New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-08
Old Rosebud
Wins Tribute
FromMadden
v..,ueky Horse Has Made
'w,,derful Record Since
His Injury
p, FRANK oNEiLL

MADDEN smiled broadly when
!'rn ..hud won the Carter Handicap
% ,!~,Suct on independence Day; He
$500 .a in old Kentucky" said MI
~ W. avher. horses are Of the true
S''''I He first saw the light of day at
ggI n, ~ Place on March q, 1911. He
" Nv IN the purple, and it is no won
sh'O ~, I know Of no more won
,,ssl horse" ,.;,sr+s Of
:" Ing world when he said that
" 20 more wonderful horse than
trt s. ~ A broken-down cripple
on kossSsss.year.old form, he has come
z ts lH .ss turf as sound as dollar
a.s !" go the barrier on eight ocea.
" - his season, and has peeh 0u' u
~, noney only once.
Successful in Kentucky
r.hud came 10 the Northern
Oio .f,sr successful campaign on
:tg'se IL Kentucky. His first start
Gs useA'; :" he brooklyn Handicap. in
iEs "a ran In close pursuit OF bor-
'.vsnd Regret in thst recoI t,Ui .HN ths
N On June so he captured ing
;H. -, County Handicap and foiIoWeo
. w. x,,b & spectacular victory IN INC
~ Vsndicap. In Kentucky ne start,
Vi w. zines winning four races ana
% ~ ~, unplaced in another. ,
i'lh.ss 1, The record Of this son OF
s1'n ,ycrv Bells after his return
giss srfcreed retirement. In 1914 he
'''I - iog,n while racing in the WIN
NoA. Belmont Park, and had to quit
Y. track. His leg was so oaaly nuie
~. /, was feared that he would never
-. -. ,olors again. Old Roseoud was
IL in front Of the field when the
H' ~. Is an axiom that says "A race
Ia' onlv one leg" Old Rosebud $
i'.' Il, was badly damaged, and by all
ss 80 was doomed 10 retirement for
n lime H. c. Apologize, his owner
~ :. 49," ,,,isnce He doctored the horse
.,ti,5lIy and in time Old Rosebud's IN
80 limb responded TO treatment
s,,,Iv he worked out all traces OF the
~ and it was decided 10 send MN
70 the post again. -. o,,
=. rr,ls was marked by wonderful sue
" He faced the starter eleven times
- von nine races. In the other two
!. vas second. Little Nephew was the
lvv.nile that beat Old Rosebud twice
tv. me latter reversed the decision IN
subsequent meetings. He also beat
po,mer twice as 3 two-year-old. HIS
...o,d ~ 1928 seconds for FIVE fur
Iopgs at Douglas Park still stands.
Record for Track
In his three-year-old form Old Rose
bud started three times and won twice
He captured a one-mile event at Lex
i,g,on from a good field. running the
ES,ance in l:4z over heavy track.
Ills next start was in the Kentucky
p.rbv, and he sped over the one mile
nd a quarter course in 2:03 2-5, which
stands as the record for the track. his
,iirt start of the year was IN the
Wi,hsrs, in which he broke down.
In his life Old Rosebud has faced the
barrie, twenty-five times and has won
seventeen Of MS starts. He was second
twice, third once, and has run out Of
the money only once.
John Z. Madden bred the horse at his
farm at Hamburg Place, KY. and sold
lin as q yearling TO H. c. Apologize,
II whose colors the horse is now run
ing. The youngster made his first
Start 81 JuareZ in the spring of 1913 in
four-furlong dash, and showed his
quality By rompirg home ahead Of his
ssld by some six lengths or so. Old
Rosebud and Roamer have been rivals
throughout their careers, and thus far
q. former has enjoyed the better
fortune.