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OLD ROSEBUD GOES LAME J. KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER RUNS UNPLACED IN WITHERS STAKES. i Applegate Craik Shows Eaiiy Speed, Then Runs Wide and Finally Finishes in Last Place — Charlestonian Scores Fluky Victory. ! I New York, May 99. Fully 25,000 persons wit- in -Mil tin- decision • ! the Memorial Day program, : a wiih 1 1n- Withers us its restore, at Belmont Park j today. Tin two grandstands and the laws arete crowded and tin- tree in-hi drew several thoasand interested spectators. Added interest was attached lo Hi- 1 1 1 1 1 ii j it 14 o! I lit- Withers, as it marked J ! ■ - in si .i.i.i in riii- east "i the Kentucky cnanipion, • nil Rom-bad, which was held ai a probibttlre i ri--«-ami linisiii d beaten off. The winner tnraed up in i i. iii lestonlau. Old Rosebud win mi" an earl n .id, ehrnetj followed bj Gainer, but in turning tor home went extremely with-, carrying Gainer oat with him. tharh sl.iiii.iu. which Wiis on the inside, i tun opened • : j u lead. Gamer, Coming mi with great determination, finished with a rush and just tailed to get Lhe decision. Be was elcarly the i»-st horse. After the twee il was discovered that Old j: .-hud bad gone lane. The extent al the trouble i- not known. Im- Withers stakes, named in bonor of David 1. Withers, oae ut the foremost of old time Americas lurtnie.i. Wiis estabtisbed m ls,t m Jerome Para, was transferred in Is.mi to Morri Park and in 1905 to Belmont Park. Its history sine- pioo is as follows: Vcai. Winner. Wt. Jocki-v. Val. Time. ri - i KllmariHM-fc 128 X. Turner.* 5,470 l.U1, iUtH The Parader 120 Landry ... 5.020 1 :42 ■_. lOOS Compute 12ft Shaw 4.815 1:42 i:iii:: siioitiii.se 12 ; Haaek .... 8.393 1:41 1004 Delhi 12V Udosj 5.73*1 1 :4n 1905 Bhmdv ILO V. Davis . 6.230 1:44". 1000 Accountant I3R J. .Martin.. t;.s:,U 1 :::M , I!i07 Frank Gill 126 Nott.-r ... 7.77."i 1 :4tl 10U8 tVilin 120 Notter ... 12.000 1:41 1909 Hilarious 1 2C But well .. 11.070 I :4J . 1010 The Tusk 128 M. McGee. .l.tii" 1 :4m J.il.-J Rock, Viewjj ILS Hut well .. 2.225 1:39% i il4 f barlcstonfifl ...115 C. Brllnge 2,:*M I :: » . Baring suspended ill 1911 and l!U2. PJ iii.- u.ii-.i rare s;iw the best BeM of sprinter* ao In the post sine,, the opening ihi.v. with Meeting House tin- favorite. Meeting House- broke slowly. hut char of interference, while Helen Bnrhce. the winner, was out in front and. In a hard stretch drive, lasted to win by l length. James Butler scored his first win when Ca talma, :i grand-looking Hen Brash lilly. led Prince Henry home in the first race. Mission bad an easy task winning the steeplechase Sin- fenced in grand style throughout. Water Welles, ridden by Mr. Tinker. proved bast in the Amateur Cap race at one mil.-after leading throughout. The well Hied Prim ■•• Henry, which started in the first race, had backed shins, but trainer Bowe though be would race creditably.
