New-York tribune., 1908-05-08
RACING A MUD STRIFE
REGULARS BRAVE STORM.
4IetheUo Hins the Ne7ctozcn Stakes
IN a Common Gallon.

There was racing a. Jamaica Yesterday II N.
-rud strife could Re called racing. Nothing short
a 81 lSSs blizzard could keep the regulars away
from the track and some four thousand dyed-in-
.-Av-ool enthusiasts turned out and spent most Of
--e afternoon trying 70 persuade themselves that
--ey were having good time that they were
10 = subjects for BIooulinsdale The drench-
f-E rain. driven into the face Of the erandstsnd
before cold. raw nor'easter. made the conditions
wholly unpleasant and positively disconfortins
The track was duck pond part OF the time and
E nor 81 Of the time but six or the horses al
least srIasled their wav through the rnire as II
possessed Of wehfeet. and strange IL may seem
those who had the good fortune 70 follow the
consensus cashed six straight bets. although
Kt1s Cobalt and Aletheuo were the only PRO-
-o--ce5 winning favorttes
T1e band was on hand. although minus its long
haired. hard working conductor. and II did its best
- keep the crowd. which huddIed in the hack part
g rre stand n effort 70 avoid the driving rain
= s--erLt1g like good hurnor. The Jockeys were 10
re --5ed- nothing short Of 2 hardship to
-z5e through the binding rain with clods Of mud
<y--E II their faces. The boy who could get of
= front and stay there was the envy Of those
v-o had 10 work their way Up from behind. AL
roEe-her l. g day that made racing Joke
ard -he sport q Iraves1y-
The feds were small. but with two exceptions
We balanced King Cobalt spreadeagled his field
i Ire first race and was then worked out seven
t--lonss part OF his preparation for the Metro
r-oltcz1 Handicap at Belmont Park next Wednes-
day. tor which he is being pointed Aletheuo was
-1e c-ler horse which stood out as racegoers say.
zr5 ne made show Of his field in the Newtown
S-akes al SIX fUrlongs. winning. essed Up. by i've
lengths after gslloping along IN front all the way
Th= fight for the place was spirited enough how
eve. as Sir Toddington, Eesuor and Triumph fn-
1z-=d heads apart II furious drive Sir Toddins-
-r- closing from far hack on the outside, earned
TIE place from Kea1or. which also made lot OF
ground and finished resoluteIy on the rail.
Ezv-e the selling race for two-year-olds-
G--@a and the discontinue Of Frank Lighttoot-
TIE latter offered Griffin 0oo for the colt before
tae race. and Griffin snapped him UP. bur insisted
--or cash down Lightfoot vas not prepared 70
hand over that amount the moment. the deal
vas called o.. After Hav-e closed with rush in
re stretch and Won going away by rV'o or rhree
lengths G--En was al smiles. as the purse vas
worth $3.50. and he suu had his horse
jimmy A-cLaughltn's Personal was slight favor
,e for The race over Miss Highland. which vas
backed down rom 70 70 70 l. In the face Of
mis-. Eav-e. the opening choice. drlfted back 10
: Il : as there seemed 10 be some question about
his ability 70 run II the mud Personal and Miss
Highland fsrIered their hackers al the head OF the
s--e-c1 when L looked they might Force
Ire pzoenaher. down. but they both hung under
pressure, whereas Eav-e closing fast on tne out
SIDE easily beat Force
When CynbaI ran olr rounding the paddock turn
II -te third race Zethus took command and roruped
n t-c-- the CT the way The race vas run
:
most impossible to distinguish the colors on the
rzrkz-rerCh. Druid. Z noted nludla-k. followed
Ze-hus home, scant length before Chant;ily Chief
Hayes. backed from 70 ! 70 Is 70 because Of
RS liking for mud and his good race with Zethus
-he other DAY. was well Up for SIX fU-longs but
-t-e5 badly end finished e distant last.
u a Eealv sent Incogri-o, cast-o1 from the
Heene stable, u The post n the last race prtued
fc- killing lis fast work II private seemed 10
re common property however. and those who had
-he II had 70 accept 70 3 Frtzette also attracted
strong play. while BaIket- which opened the
czo-f-e At even money IN some books d-fted back
70 = as L seemed be the general Impression
-as- -ne Eeno colt could not 10 his best form
IL the sloppy uEz-
-nrug--lo good race for MS first start OF the
season. and after forcing the pace hung on n
zzrresr fashion but vas beaten head By Halke-
which wore him down after 4 long drive through
re stretch The lucky few who followed the
racing a6sEe. Play the outsider = threehorss
race forgot al about the storm as they rooted
-a-ke- home.
Sumter the jockey who had such narrow escape
rom serious injury when Patriot tel few days
zzc vas back in the saddle yeste-dav- He rods /
E-s-zcs- II the second race and Tlieirg, the "a
zc-rs, = ILs +lf-n -zce, which finished second 10