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ROSEBENS CAMPAIGN OYER. CRACK SPRINTER WINS THE BAYVIEW HANDI- CAP AND MAY BE RETIRED AT ONCE. Reported Sickness of Enoch Wishard Untrue Trainer Welch Comes West for a Holiday A Close Finish. New York, November 12. Roseben nobly carried his weight today and after a long stretch dlve beat Oxford and three others for the Bayvlew Handicap on a track that .was heavy nest to the rails, but better on the outside. Shaw brought him out to the good going, but Miller, on Oxford, also came along 011 the outside of Roseben. D. C. Johnson bet ,000 on Roseben when his odds went back to 2 1-2 to 1. Experts said there was no fast horse like Halifax to carry Roseben along and backed him accordingly at the liberal odds. This was Rosebens last race for the season. The stewards today heard a claim of J. Cochran and George Galven as to service of the lightweight rider, G. Burns, who Is apprenticed to W. C. Daly. The boy is improving steadily. No decision was made public. A report here that Richard Croker, racing a big stable iu Ireland, is seeking an American trainer and Matt Byrnes is. spoken of as a likely candidate. Enoch Wishard, recently reported to be ill, was seen today heartily enjoying a meal of corned beef and cabbage. He will spend some weeks hunting In the southwest. Drake may again race next spring with new material; The third race was marked by a sensational finish. Citrona was one of the first three on the outside, where , the going was better, and -bore "out near the "finfsli, butthen finished very fast and seemed to have got Into third place, but four finished heads apart, the judges placing Rockingham, Fire Opal and Plaud noses apart. Terry McGovern, whose brother started Spring Beauty in the race, attracted much attention by shouting for her to win when she was far in the rear. Thomas Welch, trainer of the Newcastle stable, has gone west for a brief holiday and is through for the season. The horses trained by him have won more than 20,000 this year. A. J. Joyner, training for five different owners, has won sixty-five races and 34,7Ti5 this year. Sydney Pagets horses won fifteen races and S,21Q; A. Belmont, eighteen races and 1,390; E. R. Thomas, 19 races and 2,753; A. J. Joyner, nine races and ,375; Perry Belmont, four races and 4,025. A. J. Joyner will race a few horses at Bennlngs. The case against" the Bennlngs bookmakers was to come up today In Washington. Delancy Nicoll has gone there to look after the interests of the Jockey Club.
