New-York tribune., 1908-05-06
ONE HORSE OVERLOOKED
H4RD LUCK FOR D4NDER.
HIGH Pirate Breaks Track Record
IN Beating PrecepfOr.

Judge Mcdowell has a keen eye and rarely makes
q mistake in the closest finish but in the opinion
OF those directly behind the finish line at Jaihai0a
YESTERDAY he overlooked Dander in the last race
which to all appearances finished second, a eooa
half length before Tod and David Narheld- whleh
were heads apart behind him Stiil DaIdeF was
net placed in the money. TO the Loudly eSpfesseo
dissatisfaction of those who had backed him across
the board While ii must be granted tha' the
iudces are in the only position to decide close
finish with any degree Of accuracy, those VINO take
up their position behind the stand nave leaIhe0 ps
long practice Judge the angle with remarkabie
eureness and this particular case no question
arose as TO which horse was second, and the opin-
ton was general that Dander had earned the place
by a safe margin
Rossfenton good looking gray colt by MAKO
senbrich running in the colors Of the Patchogue
Stable and named after Charles J Ross and Mabel
Fenton the well known comedians, won ridden out
BY length the get-rich-ouick price OF ~ 10 l.
and as it happened another actor-named Morse
David warfeld finished third also quoted at d
fancy price The rail- birds have been tellng HDout
Rossfeuton's good work in private, but it seemed
70 be the general opinion that he needed one race
70 tighten him up and Billy Dubois his owner,
missed a chance for a killing.
His victory was less Of a lucky one, as
Iflvpad which made the early running and ap-
reared 10 be winning easily. swerved TO the OUTSIDE
rail inside the last sixteenth pole, while TOD the
hot favorite a TO 3 was in such close quarters
in the early part that Notter could not begin 10 90
him Justice.
F5irb F,>irate the OddfeIlow geldng, with which
p A Forsythe made a killing at Aqueduct. was a
rrohibitive favorite at TO in the Greenheld
Stakes He won driving by three parts of a length
in the fast time of % as seconds which constituted
a new track record for four and half furlongs.
The old mark was 81 seconds made by Blandy in
Iee4 This record will probably stand for all time
as under a recent decision Of the Metropolitan
Jockey Club no races Will be Carded at that dis
tance hereafter on account Of the neaTness OF lhe
start TO the far turn.
Precertor forced High Private out to the last
ounce and both likely 10 develop into young
sters Of stake calbre. High Private is even now
held at 81 do0 but it is hardly probable that Mr.
Forsythe viii be able 10 sell him at that price as
he was declared out Of some Of his richest en-
eaeements and further than that IS gelding.
James r. Reene's Xoodoo jumped off In front IN
this race but he TO the outside rail rounding
the far turn as he did in one race at Aqueduct, so
that High Private took command and showed the
way into the stretch. 1t did not turn out TO be a
gallon for the colt. however, as Preceptor was
wearing him down through the last sixteenth in
G way indicate that he might have won IL the
distance had been five furlongs- Siskin and Sheriff
Foley were outclassed. and finished many lengths
back. while the speedy but erratlc Noodoo brouslt
up the rear. having been eased up.
Big Chief ran a particularly good race IN the six
rurlong handicap. he was carried wide turning
for home by Fleming and lost two or three
lengths He finished resolutely, however, under
on the rail- half length. The latter ran a good
race for his first start and viii be hard TO beat
the next time he goes 10 the post Jack JoyneT
sent Harry Payne Nhitney's Adriana TO the post in
this race for the first time this season and the
flly ran good race as far she went. but hung
in the last furl0ng II short. She did not cool
ont well after the race and the stable hands sent
a hurry call for Jack Joyner but he said later
that he did not think the trouble was serious.
when Sa vlor beat Troublemaker few days ago
Musgrave criticised for bad ride on the
latter but the form Of that was justified in
the fifth event yesterday when at the same
difference in weight Savior repeated his victory
and beat TroubleTnaker even more easily than on
the former occasion. Lad Of Langden, strong
paddock tip. proved gEi=vous disappointment,
while Samuel Il. Harris heavily backed from 10
! 70 10 / had al d. could do 10 hntsh third,
some eight lengths behind TroubIesome.