New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-26
Celding by Wonderful Spr,,
Over Long Stretch Over.
hauls Fleet Regret
at Finish
BY FRANK 0'NElLL

BY FRANK O'NEILL
Borrow. the aged son OF Hambur,
Forget. won the twenty-eishth rpr,',.
of the Brooklyn Handicap at Aoussn,.
yesterday afternoon in worlds rs,,,.
time. Making his final effort on y.
long stretch for the wire with "a,
nadic speed, the game bay raced oy.,
his field, and, catching his stable u,,.
Regret, which had led from the .,,'.
TO within twenty yards Of the friss
swept on 10 victory by a nosa ~,
Rosebud was third. two lengths beLirs
Regret. The first three horses wa..
American bred. were
The time was l:49 rs. and ,,;,
one-iif'h Of a second of the woriE.
record for a mile and a furlons s"ns
up by Andrew Miller's bsy S.i I
Roamer at Laurel Park. NarylsrS =
1914. Roamer incidentally ran sos
IN the race yesterday the CansSis.
record Tor the distance is l:@Ss
established by Wateryale. While ~.
English mark is two-hf,hs Of secop.
slower.
Regret fairly burned up the tra,, :,
the race, and, ridden out, might b,y.
won. She was in front until twen,v
yards from the wire. Of on AVN,
feet, she sped the first eighth :
- % seconds; the quarter. in "a.
-eighths. in :35 %; half.ml. !,
"a 3-5; iiye-eighths, in 100; six to,.
longs, IN 1872 %; seven -eighths. 4,
l:24; the mile. in 1898. and u.
mile and a furlonG. in 1925.
Regret Bowls Over Records
The track record for seyen-eighs,
Of mile was l:24 As. held BY Rosnr
Regret took four-iifths Of second :.
this mark. She equalled Rosmers ~,
ord 1886 % for the mile. Bouov
broke Friar Rocks record Of l:5O a,
the full distance OF the race.
Harry Payne Whitney drank deer,
Of the bowl of delight. Borrow wo,
and Regret. the only mare that eve,
won The Kentucky Derby. ran at !,
throatlatch 10 the wire. 4 double IN.
umph, so richly won, might have bees
sufficient TO the most exscting. bu,
that his horse should achieve N,
crowning glory in the possibility a
equine greatness was ecststic.
Borrow ran one Of his characterize,
races. Slow 70 begin. lost sight Of Il
the dust Of the leaders in the earl,
stages, the mightiest scion Of the Han.
burg dynasty came down the Ion,
straightaway with a speed ,ha. knew
no limit, with courage that knew no
denial.
Head up. eyes blazing with the BATH.
light, Borrow came on. At the mile he
was fifth, but every plunge of tho.
mighty limbs carried him closer 20 the
fore. Chiclet, Old Rosebud. Rosmer
and Regret we're before him. 0rmesdale
was beside him. II seemed beyond the
power Of equine energy TO close the
gap in one short furlong.
Impossibl indeed, Borrow souted
the word. A cut Of the Cad brough,
burst of speed Chiclet was left behind
Another cut and Roamer was passed,
and then. urged along by a clucsing Of
the tongue and a vigorous hand ride,
Borrow went on 10 challenge Regre,
carrying Old Rosebud with him.
Knapp wore the Distinguishing re-
cap over the light blue blouse, Will,
on Regret. wore the CONVEX.
tional brown cap Of the Whitney colon
The white and blue of II. {. Applegsu
fla she'd at the side of Borrow for d mo.
ment as Old Rosebud hung on, but d,
red cap was the oriiamme OF victory
Robinson Eased Regret
Shaking loose frou the son of Urcl.
Ivory Bells. Borrow showed clear in
second place and was picking up on Re.
yret Robinson, looking back over his
shoulder, saw Borrow come on, and
knowing that victory was safe 10 the
stable, abated the vigor OF his ride
little Had he ridden the Brooms,ies
mare out he might have won. Probably
Borrow would have won just the same
In any event, Tapped on each other the
Whitney pair raced stride for STRIDE
and the bay nose of Borrow was hrsi
over the line.
A crowd that carried the oldtmer
back 10 the good old days Of racing Sss
on hand TO witness the running Of hs
classic. Fully $4,000 spectators we"
there, and to form an idea Of the prom
inent, one may open the social register
at almost any page and read Tor ann
selves. The stands were packed 70
capacity, and the lawn was jammed 70
the point Of discomfort.
The best blood Of the racing worlf
was in the race. A fast track and snl'
ing skies assured fast tine, and ne
were fulfilled. After bi
Of DELAY the webbing was sprung snd
the mighty cry They're off," rsrs
the stands. Regret was firsto
rush 20 the fore. Ormesdaie ran o.
her tanks until the first turn, ara
then. jostled BIT, dropped back.
Regret intended 10 make every pos
a winning post, it seemed. She wer,
right ahead, running in wonderful
stride and shaking OF pursuit hei
wonderful pace under weight ms'
would have stopped most horses MAG,
the record smashing possible. A; ~
half-mile mark Regret still held ioi'a
in front, and turning FOR the DIV,
down the straightaway was oeyoa'
catching, it seemed.
Borrow Begins His Run
Il was not until half mile or NOR
had been run that Borrow seemed
realize the fact that he was IN a ho,'..
race. He began 20 race a LITTLE 81
moved up. Omar Khayyam, the W.
ner of the Kentucky Derby. also rush'o
toward the front. but was caught 10 .
jam and knocked back. He never o.
tanned position Of promine,ee
Roamer moved into second place si1,.
strengthening away FOR home, ov' ~
was unable TO hold pace. Boots 'n'
Suburban winner. ran dull race