New-York tribune., 1905-06-04
OISEAU FAILS nISN ALLY :
OXFORD WINS BROADWAf :
Great American for Harry Payne
Wb;tneu's Burg0niGSteT.

o,sssu the snug little chestnut colt which las.
fall gaIloped his way so far into the near - "
racing folk that he was placed on a peoesAl s a..
rrocIained the coming three-year-oio cnei 80
had his first start of the season at Gra'eseio
terdav and finished fifth in heid OK iNe - % IA
.o-onorsries The ninth running OF the broau
80, stakes at a mile and sikteeheA' ~
,.aa Tho medium OF Oiseans oeouI as =
srold So great IS the affection IN Which @ M 40 -
- .b,+ II Is safe to say that just the appear a'
heio nc q, +be overnight list Of starters was
...,b1. IN a great measure for the IioiiuSAs
..-,,r that crowded clubhouse. granostand a1iN
field. a.. s..te hoth
80, o1d CaDtain Sam Browns Agile were
- .al.a Nh five pound penalties, which
80 -be,r iuposts II pounds. So much did Olseau
x.s-, TO outclass his company that nellheE lne w.
.se,,s be was compelled 10 make 10 most oL 'Hei'
nor the fact that It was his hrst race VI N
- n,v appreciable effect in deterring MS Ioio"
= .r,,, e,nressing their opinion of him with thelr
douars They accepted the short price tne ring
e,7,dr1nslv offered with sublime assurance Inc c
nas NOT grown much In helsht over "iN'0-'
INT n. has spread and filed out. and looks race
,,o-s. ell over He sent out for MS pTeliiiiis
..uon With the colors up and his appearance was
--eceiz-ed with enthusiasm II found exp es'40
tp cheers that rippled from clubhouse 10 neiu -
hack again. He seemed negnifcentiy iulliaheu ~
and was obviously fresh and eager 10 resHine '--'
old game. -, ,., b,s
trainer had him keyed up racing pitch ana tieie
could be no excuse for him on the score Oh iacE VI
condition. ..,,r
George odorn had the mount and, after getone
away from the post nicely. placed him where ne
wanted. behind the pace. and apparently pioeo ms
rtrne Oiseau seemed full OF running eno II ioOho4
from the stands as though nis Jockey was h'41ts
some difficulty in restraining him. Inc ei"4U
go cat hack and comfortably waited the mo-
=. ,,., odorn would make his move Won
-af
s,-,tch and well around the turn. but rev e&-
..5 him IN last and were not much disappointed
-, he heean TO back UP. The first real surprise
,.n,e when O'Neu made his move on OxIoro, ai-n
the gray colt shot through his field as II ne were
in a fre-furlong sprint The SURPRISE safe way ~
q mora violent emotion when II WAS seen ahas
(ssea,, neither accepted the challenge nor respond
ed to Cdcm's call.
In tha next fifty yards the fact-harTo"ihg 10 T.
.os+ o.orit1r-beca-ne apparent that Oiseau was
hesten-hopelessly beaten Odon conceded 1t a sec
ond later when he put up his whip. WIZ wEich ie
fe6 heer bIufhng the colt, and ceased TO rioe. oA
ford vent on and from Agile in l;fS tast
enough time in itself. but not fast enough 10 &C
count for Oseaus If he had the foot and the
stamina tae rsslbrds have attributed 10 him. 1t
was common gossip before the race that he had
worked one and one-quarter miles in 20o three
days ago There were many theories TO account
for his disappointing race. but none OF them get
hack the money xaEeEed hina. sonae said tha,
Cdom choked all the running out OF him. while
others conten6ei that ne was not up to a hard
race So far as the race was run he mad no ex-
cuse-
In addition the Broadway Stakes the Brooklyn
Jockey Club offered the Empire State Steeplechase
Handicap and the Great American Stakes and
these fixtures coupled with the first appearance OF
Oiseau brought out bumper crowd.
There little pace in the Greater New-York
steeptechase and correspondingly less grief All