkling OF an
eve he took al color out OF those three bright
hued Jackets that had haunted SO long anu %
l,ravelv In front and had passed the winning post
q length in front. In the same fraction or tine
old Lord Badge had ooIlared Oarsman and hosea
him out from any part In the spois. heo Anlght
alone OF the four hung, ana ne was o---' . $780,
IN front OF Lord Baoge.
Fostand carried los pounds and Vas brilliantly
ridden by kelly Philips HIS time Tor the race,
.z585 reduced the record for the track held joint
" by Blackstock ana Yellow Tai, by four-ff1hs OF
a second. OarsmRn was the hna4 choice IN the
enec,lstion at threes, with =. r. Thomas's But
IONS q warm second choice a. ives len 70 one
could be had against the winners chances AT any
-. 81.
Buttons was 10 ell intents and purposes let at
the most as he propping himself when the bar
vier was released. Charles EiWooc, NeWloh Del-
almost last . -,
Ar Thomas's commissioners are said 10 have
flooded the ring with thei- employers money
most OF Il being placed on Buttons, Place 5na 70
sboW " I. FIayrnan added his fouT-year-old colt
FberfF Bell hut he never a factor IA the
contest The Excelsior was worth about $500 10
the winner -, -,
(zsiena II and Is one Of the last horses that
ned The famous white and gold tassel o. Nike"
Dwyer. lie was sold 70 charlie D|yer 4ast sum
Ynpr and later to r r.. Doctor.
HIGHBAI.L RUNS THIRD
The presence OF Highbau, last years two-year-