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FRONTIER TO OLD ROSEBUD. H. C. APPLEGATES WONDERFUL GELDING TRIUMPHS OVER GREAT RIVAL BOOTS. Macombers Representative Suffers from Bad Racing Luck and Fails to Overtake tho Flying Son of Uncle Big Crowd Present. Windsor, Ont., July 14. H. C. Applegates six-year-old gelding Old Rosebud beat a bund of the uest horses that ever went to the post at Windsor, when he won the Frontier Handicap this afternoon. He was ridden bj Molesworth and, after following the leaders closely for the first five-eighths, raced into an easy lead and beat Boots out by a length and a half. A delay of eight minutes at the post was caused by Hodge and Old Rosebud, but starter Dade finally managed to get them aligned and sent them away to a good start. AVaterbass showed the most speed in the early running and went to the front while rounding the first turn, with Old Rosebud in close pursuit, and under restraint. At the turn out of the back stretch, when Moles-worth released him from restraint. Old Rosebud sprinted into an easy lead and at the end he had enough in reserve to withstand a threatening challenge from Boots. The latter was crowded back after beginning none too well, until he was last of all when they straightened out on the back stretch. Loftus then elected to take the overland route and Boots worked his way up on the outside of his opponents. He closed up in resolute fashion and for a time it appeared he would race to the front. Old Rosebud was going well himself, however, and Boots was unable to head him. Hodge, a forward contender all tm; way, was third, beaten five lengths for second place and Grumpy was fourth. As the race was run, Boots was undoubtedly the best horse and with any sort of racing luck would have won. Bromo appeared unable to extend himself .. over the track, which was a bit sticky and he was never prominent. The Frontier dates back to 1902, and lias been run continuously each year since, its winners and other details being as follows: Year. AVinner. A.AVt. Jockey; Val. Time. 1902 St. Hera 122 Adams . ....140 1:58 J903 Claude 127 J. Daly ... 1,385 2:03and ,1904 Zarkee .. 117 Munro 1,405 1:54V. 1905 King of Troy.... 110 J. Shea ... 1,705 1:5SV. 1901! Peter Sterling 107 Kunz 1,705 1:54 1907 Jacom-j 114 Moreland .. 1.705 1:57 190S Charlie Gilbert.4 103 C. II. Shilg 1,535 1:52 1909 Green Seal 5 105 J. Howard. 1,535 1:52 1910 Plauiimore 4 10S Goldstein .. 1,550 1:57 1911 Meridian 3 IK! T. Koerher. 1.985 1:52 1912 Star Charter . .4 118 Bitwell ... 2,430 1:51 :913 First Sight 3 104 P. Moody... 2,700 1:51 1914 Tippecanoe 3 103 AV. Obert... 2,900 1:58 1915 Slumber II. ...4 124 P. Goldstein 3,430 1:52 19K! Thornhill ......5 108 R. Shilling, 5,070 1:52 1917 Old Rosebud... i 129 G. Molesth.10,023 1:54 Race was for three-year-olds until 190S. Light Showers Fail to Affect the Going. The attendance was close to a record one and, considering the threatening weather, ,itj was an immense turnout. Light showers fell during the afternoon, but not enough to make the going heavy. The entry of Sky was ordered withdrawn from the sixth race by the stewards for the reason that entries of J. AV. Hedrlck were refused by the Canadian Racing Associations a couple of years back. Sky was entered in the name of I. M. Hedrick, who is J. W. Hedricks wife. Jockey Frank Robinson, who came up from New York to ride Bromo in the Frontier Handicap, left immediately after the running of the seventh race for the Empire City track at Yonkers. Metcalf was another arrival fom New York. J. C. Fletcher purchased from C. Millar "at private sale the Canadian-bred Garish Sun and turned the horse over to James Arthur, who will train him in the future. Edward Trotter has added another useful horse to his string by the purchase of the Irish-bred horse Opera Glass. The latter was a famous stayer in Ireland, where he was a frequent winner, especially in welter weight races. Water Lady and Bondage, in the James Arthur stable, were left over at Fort Erie. AVater Lady was kicked on the stifle and was slightly lame while Bondage developed a case of fever. At the conclusion of the Detroit meetings, Arthur will ship a division of his stable to Saratoga. Among the prominent turf followers on hand to witness the running of the Frontier Handicap were E. R. Bradley, R." P. Marshall, T. P. Hayes, AV. Martin and Thomas Prendergast, who came on from Kansas City to take in a weeks racing.
