New-York tribune., 1908-06-26
DEFEAT FOR HESSIAN
DISTANCE TOO SHORT.
Notter Uins sratk Roseben, but is
Punished for Rough Riding.

lack Jovuer,s Eessian. which has been talked
r.. passibIe rival for the unbeaten Colin.
rather badly beaten in the twenty fourth running
Of the Swift Stakes at Sheepshead Bay yesterday
The hg stridine Of Watercress was slo" 10
settle down the start and. being on the rail, was
pinched of and consequently lost several valuable
lengths. F. Dugan took him around his field on
the turn but he could not make up the lost ground
when Strengthened out, the distance was all too
short
King Cobalt took up 119 pounds conceding three
pounds 10 Hessian and weight all his opponents,
MADE most of the running and won orlNlns pH a
length while FSrestone beat Hessian a head for
the place. King Cobalt. which has been consist
performer all the season. ran 10 DIS pest
form and FIessian was disgraced in defeat
as the distance. seven furlongs, was hardly long
enough for him show 10 the best advantage
Hessan was worked out a mile and quarter as
his final preparation for the Coney Island Jockey
Club Stakes Of s2S.ao at mile and half. TO-
morrow In that race Hessian must take mp JIG
mounds 10 l2s Colin. but at this difference
in weight il does look IL the former could
take the measure Of Mr.. Keenes champion
One Of the biggest crowds Of the meeting was
ir attendance and the friends Of racing appear to
he coming back. instead Of falling off. as it was
feared might he the case. There was no open bet
ting but plenty of the manso-man KIND but this
was conducted in such way that the police found
no cause for making arrest new lot Of plain
clothes mon were on hand and some thirty forty
policemen in uniform
Roseben ID. c. Johnson's great sprinter- equalled
the record Of 1:1s for six and half furlonss
in winning the first in common galloT NotteT
got him of in his stride. but cut across The field
so sharply from the outside that Timber was badly
iuterfered with and any chance he might have had
ruined Bouquet tried her best 10 keep pace with
Rosehen but swerved under punishment in the
stretch and never seriously threatened the big
srrinter The stewards did not feel justified in dis
qualifying Rosehen. hut suspended Notter for one
day and fined him 800 for rough riding.
After A. l.. Aste's Crack Shot had turned form
son7ersauIt. and made q runaway OF the mile
and quarter event on the turf. heating Ternaeeo.
the odds-on choice among others, he was bid up
$500 over his entered selling price of 800 by r F.
Carman Mr Aste retained the eelding for the
usual IS advance 1t the first bid-up since the
troubles of racing began, some two weeks ago. ana
for that reason aroused some comment
Fred Burlew. part owner with Frank Q Nell IN
the r. & q. Stable said yesterday that he was
going 10 France tomorrow to look the situation
over there with the idea perhaps Of sending some
Of his hcrses later.
The stewards of the National Steeplechase and
Hunt Association announced yesterday that the
entry of ". q. Brokaw's Delcanta had been re-
fused on account of the horses bad through
the field few days ". G. Wilson, who trains
Delcanta said that he bet his horse when he
was beaten SO badly and had advised his friends
TO bet also He added that he could not under
stand The race any better than the stewards, he
thought Delcanta good enough win.
r. p Car1nan has decided ship his stable to
Windsor for the meeting which begins there to-
Guy Burns the Jockey, will go along to
do the riding.
No decision reached yesterday between the
Coney Island Jockey Club and the Western Union
Telegraph Company over the question Of rental,
and the telegraph wires may be cut out to-day.
A censorship was established yesterday for two
races but after that declared off for the day.
on an appeal from the newspaper who wanted
to file early copy.
Tommy Smith, the racing secretary. said yester-
day in all proba biIity the following horses
would GO the post in the Coney Island Jockey
Club Stakes Of s25aeo tomorrow: