New-York tribune., 1906-04-17
his way hurriedly to some point OF vantage
where he could watch the race.
HOW THE RACE WAS RUN.


1t was a pretty picture as the horses after
parading in single file past the stand, with the
bright new jackets of the jockeys lending some
color turned and broke into a canter on the way
TO the post. Red knight full of run, and
tried his best to get away from Radtke, but he
pulled up in time. Once at the post there
was a general shifting of coors as the horses
lined up a hundred feet more behind the bar
rier. There We're thirteen horses in the field.
RAMS Horn, Rebo Battle Axe. DArke and Bal
lota had been scratched, while Jimmy McCor-
mick added Grenade. with 105 pounds up. The
field walked up 10 the barrier and came 10 a
halt Lord of the Vale was fractious and
did not want to face the webbing. It was a
tense moment for horses boys and Onlookers.
The Jockeys knew, fun we'll the necessity of get
ting off in that big field and that bad break
meant defeat There was only short delay,
however, before Mars Cassidy the starter,
caught them in line, sprung the barrier and sent
the field off to a fair start.
Belmore. Whimsical and Green Room were
the quickest on their feet and led the field away
from the post, but Roseben broke well and
Lyme took him right to the front and set a pace
which had his field reeling and dizzy behind him
in the first quarter. The big horse had all his
foot and full of run that he opened up
gap of two lengths, anu then three lengths, run
ming up the baCkstretch and around the turn.
Green Room and Hermitage raced by Whimsical
and tried to keep step with the flying pacemaker,
and this in part encompassed their defeat, as
both stopped badly when most was required
When Strengthened out for the long run to the
judges Roseben had a clear lead of three lengths
and his hackers were already shouting jubilant-
ly But victory was not to be lis without
struggle. Southern Cross, with Baird up, had
got off none too well, but he soon passed all the
others and set sail for Roseben. On he came in
a way that made the followers of Roseben Ill at
ease, and at the last sixteenth pole actually
headed the big horse. Then Lyme sat down to
ride and drawing his whip called on Roseben
for the final effort. The son of Ben Strome re-
sponded in gannest fashion, and the two horses
came down to the judges head and head, with
first one and then the other seeming TO have
slight advantage. And so they passed the judges.
but with Roseben a short head in front the DIFF
ference between the glory of winning and $4,000
and the hardship of losing and $500.
Ten lengths back Red Knight and Whimsical
had almost as bitter fight for third money. Red
Knight was successful. Whimsical, which has
grown and developed into a fine big flly. al
though somewhat too leggy, ran good race for
a three year-old. The others were hopelessy
beaten and strung out behind. Lord of the Vale
proved disappointment. Ormond's Right was
ALWAYS outrun, while Phil Finch. the sO-called
Sysonby of New Orleans was dismal last most
Of the way.
Roseben ran the distance in 1:26 %, only two
ffths Of a second behind the track record made
by Israelite last fall. There were cheers for the
Jockey and for the horse they came back to