New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-05
ROSEBEN'S REVENGE.
BEATS SANTA CATALINA.
Head and Head DFiUe Through
Stretch ArOases Enthusiasm.
rpr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuxr.l

-rushinrton Aprfl An the most exciting horse
race seen at the present Bennings meeting. Rose
ben beat Santa Catalina head this afternoon in
8 six furlong sprint. and squared accounts for his
unexpected cefeat by the FLY when the two met
last Saturday in a struggle at the same distance.
Her defeat to-day was almost as great a shock to
the public az her victory was last time. Then she
was the despised outsider; to-day she was an over
svhelning favOrite On Saturday Roseben carried
Us pounds and Santa Catalina 80. This afternoon
the gelding took up 12 pounds and the FLY 49,
MonacordOr was the only other starter, and he did
not count Roseben beat the barrier and had
almost a length the best OF Il before a hundred
yards had been run. Rounding the turn into the
stretch the FLY caught him, and from there on the
two fought It cut side by side. Roseben either
1bore out or was deliberately taken out by Fuller
with the idea OF interfering with Santa Catalina.
and from the last sixteenth pole he constantly
Dumping the Ally Baird made protest 10 the
stewards, but it not allowed
Ernest Hayes's WestoWn stole the steepleehase
handicap at about two miles from very ordinary
lot OF -leppers" Saftel permitted Westown to race
out IN front from the start. and while the others
were waiting for him 10 come back he opened up
such gap that they could never catch him. Gold
Van and Croxton. about equal favorites in the
closing market were the runners up. Virginia
J3radley's Heber went down at jump the back
stretch.
IN asking Preen to take up ia pounds and carry
A. six and one-half furongs, in company with such
campeigners Monte Carlo. Trapper and others
OF like calibre. the Handicapped imposed greater
task than he could accomplish and he struck his
colors for the first time since the meeting began
Monte Carlo. in receipt OF tWenty-one pounds from
reen heat him decsively. although the latter hung
on gamely after he had been overhauled by the
Pontiac horse Kansas" Price and his friends
backed Monte Carlo with great assurance. and
their commissions lowered his price from TO to
& 70 l. Preen was the choice Of the public. AS
usual he got OF running. and led to the last FUR
long pole. Weirdsome, the conQueror OF Mamie
Worth in yesterdays handicap, was the runner-up.
q head IN front of Rocklands.
In defeating some pretty shfty maiden young
Fters at four and one-half fu-longs, August Bel
snont's Octagon iIly. Crossways. showed that the
courage and speed she gave evidence Of in her
only other start, when she ran second TO Pater
were not fash in the pan Conspicuous in the field
To-day were Sunglow her erstWhile stable mate;
O. J.. Richards Old Guard. Francis r. Hitchcoeks
Eauble, r. c. Halls Roadway and a couple OF
others. Bauble and Roadway were both making
their first public bow. The latter IS bay nlly py
Puddha-LecWay, and has shown so much speed IN
her trials that r. ". Walden, her trainer thought
she had IN excellent chance Of winning. She was
played from 20 10 10 TO ], and so great was the
from even money 10 s TO s. Sunglows disappoint-
ing -ace after his fast workouts gave rise 10 the
suspicion possibly the Octag0n gelding is bit
OF q morning glory. Uncle Urigh, in the last race
the only winning faVor1te
SUMMARIES.
FIRST RAcE-Fzandcap; for three-yeaT-olds ana over