The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-06
R0AMER RUNS AWAY
FROM GAMER AT END
Sets Record for Mile and a Quar-
ter on Mile Oval Mt
Syracuse.
FORMER OWNER SEES HIM
Woodford Clay, Who Sold Star
to Miller, Witnesses Big
Burst of Speed.
FORMER OWNER SEES HIN

s,uArUsr, Sspt 5-.Roamer. Andrew
ul,rs rhairp!ou trres-year-old and one
,. ,h, best Of his age in several racing
.,asons added the state Fair mile and
quarter weight for age race to his brilliant
=, this afternoon. To score his victory
,r. son " knight Errant and Rose Tree
"A hung ou, a new mark for the distance
.y.r , mile oval when he raced In 2 :02.
and his prize was $4,000 and n loving
cup.
Tbs race was an attraction that drew
an immense crowd to the spacious grand
stand and there were many men promi-
non. on the turf present Among the
,uYib.r was woodford Clay, who brought
Ro,n.r to the races a year ago last
sprfrr and started him in n selling race
a, Dln1on, Park II was shortly after
hat he was purchased by Andrew Miller.
and p. has developed since into a very
remarkable champion.
As was predicted the only one to start
,sa.nst Roamer was Gamer, the colt that
W, PAYNE whitney bought from the
l. Holland sale for $4,000. Gamer
ran his race. hut at no time did he even
threaten the Miller three-year-old.
bes marked all his efforts since he reached
championship class, Roamer jumped to
he front shortly after the start and at no
line In that Journey was he headed
though Butwe,l was sitting still with a
good hold Of his head. Through the back
stretch Nott,r moved W with Gamer in
fast sixteenth and for a instant he
was tapped on the lille bay w1'n But-
vel let out another wrap and the little
fellow mmped away TO- % safe lead nni
only galloped for the rest os tNe tourney
Tn. best previous timo for - mile and
a quarter over mile oval was when
Broomst.ck beat Irish Lad in the rum
ming Il he brighton Handicap AZ Brl2h-
ton Reach His time was 2:o2 80. Last
year Harry Ttyn" Whitneys Whisk
Broom H. ran q mile and quarter in the
suburban Handicap In 100. but tina. was
over the belmont Park course, with only
NO turns instead % the four OF a mile
crack To-day ROamer scored with such
ridiculous ease shat Il was apparent he
could nave equlllcd II h" could not have
beaten Wh.sk Broom's remarkable per-
formaucc.
Bic was another to win In the Andrew
Miller silks during the afternoon. Rich
trd r. Wilson's Montpelier stable took
down three purses with Montreser Egg
mont and Athena. and August Belmont
accounted for the other when Flitaway
n.l- home II. *. Knapp's fast mare
Spite This victory had a large element
Il HrF. for Sprite would have won surely
rad t not been that she bled In the
t.. only claim OF foul during the three
LAYS - racing came out Of The F-mont
,etury buxton, who rode Mr. belmont =
'cnrurk. charged after the race that Nc
'ah-y, who rode Egmont, had crowded
nm on the fence. After a deliberat!on the
stewards ruled that the offence had not
."e7 proved During he three days OF
"tcluc the MONTPELIER stable has been the
0ost winner, with six races to its credit.
August belmont was winner OF fivc.
andrew Miller Of three and clifford A.
Cochran " two. The summaries:
FIRST RACE.
p H. .. ,T2-{ea5"9; nic o End half tr!onS
!uNury,2 .... llo .uN'ou.. .. 3 out 2''
JeU, .. ......... in3 sumter ..... 1871 81 8
Sl g saa a To" Of d 5d.r a%Hsa By Mon BY
IF.cr stable. trained b' I. J. Hcalcy.
SICOND RACE.
Tor 'hlee-yca r-old, ana upward; selling hsndi-
nae 'i'' ana age W 70! 6 SaTys ''T gu, ~ e
[l9ommcggara,a ~ Nc, ahcy-.. Il on, z
l'o"f start. won easily. BHC oh. r, hy tunrrd
.-bandelo, owned by Andrew Miller; trained by
a hpldsborougE.
THIRD Raj.
sac Fair Stakes; for nrce-year-olds and up.
ward weight fer age, 81, 90 added one mile and
Horse and age W.. 80. key. Prices. Fiu
Hoamrr g.. o.. ia BItwcll goo. i-l5 out IL
Gamer ,......l ~ softer " out :
- Iim". 2w.
Good start; won rali1png, Rosmcr, b. y. by
nnrfi Errhnt--Vusc Tree H.: owned Ivy Andrew
Miller, uained by \. J GoidsbOrough.
iOrKrH RACE.
For wo-yrar-oids. handicap. Ave and hal
'uTiungs
llo.,c andosc " Iockcy. Prices. Fin
l'Lf", b. -...... ipS buxton ...... Is out 81
''v. any g.. lni SUMTER 81 even 3
Time, lO7l.
-, N"gd Start won driving. Egmont, b. G, by
fhAdli' N'tuc buchanan. owned by Mon I
Nht Stable. trained by f. !. Healcy.
FIFTH RACE.
tor three -ycar-olds and upward; six furion gs
ll"'Nr nn u age. VI Jockey. Prices. FIN
luh"ay a...... 1903 Buxton. ..... out ~
Npritc, d ....... rs Butwcl eco. I q out 2
I,o9d ,'ar' won driving. fL~way, b. T. b;
Hlt Play liurrmouse owned by August Rel
mont trained by ) G. tidTeth.
SIXTH RACE.
For urHc-ycar-olds and upward: handicap
one mile nnda sixteenth
,hof-" snd age. VT. Jockey. Prices Fin
Nonuesor, ~ McCahey.., go ont u
'I"'Hu IN, 3 .... lR buxton ..... IL out
Time, lit 5-b
,'ond start easily hontresor, oh. g. b
hohiuti- MadChcn; owned by Mon tpelicr StAbl,
uancd by !, j. Hcaey.
RFSTrJTC AT pJTrE pONNETc