New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-09
OAKLAWN'S NURSERY.
NONE TO GIVE BATTLE
BIack HuSSar, Good Jumper.
ROmps Home IN SteepIechaSe.
IBY rELroRAPH 10 THE TRIBuNE.I a..

washington. Ar,ral G-wiliiam Shieldss Oaklawn
won the Washington Nursery az the Bennings race
track to-day from field made UP OF the most ca
pable yougsters the meeting has brought out II
was conceded that the twO-yeaT-old that took the
measure OF this big hashy OF FaTandole would
win the stake, but one believed that OF the six
opponents that faced the barrier with him not one
would be able to give him even a semblance Of an
argument. With III pounds up. Oaklawn was
asked 70 give from four 10 ten pounds to the
others but these concessions in no way embar-
raised him, and Tommy Burns. his rider. had
merely SIT stu and he did the rest, going by the
Judges stand hard held three lengths in front Of
Francis r Hltchcock's Vendor. The last named
colt 81 fact, WIS the only that ever succeeded
in getting his IN front OF oal1lawn and he
stayed there only as long as Burns chose TO let
him.
r W walden's well tried FLY Consistent played
extensively to beat OaElaEn, was the runner up.
The crazy headed dIly EIeda pitched and buclzed
IKE bronco at the post, and. finally rearing up.
put Romaneid his back in the middle Of the
track. She had speed when Il came to racing
and finished hopeless last She was the partic-
ulsT good thing the holiday enthusiasts were to
get rich oU4ck Doubt as TO Oaklawn's ability
20 carly his impost over the four and a half fur
longs OF the Nursery. coupled with the reports
Of excellent workout by Consistent enabled his
followers 20 get money for most o: their
Wagers. The closing price. however. was to 10
In the Spring Steeplschase Handicap. over the
fun course OF two and half miles, Black Hussar
OenlonslAleo conFlncIngly ana primarily that ne
q easily az the head OF Mr.. Hitchcocks kinder
gRrten for green 'chasers and. incidentally, he
made that old rogue aIackey Dwyer look much
the counterfeit he did the fat And
this. after the brown geldng IN his first race
through the field here a week ago had shown strong
evidences OF change OF heart It Black Hus-
saT's 1rst effort through the field, with colors up
and he literally played with his field. going away
when Ray saw at 70 let him and winning as he
liked in Sc S-6 which reduced the best previous
record fox the distance by just 10 2-5 seconds.
Nackey Dryer, VINO had chased him most of the
Way. lei 90 as soon as Holman began to ride him,
and SandhUTst took the place Black HuSSar was
always the choice Of the public. The aged geldng
Punctual fell at tn erst obstacle, and Jackson his
rider, severely shaken up.
ASIDE from the Nursery and tn eSpr1ng Handicap.
tho programme was decidedly mediocre, and not
worthy Of the Saturday attendance. Three Of the
six races We're for maldens, and extremely cheap
naidens took part in them Pat Dunohy and
SnepaWay had Il out in the first struggle at FIVE
fUrlOngs, and the former barely got home in front.
IN another affair OF the sort Miss Mode sty
beat Lilac Ia drive, the latter running the better
race, she was virtually left the post.
Flinders, nrSt choice In a six and a half
1uTlongs. Tor t1ree-yeaT-olcs. kicked at the
post By Cabin, but a good race under the
circumstances, and finished second TO Yeoman.
SUMMARIES.