The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-04
OISEAU Is SOUNDLY BEATEN.
DIAMOND JIM BRADY'S S27 800
COLT FINISHES LAST.
oxford Wins the Broadway stakes From
Asile-H. p. Whitney's Bursomaster.
Long Shot. Takes Great American
-IIylas successful In the Stcepl echasc.

oiseau. tho three-year-old colt by Ornus
FIFTY Gum for whom Diamond Jim
Brady paid s27. 500 last fall. started for the
frat time this season. In the Broad way Stakes.
for three year. oltls. at mile and sixteenth.
and, carrying the publc's wealth as an odds
on favorite. he wa, disgracefully beaten.
finishing last. n any lengths behind tho placed
horses. Oiseau was reported to be in superb
condition. and because of this fact 1t Is said
that Sydney Paget decided scratch Cairn-
CORN. AS p. j. Dryers Red Friar was
also withdrawn. Oiseau met but four rivals.
S. $. Browns Agile. by Sir Dixon-Alpena.
who has already won several stakes In the
West met Oiseau on equal terms as to wegh
but Capt. Browns colt went up to II to 5
from twos when the Brady animal was ham,
mered down from to to TO 10. James
Mclaughlin's oxford. a gray colt by Fara-
day-Aunt Belle. who has been racing steadily
for the past six months. was In receipt of
five pounds from the two choices. and his
price remained steady at to /. James II.
keene's Won Tromp and {. T. Henshall's
Sir Brar were both neglected at 80 to 1.
When Starter Cassidy let the barrier go
Sr Brllar was pinched on. Nicol who had
the rail with Won Tromp. set q fast pace.
which was taken up by Oiseau. ridden by
Odom. They raced together all the way
up the back stretch. with the Keene colt
always in front. until at the beginning OF the
turn Oiseau attempted to wrest the lead
by rushing up on the outside. II was bold
bid but Won Tromp was game, with the re-
suit that 'Oiseau. who was probably in need
of few races. was not equal to the task and
slowly but surely began to lose ground as
he neared the head of the stretch. Then
Martin made his run with Agile who had
been in nice position all the way. and. CATCH
ing Won Tromp he looked the winner as he
straiEhtened out for home. But ONel now
let oxford have his head. and the gray colt
quickly challenged Agile. 1t was short
and decisive duel. in which oxford showed
his caliber by drawing away In the last fur
long and winning easily by two lengths in
I:As. Agile was four lengths in front OF
Won Tromp. who under the whip beat Sir
Erillar a neck for third money. Six lengths
in the last stages of the race when Odom
saw that he had no chance.
This Waterloo for the crowd came Just
Bennngton,'s Watercress colt, jerry wern-
berg. reah9t fa,yorIte. in the rich Great
longs. Usually slow to begin, and rather
liking a longer distance. this colt was easily
outr9n. and could do no better than SECURE
wich by head. Meanwhile Harry Payne
Whitney's Burgomaster. a brown colt by
the t's' post with cySlonie speed. Lyme had the
mount and hustled the colt along with un-
HsR Bohs eHss 0sh soa 81 bin os ine.
Roscgarland. played down to to 2. who
ciously to Mr. Whitney's representative TO
the head OF the stretch, where Burgomoster
Increased his ADVANTAGE and came home
With snsh s9 in
length before the favorite.
The only successful fayorite Of the day
was r. Hitchcock. Jr g, Hylas. to S. who
was victorious In the Greater New York
Steepechase. at about two m lies and O half.
He was .magnificently ridden by Ray. and
he won easily by a couple Of lengths. in Asa.
second. five lengths before J. W. Colts Lava
tor. backed down to to /. Gambling was
close fourth: Seven horses ran without the
semblsnce OF a fall. the race being one Of the
King q ps
at his best in the first event, for platers. at
about six furlongs Although he was on
rather poorly. little Walsh took him gradu-
ally up to the pacemakers at the head OF the
stretch, where he stood Q long drlye and won
vans Old England. the iavorite. BY length
The latter was unruly at the post and was
held by one OF the starters assistants when
the gate went up. after which he ran Q great
race and light have won under more favor
able breakaway. At that he only beat Mike
the place. The time was I1l 8-5.
31mes r. Keenes Lancsstrian, an even
money favorite In the fifth race. for maiden
two-year-olds, five furlonGs was beaten by
David Gdeons Cinchon. son OF His High
pess, who went up in the betting to is to /.
Nesmerist and Hatasoo, at odds Of 20 to i.
came from nowhere and nailed third money
BY small margin from Goldie. The time
was 1903.