New-York tribune., 1913-07-23
TALBOT BUYS DELFT
AND WINS A STAKE
Wilson, with a Strong Finish,
Lands FiIIy in Front by a
Short Head.
CUTAWAY RUNS GOOD RACE
Spring Board Finds One Mile
and a Sixteenth Too Far,
and Hedge Romps to
Lasy Victory.

John O. Talbot bought Delft and Dis
covery from Harry Payne Whitney on
Saturday at private sale and just about
won the former out at Belmont Park yes
terday. when the Burgomaster filly got
up in the last stride to capture the Rose
dale Stakes, for two-year-old fillies, at
five and one-half furlongs.
Mr.. Talbot owed the victory quite as
much to Johnny Wilson as to Delft as he
rode one Of those strong smooth finishes
which means so much TO horse when
extended to the utmost The value or a
good ride was strongly emphasized. as
even under Wilson's best effort Delft
would have been beaten by Thomas F.
Ryan's Cutaway II McCahey had been
able to give her just little more help.
II looked almost as IL the boy was not
fully awake TO the needs Of the case when
Delft coming from behind, challenged on
the outside.
The race furnished another comparison
OF riders. Troxler handled Delft for Mr..
whitney on Saturday, and was so clearly
outridden by Butwel that Robert oliver
beat her a head in the slow time Of l:O8
for five and one-half furlongs She ran
the distance yesterday in :O6, with only
Light wind blowing down the straight TO
account for two full seconds. She beat a
much better field, too. including Mated,
Nalad. winner OF the Astoria Dinner
Stakes Stake and Cap and May Dora
among others. Raj Parr, who owns both
Robert Oliver and Mater considers the
latter quite a bit better, and yet Robert
oliver beat Delft, which beat Mater yes
terday. Altogether, the race furnished
plenty Of food for conversation.
Cutaway made a distinctly favorable
impression. az she handled ll9 pounds like
a flly of class and was beaten only by a
loose finish after forcing the pace from
the start.
Captain Cassatts Spring Board. which
has been racing so well over the sprinting
distances. tried 10 80 one mile and a SIX
teenth in the third race. but found the dis
tance too far and was beaten by Hedge
In slow time.
Davies. the jockey. was charged By some
with making far TOO much use Of him in
the first six furlongs, but this may be
said, he had nice hold of his mounts
head in spite of the fact that he opened
up a gap Of eight lengths on his field.
Spring Board is a free running horse, and
If the boy had checked him in an effort
TO conserve his speed the result might
not have been any better II was simply
Of a he rOiild and
then stopping, which made it look as If
Hedge. a good looking mare by Planudes.
was closing with great rush.
Uncle Nun was graduated from the
maiden class in the last race, but was
lucky TO earn brackets for the reason
that there was so much crowding, bump
ing and rough riding among four or five
others that he, with clear sailing, got up
in time to win by a head. The stewards
held Davies, who rode Captain Cassatt's
Scrapper into third place, responsible. and
disqualified his mount, which moved Small
up a peg. Glass made the claim Of foul.
Fred Johnsons Mr.. Sniggs and August
Belmont's Ha'penny were the chief suf-
ferers both being knocked back when
running prominently. FL Biod also was
hampered enough to let Uncle Nun get
up TO beat him 4 head
Great things were heard Of Ha'penny
in the paddock. lie Is a royalty bred colt
by Rock Sand-Half Sovereign, and was
said 10 have worked half a mile I'm better
than A. seconds He IS a we'll made colt
too. and may turn out 10 be one OF the best
Youngsters in Ar. Belmont's stable with
Tommy McTaggert set down for three
days. the mount was given TO Ferguson
who under the circumstances did not take
the best care of him. The horse also ran
Creenly, and Is sure 10 improve.
Byrne, the Beau Brummel OF the jock
eys. busted his riding boots carefully as
he took the leg up on J. G. Oxnard's
Cadeau for the first race you amt 20
ing to a dance, jock" stable boy Of
fered. but Byrne disdained TO even notice
the irrelevant remark and, just To prove
that he knew something about riding,
went out and brought his mount home IN
front. lie was called on to show some
skill too, in picking out n narrow open
ing rounding the turn. through which he
fearlessly sent Cadeau. That over, the
rest was easy, as the Golden Maxim mare
quickly raced Lace into submission and
came on about her business.
The steeplechase furnished surprise
but TO none so much as Silas Veitch, who
trains Footlights, the winner for Robert
I. Gerry. He made a small oral wager
with a friend on Big Sandy. saying his
own horse was too green. and then sat
in the stand and saw Footights wear
Big Sandy down in the. last half mile
and come away. after hard drive for
few strides, TO win easily.
Footlights is by ings-Flittermouse,
and consequently a full sister TO Flamma,
winner of the Ladies Stakes fhis year
and 70 Field Mouse, which once won
race under the Belmont silks at 100 to l.
Woodford Clay sold his promising two
year-old. Roamer, yesterday to Andrew
Miller, at a price said to be $500.
John Miller has bought Old Honest
from Kentucky for shipment 40 Porto
Rico. where he will be placed In the first
stud established in that ISL
and.