New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
BUTTLING ROMPS HOME
WINS THE KINGS COUNTY.
Col. White, at Fancy Price. Makes
His Field Look Cheap.

Scratches reduced the Kings County Handicap
ct Jamaica yesterday to a three-horse race. and
Buttng. the odds-on favorite. won galloping
beating James r. Keene's Philander and Rye.
Notter had the mount Buttling and he put
up of those good-if- you-win bad-if- you lose
rides that give racegoers so much to talk about.
Many of those who bet on the rejuvenated
cripple yesterday were loud in praise of Not
tiers clever handling of the horse IN avoiding
the early pa and saving ground by coming
through on the rail at the head of the stretch.
AS matter of fact. however, Buttling proved
that he pounds the best by winning as he
did, for Notter had him in the heavy going on
the rail all the way and in a bad pocket as
well and If the horse had not been good enough
10 come away when called on. the boy would
have been as loudly blamed he was warmly
praised.
Philander. which ran such a brilliant race in
the Excelsior Handicap. was beaten on his
merits. Miller got him into his stride quicker
than usual, and kept him in a good position all
the way. His finish rather weak but I'M
der the circumstances il would have been folly
70 punish the colt. as he soundly beaten at
the head of the stretch On a line through Phil
ender. Buttling promises TO play an important
role in the Brooklyn Handicap. or in any other
race in which he may be opposed to the best
horses in training To all appearances he is
back 10 the races after an absence of more than
q year in better condition than his first
race a few weeks ago indicated. Rye after
showing plenty of speed for seven furongs in
This race, stopped almost TO a walk. and in all
probability will have to go back TO the selling
pate division 10 earn brackets.
The big crowd in the grandstand was remark
ably quiet while the horses were racing through
The stretch in the second race. although a wild
:ew lucky ones saw visions of big profits with
Colonel White. against which 100 to 1 was laid.
sailing along four or five lengths in front. a
canvass of the ring after the showed that
a number Of s. and SO bills had been placed
on Colonel White at prices ranging from so to 1
TO 100 to !. Yves, St Valentine, Lord Badge,
Reidmoore and De Reszke We're all heavily
played. but Colonel White made them look cheap
enough before the race was fairly under way
! The fve-year-old son OF Clifford rushed right
10 the front at the start and opened up a gap of
eight ten lengths in the up the back
stretch, He was firing In the stretch, but Doyle
rode him out to win by two lengths from the
fast closing Reidmoore. The latter was almost
Knocked to his knees the first turn there
might have been another story tell. He
closed big gap. and finished strong that
with clear sailing he could hardly have lost.
Thomas Calhoun fairly revelled in the mud
b split choice at to . with Marion Moore,
which heavily played from TO / Marion
Moore had no excuses beyond the fact that
Swain took her wide turning for home and lost
two three lengths. Astoria Belle was practi-
cally left the post. She closed big gap and
was beaten only head for the place.
Zethus made a show OF his field in the handi-
cap. third on the card, after he had settled down
10 racing He ran up fast around the turn
that the others appeared to be hardly more
by five or six lengths from Tim O'Toole. Aero
bat was played for killing in this race. and
backed from to ] to - to .. He raced head
and head with Tim O'TooIe to the head of the
Royal Onyx and Anna May had the fifth race
between them, and the former. which was a
strong fayOrite at odds on. always had the bet
ter Of ii, although he was tired at the end and
Lowe rode him out TO win by a couple of lengths.
RuscnO and Divorce fought il out head and
head in the closing strides of the last race, and
the former won by the action Of a nod. The
finish was so close that only the judges could
separate them Divorce was the favorite at /
10 ,. backed down from to . and her defeat
was d shock to those who had played her with
such confidence. Ruscimo was whispered about
es q good thing" early in the afternoon and
those who had the tip backed her from 10 10 l
20 to l. and went home rejoicing. Tea Leaf
might have beaten them both with clear sailing.
She was slow TO settle in her stride and Booker
ran her into a pocket at the last furlong pole.