Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
OXFORD WINS THE BROADWAY
James Brady's $50, 900 oiseau Finishes
Last

NEW YORK, June 3.-James McLaugh-
Inns Oxford. with ONeill up, today won the
Broadway stakes. for three year-olds one
mile and a sixteenth, at Gravesend. S. S.
Browns Agile, the Tennessee and Kentucky
Derby winner. was second, and James R.
keene's Won Tromp third. James Brady's
Oiseau, for whom he paid $4,000 last year,
was a strong odds-on favorite, but finished
absolutely last beaten off
Ideal racing weather prevailed and gath
ering of 10000 persons was on hand and saw
some excellent racing. Hylas, in the stee-
plectase. was the only public choice to win
the other events going to long shots.
In the Broadway stakes Cairngora and
Red Friar declined the issue early in the
day, leaving a good field of colts to battle
for the prize. OiSeau, VINO was making his
reported to be fit and ready, was al once in
stalled favOrite at Z to 10. Agile with two
derbies to his credit. was made a second
choice at IL to >, while to | was laid
against oxford and 80 TO l against the other
two starters. The start, which was made in
front of the grand stand. was fair. NicoI
sent Won Tromp to the front. followed by
OiSeau, with Agile third and Oxford fourth
This order was maintained around the pad
dock turn and into the back stretch. Round
ing the far turn Won Tromp was still lead
ing, but Oiseau was seen to drop back beat
and Martin on Agile sent him I'D to the
leader ONeill also sent oxford up. and at
the head of the stretch they were running
head and head. In the run home Oxford
gradually drew away from Agile and won
easily by three lengths. Agile was six
lengths before Won Tromp. II. p Whitney's
Burgomaster, 12-to-l shot, scored an easy
victory in the Great American stakes. He
led almost from start to finish and won by
three lengths.
Bohemian was second and Jerry wern-
berg. the favorite, was third. Summaries:
First race. selling: about six furlongs-Klng Pep.
per, 80 u. ]. WALSH. s to /, won; Old England
log tBurusl, } 10 l. second Tommy Waddru Oh
u'iggnsl. to /, third. Time. Lii 3-5. Cannon
orfeo, CoyEsidera ton, Toi SAN blessings Last OBJ
server Water Mirror, Fair Calypso, Julia NJ and
Emergency also
Second race, the Greater New York StcepIech,se
handicap; about two and one-half mlles-HyIas
las tRay), TO ., won; Flying Buttress 1856 tipon-
ohuel . TO 2, second; Layator, l56 (Finnegan). 4
TO l, third. Time, 4.5S. Candling Champs
Elysees Flying firginian and Rube also ran
Third race, the Great American stakes; five fur
longs-BurgUmaster. lis lyme, II to l. won;
Bohemian, us tNicol. to 2, second Jerry wern-
Woolwich- Vendor. Quorum and Samson also ran
Fourth race. the Brosdway stakes; one mile and
sixteenth-0xford, i16 (0NeilD. to l. won:
Agile, l2i tMartin), IL TO 3, second: Won Trom3.
Ill (Nicoil. 20 TO !. third. Time las. Sir Bril-
lar and Oseau also ran.
Fifth race. five furlongs-Cinchona 112 MARTINI,
Is to 1, won; Lsncastrain, 1l2 tO'NeilD. even.
second: Albert F., ll2 wv. Knapp 40 to l. third
lawsonian. Mssterson Eastin, Jimmy Maher Ma
camber. Commodore Fontain, Brother Frank Ark
lsta and Goldie also
Sixth race, selling; mile and seventy yards
Chimney Sweep. sc Diggins), 8 to 2, won: Little
Woods, 103 (W. Knapp, IL to /, second; Flyback
los Fountaial, to 5. third. Time, LAC King
Cole The Yelled Lady; Ken Brsdlsy.s Pet Con.
McCabe Onward and Invader also ran