The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-22

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Then came O,furl three lengths asny
lwiiing Iurl " tha Vale by 4 neck, while
Merry lark, tokalnn. The Picket and Proper
wer IN a bunch 80 cluse together that n
humping match vas inevitable Tho Picket
Wis Knocked out ~ n iuat ~ he rushed
Iast the Judges and Ridtke, In order 10
save himself from q fall, pulled tho Fal-
set'u horse ~. This misfortune, IL was
believed. coat The Picket the race. for he
lost many lengths. and when he rlchei tho
lower turn he seemed 10 H. hopplpaaiy out
~ VI. Meanwhile Rpseben and Delhi were
racing In front neck and neck Mr keene'q
mo" famous horse made a desperate at
tempt 10 20 10 the front, but Lyns let him
out a link and Roehen shook him of A.
he turned into the Jack stretch Roseben
drew away and Delhi quit like u cur.
4 DELfON doEs AFTER RosEBEN.
Then quick as a fash the green silk jacket
worn by ONeiil could not he overlooked
~ Dandelion went after Rusehen. Dave
Johnson's horse had assumed a lead Of two
lengths. and with Dandelion In such "A nice
position the crowd began to shout:
"Dandelion will win. R1sebcn cannot
STAY"
R,seben dashed up to the half mile mark
with the same advantage Oxford had now
hustled up 10 third position, with Lord Of
tho Vale. Merry Lark and Tokalon close be-
bind. The Picket Vas still apparently out
Of 1t. but RIdtke was trying his best to get
Of a pocket which impeded the Falsetto
horse immeasurably.
Lvns had given Roseben his head by I his
time and the big horse Numbered along
with gigantic strides in n way that caused
surprise, Dandelion was running easily,
however, and in the clubhouse many bets
were made that he would win. 0'Neill.
a coolheaded jockey looked behind
him as they neared the three-quarter pole,
and seeing Oxford was the nearest horse
and that the latter was travelling along
A. a brisk pace decided upon immediate
action. O'Neill evidently did not take
into consideration that Roseben at hest
vas only a miller, so when he had passed
The three-quarter pole he got ready to make
his run. just ut that moment, however,
Lyme sat down to ride Roseben, and the big
FallnUy Jrnu N un " t,pti hn haA naarlv fhraa
the best OF it. AS they struck the
beginning Of the far urn Roseben showed
sign Of WEAKNESS, and Davy Johnson's
were shouting in ecstasy. john
ION, however. was doomed to ~disappoint-
nent, and it was no surprise to him either
Is he rushed around the turn with Dande-
ion closing on him pluckily. But as Dande-
ion cut down the lead Of the big sprinter the
sharps cried out in alarm.
-O'Neill is making too much use Of tin.'
aid John A. Drake. He will toss the race
way, He should have waited until the
tretch was reached. 1t is the work Of a
RosEBEN cURLs UP.
But as Roseben curled up coming into
stretch and Dandelion shot to the front
tremendous cheer swept from one end
ceiling confident that the Hamburg colt
vas about to score a memorable triumph,
'ut Just then when Dandelion was let down
nd Roseben backed up there was a cry OF
Here comes Proper, Nothing but Proper
The yellow and orange stripes OF Bedell's
ingy white stripes, the colors carried by
For il was Tokalon and not the
'~restonpans horse that was now coming
nth a mighty rush from the ruck. 0'Neil
hen realized his danger. He looked back
nd saw Tokalon sweeping down upon him
ii |. VNAA n~I <V,t Lee Il - -. - '
ia whip he struck Dandelion on the TANKS
merciless blows, From the clouds
ropped The Picket at the same moment,
nth Proper on the extreme outside flashing
ut Of the bunch in a way that made his
scream in frenzy. The other had
from which he could not be extri-
ated
1t was a race for one's life to the wire.
Neill put on the punishment thickly and
'andelion, with nostrils distended and
lazing e,yeballs, struggled nobly to main
leaving him and 0Neill, as white az a
host, saw Tokalon's head bobbing up and
own beside him. 1t was Bedell's turn to
ut loose with a fearful drive, and a hundred
from the wire Tokalon was on equal
srms with Dandelion. Up from the crowd
disappointment, yet In the desire to see
le best horse win there was an outburst
10 be remembered.
ToKALoS WINS BY A NECK.
On the two Jockeys rode until they were
, weak from exhaustion that they were
n the point of tumbling to the ground.
s Tokalon's nose was pushed to the front
was seen that Dandelion's goose was
ooked. O,Neill never stopped whipping,
ut il was Of no use, and in a heart breaking,
smashing finish Tokalon, the
auehter Of Tammany, won the twentieth
rooklyn Handicap by a neck.
With a tremendous rush The Picket had
Il the others and was ready to run over
is tired rivals when he reached the wire
70 lengths back. Then big Proper with
emendous strides finished fourth, four
myths away, and a length and a half in
ont Of Merry Lark. Oxford was sixth,
length back, beating the weary Roseben
head. &c Between, who was never promi-
ent, finished eighth. After him was Lord
fthe Vale. who stopped at the end OF a mile.
ehind MIR. Belmont's horse were the others
raggling home leg weary and winded,
it'll the once great Delhi a disgraceful last,
hen Bedell came back to the scales