New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-07
R0SEBEN'S TOBOGGAN.
WINS FROM II BIG FIELD.
Much Grief in the SteepIechase-
EUerg FaUor1te Beaten.

The Toboggan Handicap, one OF the oioeS'
features on the Westchester Racing Associa
+,on,s snrinp calendar, was renewed at Bel
mont Park yesterday. and was won py ~
Johnson's four-year-old gelding Roseben' from
2 field that was stronger in quantity than quar-
fly The Toboggan is a six-furlong sprint LOT
the older horses. and in other years it has been
won by such performers as Correction, Octagoh'
Voter and Banastar. There were no such horses
as any OF these in the field that went 10 Ile
post or its running yesterday. Roseoeh mas al
ways been looked upon as a high class platter
but little more: yesterday he took up III pouhos'
and conceding weight to everything in the race
exoept Adbeil showed his heels to his eleven
opponents from start to finish ONeil rode a
capital race on him, and kept him going I'M
der the influence Of whip and spur long enough
to stall off the belated challenge of R 7. VIII
son. jr.'s Sparkling Star. The apprentice boy
Powers rode the latter colt. and was not able
TO be OF much assistance TO him. Pasadena just
managed 10 nose out Wotan for third place
The public preferred number of horses TO
Roseben. and so brisk was the play on Israelte
and Woodsaw that at post time to could be
had all over the ring against the Roseben's
chances Israelite the actual favorite at
As but he never gave his followers more than
a remote hope The distance evidently too
dead heat with Sysonby in the Mstropol-
itan Handicap starter in the Toboggan.
but his impost Of 10 pounds effectually an
chored him, and he finished far back in the ruck
without having shown a flash Of the speed he
had on Thursday.
The usual holiday crowd was augmented by
ct least fifteen thousand, and the stands were
more than comfortably well filed. In addition
TO the Toboggan, the association renewed its old
selling stake fixture - the Bouquet - for two
year-olds, at hve-eighths Of mile The nine
youngsters that took part in ii engaged in one
Of the worst crowding and humping matches
seen since the meeting began. and at one time
81 looked as though at least half Of them would
go down r. 7. Wilson. jr.'s Gallavant was the
chief offender and ruined whatever chances
Leonard Joe Hayman may have had six
teenth Of a mile from the judges stand he
crashed into the Linden gelding with such force
as almost to throw him 10 his knees The Hen
~ OF Navarro lilly Anodyne stood a hard drive
without f1inching and just managed to beat Gal
lavant a scant head. Hayman's youngster was
the runner up GallaYant was coupled in the
betting with Jessamine. and the pair closed equal
choices with Leonard Joe Hayman. Special liz
cense. the second choice. was outrun from the
start.
Grief lowered big over the field in steeple-
chase Of about two miles, and of the eleven
horses that took part in it only four finished.
The disasters began early and continued often
and late. Imperialist, the aged Norwood geld
ing. which August Belmont leased recently that
his colors might be up in the Whitney Memorial
which VIII be run next Saturday went down
at a jump just before the Liverpool was
reached, and his example followed by at
least one horse at every succeeding obstac in
the race Mr.. Majors Flying Virgirian, ridden
by Stone, kept his feet and, showing none
OF his oldtime INCLINATION TO run out won
IN a mild drive from Ivan, the latter being we'll
ridden by MI. Page. Melbourne Eclipse. man
aged 10 stagger over his jumps, and. although
waDbiing from exhaustion, hung on long enough
10 beat Messina. Mackey Dwyer and Decirno
refused and Gladwin was pulled UP. Sandhurst
the faVorite, was numbered among the missing
at the finish, having gone down eal:ier in the
game
Sydney Paget's illy Andria lasted long enough
10 beat Coincidence by the narrowpest sort OF
margin in a four and a half furlosle race on
the straightaway course The latter filv was
oVerhaullng Andria at every jump but Baird
could not get her up, although many in the
grandstand thought she had won Irene Lind
sey top weight in a handicap for the older
horses, at three-quarters of a mile easily dis
posed of Cairngorm, Flyback and two or three
others The crowd failed 10 pick a single win
ming favorite.
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