The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-20
MIGHTY ROSEBEN IS BEATEN.
WITH $50 POUNDS, HE LOSES TO
COMEDIENNE, 20 TO /.

Latter Shows Startling Form Reversal
PHANTOM Takes hitchcock steeple-
chase -Ostrtch Captures Handicap &C
Odd On-Four FAvorites succeed.
Roseben. the crack s~printer. met defeat
yesterday at Gravesend In the nrst race. .
handicap for all ages at about ak furlongs.
much to the dismay Of those who tried 20
pick up some sure money by accepting the
prohibitive odds Of 0 to 20. The big fellow
picked up the crushing burden Of $50 pounds,
Lyme did not get. him away from the post
any. too well. and then when Roseben fought
his way to the front with his usual great
turn Of speed his Jockey put him under q
choking pull. John T. Muir's Coincidence.
q Ally who was In receipt OF thtrty-seven
pounds from Roseben. quickly went after the
Ben strome selding In such a manner that the
sharp eyed critics threw up their hands
In astonishment. In her previous race
Coincidence, who was beaten seventeen
lengths. could not raise q gallop. but this
time she was In q far different condition. and
after hanging close 10 Roseben to the stretch
she was let down and gradually passed the
noted Splinter. beating him easily by two
len gths in 1 10. Comedienne closed at 20 70 l
and was fairly well played all over the ring
Her form reversal was the chief topic the
rest Of the day. Watergrass. 20 to 1. was
third. a len 9Th and a half back,
The stake feature was the Hitchcock
Steeplechase. at about two and a half miles.
With John NJ. p. scratched. the talent made
T. Hitchcock. Jr. e, Phantom a 7 TO s ~Tavorite.
with w. Shields's Balzac we'll supported at
- to S. and Mr.. Cotton's Jimmy Lane taken
literally at Z. Balzac led for nearly half
the journey and then died TO nothing. After
that Phantom and Jimmy Lane fought IL
out. the former drawing away in the last
quarter and winning easily by nve lengths
in 4:44. Jimmy Lane had half q dozen lengths
over Coligny. is to 1. who was badly handled.
Big Tim SullIvan's Frank Lord. who went
up In the betting to , 20 I, got away running
In the third event. for two-vear-olds. hve and
q half furlongs. and show ed the way 20 the
end. where he won by three lengths from
George Odom's oraculum. 7 TO S favorite.
The latter. . big numbering. awkward fellow.
Just managed TO beat Blondv. 7 to 1. q head
for the place. The time was I:O8 2-5.
J.J.. McCiDnis's Ostrich, a greatly improved
horse, was made an odds on favorite in the
run out in front until the far turn was reached.
passing them ali easily and Sreezins home
drove Angler. to 1. into the place. a head
Of Rft:r issdins for han 4 mil. in the NTH
race. for twocyear-old hlliee. I'VE f%urlongs.
to EHoch wishsrd's Royal Lady. !sto Z favor:
tie. who had, been second all the way and
who won easily by a length IN lOl l-S. COM
mon Sue under a drive lasted long. enough
10 beat Baringo, Z 20 I. by a head. Tn latter
was on poorly; but ran a rne race Mill.
lame.
Jockeys that had never ridden a winner
had the mounts in the last event, for platers,
al a mile and a sixteenth. Leonard Joe
Hayman, 7 20 10 fayorite. we'll handled by
Heatherton. made all the running and came
in I:Ss lis. SonOma Belle, 8 20 l.. was driven
into the place, which she took by q nose from
Woolwich, , to 1. Four Favorites got the
money. The attendance was $4,000. The
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