New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
WAlERBOY IN FORM AGAIN
SHOWS HIS OLD SPEED
Beats Broomstick IN Handicap, and
VIII Not BE Retired.

,ya.e.oox IS racing days not over. The fteal
t5cl: .do II the Eastern turf settled thar q''eS-
fioI. rnoInentcus for him, ct Brighton i5each yes
rerGav when he turned tie tables on broonlsLcA'
RS bold hearted little coaqueror in the btls"'o4
Handicap and The only other race he Eas r1Ii
fiss year Waterboy's performance WAS H'' az
especially brilliant one. nor did LIS VlcIois a.
Iny glory TO lis renown bat II was IfaueH' WIN
.reat import 50 Tar his future was cohcsItie"'
and Il was me.itorious enough 10 save nm iroii'
,bs oblivion OF the breeding farm
lis oyruer James y. Haggin, who believes maj
,he black horse IS greater than Salvador and his
.rs.,er "yacIx.' Iovner who shares ti.is opinion
had both decided after his two previous dsa1polhl-
ing Inees that Il would he best 10 retire Naie'ooy
before his splendid record marred by further
defeats but both were agreed THAI u was only i"I
60 tho horse 10 give him one more chance.
An overnight handicap at ono and one-eighth
,niles MAS tie medium chosen for Waterboys nnai
trial Either by accident or design CaptAln > D
Brown entered Broomstick il the same hanulcap'
snd the prospect ot another meeting between me
conquered and the cOnqueror was enough 10 prlhs
every lover OF a horse race who was within travel
ling distance 70 the track by the sea. The terms
however on which the horses met yesterday were
rot the same that obtained in their former stEuG-
gle and waterboy had all the better Of It. In iac-
i,g l2C pounds the black horse ana 10 on the
s,ree-year-old son of Ben Brush. Mr.. NosburSh
compelled the latter 10 siye "aterboy one pound
scale weight.
Rosetint the only other starter after LORD Badge
filvria and Gold Dome had been NltnuFdMil' Nes
an receipt of sixteen pounds, scale weight, from
,a-,ornst;cl and fifteen from Water5oy. Fast and
rtout hearted as he IS conceded TO be- there has al
ways been a question as TO whether Broornsuck
could take I'D his weight and win; eut "nen II
came 10 betting against this proposition the price
,oakers were loath 20 take any chances and at the
FIRST sign OF an inclination TO accept even money
they rubbed the price 10 5 to on
With waterboy they were inclined 10 lie more lib
oral and in the opening market the quotations
rS,, hOxr aKlr a.
,erirg IN its faith. loyal stn 70 the mighty Water
boy q Z year ago. swarmed on the layers In such
hordcs that the price tumbled II 10 10 Twenty
five 10 one could he had against Rosetints chances
~ any tine. Owing 10 tie sickness OF Lacien
,yne the regular stable Jockey. the mount on
rsyaterboy was given 40 doom. who rode the black
horse in most Of his great triunlpas last summer.
Either because he took kindly 10 the
Banding or lis Cd jocker, or because ne
sealized how much depended on his perform
enoe HEaterboy displayed none Of the sluggish
ness that has characterized his racing this
scar. The second Mr.. Cassidy released the bar
ier he swung into his old besutt9 spaee b Ses,
,un Odo:a had taken him over to tho rail- Burns Ii
"a Broomstick made frantic efforts TO outsprlnt MS
,lrsf but Waterboy was there 10 stay. and ri
though Broomstiek's head hobhed menacingly at
fused TO let go or relinquish his position ana
ground the turns, where odom gave him his hea ,
les S' ef tb s~ strs ttia -1 d OO''-o''
Rosciint in the mean time had been running a
g. the arst half. She caught Broomstlek hnaiy
and beat him head for the place; men Oaoi ION
f.uld he had the race won he eased his mount ana
passed the judges stand one and one-hah lengths
IA front of RoSetint. The time, To- was WITHIN L
second Of the track record and had the horse oeel
,4dden out he probably could have set a new marx
The distance.
yaterhoy pulled up sound, and when he return ea
81 the paddock his trainer greeted him with the
remark. You saved your bacon that time. 1
guess youth do yet" Waterboy is eligible Tor both
The Saratoga Handicap and the Great Republic
but lie viii be pointed expressly for the latter race
in which he win have TO carry l26 pounds
Lady Amelia. a short price favorite won the Glen
Cove Handicap six furlongs carrying IL pounds N
the renaTa Die time OF l:l2 Is. She literally stole
the race, and had her eight opponents on their
fiptoes from the start Rapid Water and Dick
Bernard were the runners up.
The steeplechase resulted in the usual farce
three OF the six starters going down IN the course
Of the tWo-nile tourney. None Of the jockeys were
-serlousy hurt although Dayton. on Trek. was
Knocked unconscious. and had TO be taken from
the field in ambulance. Three favorites won.