The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-30
BORROW RUNS LIKE
GREAT RACE HORSE
Plows Through Mud to Vic
tory by Fine Stretch Run In
Kentucky Handicap.
ROAMER QUITS AT FINISH

VAUDEVILLE, May 2a.-Borrow ana
hockey hotter proved too much for the
cracks In the Kentucky Handicap to-day
n Douglas Park and the 10000 per-
sons saw Hodge. the pride OF the Blue
.;rass state. defeated before the superior
horse flesh IN che English bred gelding
from the stable Of Harry Payne Whit
ney. OF New York. The Whitney geld
inr. which ran under the colors OF l..
q thompson, of New York. kept up
the stride set by Regret In the Ken
lucky Derby and the we richest stakes
TO be decided this year in the west
ore now safely tucked away in the
purse of Mr.. whitney.
Rnrrov had to he a great horse 70
win to-day. He was taken back during
the first mile Of the race. but IN the
stretch he came through with "A terrific
burst OF speed and won by n length
and a half. Roamer, Andrew Millers
crack, set he pace until well into the
stretch. but quit. Jockey Butwel used
every artificc known to riders to Keep
Roamer In front to no avail. Tne geld
Ing was too heavily weighted. The
time. 9 10 2-5. shows the wretched con-
dition of the track.
Hodge was second and Prince Hermis
was third. Short Grass and Rocal H.,
the two other English bred horses. In
the race. failed to run up to expecta.
tions. ON Borrow's recent race IN the
mud at Churchill Downs the public re-
fused to play him aud he paid altnos'
is % ! In the machines. The results:
Fir, Race-Thrcc-ycar-olds and upward
one mile and n sixteenth, selling-Hi g DID
per, ioi UGarnerl. $3.50, '!:e and .5'Io'
..a.. ItuRIIll lbs lf,ll So } NAgn ana =. '
second; Commaurettn. - Hunt sh'o'
third. Time. l:52 -. charley Mcrerrnn'
Wander. wild Bea~. Gallant BOY and Jack
second Race-Two-ycar-olds. maidens,
four and q half furlongs-lngot III Gar
ner,. s?o.sc. $3.50 and $40, won. Rock
choo. iii tSnalp. 5000 and $3.50. second
=. e. welsh. IA ,DishmonI. $3.50 third
Time, o;5s. Rochester, Little cove, Col
Matt. Hope. water Warbler. stephen X
Third Race Thrce-year-"lds and MP
ward. six furlongs-Dr Carmen. lo3 tPooD
%. $3.50 and out. won; broomrow.r y
Garner, sl.3o and out. second; Korfhage
10: ,ott', out, third. Time, i:l7 20
Busy Edith also ran . y..,.,.
$4,000 added: three-year-olds and up
ward. one mite and a duarter-Borrow
Hodge. 100 MARTIN. s. and $40. second
Prince Hermis. 1903 tpooll, s.. 10, third
Time. ?:iO 80. Emerson cochran, Dayit
C-aig. itoamer. Royal IL, short Grass anC
Fifth Racc-Two-ycar-olds. purse $500
five furlongs-Brown Eyed Kate. 10
'Gansl. S3.7o. $3.50 and out, won. Harr!
Gardner. 102 tMottl. $3.50 and out, second
Margaret y. IO2 ,PoolI. out. third. Time
1904. Sal Vanity also ran.
Sixth Race - Handicsp: purse 500
three-ycar-olds and upward: mile and u
yards-Dortch. 90 Mott, SIS. 81 and 50 40
won. Grover Hughes. 9S I.apailleb. SIS
and s.. 20. second. Leo Skolny. lO1 nice
ham. $40. third. Time. l:I7 2-5. Waite
Witch and Gold crest Boy also ran.
Seventh R~ace-Purse 5000: three-year
ODDS and upward mile and a sixteenth
Tetan, l0l tPool', s. go. s. and 81, 80, won
Greville. l0l tMeehanl. 5000 and &t90
second: Bonanza. ll6 tSmalll, $40, third
Time. 1850. col. Tom Green. and Her
muda also ran.