New-York tribune., 1918-07-05
Jockey Byrne Rides
His Way to Glory
Roamer, OF to Poor Start,
Challenges Nobly at
the Finish
By w. ]. Macbeth

s.s mount as we'll as any boy now
-;s;nr in the East, won a lot of fame
whether or not he got the money
,or himself when he piloted Old Koenig
- victory in the Carter Handicap 81
the Aoueduct racetrack yesterday after
neon.
Bvrne brought homo to victory an
ou,sjder He not only brou.eNe hin
home winner. bat he set uoN track
Tscord in doing so. Old Koenig ran
he seven furloNgs in l:23 As. This
WAS 2.5 second better than any
nrevious time shown at this, the
Ssy Harry Payne Whitney's Regret
ND the record for the seven furlongs
At Aoueduct. having run the distance
in i:24 1-5 or September 20 last.
horse that sets new track
rscord should not have his per-
iormance tradueed. We wish to take
nothing from Old Koenig. Roam
sr at his best would have had to
Guido. himself to land the brackets
in face Of such s race as Old koenig
ran. And still, in the opinion of many
wise players. Roamer should have won
Yesterday. Roamer, sprinter, which
raced better field dizzy for more
than the distance only last Saturday,
did not get away so we'll as Old Koenig.
That tells the whole story of the race.
Hsd the event been only fifty yards
further, irrespective of the racing luck
at the start, Andrew Millcr's gelding
would have won undoubtedly with
plenty to spaye. Under the clever
manipulation of Lyke, Roamer was
Simply running over the stake winner
at the end.
Roamer Half Propped at Start
Mars Cassidy got the field away in
commendahle fashion. But Roamer was
half propped at the barrier and did
not 60 off winging, as he usually does.
As he was in third position from the
rail. he found himself shut off almost
instantly.
Naturalist broke in front. head in
front Of Old Koenig, away to the out
side. Byrne raced the latter quickly up
before the first turn, cutting over
toward the rail. meanwhile to improve
his position, of course The we'll re-
garded Polymelian, also fast break
er, crowded over so that Lyke found
himself in a pocket before the first
turn.
There was no way for Lyke to get
out save to take up his horse and ccme
the long way round Naturally and
wisely he declined such an expedient
He waited for the stretch turn. About
the time Lyke got ready to make his
run up into the stretch he was bumped
by Naturalist. the early pacemaker.
This forced Lyke to pull up and 90
round the field on the upper turn.
Byrne, with Old Koenig. meanwhile
had made his move and got clear by
coming through on the rail. When
they hit the top of the stretch Old
Kocng had lengths advantage. From
there in IL was pretty duel between
byrne and Lyke. Byrnc lashed Old
koerlg several times and the son of
Golden Maxim responded in true thor
oughbred style. But Roamer was COM
ing fast A sixteenth from home it
seemed as if Lyke's wonderful hand
ride might save the day for the IA
yorte.
Run Like Team
hundred yards from home Roamer
almost got Cid Koenig. They hung,
then. like team. The spirited run
which ne had undergone, forced to
make up several additional lengths in
lace OF the record-breaking perform
ance, was too much even for the
stolt heart of Roamer. Twenty-Five
yards from the wire, while it was still
anyibody''s race, the knight Errant
geidlng hung in one stride. That cost
Keanler the race.
.. va koenig, forced to show record
speed to beat off the gallant Roamer,
was plainly in distress at the end. He
could never nave lasted half dozen
@ more Jumps. w. R. Goes imported
roiymeiian, one Of the very best four
iear-oid colts IN training, was abso-
..u'ely outtooted through the stretch
~ r,n noth Old koenig and Roamer
1Nln queen, one Of the red hot favor
~. .Les OF the afternoon and also one OF
.ae very most consistent wo-year-olds
Iu' 'nls season, had only to gallop to
H. saaa the secondary feature, the Glover
olaxe' OF $500 at FIVE furlongs. 1t is
seis!iy too bad that this good two-year-
W. W. my, which picked up 1874 pounds,
was was not crowded more closely, in which
vent undoubtedly there would have
oeeh new worlds record for the dis
Elm Queen Equals Record
rs.nlnisnlng in a hand gallop five
n eagths IN trent of her nearest com
sems9f' seMaS', Elm Queen nevertheless
dGp daqual!ed the Aqueduct record for the
ssssahce' Sass Her performance of SO %
tssVnas tsao was far more creditablc than
wa as' OF Henry A. Porter's High Time,
Iss only two weeks ago. On June ID
H.; I'LL %nen % ne established the record,
FISs FIsh lime packed only 1l2 pounds.
''Sm queen carried 124 yesterday.
yoos oG!ny my jim Fitzsimmons saddled a
svOo iy tning in Star Spangled. which cas-
(; K,as won the tiTst race, at six furlongs.
ibs'tssles bn, We Cub ran a bang-up race, and
prsbboa rs ior trouble on the turn might have
s'Tgpea I'D Star. Spangled AT the end.
."e steep!echase was little stifFey
sl I;sh. Workout for Ormead. Early
WILL enL ran, fine race, and will bear
"S,ching in future.
in .ttsciiia tt Muliens was pounds the best
V.nIu'e' Hitn race, as was also Dottie
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