New-York tribune., 1906-05-27
BURGOMASTER'S STAKE.
WINS LIKE Il GOOD COLT.
BaEzac Outruns and Outjumps Good
Field in the Chase.

-tIs,rv PAYNE Whitneys Burgomaster won the
,vrentieth renewal Of he Carleton stakes IN
such commanding style at GraVeseno yesteluaS
49, he more than fulaIled the promise which he
gave of being great horse in his two-vear -oi'
form IT is true that August Belmonts WOOL
,y,cb was left at the post and James r. Keene s
bohemian. which was only beaten short neck
n the classic Withers at Belmont Park week
ago in the fast time Of IS 40, was carried so
wide a. the first turn that his chances were
ruined then and there. but few there were VINO
could rnatslLain that DsIter luck either
could have made the big son of Hamburg
Hurlv Burly do more than run perhaps little
faster.
Rurgomaster has flied ont and developed over
winter into one Of the biggest horses IN tram
ing and he looks the perfect type of a thorough
bred John w Rogers. Mr. Whitneys trainer
sent him to the post as fit as hands could make
him, and the race proved little more than a
good exercise gallop for the good colt. Burgo-
master went into retirement last year, the
acknowledged king Of the seasons two-year-
ODDS. His manner of winning yesterday was so
convincing that he is already hailed as the COM
ing three-y -year-old, and the one most likely to
fiji the place among the seasons great horses
left vacant by the temporary retirement of
James r. Keene's Sysonby.
The Carleton is a stake for three-year-o at
one mile, and eight horses went TO the post.
Harry Payne Whitney started Burgomaster and
Pegasus, and his entry closed slight favorite
at even money ove- Bohemian. which heav-
fly backed from : to ; TO to ;. The others
ranged in price from u TO ! on Woolwich to 100
10 ! on Royal Scsptre. as to ali appearances it
looked like two-horse race between Burgo-
master and Bohemian Mars Cassidy. the
starter was unfortunate in getting the field
away, although it was in no sense his fault that
August Belmont's Woolwich was left at the
post. The Hastings colt swerved and spun
around as the barrier was released. Burgomas-
Ter was on his toes and rushed right to the
front with Belmere in close attendance Bo-
hemian. on the outside, was slow TO move, and
vas then carried so wide on the first turn that he
lost six or eight lengths and was hopelessIy out
Of the race by the time Sev-eI got him straight
ened out on the backstretch He made up
little ground all through the race. but finished
outside the money With better luck he might
have forced Bursomaster out, but could hardly
have beaten him under any circumstances
After Burgomaster had raced Belmere into
submission, he gaIloped along through the
stretch with MS ears pricked and not fully ex-
tended and won as he pleased by four lengths
The Quail closed strong and took the place
from Pegasus, which was also running on at the
END like d fair colt.
baIZac continued his winning career, and
the Empire State Steeplechase. the richest cross
country fixture decided this year. with plenty
IN reserve. He fenced We'll, forced the pace
most Of the way and was being eased up in the
last few strides. He was the second choice in
the betting. Thomas HitchcOck's pair Hylas
ana The Claimant, closing first choice at to
o. Hylas which won the Championship Steeple-
chase last year fell at the Liverpool giving Ray
an ugly TAI. while The Claimant tired after
1o4o~lhg Balzac closely for two miles
Delcanta, At > TO l. was second. He ran a
particularly good race for his first start of the
year, as ne was always we'll up and actually
headed Balzac 1t the second jump from home
II looked at that time as if Balzac was beaten.
but he quickly took command again when
Rogan let out a link Old Grandpa was third
IN spite Of the fact that he almost fell at one
of the jumps on the back stretch. and had his
Jockey, G. Smith, fairly hanging on his neck
for a few strides to keep from falling off
Gretna Green won the Hudson Stakes for
james r Keene, giving further evidence of
class. Sewel. who had the mount waited he
hind Booa to the head of the stretch and then.