The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-17
V%OULDSRECORDF FOR ROSEDEN
RIMS SEVEN FURLONGS AROUND
A TURN IN 1:22.

Roseben ran a wondertul race against
time over the Belmont Park main track
yesterday. With l20 pounds on his back
he turned seven furlongs in l:22, a new
rorld's record, and incidentally enabled his
owner, David G. Johnson, Frank j. Farrell,
Jesse Lewisohn and others to cut up about
$4,000 in winnings taken from the clubhouse
bookmakers on the proposition that the
champion s~printer would beat 1881. The
hest record for seven furlongs. straight
aWav, up to yesterday was 1881, made by
BELLA b. at Monmouth Park in July, 1880,
while the previous world 3 record around
aturn was "a As, hung up by Aleck Shields
great sprinter Halifax, with l1e pounds,
Who made this mark in the Swift Stakes at
sbeepshead Bay last June. Halifax on that
occasion clipped a fifth of a second of the
record made in August, 1902, by The Muske-
teer at Saratoga, which has since been
equalled by Frederick Johnson's Aeronaut
and the Brownleigh Park Stables Sewell,
stwo-year-old, who performed the stunt at
Belmont only last Monday when with 100
pounds on his bach he beat Grapple.
Roseben was entered in a handicap on
Monday with I54 pounds, but Owner john
son withdrew him 30 that he could cinch
the fifth race yesterday, an event for all
ages, the conditions of which let Roseben
in with l26 pounds. johnson expected
n get some action in the betting ring for
his money, as there were thirteen other
starters named in the original list of en-
tries, hut ROseben looked so invincible
that owners and trainers, barring one, con-
cllded 10 scratch. This left only "A two-
year-old, a Salvador gelding named Beau
clere, owned by NJ. Hirsch and rid den by
a novice, J. Powers, to oppose the mighty
son Of Ben Strome Rose Leaf. When the
jockey board was raised, therefore, the
crowd laughed aloud and few Of the regu-
lars. who stood on the lawn or sat in the
grand stand, took the trouble TO 20 into
the betting ring, where the layers quoted
TO 80 against Roseben and 90 TO 1 against
Beauclere. George Rose wagered $500
on the big Splinter to pick up $40, which,
he said, would pay for the theatre tickets,
Then another heavy operator from Cali
fornia, known around the racetracks as
Little Pete, who was once a waiter and
sfterward a barber before he became a
turf plunger, wagered 5000 to win $50.
But aside from these two bets there was
no business, except dollar wage6 by the
mkers on the tw~o-year-old. Meanwhile
Dave johnson and Frank Farrell were busy
in the clubhouse. Johnson went up to
Cad Doggett. a bookmaker who won sec. 900
last saturday, and said:
-Whatll you lay me that Roeeben does
not run the seven furlongs in better than
l25l3?"
Even money! replied Doggett with his
usual pleasant smile.
Bet you ten thousandl' exclaimed John
pon and the wager was promptly accepted.
Farrell followed with a 5000 wager. which
was also gobbled up by Doggett. Then
Johnson and Farrell made wagers with
other clubhouse commissioners, while Jesse
Lewisohn, A. p, Hudson, Al Dryer, Matte
COrbett and others who were in the know
helped to swell he whole wager on the
time proposition To about $50, 900, of which
S1,fOO was handled by DogReb. There was
no betting on the time in the ring and the
matter was kept so quiet that nobody had
an mixing Of what was going on until Shaw
broke ROseben AVA from the post like
q whirlwind. johnson stood near the
Judges stand with his split second watch
In hand, while checkers in all parts Of the
grand stand were busy. Roseben in the
teeth Of a gale that had been lifting hats
Of all the afternoon ran the first furlong
in u seconds. Then ne turned the first
quarter in 20 As seconds and reached the
Ihree-eighths pole in O:35 l-5. The half
was covered in O:40 As, at which point
ROseben had reached the middle Of the far
turn and was fully thirty lengths in front
Of Beauclere. As he rushed into the home
stretch Shaw was Seen to be launching the
big Splinter and the cry went up:
He's after a worlds recordl'
Many timers caught Roseben at the three
quarters in 1;l0 2-5, a worlds record in
itself, though it will not be accepted. Of
course. As the wonderful racehorse
dashed down past the field stand and then
tho GRAND ~ and Ghau MA ridin1 aa 20 for
his life. He was hunched up over the
gelding's withers and he was urging the
Big Train for all he was worth. There
was not a faltering stride, not a sign OF
weariness as Roseben in all his majesty
rushed on, amid the wild cheers OF II 600
men and women whose blood was churned
to the boiling point. Shaw did not relax
y he reached the wire, but worked ROseben
out the full mile, which he covered in less
than 40, as he was firing at b end OF that
journey. He won the race by twenty-five
sngths, Beauclere running the distance
IN 1928 As. When Timekeeper Barretto
hung out I:22 there was a sensational scene.
Hats were thrown in the air and hundreds
rushed down to the Judges stand to tender
an ovation to Roseben n Shaw. johnson
eaped for JOY and was warmly congratu-
lated, So VAS Trainer Frank Weir. to HON
belongs the lions share Of the credit, for
' Weir has trained Roseben under many
trying circumstances this year. No sooner
had koseben been led away to the paddock
70 cool out than General Manager s. s.
Rowland hunted up johnson and said:
If you will run Roseben on Saturday
at a mile to beat Salvatore worlds record
Of 1857, the Westchester Racing Associa-
ton will offer IS 900 and a gold cup to go to
you II the record u brokenl"
II Roseben eoovers from to-dayss race
all right IL il a bargain" replied johnson
and there the matter rests. 1t will be def
nitely settled to-day. ROseben II he makes
the attempt will carry not less than ITO
pounds, the burden shouldered by Salvador
when he made his record at Monmouth
Fark over a straighta way course. koseben
cannot run a mile w such a course at
Belmont. 20 he will have TO make his trial
against time around a turn. It is possible
mat he will lower Dick Welles's worlds
record Of 1877 2-5, made in Chicago several
years ago around a turn.
In sending ROseben after yesterdays
record johnson was criticised by some
mrfmen. who said that he had made Il i'm
possible TO get any sort Of a price against
,ne Dug gelding in future events, especially
nendlcaps, in which the son OF Ben 6trome
would be asked TO carry unusually heavy
IInposts. At one time this year, after Rose
zen had been beaten in several Of the big
nnAhdloaps at a mile and over, it was be-
neved that he was done for. IL was in the
brooklyn Handicap that johnson instructed