New-York tribune., 1907-04-30
BUTTL[NG A SURPRISE
BEATS SAMSON EASILY.
Killing" on Senator Clay Fails
They're off Wins Stake.

Buttling is a good buggy horse. He is also a
good race horse. His trainer. J. l. Smith. will
vOuch for the first statement. while his race at
Jamaica yesterday bears witness 10 the second.
The flve-year-old son Of Star Ruby took up l24
pounds and just galloped a mile and a sixteenth
IN 1:47 A.. beating Samson. TO which he was
conoeding twenty pounds. and two others, with
consummate ease. Sampson was the prohibitive
favorite at ? TO >: but, try he would. after
Miller had let Notter steal lead Of four or five
lengths in the first quarter. he could not even
make Buttling extend himself,
Lucky Jack McGinnis who owns Buttling
may have had a sympathy bet on his horse. but
would not acknowledge it. and to ] was freely
offered in the ring When asked about the
chances OF his horse before the race he laugh
ingy said: "Why, Sampson has worked mile
sn 1:42 as against 1:45 for my horse. so II
doesn't look as if had much Of a chance ID
win" The uncertainties of racing were again
illustrated when the race was run, and in all
probability the little word "class" is the only
way TO explain IL.
Buttling was a fair'handicap horse two years
ago, but bowed a tendon and turned out
He did not face the starter last year. but HIS
leg improved under treatment, and his trainer
drove him about in n buggy. He was taken up
this spring and galloped sound" that his
owner and trainer decided that they would get
another buggy horse and put him back 10
racing. Judging from his performance yester-
dav il viii NOT be his .only victory this year e;
he trains on. as. while. he did not beat much.
his manner Of winning was convincing.
big Monday crowd WAS IN attendance, but
both the regular and casual racegoers fond
winners hard picking. Two favorites won,
Master Robert and Joaquin. but both at
short prices and did not make up for other
nj
although many present were impatient at two
long delays at the post. thing TO which they
have become unfamiliar under the present sys-
TEN Of starting.
They're on won The Dunton'Stakes for three
year-olds at six furlongs, tine feature of the
programme. He had a light following around
10 to J. and after making all the running won
ridden cut from Oraculum and George s. Davis.
among others. Toy Boy and Rosemount tried
10 race with They're OF around the turn and
into the stretch, only TO drop back beaten. The
last named then came on to win by a length
with the field in a compact bunch behind him.
and SO close together that blanket might have
covered at least SIX horses.
Davy Johnson and his friends made a spec
tacular plunge in this race on Senator Clay. The
colt had been working fast and was added al the
lasl minute for an oldtime killing" His price
70 an appearances the race was all over but the
Shouting. Dayy johnson alone bet $1,000 on
Ire colt. and tried 10 bet more. He offered
clubhouse commissioner $500 at to : as the
fed vas going TO the post, but the commissioner
shoot his head and regretted Il the rest of the
af.s-roon. Senator Clay was knocked OFF his
stride at the start and Martin could not find
c,ear sailing for him until the race was prac-
ttc-l,y over. The colt closed resolutely in the
E'rftcn and ran well enough 10 indicate that
Wa better luck at the barrier the killing
Ic-elt laye gone through planned
t.e-um showed startling improvement in
tbs -ace. He could not raise a respectable gal
log on Saturday but in the thick Of the
ls.t an The way yesterday and finished strong
Alec,euo VIII bear watching. He was last away
from t2e post, but made up a lot of ground when
lie settled down TO racing. R0semount ran as
II r. needed race. He had plenty of speeS bur
stoDIed in the stretch.
-42stcr Robert saved enough ground on the
raj Ia the first race 10 get uD in time TO heat
Ella OAeil the pacemaker. head on the post
The second race was so open that Ontario Cold
cn West, Pins and Needles Fire Opal and Miss
Spooner closed about equal favorites at : TO J.
while Dario and Nesta Bella were also heavily
played. The last named was hacked from 80 10