The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-20

10 carry $50 Pounds. but May Give In.
u,n,, J. pwyer. president Of the Brooklyn
NANCY Club. Ia making an earnest effort TO
Syfng the t~o greatest srrinters or the present
~. Roseben and Lady Amelia, together In q
ms,cb race or sweepstakes. one week from
ia over the Gravesend track. Mr.. Dwyer
...,sndav aaked Dave johnson. who with
n Applehv lie a part owner OF Roseben. n
=. would agree 10 start the son OF Ben Strome
Rose Leaf in a private sweepstakes In which
Yady Amelia would go to the post. the oondt-
s,ons ~ he weight for age, about six ~furlongs
ESrn g.. gno added. Under this arrang cement
.r.sben would pick up 1873 pounds. while Lady
Lm.ts who IL also 6 nve-year-old. would
~. a three pound sex allowance. which
-o,,,d make her burden $50 pounds. Mr..
nrysr had been assured By z. r. Thomas and
]. Joyner that LADY Amelia would face the
barrier under such a weight arrangement, 90
th., he merely asked for the consent OF john
.or and Appleby. johnson. however. de-
oIa,.d that in his opinion both sprinters
should carry 100 pounds. which. according to
.Insrt handicappers. would give Roseben q
SIs,,nc, advantage. Trainer Weir. on the
o,b.r hand. believes that Roseben would have
al aaAv time defeating the famous Ben Brush
mare weight for age, 90 that johnson and
Appleby may decide to-day TO accept the
Brooklyn Jockey Clubs offer as originally
made.
ua,dicapper W. 8. vosburgh allotted $50
nounts 20 Roseben in yesterdays handicap
and 10 20 Lady Amelia. which. according 70
tbs ,rAle. made Rosebcn in vosburghis esti-
nation q seven pounds better horse. With
iris fact in view II seems unreasonable 70
insist nron 40 pounds for each Splinter In q
match race. Under the laws OF the State y
match race IL illegal. but a sweepstakes. left
onen. Il all right. Roeeben and Lady Amelia
can be the only entries. insuring q perfect
t.s, NJ racing speed and physical stamina.
Just At present turfren are at odds as to
which ls the greater Splinter. Roseben with
al sorts ~ heavy weights has been sweeping
nl before him. but he succumbed yesterday
when he attempted to shoulder $50 pounds.
The last time this unusual impost was carried
vas IN 1908. when Ranapo picked It up and
won vosbur gh has put las pounds on Lady
Amelia for a handicap to-day and she will
probably accept II. "a she has practically
nothing 10 beat. On Saturday at Sheepshead
Bav Roseben with lee pounds won ut six fur
longs in II2 as. He was scratched from a
race At Gravesend on Monday because Dave
Johnson thought that at the weights Lady
Amelia with 1876 20 Roscbenis la would win.
lady Amelia therefore had an easy time
taking down the purse by running about six
furlongs In ITO. Lady Amelia was wit hdrawn
from yesterdays race because Joyner did not
believe that with 40 pounds she could defeat
ROee6en. But as IL AS Lne Den bTubn mare
might have taken the big fellows measure
n she had remained in. when turfmen at
the track learned OF the proposed match
yesterday they were enthusiastic. They said
that the race should be run weight for age,
and that the public should have a chance TO
see these wonderful sprinters measure strides.
Last night IL looked a. II the match would
surely be clinchcd. in which event = great
uowd will probably be on hand.
Rosebens defeat yesterday caused Q per-
ceptible Rrowl. The unmistakable form
reversal Of Comedienne set the tongues OF
the gossips wagglng again in ear and
for a time ii was believed that the stewards
would call upon J. T. Muir. the owner OF the
Plaudit hlly. for an explanation. The last
time Coincidence ran she had no speed and
was beaten OF Those who watched her
closely o. that occasion declared that she
got an easy ride Yesterday. however.
comedienne had a world Of speed. In fact
she was at her best, showing the same form
that enabled her to equal track records for
SiX iurlong Is and sig and one-half furlongs
last June. Somebody bet on her. too. at 20
TO 1, but whether her owner took part In the
melon cutting was not learned. That Rose
ben had a trife too much weight on his back
was the general opinion. but 1t was also the
belief that the big sprinter did not get q per-
feet ride from Lyme by any means. II Lyme
had gotten Roseben away from the post
running. az usual. and had not choked him
for more than half the route. IL is probable
that. the gelding would have won. At any
rate the sure thing bettors were greatly cut
UP over the throwdow they received.
The stewards Of the National Steeplechasc
and Hunt Association who presided in the
stand during the Hitchcock Stecplechase
thought that Donohue's handling of J. +.
Nidsner's Coligny Was just about the limit.
So they sent for Donohue, Taked him over
the Goals and later decided TO nvestiRat e
the case thoroughly. DonOhue Appar entity
did not try a yard until IL was too late. The
seeplechases this year have caused some
ugly talk, but that has been about all. The
victory NJ Phantom in this event made the
books vince, as he was heavily backed, his
price dropping a point to 7 to S. Jimmy
Lane was also a magnet for a lot Of big place
wsgsrs which completed the general rout.
Previous winners OF the Hitchcock we're
DR. Catlett. Plato. Iinziber. illuminate. Caller.
Roysle and Coligny.
The wise men were wrong when they
poured the money in on George Odom's
oraculum in the third event. The colt was
beaten from the start and the Sullivanr
cleaned up with Frank Lord. Blondy was
taken three ways. Jack McGinnis has
been called lucky. but he evidently knows
good horse when he sees one. McGinnif
made no error when he bought Ostrich for
s%'N'' ~ tHt OTueF MORSE III HE CdIc hnr
developed into a pretty high class handicap
performer. McGinnis bet on him with con
ndence yesterday and told his friends Il
follow suit, Ostrich went up a point &c
0 10 10 because Of the play on Angler. VIII
was lowered from S to 1. He gave twelve
pounds % Angler and beat him easily. ThL
was another pitfall for the books.
With Miller up Eugenia Burch was als'
backed down a point TO 3 In the handicap
won nv Ostrich. The mare ran gamely foI
nearly a milo and then was seen 10 stop
When she came to the scales she was limpinI
badly. which means that she will probabl!
be thrown out Of training for the rest Of tn
season.
The pluneers. or. rather. many Of them
steered clear Of Royal Lady in the nftl
event because Of a supposed tendency Il
run out, in addition to Gamers weakness II
getting away from the post. But when I
came m racing Royal Lady and Garner
fooled The wise men. who had shown a pre-
Terence for Baringo and Killiekrankie. JohI
A, Drake. who sold Royal Lady to Enool
Wishard the other day, was not at the track
II the flly had run in the Drake colors sh
would probably have been quoted at I to
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