New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-01
Borrow Seems
King of the
Older Horses
Brooklyn Handicap Victory
Vindicates Class of the
Whitney Wonder
BY FRANK O'NEILL

training this season. His victory over
his stable mate, Regret. established his
greatness beyond all question, and
stands out in greater prominence be-
cause of his rather indifferent perform
ances last season. In 1916 Borrow ran
sixteen times. won three starts, was
second five times and ran third three
times.
Borrow achieved his greatest triumph
az the ripe age of nine years, an age
ut which most thoroughbreds have long
since reached the zenith of their ca
reors and begun to travel the road that
leads 10 oblivion. He ran one mile and
furlong in lac 20, which clipped
one-iifth of second off the mark hung
IN By Andrew Miller's Roamer at Lau-
rel. Nd, on October 10. 1914.
Experts have said since the running
of the Brooklyn Handicap that Borrow
was not completely used up and could
have continued his mighty run for
some distance longer. He closed a
great deal Of ground IN the race down
the stretch with one Of his character
istic PUSHES
He displayed just such finishing
powers in the running OF the Suburban,
in which he ran second 70 Boots. He
proved his stamina in the final stages
: of the Metropolitan, IN which he ran
. third TO 0rmesdale and Spur, and in
the Excelsior. when he raced second
TO Roaner, whose record he smashed
in the Brooklyn.
England Appreciated Borrow
Borrow has never won the following
in this country that he had in England,
where he raced as two, three and
four year old. There he was known
as a horse of unusual powers Of endur-
ance. He met and defeated many Of
/ the best horses on the British turf, and
only those who saw him perform in
/ England really knew what good horse
J he was
/. Harry Payne Whitney Is undecided
/ in his plans for the season The death
of his uncle, Colonel Oliver Hazard
7 Payne may be the cause of a tempo
rary retirement Of the Whitney stable
/ from the turf Should Mr.. Whitney
/ decide 10 throw his horses out Of train
! ing racing viii be the loser. II, how
+ ever. he decides % continue 10 race
/ his thorouChhreds, Borrow may estab-
+ llsh his supremacy among the older
/ horses Of the year beyond question.
At nine years Of age he is as sound as
newly dollar
With the season we'll under lay the
I situation among the older horses Is
J in pretty much Of muddle 20. one
Of the stakes horses has rcpeatsi 10
any Of the more important events, and
Borrow, running in the money every
/ time he started, is most consistent Of
them all.
The Finn. Boots. Ormesdale. Roamcr
! and even the queenly Regret have been
/ beaten after winning one race. The
Finn flashed a world of speed in win
ming the Long Beach Handicap at ia
maica when he equalled the track rec
ord Of 1852 for mile and a furlong,
held by Tartar But the Hallenbeck
black ran a disappointing race In the
Suburban. and was even worse in the
Excel sior Handicap, in which he ran
unp.aced 10 Roamer, Borrow and Old
koenig.
Boots Dead on Feet
Boots ran Ike real champion IN
the Suburban Handicap. and was going
away az the finish. In that race he had
20 take an overland route 10 the wire.
but he took IL and arrived home first
with several lengths 10 spare. But the
Boots that ran IN the Brooklyn Handi-
cap was another horse. lie was dead
on his feet ard a distant trailer
throughout, finishing in the dust Of
the leaders.
Orme-dale led home his field in the
Metropolitan. running through the soft
going ike q real mud lark. Ormesdale,
however. had q bad break IN the luck
IN tho Excelsior Handicap az Jamaica,
and had narrow esca0e from serious
injury when he was forced into the
fence Orwe7dale also started In the
BROOKLYN. but was run blind after
hanging on for about a mile.
Andrew Niilor's bay meteor Roamer
is one Of the most popular horses on
the American turf, end Justly 10. The
great son Of Knigh. Errant has won
many races and is not az the end OF ms
career. But Roamer, after establish
ing a track record for one mile and a
sixteenth at Jamaica IN winning tho
Excelsior Handicap, finished fifth IN
the Brooklyn after being run % point
% exhaustion by the flying Regret 10
the first mile.
Although Borrow won the Brooklyn
Handicap. full need of credit must be
given 10 Regret, his stable mate. The
great daughter Of Broomst.ck proved
her quality In that race with Borrow.
T. was her wonderful, foot that nade
the record breaking performance Of the
Hamburg geldng possible. We are not
Al all sure that had Robinson ridden
Regret on 10 the end that she would
rot have won the race. However, when
Pcbinson saw that Borrow was the
horse nearest 20 him he eased up a oit,
and Knapp. riding ike a centaur
dashed on % win.
Real Credit 10 Regret
To review the performance nj Re
go in the Brookl,n briefly 70 may De
said that she equalled the record OF
short Grass Of 1896 2-5 for mile. Sne
bet-ered the record for seven furlongs'
,raversfnr that distance In 1874. ms
marx. Of course, will not be recognized.
STRAIGHT Forward now holds the record
since he won a race az seven furlongs
on Thursday in 1924 20. Regret also
uttered the former track record A.
Tan,aica for A mile and furlong, Tor
ene ran the distance faster than Low
ytich Friar Rock showed IN winning
the Brooklyn last year -
Tho GOOD o.s veteran Stromooll, WIN
Nor of some Of the most important
-tates on the American turf, Is about
- rass on 70 the easy life Of the farm.
20 IL would seem. az any rate. fn'
cScstnu. son Of Fair Play--St. Priscilla
~. developed a serious trouble IN ms
nile and while he il not permanently
Inc he cannot come out Of hard
,sce without imping. Unless some
neat cure is worked his usefulness u
sbout over. and he IS too good horse
With too great record to be sent to
~ ,ost 10 be beaten. IL was jar 70
- - % hear odds OF 20 70 J qlotfo