The sun., 1919-04-26
OLD ROSEBUD SHOWS
HIS OLD TIME SPEED
Former Champion Returns to
Races and Wins Sprint at
Havre de Grace.

HAvRB DE GRACE. Apri, 25.--Old Rose
bud. the aged bay gelding which was
the king Of the turf two years ago, re-
turned to the races after an absence OF
more than a year and defeated good
field Of handicap horses Mt the Havre
de Grace track this afternoon. The
rnce WIS only Ave and n half furlong
dash. but the old champloD won 50 inn
presslvely tNat many experts declared
that he could have gone on to much
greater distance and won easily. He
was full OF running. took command at
the start. and was never headed. ~ no
stage of the journey was he urged to Go
his best, and when he passed the judges
he was under tight pull. length In
front OF Commander J. X. l.. Ross
Bonlface The Commanders other en-
try. Mlkmaid, was third.
O'd Rosebud showed traces of his old
time speed in his recent trials, and as q
result was heavily backed, He went
to the post the favorite at s4.90 in the ~
mutuel machines.
After the race Old Rosebud showed no
signs of breaking down, and there were
some horsemep present who declared he
will stand up" and give a good account
OF himself in the battle for the title.
Three years ago Old Rosebud bowed
tendon while leading In the Withers. A
long rest at the old Gravesend track
mended II sufficiently to enable hun TO
come back In 1917 and race his way
to the top Of the handicap division.
In the autumn OF that year he bowed
another tendon, and II was thought his
racing days we're at an end. But an
other long rest strengthened his in
iured legs. and cary this spring Frank
Weir, his owner put him back in train
ing. To-day he looks better than ever.
He has grown tremendously and shows
no signs Of having two bowed tendons.
The results:
First Race-Four and hnlf fur'ongs;
R %on ~ ' Hidden '0F sAiD Is goieF
S5o second; CO.; Murphy, ia Ryan, ,S.s ~ 4:
B iarI i iss' and ESrua io also ran.
second Race-six furlongs; purse N.lTs.is;
for .hree year. Odds an upward; nnidens: Won
Somewhere in France, iio Cwals,, $3.50: g
second; Different Eyes, 10 tMcAtee1, Sp,
T% io Soda, .. yerd GGn' 5 ,i0 RsSS
1STipps, lis; Hohoku,, 10; W. Ward. 10.
Az Fernda z. :, also ran; ,,,, ,,,,,,u.
ward; Won BY ola Rosebud Ia ,preyer>'
~. 20, ~ E.W. sbO0l1aCc, ITO NbutWe ~,
So 20 g. 49, &C. ond; mi kmaid. ITO tssnda),
81. 10. third. Time. l :od 3-S. Straight Forward.
IDs: E mendorf. lls: Mars Mouse. - and
Daddy's hoiee, Ill. also ran. y. X. L.
Fourth Race-Five and a half turlongs:
rursa sil76l9; for three. year Odds and upward
Ginning: Won by ToaGs DOL, lo: LStnpl"tonl,
10, $50, $3.50: General, li3 IT. Rowan.
$50 TO- sl4.3o. Sc, ond: Starpa H., lis tRice)'
80 10. third. Time, hs 10. Sisier Emo en-.
| !os; Avion, ,o2: Elizabeth r.. s.; Leot Fay.
81; Tit for Tat. qS; jill. %: Marie Conne'l. %:
Coral. I3; c ark M. no: Phedoden. III, and
Ma ice. l03: also ran.
Fifth Rsce--for four yea-.ods and w.
ward: claiming; one mile and q furlong
Won by Luther. IA (Rice, $3.50, $50, $50
ceth, Ill tBurns>, 500, ". sex ond; King
asher. los (FAterl. 10. third. Time. :ss
Royat. Capital City. Fairly, Alma B., Bar
Coy and G. VI. Miller a'so ran,
sixth Race-For threc-year. Odds; claiming
| nurse sli7G.!s one mile and seventy yards
Won by syivano, TO- Co t lcttD. 81, $40. I!
Beauty sleep, 100 ,Rich.rtrkl, $3.50, 80 -
Time las rs. Fairy Prince, Trsnsrero
Frank shannon, Plurenn. Revolution. Lai'
Fielder also ran.
Seventh Race-For fouryesr.olds; claim.
ing; purse N.IN.lP; one and an eighth miles
Won by Prunes ,os tRichcrcek,. 20, 81 ~
| s. 60; Puts and GAYS. 100 IT. Rowan, ST. s.
s. 40. second: Bill Huniey. i0i Fator), 81 o
third Time. rs eS. Hen Hampson, Lytle
Arbitrator, Candidate IL, Capt Hodge,
Queen Blonde also rsn.