The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-05-01
ROSEBEN IS BADLY BEATEN
BIG TRAIN RUNS LAST IN THE
PAUMONOK HANDICAP.
Red River Takes This Event In Fast Time
Mark Antony H., Queen MarSuerite
Ramble, Bad NSTt and Melissa Score At
J~GmaIca-FOur FAYoFites Defeated.

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Jamalca-FOur FAYoHtes Defeated.
Mighty Roseben has seen his best days.
Al least that was the opinion OF his owner,
Dave johnson: Trainer Weir. Frank j.
Farrell and Jockey shaw after the Big Train
had been soundly beaten In the Paumonok
Handicap, six fuTlOngs, run at Jamaica yes
terday. Roseben packed 100 pounds and
was a strong favOrite At 8 TO ,, lie broke
in front. but before he had gone a %furlong
II was seen that he did not have his old foot.
Shaw hustled him In the run up the back
stretch, 80 that on the far turn he was third
to r, I. Wilson Jr.'s Red River. 7 to ?, and
NJ. J.. Schwartz's Bat Masterson, 0 to 1. Then
the former champion Splinter began to falter
and when he hit the homestretoh he Curlsd
up and was absolutely last.
Red River ran the distance In ll2 3-5, the
fastest time made 80 far this season. and
simply galloped home with two lengths over
James Il. Keene's Restigouche, 10 to 8, who
zane from behind in the Last quarter and
beat A.. j. Joyner's Rialto, 5 to /, half a
length for the place.
The Green River stables Queen Marguerite.
backed from 5 to 10 to S. made all the running
in the first race, a selling event at six fur
longs, and Just rolled home, with four lengths
TO spare in 1913 SIS. j. A. Wernbergs Big
Ben, a ~ to / shot. got the place, the same
distance before p. J. Ralney's Heaslip, s 10 T..
Il, l.. Thomas Harcourt, 2 to ?, got a queer
looking ride from SchillinE.
Thomas Newton's recently acquired Mark
Antony IT,. backed down 10 "A to ;. cut
out the pace in the second race, a handicap
az a mile and a sixteenth, and had so much
left in the homestretch that he sailed past
the Judges with q margin OF three lengths
over >, 4. Bennet's Molesey. I TO ) favorlte,
The latter began slOely as usual, hut made
up a lot Of ground after he reached the far
urn. lie had three lengths over Richard
Bauer Iethus, ITO >, the others being badly
beaten. The time was As les.
A. j, Joyner's Ramble, backed from 2 to
StOj 3, left the post like a flash In the third race
for two-year-olds, four and a half furlongs,
and won all the way, coming home two lengths
In front Of the Newcastle Stab!e'e Cere-
monious. who reCeded to to2 p J. DIVERS
Sir John, backed from 10 TO q. was an iudlier-
enl third. The race was run In O:Sl 3-5.
T., Il. Bradley's Rad News. backed down
to 4 to ), was by no means the expected cinCh
In the fifth race, a selling affair at a mile and a
sixteenth. II took a terrific drive by Nottcr
TO get him up In time to win by a head from
William Gerst'a Ial, 8 TO- T.. On the lower turn
Ial ran out and lost perhaps q dozen lengths.
Then Shilling rushed him TO the front In the
good cad. when Bad News went after him
on the far turn. II Ial had kept straight
he could not have lost. "A II was he beat
Import, IL to s, a length and A half for the
place. r.. I. Wilson, Jr.'s. Gallayant, : 70 I,
was a length out Of the money. The time was
l;4a.
A had start killed the chances Of the New.
castle Stables The. Pppin, y to s ~tavoritr
IN the last race, for maiden two.year-old
fllies and geldings, al four aud A half fur.
longs. AS she was practically left at the bar.
The way for a short distance, when p, j,
Dryers Melissa. a Is 10 /. shot. rushed TO the
front and fairly bTeeIed home with half \
dozen lengths 10 spare in O.54 20. ~. +.
Whitney's Blackford 5tO I. who was OF poorly,
closed with great courage and got no in time
to nail the place by q head from James Il.
keeue's 81. Withhold. ) toI
Four favontes we're defeated. but five Of
the winners cost tho layers q pretty penny.
The weather was cold and threatening. while
a gale blew In from Jamaica Ray all the after
noon, making overCoats exceedingly com
Portable. The summaries.