Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
OLD ROSEBUD A FLYER.
Wins Feature at Louisville and Low.
ers Track Record Nearly 2 Seconds.
,ecial Dispatch to The Star


LOUISVILLE. Ky, May 31.-Old Rose
bud demonstrated this afternoon that
there Is not another two-year-old in the
west that can beat him at five furlongs.
when he stepped five furlongs this after
noon at Douglas Park in IS 40. cutting
the track record nearly two seconds and
beating Little Nephew and Imperator.
The race was a great one. Starter Cas-
sdy got them off well punched and they
ran head and head nearly to the head
of the stretch, where Old Rosebud went
to the front and won By a couple of
lengths ahead OF Little Nephew, which
in turn was a length and a half in front
Of 1mperator, winner of the Breeders
F'uturty and the heaviest two-year-old
money winner of the year. About $4,000
people saw the race.
Second in interest came the handicap.
in which Ten Point won his first race in
Kentucky. Gowell. which ran him to a
head in the Kentucky Derby, forced him
to his best today. The filly was given bad
ride and but for that might have been
closer. FavoriteS garnered their share
Of the purses during the afternoon and
close finishes made the sport the most en-
joyable Of the entire week.
The track was like pasteboard and a
slight breeze made the grandstand COM
Portable. 1t is now certain that Douglas
Park will be successful with its first
spring meeting. Summaries:
First race, for two year-olds; five furlongs-
Bandit. 100 NIartiny. won: Briggs Brother. J u
d,oftus), second; Old Ben. los tBoreI. third
Time, 100 SO. Chr.stophine. Aunt Mamie. +.
paid: Bandit. SIS % straight, $50 place, s.
SNOW; Briggs Brother. 500 place, $3.50 show,
Old Ben, 40 show.
Second race, mile and a sixteenth. for
three year-olds and upward--Benanet. % lMc-
Donald) won; Wander, 100 (Tap'im, second;
Supervisor, 1l3 fTeahanJ. third. Time. Al so
Tecumseh Bonnie Eloise and Mockler also ran.
Mutuels tS.l paid Denanet. $40 straight.
80 place, $3.50 show; Wander. $3.50 place.
500 show; Supervisor. $3.50 show.
Third race, tor two year olds; i've furlonSs-
Old Rosebud, IL tMcCabet. won; Little Nephew,
ll2 uLoftus, second; lmperator, H. tMusgraye,,
third. Time, OBS 40 new track record. AIu-
fuels (S2) paid Old Rosebud, Ssi. 10 straight,
$40 place, out SHOW; Little Nephew, $40
place. out. show; Impeya tor, out show.
Fourth race, handicap. three -yearolds and
lie Qoftus,, won; Hamilton. 1l2 Peak, see
ond; Any Port, loa tMeCabe), third. Tine,
Isl 40 new track record) Cousin Puss and
White Wool also Mutucs ISL paid: Mel
ton Street. $3.50 straight, $41O place, $2.IO
show; Hamilton, 81 place, $40 show; Any
Port. s. so show.
Fifth race for three-y -olds; mile and a
s.xteenth-Ten Point. lis tCross), Won; Goweli,
loS tTeahanJ, second; Prince Herm!s. 30 liked
eris) third Time, ia 10 Scmprtte also
ran. Mutues 81, paid: Ten Point, s. 50
straight 81 40 place. out show; tiowell, $40
place out SHOW Prince Hermis. out.
Sixth race, for threc-y ear-olds and upward;
six furlongs-tireat Britain, 1oo tMcCabel, won,
Marjorie A., 100 tGross,, second; Samuel H.
Meyer. 100 Musgrave), third Time. liz 10.
HIue, Celesta and Silver Bill also Mu-
fuels tS2) paid Great Britain, $500 straight,
50 20 place. SO. 10 show; Marjorie A.. 81 place,
S. 20 show; Samuel Il. Meyer, 30 show.