Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-21
RACING
MATCH CONTEST
 OF INTEREST
Two of the Best Sprinter. in the Country to Compete The
 Sullivans Were Fooled.

New York, Sept 21.-The match race between Roseben and Lady Amelia has been clinched, and the great sprinters will meet at Graves end next Thursday. The conditions call for a race at about six fur longs" weight for age, $500 sweep stakes, with $2.5O0 added. This means that Roseben and Lady Amelia will each carry 103 pounds, as the weight for age scale calls for this weight because the distance is less than the full three-quarters of a mile. Lady Amelia was scratched out of the first race yesterday on ac- count or the arrangement of the match. Joyner, her trainer, will give her special preparation, while Trainer Weir says he will have Rose- ben as fit as fiddle. It is probable that some big wagers will be made on the result. At the track yester~ day 1t was said that there would be 8 wager between the two owners, F.. t. Thomas and Messrs Appleby and Johnson, of $5,000 a side, while both parties would back their representa- tives extensively in the ring. AL ready Roseben is the favorite, for it Is believed that 123 pounds is a mere feather for him to carry. The big sprinter and the Ben Brush mare have been showing magnificent form lately and a meeting between them will probably attract holiday crowd. If the track is heavy, however, there Will be no race, for Lady Amelia Is not at her best in heavy going, some- thing that never retarded Roseben. In bringing about this match Presi- dent Dwyer of the Brooklyn Jockey club has earned much praise. He says he believed the public wanted a test and that he found no difficulty m getting the consent of the two owners.
 Timothy D. Sullivan did not enjoy the afternoon to any great extent. In fact, he declared that he was bored. In the second race he started a cot named Ace High, by Trouba- dour-Run of Luck. His trainer, Archie Trimmer, bet the small sum of $20 on the youngster at 20 to 1, but Big Tim, believing that the colt did not have chance, passed him up for James R. Keene's Yorkist, a hot favorite. When Ace High won, however, the congressman could not believe his eyes. He saw the colts number run up first and then turned to friend and said:
 "Is that Ace High they're putting up there as the winnerf"
 Sure" was the reDly-
 And I didn't have a penny on him. We'll, what do you think of that7 I'm real good thing around here. There's no doubt about it."
 The other Sullivans. down on the lawn. were equally blue, but it could not be helped. so the word was passed around:
 Forget it!"
 Then came the third race, in which Big Tim's brother, the good natured Paddy, had a starter named Samuel H. Harris. ridden by Mickey Crimmins.
 Has Sam Harris got a chance?" asked the big fellow of one of his companions.
 John Lyle is in," was the prompt response. So Sir Timothy sent a fat commission to the ring on the favor ite. at the same time passing up his brothers horse. Paddy, however, had bet down at to 1. and SO did Christy, Denny, Florrie and others of the Sullivan clan, who had learned lesson from the success of Ace High. Paddy's horse had all the luck. too, for Lyle was ridden in a bungling manner by Miller. who should have won the race easily. After Samuel H. Harris's number had been hoisted Big Tim turned his back on the other races and was busy talk in gpolitics the rest of the day. If he had bet the Yorkist money on Ace High and had then placed his John Lyle bet on Samuel H. Harris he would have to hire couple of men to count up his winnings. But that ia horea racing