The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-11
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T,- first quarter WIS run In 20 IS, the
h.f In "a IS, the three-quasters In lie Is
and The mile In 70. Twenty-Five horees
nn. there being four added starters, George
qrown. Jr = The Clown. =. G. Hildreth's
Guiding star and j. W. Fuller's First
Premium and Tokalon, The only with
drawil from ths original field was n. X.
yingut's Battle Axe.
~ far n Hoseben's performance was
concerned II was the same old story, The
big Ben strome gelding. who was ignomlni-
ously beaten In the Excelsior Handicap
At jamaica after making the pace for nearly
saven furlongs, performed In similar style
yesterday. With I2S pounds on his back
Roseben was compelled TO wait az the post
for nearly ten minutes because Of an acct
dent, He had an outside position, but
Lyme broke him OF nicely and took him
quickly 10 the front. Roseben, however,
did not set his usual fast pace, for he seemed
unable 10 shake OF Oxford, %Israfel, Grapple
and Cederstrome In the first half mile. AT
three-quarters Of a mile the big horse was
caught by Oxford and began to stop. Then
when there was a general closing up he
did not possess the stamina to continue
and came home badly beaten.
Owner johnson, who lost a SIC, 900 wager
on Roseben, said after the race that his
horse simply could not stay, and that in
lis DpIlluu " NOulu 10 ubcHthB 10 ullOW
him TO fill his engagements in the other
mig ~handicaps. So Roseben will receive
a rest, after which he will GO back to the
~sprinting game, at which he has no peer.
II the track had been muddy Mr.. Drake
would probably have effected a genuine
killing. As it was. according to his own
statement, he allowed CIR apple to carry
only a small wager. Mr.. Drake COM |
missioned John Walters to place $500 on
Graphic at the closing odds. Meanwhile
George L~angdon, who sometimes bets
for Mr.. Drake, got down 81 1000 In the betting
ring at Fights, Charles @. Gates, who also !
follows this stable. said after it was all over.
4 had q sympathy bet down-a few
postage stamps; that was ALL" Other |
adherents OF the Drake stable stated en-
phatioally that they had not wagered ex-
tensively M the winner, which was pos
sibly true, but In the ring during the rest
OF tho afternoon a majority Of the book
makers admitted that they had been hard
bit by Grapple's victory, as the gelding had
bean generously played all three ways.
when the rain was falling yesterday"
Mid Mr.. Drake, Il told all my fri ends
that he looked 10 me like a oinoh for this
race, and I fully intended to make a large
wager, but when I got here and found
that the track was only dead l con moulded
not to take such a risk. 1t is indeed graft
tying to me to win such a valuable turf
classic with a selling platter, for that Ia
ell that can be sa!d OF Grapple. lie Ia o
fast horse, but you will find him running
again In selling events at the usual price
and II he ~ beaten anybody can claim him,
| am sknI -a.l. -.. -.- -. '
It was just what I expected, ] told Davy
johnson months 6 that Roseben with big
weight up was the greatest sprintor In the
world, but that II he tried TO start the horse
at longer distances he would ruin him. In
my opinion RoSCben should not DO asked
70 go In any more long distance events,
but should he turned back 70 the game at
which he is a champion
'Roseben was certainly o disappoint-
inent to me-" was tho way Dave johnson
put 1t, as he summed up his losses In the
clubhouse. Yes, I had a biz bot down,
Tor thought my horse could not lose,
The track suited him and I expected to
zee him run the others into the ground.
He showed, however, that he does not care
70 run more than six or eeveu ~fuIlongs,
and that will let him out Of the big hands
80 - obNS VI IN tNCt tIhl u nave DtL ON
him literally In the future books. IL was
q costly experiment for me, but that IL
part Of the game"
In spite OF a chilling wind, which made
extremely comfortable, prob
eoly 5000 persons saw the race. The
magnificent tack, with its wonderful
grand stand and picturesque buildings,
was never moro beautiful, 1be landscaIe
Alone was worth the tribula ions OF the
nreeone trip 10 and from the city. The
was overorowded with notables
and on the green lawn where the sun pro-
beet known society PEOPLE.
me steel grand stand, with a seating
,alalty for 1000 SPECTATORS, held an en-
,huslaSuo crowd Of men and women, while
We avn in front Of II was constantly black
Win surging humanity, Further down ,
The field, with a swarming army Of
,aegoers who did not care TO a the
hgn Prices for tho other vantage points,
Shl,e In both betting rings the circles OF
uookinakers were hemmed In by O fighting,
struggling mob Of frenzied bettors anxious
70 win needed gold.
Ahd TO this great assemblage the Zig
Wte held out many entioing propc sitiors.
mnile koseben was the selection OF the ma
,,3rlty, the field was so large that the piac-
Ie OF shooting at tho moon BECAME preya-
everywhere. To find a horse that
beat RI seben was the problem that
puzzled the multitude ~ thak tharN na.