The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-16
ROSEBEN WINSTHECLARBh0NT
DAVE JOHNSON'S SPLINTER
LEADS RACE KING HOME.
Red KNIGHT Handles Feather Successfully
In the Handle ip-uark Grimth ana
W,terbok Take Tw3.Year.Old Events
-Tanya Beaten at belmont Park.

Dave Johnson's good sprinter Roseben
won the Claremont Iandicap for three-year-
Odds and upward. six and half furlonGs
at Belmont Park yesterday afternoon IN
the presence of 1000 spectators. Rosepeh
was coupled with Joaquin. an addcd starter.
the pair going up in the betting to IL to )
favorites. Race King. Preen. also ado'd
Oxford and Wotan were well supported 100
preen made the running to the end OF tne
far turn. where he bore out and lost mu'h
ground Burns. meanwhile. took Roseben
closer to the rail and quickly put the Ben
Strnme geldng under the whip. ns Rue" King.
who had been the runner up from the start.
had plenty Of speed left when ]" Smith called
upon him. II was n drive to tho last lGo
yards, whore Race King hung. and hoscheh
took the race clevcrly by length in LOO 40
Race King beat oxford n length for the place.
with Joaquin length and a half away
Burns rode another winner when he rnme
home alone with W. VI. Sheftsl's Waterbok,
a heavily played second choice. in the NTH
race for maiden two-year-olds. Ave firlonCs'
Wnterbok fought it ont stride for stride
with John +. Madden's Timber, the Invorte.
up to the last furlong pole. where ne drew
away and won by three lengths IN i:0l -.
+. f. Smsthers's Tr0nsHute, n 20 10 shot.
then closed and took the place from Timber
by length and half llooray. third choice.
was disgrncefully beaten.
The ride put up by A. w. Booker on First
Mason. in the handicap at a mile and fnr-
long was 80 poor that the half brother to
McChesney. who had been pounded down to
10 to 5. was absolutely last, Red knight.
with no pounds on his back, was also ham
mered down to II to and ma king all tho
running. h" won in r2mp by three lengths
hnr Of form alSp ostrrh So Who
was n coupled favorite with New DIRK at
twoa. had five lengths over Nine Spot. an
outsider. for the place.
first appearance Of the season in, the FIRST
r9ce, a, six and half furl9ns- The talent mt
fly to the post a fayorte at II to 20. She
did not, run a. II ready for hard race and
Rareiy beat Big Ben s to for tn rd %9 5nr
great part of the, Journey, but weakened
near the end, Pasadena. 5 to !. beating him
wa. the e" same A distance "' back.
Frank Farrell's Kinley Mack colt Clark
Grihlth. hot even money fayorite. took the
half fnrlongs, in the most impressive style.
He led always and was eaSed up by Shaw at
fhe w b Sod h ha fss 4ose
by a head WIZ H. H. + Whitney's Haimburs
colt, The freshman. three parts Of length
FIRST RACE.
70, For three year olds snt upward ten pounds
ansss; six and a nall turIonss, main rack; ''
Horse and Age. WI. JOCKEY. BETTING. Fin.
Pasadena. 3.....,.,, li5 Lyne.-.... 81 As ~
Noaday. 2. .........ll?. Lee .....-. 50 l0-l 2,
Tanya. 3 ........... no .Hildcbrand ll-?0 "a 81
Big Ben. 5..,......l25 .ONcil ..., 1873 10
Hippocrates. 4......li5 Scho ...., Al 2o-1
Time, i22lS.
Good start: won clrvcrly: Pasadena. b. C.. 3, ny
Ben Strome Blue Bell owned by Mrs. James
McLaughlin; trained BY James Mclaughlin.
SECOND RACE.
For three year .ods: twelve pounds under the
scale 1900 added; four and half furlonRs straight
away:
Horse and Age. W., JOCKEY Betting. Fin
Clark Grif1th. 2....lO Shaw, even as u
tcroncse, 2.........ll3, Odom. ace, III G-l0 Oh
Just 2............ 10 .Crirr,lns ~ even 81
The Irshman. .. Jos Hildebrand o. ?-i
Time. O54
Good start won easily: Clark Gtiflth. b. ca, ly
Kney Mack Maiden Poem: owned Is Fr,nS D.
Farrell trained b. F. n. Weir.